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OTG cable work with Nexus 10? What's a good one? Thx

Anyone have a link to a good cable? And will and USB flash drive work with it?
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darkstar765 said:
Anyone have a link to a good cable? And will and USB flash drive work with it?
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Would also like to know if you can use USB2GO with the nexus...

Any OTG cable will work.. don't pay $20 for a cable that is only worth $1.. unless you're buying like 5 or more in a pack.. Amazon got some good ones for like a dollar and they ship from the States
Also the kernel will have to support USB host for OTG to work.. not sure if the stock kernel does

So do external storages work, unrooted?

If you don't root you can get an app that lets you view,down load or stream video files or documents from stick drives or card readers.It does not allow you to write to the cards however.It works great for those things.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.homeysoft.nexususb.importer
There is a free version that only does photos.I suggest using it first to test and see how you like it.The above version is a $3 app so make sure the free one works before buying the other. jmo
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...iwiY29tLmhvbWV5c29mdC5uZXh1c3VzYi52aWV3ZXIiXQ..
If you need to write to a card you will have to be rooted and wait for them to iron out the multi-user problems with the 4.2 update before the stick-mount app will work again.It is broken at present but once working again will require root to mount the sd card so files can be transferred via a file explorer app to the sd card.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.stickmount

Does it have enough power for a usb hard disk?
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It seems that CIFS is also an issue with 4.2 ... Google must REALLY want us using Play to seemingly block the CRAP out of doing any R/W to external sources.
Of course it could just be a "side effect" of the new Google "security feature" that locks USB access to the process that spawned it.
I want to know how the Nexus Media app is getting away with it. Maybe it's because everything is IN the app - so the USB access continues to work.
I dunno ... all I DO know is that my Nexus 7 is staying on 4.1.2 until it's fixed.

Tried with the one I have from the galaxy s3 and it was not recognized. The sgs3 is rooted stock. When I plug it into the galaxy, it immediately sees the USB host connected
Edit- tried it with a USB mouse and it worked fine
Kevin

I would like to know more information about this matter too. I'm really new to otg stuff, but I do know that you need to be rooted un the nexus 7 for it to work fine.

I think it needs to be rooted to use USB OTG. i have a 2$ USB OTG working fine with my unrooted S3 but on the nexus 10 it won't regconize.

Just tested it with a 5 bucks OTG, so far:
Mouse razor naga: OK.
USB keyboard microsoft: OK.
Pendrive Kingston 4gb: nothing happens.
For me it's ok I just wanted to use it for the keyboard. No problem at all.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994299

This is a good OTG cable. Works on anything that supports OTG. Lifetime warranty, good price, super fast shipping. I have a few and use them on all my devices.
http://www.amazon.com/Electronics-Micro-USB-OTG-Cable/dp/B005GGBYJ4
Enjoy! Happy Holidays all!!

+1 on that cable. Like the angle & not too short or long. Nice & sturdy.
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I'm looking for a OTG cable/adapter in the UK and wanted to whether mini USB OTG adapter will work with flash drives and external drives, or do I an micro USB OTG adapter? What's the difference?

Bought this one and it works but I wouldn't recommend it because the male end that goes into the Nexus10 is a little too long and creates a loose connection. I'm gonna order another type tonight.
Stickmount works great on my rooted nexus10.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=300803544652

I have a otg cable that works fine on my S3 but I plug it into the nexus and I get nothing. The S3 auto detects the cable alone but nothing at all happens when I plug it into the nexus no matter what, if anything, is plugged into it. I just want to use it for mouse and keyboard.
Think I should buy another cable to try out or am I missing something?

A cheap OTG cable that came bundled with a $60 tablet my mom ordered works on my Nexus 10.
On an unrelated note, Samsung should of bundled a USB OTG cable.

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faulkton said:
I have a otg cable that works fine on my S3 but I plug it into the nexus and I get nothing. The S3 auto detects the cable alone but nothing at all happens when I plug it into the nexus no matter what, if anything, is plugged into it. I just want to use it for mouse and keyboard.
Think I should buy another cable to try out or am I missing something?
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Just install nexus importer on Google play. Nexus doesn't natively support usb otg like s3
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AspenMan said:
This is a good OTG cable. Works on anything that supports OTG. Lifetime warranty, good price, super fast shipping. I have a few and use them on all my devices.
http://www.amazon.com/Electronics-Micro-USB-OTG-Cable/dp/B005GGBYJ4
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DO NOT GET THIS ONE!
I have the same one and it completely blocks the headphone port which is right under the micro-usb port. The micro-usb plugs in with the flat part facing you / the screen so this one would obviously angle down and over the headphone port. Find one that is either straight or angles the other way.

[Q] Would Nexus 4 support USB OTG after updating to android 4.3 or 5 ..???

I was wondering if my nexus 4 would support USB OTG(obviously without external power bank) after upgrading to next android version 4.3 or 5 whichever comes out..
What do you people think can it be possible..????

No. It's the hardware. No software can change that.
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El Daddy said:
No. It's the hardware. No software can change that.
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Firmware can.
I'm not familiar with the OTG situation with the Nexus 4, but is it a literal hardware restriction/limitation making it impossible to have powered USB OTG? Or is the code just... non-existent or non-finished?

espionage724 said:
Firmware can.
I'm not familiar with the OTG situation with the Nexus 4, but is it a literal hardware restriction/limitation making it impossible to have powered USB OTG? Or is the code just... non-existent or non-finished?
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It's a hardware limitation. The phone can't detect a usb flashdrive when it's connected with a otg cable because it can't provide enough power to power the USB drive to access it's storage space.
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scream4cheese said:
It's a hardware limitation. The phone can't detect a usb flashdrive when it's connected with a otg cable because it can't provide enough power to power the USB drive to access it's storage space.
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More power can't be forced? It just seems pretty strange for a USB controller not to be able to power smaller devices like flash drives, especially with this phone (sure I could understand it with some no-name older Samsung phone, but not with the newest flagship Nexus phone).
Although I'm pretty sure this might of been discussed elsewhere in great detail.

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More power can't be forced? It just seems pretty strange for a USB controller not to be able to power smaller devices like flash drives, especially with this phone (sure I could understand it with some no-name older Samsung phone, but not with the newest flagship Nexus phone).
Although I'm pretty sure this might of been discussed elsewhere in great detail.
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Extra power be forced, just not from the phone itself.
You can read all about it here: (Read the 2nd post)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2181820
More:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38076758#post38076758
More info:
http://www.head4space.com/why-doesnt-nexus-4-support-otg-cables/
http://pocketnow.com/2013/03/25/nexus-4-usb-otg
http://www.androidcentral.com/android-advanced-usb-otg-nexus-4

Power can be forced. zidgey Kernel proves that with power you can do it. Its only a matter of programming to make the phone supply the power. All phone micro USB ports are the same, and if another phone can do it, this phone can.

scream4cheese said:
It's a hardware limitation. The phone can't detect a usb flashdrive when it's connected with a otg cable because it can't provide enough power to power the USB drive to access it's storage space.
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isn't there any way to supply that power through some coding...??

jaed.43725 said:
Power can be forced. zidgey Kernel proves that with power you can do it. Its only a matter of programming to make the phone supply the power. All phone micro USB ports are the same, and if another phone can do it, this phone can.
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is there any development going on right now to supply 5v power from the phone it self.. i've this 4 days old nexus 4 with me and its so frustrating its not supporting OTG while my old GNex did same without breaking a sweat...

Not to sound like a jerk, but did anyone click on the links I posted previously? LOL.
http://www.head4space.com/why-doesnt-nexus-4-support-otg-cables/
Writing/modifying the kernel will enable OTG but you still need a external power source to supply the flash-drive.
Zippey's kernel is modified to enable OTG.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2181820

scream4cheese said:
Not to sound like a jerk, but did anyone click on the links I posted previously? LOL.
http://www.head4space.com/why-doesnt-nexus-4-support-otg-cables/
Writing/modifying the kernel will enable OTG but you still need a external power source to supply the flash-drive.
Zippey's kernel is modified to enable OTG.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2181820
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I'm already using that on my nexus 4 and waiting for my Y cable to arrive...
BUt still i was wondering if there any way to supply that 5v from phone itself... i'm not a great developer but i think it may be possible with some programming.. sorry if i'm bothering you...

prateek80 said:
I'm already using that on my nexus 4 and waiting for my Y cable to arrive...
BUt still i was wondering if there any way to supply that 5v from phone itself... i'm not a great developer but i think it may be possible with some programming.. sorry if i'm bothering you...
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Oh no not at all. LOL. :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::good:
So yeah the phone just doesn't have enough power to power an OTG cable. The usb port on the phone has a certain voltage output that is simply not enough to do OTG. Boooooo

Just wondering if anyone tried to make a 3.3v-5v converter with something like the ltc3529. I saw a couple post in the arduino forums about successfully get a 3.3v arduino to supply 5v for usb host.
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i thought the phone support USB OTG and so i ordered 8gb model and now i'm stuck with this 5gb usable memory...

prateek80 said:
i thought the phone support USB OTG and so i ordered 8gb model and now i'm stuck with this 5gb usable memory...
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Well there's always cloud storage. Next time do some research before buying anything. :thumbup:
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scream4cheese said:
Well there's always cloud storage. Next time do some research before buying anything. :thumbup:
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i dont think there is any way i could store my games on cloud... and also i own a GNex and it is capable of OTG so i never thought nexus 4 wont have that...
i bought this one just because of games and now i'm left 5 gb that means how much.. 3 games...??

prateek80 said:
i dont think there is any way i could store my games on cloud... and also i own a GNex and it is capable of OTG so i never thought nexus 4 wont have that...
i bought this one just because of games and now i'm left 5 gb that means how much.. 3 games...??
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LOL.
It depends on the size of the game file. Hopefully the next Nexus smartphone will have OTG. :thumbup:
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Android 4.3 Stock rooted nexus 4 to USB OTG
I had stock Android 4.3 and wanted to get USB OTG to have more space using powered USB.
I first downloaded and installed Nexus root toolkit 1.6.6 and Unlocked the boot loader and then rooted the phone (pre -requisites for loading ziddey-otg-r165-07291101. zip)
All went well.
I am at Android 4.3 and rooted and then I went to recovery (TWRP) and then selected Install and selected the .zip that I downloaded from XDA.
Boom!
I tried to reboot the phone and ever since stuck in the start up screen just displaying the google icon for nearly 15 minutes. Did i just manage to brick my phone? Please help!
Also I am currently using the same toolkit to re-install factory stock Nexus 4 Android 4.3
Will the ziddey-otg-r165-07291101.zip not work at android 4.3? Please help any suggestions are welcome.
Thanks,
Sandy

ifyoucare said:
I had stock Android 4.3 and wanted to get USB OTG to have more space using powered USB.
I first downloaded and installed Nexus root toolkit 1.6.6 and Unlocked the boot loader and then rooted the phone (pre -requisites for loading ziddey-otg-r165-07291101. zip)
All went well.
I am at Android 4.3 and rooted and then I went to recovery (TWRP) and then selected Install and selected the .zip that I downloaded from XDA.
Boom!
I tried to reboot the phone and ever since stuck in the start up screen just displaying the google icon for nearly 15 minutes. Did i just manage to brick my phone? Please help!
Also I am currently using the same toolkit to re-install factory stock Nexus 4 Android 4.3
Will the ziddey-otg-r165-07291101.zip not work at android 4.3? Please help any suggestions are welcome.
Thanks,
Sandy
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yup it wont... atleast for now, wait for cm 10.2 after that we may get it working on 4.3... please read the first page before flashing anything unless you want to brick your phone...:good:

with increasing popularity of 3D printers and electronics skills, it would be nice if somebody could create a low profile device that attaches to USB port and internally has a rechargable battery with DC-DC converter to scale up to 5V and has all the wiring to connect a microSD. I know I would buy it.

Can you still use USB 2.0 cable to charge Note 3?

Can you still use USB 2.0 cable to charge Note 3?
http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/5/4696874/galaxy-note-3-usb-3-0-power-connector-explained
I have a lot of the USB 2.0 cables, does this mean I have to buy all new cables?

Yes you can. One side of the port can used with a standard Micro USB cable. The linked article even contains a note about it:
Although it's much wider than the Micro USB connector you're used to, the new port is actually backwards-compatible: a regular Micro USB cable can plug into one side of the port.
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That actually works?
*goes to test on a USB 3 harddrive*
Bloody hell! It actually does! You can use a USB Micro cable on a USB3.0 port.

Can confirm the port works with regular micro USB (and Smart Dock, and regular USB OTG cables). Lucky enough to have played with a Note 3 for half the weekend just gone.

But you can't use a an apple 30 pin connector on a lightning port apple product, you have to spend $29 more per cable or risk damaging your device. Ah, the beauty and elegance of industry standards.

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But you can't use a an apple 30 pin connector on a lightning port apple product, you have to spend $29 more per cable or risk damaging your device. Ah, the beauty and elegance of industry standards.
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LOOOL. Good one

Yes You Can! Its a Normaly Way to do this!

RaptorMD said:
But you can't use a an apple 30 pin connector on a lightning port apple product, you have to spend $29 more per cable or risk damaging your device. Ah, the beauty and elegance of industry standards.
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Good luck trying to stuff it in there to begin with.... :laugh: I have no trouble imagining the average iSheep attempting to do so and not comprehending the reason for their failure! :laugh:

Finally USB 3.0 speeds. A shame there isn't a 128GB version of the phone and/or 128GB microSD cards to really let these speeds matter.

I know it`s ancient thread, but can I use standard USB 2.0 cable to flash stock Note 3 firmware via ODIN?

kornelius1982 said:
I know it`s ancient thread, but can I use standard USB 2.0 cable to flash stock Note 3 firmware via ODIN?
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Yes
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Possibilities of USB C on Nexus Devices?

We have seen that on Macbook air 1 USB type C port has been utilized not just for charging but also being used as display port as well using an external adapter.
Will Nexus 6P/5X have such functionality using an additional adapter or directly may be to connect to HDMI TVs or connect OTG drives?

No. Disabled.

OTG should work, HDMI will not. I'm interested to see if the Pixel C has HDMI enabled. I would expect it to.

lensgrabber said:
OTG should work, HDMI will not. I'm interested to see if the Pixel C has HDMI enabled. I would expect it to.
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It does, and Google even sell a C-HDMI adaptor for that (only listed in the 'works with Pixel' section, though - not the Nexus sections).

Otg works... They confirmed and sell it on the store
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Thanks guys for your responses.. but why would they disable HDMI?

ragavbpl said:
Thanks guys for your responses.. but why would they disable HDMI?
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I guess because of Chromecast
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DaveHTC200 said:
I guess because of Chromecast
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I'd be curious if we could re-enable it through root, or if it's a hardware limitation.

ragavbpl said:
Thanks guys for your responses.. but why would they disable HDMI?
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It's not "disabled", just N6P doesn't have USB Type-C 3.1.

Could you please explain more?

In the Type-C spec (.zip found here http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/) it defines what pins and wires are used for what. In a Type-C port or cable there are 2 dedicated pins/wires for USB 2.0. For USB 3.1 communications there are dedicated shielded twisted pair wires used for high speed communication. To support Display Port/HDMI, the Type-C port switches the use of those high-speed data wires over to that kind of output. (I think they called this alternate mode.) Anyway, the Nexus devices only support the USB 2.0 mode. It is unclear to me which of these is the case, but it basically means that either the USB controller in the phone can't support it, or the physical pins in the port are missing to connect and use those high speed wires. (Or both.)
It is possible it is just disabled in software, but that doesn't quite make sense to me. Why include all the hardware you need to enable USB 3.1 speeds, HDMI output, and a slew of other features such as USB-PD... But simply choose not to enable them? Seems far more likely to me that the lower cost of the USB 2.0 only mode (less complex controller and port) were used instead.
Hope that helps.

OTG w/ WD My Passport

First off, I am using Resurrection ROM ( latest) with no kernel modifications, just the stock kernel that came with the ROM itself. My question is: Is it possible to hook my phone up to an external hard-drive as another source of storage? How do we use the OTG function. I've never used it before. I got the OTG cable from NewEgg and the product description said you can hook it up to mouses,keyboards,etc.
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I'd be careful - the power requirements for WD MyP's are pretty high - I'm not sure that the phone can output that much power from the USB port.
Your phone, or your HDD, or both could be damaged!

I too use a wd passport, mine is 1tb and it works using otg cable. Depending on what you format the drive you may need stick mount from chainfire to use it.

The biggest issue is going to be power.
A 1TB drive may kill your phone.

I would also agree with tech-head and wiltron. Even though we can power and use the drive, I would use it only as needed and not leave it connected longer than required.

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I'd be careful - the power requirements for WD MyP's are pretty high - I'm not sure that the phone can output that much power from the USB port.
Your phone, or your HDD, or both could be damaged!
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That's what I read and initially thought..I'll need a powered USB hub...
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jxcorex28 said:
That's what I read and initially thought..I'll need a powered USB hub...
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That would be the best option.

There's this 256gb flash drive for under a hundred bucks.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00YHL1RJG/
Do you really need 1TB?

Not at all...I'll check out that option? I've heard that others have had issues with OTG though...seems to be a hit or miss
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