Hi is't possible to mount N4? as a USB storage ? Because when I connect it to my car via USB it doesnt recognize it. Maybe my car is MTP incompatible.
I also want to know if there's any way to set the Nexus 4 on the computer as a drive, like E: or something. Just assign a letter.
No.
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Nowadays, there are a lot of TV's, radio's and etc. with USB port. This enables the user to hook up their USB flash drives to instantly play mp3's and even videos. Is there an app, tweak, or anyway that I can hook up my Nexus 7 to my TV via USB and act like a normal USB flash drive so my TV will be able to play it contents? Thanks!
AW: [Q] How can I make my N7 act as a regular USB flash drive so my TV can recognize
Sorry, no chance. The Nexus7 does not support the USB mass storage protocol. Either your TV accepts MTP / WiFi (DLNA) or I do not see any chance.
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AndDiSa said:
Sorry, no chance. The Nexus7 does not support the USB mass storage protocol. Either your TV accepts MTP / WiFi (DLNA) or I do not see any chance.
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Oh.. That's sad to hear. Seems I'm running out of options playing my videos on my TV since my it's (my TV) not DLNA capable. Anyways, thanks!
Well I know its been talked about in the other threads of the possibilities. So now since we have the devices here, are proceeding with unlocking and rooting the devices. Has anyone had luck?
Sadly I do not have a OTG cable yet to test this but at least wanted to start somewhere.
Edit: Yes it is, see post below for link. Device needs to be rooted for it to work!
Says he was able, after root, to mount 2 drives simultaneously.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43991406&postcount=9
Nburnes said:
Says he was able, after root, to mount 2 drives simultaneously.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43991406&postcount=9
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Brilliant! Thanks
Has anyone try this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.homeysoft.nexususb.importer
It doesn't require root so it should be good for stock users.
I can confirm a stock non rooted N7 I threw in a USB flash drive and read files and played a movie real quick earlier just to see if it all worked, didn't try much more then that but can try some more tomorrow. Still busy transferring and reinstalling apps from old N7.
I cannot get Nexus Media Importer to work on stock. It reports all memory sticks as protected.
I have a non rooted stock nexus 7 2013. The media importer doesn't work for me also.
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Now rooted using Stickmount, still not working. The drive can be seen but it seems only small files can be viewed, and you can't copy them or do anything with them. Non of my, larger, movie files show up.
I was able to copy a 3GB movie file from a flashdrive to the onboard memory with no issues. Maybe try a powered USB hub? I didn't have to in this case but it might help.
I tried to read an external hard drive and had to use a powered USB hub to even have it mount. Alas, couldn't read anything. Don't know if it's because the hard drive was formatted NTFS or because it was 750GB.
USB OTG Helper works for me. It also supports NTFS drives.
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Can anyone tell if it's possible to to use OTG while wireless charging the device?
Need this for my car dashboard tablet replacement.
I think the problem with that would be that it would drain after than it charges. Qi charging doesn't have great amperage.
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USB OTG Helper works for me. It also supports NTFS drives.
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works for me as well, I am wondering if there will be a root flash-able mod like the original N7 had to turn OTG on.
Why does Google not allow OTG to be active out of box? Is the lure of trying force people into using the cloud that strong? Clouds drain more battery compared to local content and wifi connections do not have 100% coverage like local does.
The reality is the reason this device is priced at near break-even pricing IS the cloud, so this is why there is no SD slot or full OTG, out of box. Most people do not mod, so most people will be part of their cloud control strategy. I would rather pay $50 more and let Google make a profit on the device, that way I could have a micro sd slot and OTG out of box. Curse Google and their quest for content control and data mining! :silly:
Earlier I said it wasn't working, without knowingly changing anything both Stickmount and Nexus Media Importer now work. I am rooted and perhaps Stickmount is making NMI work.
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USB OTG Helper works for me. It also supports NTFS drives.
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Stick Mount works 100% fine for me, just watched a movie from my thumb drive. I am stock+Root. Open file system and on SD card look at the USB Storage folder if you are unfamiliar with Stick Root.
Is otg ok with usb pen drive or 2.5 hard disk without power supply?
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Is otg ok with usb pen drive or 2.5 hard disk without power supply?
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Yes and I also used it with a USB External HD and it worked fine there, too.
I had issues with OTG on my first N7 2013. It was a flaky connection and would go into a connect/disconnect loop and then just stop all together. I returned it and picked up a different. That one seems to work fine.
Stock, not rooted, and using Nexus Media Importer.
Some people may want to try rebooting their N7 as well.... If you look at the NMI app in the Play Store the developer knows there are a few issues with Android 4.3 when first using the app.
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Yes and I also used it with a USB External HD and it worked fine there, too.
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Thank you very much!! I love OTG features...
This new Nexus 7 has OTG support and also Slim port connection (for hdmi)...SUPER GOOGLE!!:good:
I am trying to connect my phone with a USB cable to my ps3, so I can watch a video that I have on my phone. The ps3 won't recognize my phone and I don't know how to put my phone in a state that the ps3 will read. The only options I see on my phone are mtp and ptp, neither work on the ps3. I have no wifi at the moment so usb is my only option right now. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
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Try Internet>Ethernet mode
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Internet Ethernet or MTP mode then go to your xmb under video, find your device and click triangle then display all and find your video.
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Nothing is working for me. Not smart share or the mtp. Says its a unknown device. Need help. Please and thank you
I don't think you can do that. All you can do is charge the phone via the USB with the PS3. For file sharing you must use wifi and DLNA.
Try disabling USB debugging on your phone first, then plugging it in to the ps3. Then go to the video part of the XMB home (or music or photos) and finding the device. With USB sticks, the PS3 only supports NTFS storage types so the Android file system might have to be NTFS.
You could also try creating a portable hotspot for DLNA with the PS3. There may also be an app on the play store to help with this.
I was wondering if anyone could tell me if there is a way to hook my nexus 4 up to my CD deck in my car via usb and have it work is this possible ?
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I'm afraid it won't work. The N4 only has MTP and PTP modes and a usual car radio can't handle those protocols. It would have been possible using mass storage mode, but unfortunately it doesn't support it