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OTG USB cable

The anandtech review says that the nexus 7 has OTG support, so I just ordered this OTG cable. Its only
$4 .00 and ships fast. If you're in the UK search OTG on eBay and you'll find a cheap cable that ships to the UK, this one is in the US though. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-USB-O...Accessories&hash=item43b051fc2e#ht_4080wt_689

Link to anandtech review? im very curious about otg.
Edit: never mind i found it !!!!!!!111
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6054/google-nexus-7-mini-review

Thanks! I think I'll pick one of these up. Although I'm not sure exactly what I'd use it for yet.

cesjr02 said:
Thanks! I think I'll pick one of these up. Although I'm not sure exactly what I'd use it for yet.
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Plug in a keyboard and/or mouse for faster typing and a mouse pointer.
Anandtech http://www.anandtech.com/show/6054/google-nexus-7-mini-review has updated their mini-review to say that "Unfortunately I found out that mounting USB storage will not be supported natively. In addition MHL is not supported."

Well hopefully one of the devs can fix it :banghead:
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Outrager said:
Plug in a keyboard and/or mouse for faster typing and a mouse pointer.
Anandtech http://www.anandtech.com/show/6054/google-nexus-7-mini-review has updated their mini-review to say that "Unfortunately I found out that mounting USB storage will not be supported natively. In addition MHL is not supported."
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Why not use Bluetooth keyboard and mouse? I used these on my Galaxy Tab 7 plus.

lanwarrior said:
Why not use Bluetooth keyboard and mouse? I used these on my Galaxy Tab 7 plus.
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Can be useful if you're suddenly stuck up ****creek and only have USB devices around you .

Is there any USB OTGs that look just like a small USB dongle and you can put microSD cards in there instead of USBs?

darkamikaze said:
Is there any USB OTGs that look just like a small USB dongle and you can put microSD cards in there instead of USBs?
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This may be along the lines of what you're looking for. Just pop it in the cable in the OP.

Outrager said:
Plug in a keyboard and/or mouse for faster typing and a mouse pointer.
Anandtech http://www.anandtech.com/show/6054/google-nexus-7-mini-review has updated their mini-review to say that "Unfortunately I found out that mounting USB storage will not be supported natively. In addition MHL is not supported."
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Actually the devs don't need to fix anything, all you need to do is root the device and bam, you can mount an OTG USB device. That's what I'm gonna do!

zZDave_Stud said:
Actually the devs don't need to fix anything, all you need to do is root the device and bam, you can mount an OTG USB device. That's what I'm gonna do!
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Source?
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yerand said:
Source?
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From the OTG thread
WinDroidGuy said:
Confirmed, after I updated StickMount I can now play files right of my sdcard/flash drive via VLC Player or VPlayer
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WinDroidGuy said:
If you're rooted, it didn't work out of the box. After I rooted it I was golden
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Sweet... I was afraid I'd have to get a bulky powered hub.
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Is there such a thing as dual USB otg cable, Micro USB to dual female USB? I figure the tablet could charge whilst using external storage that way

Do you think this would work?

I found this item on Ebay - OTG Micro USB Host All In One Card Reader For Samsung S2 i9100 i9300 i9220 i9250
(search for item # 390452881730)
it seems like it should work assuming you have stickmount installed. Anyhow have an adapter like this?
I was going to get the regular cable - but thought this would have the sd card reader built into the cable and could be handy to only have to carry one cable (vs multiple cables/adapters)

It claims to be for the Galaxy S2/3 so it should work fine. It still needs a cable so I can't see where the advantage lies over an otg cable and usb stick card reader, that said it's cheap so go for it.

So hold on, this adapter would still need the otg cable? The description says it is an otg built in... not sure I follow you.
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darkmagic99 said:
So hold on, this adapter would still need the otg cable? The description says it is an otg built in... not sure I follow you.
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It doesn't need an otg cable it plugs right in to your phone/tablet. This is what I have been looking for for so long man thanks for finding it! I do photography and this is gonna be so awesome to sort photos from a shoot without having cables everywhere and movies on long flights. Double thanks for you!
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Clienterror said:
It doesn't need an otg cable it plugs right in to your phone/tablet. This is what I have been looking for for so long man thanks for finding it! I do photography and this is gonna be so awesome to sort photos from a shoot without having cables everywhere and movies on long flights. Double thanks for you!
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i gotta get one of these to stuff in my camera bag for work, thanks for the idea !

When I said it needs a cable I meant it connects to the tablet by a cable, not an otg. I'm going by the images in the eBay auction which seem to show a micro usb socket on the back. If that's the case I can't really see the advantage, as I said ^

Looking at the images, one would think that if your N7 is in just about any case you wouldn't be able to connect this easily. I'll stick with a cable...
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doesn't work... card reader via OTG-USB works...
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hey Karl0ss,
have you bought this item and tried it? I was just about to order one - but you if have one and it didn't work - I will keep looking for another option. Please let us know

USB OTG

Dunno if any of you have tried it yet. Anyways it works, but does anyone know how big of a flash drive it'll support. I only had 2-4gb flash drives around to test.
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bvang89 said:
Dunno if any of you have tried it yet. Anyways it works, but does anyone know how big of a flash drive it'll support. I only had 2-4gb flash drives around to test.
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should be at least 64GB but I would think even bigger if the drive in question was powered separately/externally
could you describe your usb otg setup?
tia

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should be at least 64GB but I would think even bigger if the drive in question was powered separately/externally
could you describe your usb otg setup?
tia
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Just the usb otg adapter and a flash drive. That's it. Nothing special
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I transferred files from my evolte to the one using a 16gb flash drive. My 2tb external is externally powered and worked fine on my evolte, I assume this will be the same.
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1tb hard drive via USB otg

Has anybody tried using USB otg with 2.5" self powered hard drive?
I tried my 1tb western digital passport and it doesn't even power.
Flash drives work fine. Using stock kernel BTW.
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Havent tried mine..but I dun think It works since it need more power..
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Could u check? I checked on n7 forum, some worked for them
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I am not an expert on the subject but maybe its the lack of power. Try a powered usb hub or something if possible. Again I am no expert but usb 3.0 compatible devices usually make use of the extra power allotment to be "self powering" unlike in usb 2.0. So I am guessing it is a power issue.

thedisturbedone said:
I am not an expert on the subject but maybe its the lack of power. Try a powered usb hub or something if possible. Again I am no expert but usb 3.0 compatible devices usually make use of the extra power allotment to be "self powering" unlike in usb 2.0. So I am guessing it is a power issue.
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Ya..thats wat im emphasizing..and I tried . It just light up..nothing show on my v.. Unless we make a cable connect to another usd power source.
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I see. I just tried my friend's s4 and was working for him!!
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keep in mind that must be partitioned as FAT in order to see the content of the drive via OTG. i don't think NTFS is supported. i hear there are custom modded kernels for samsung phones that support NTFS but that's not the case with regular kernels
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I've got a 2.5" ToughDrive and the OTG cable I have won't supply enough juice to power that.
The cable works fine with USB pen drives but that's it.
I haven't found an OTG cable that had a power input to support more power-hungry drives.

HDMI Connection Kit

Does anyone have one of these that can tell me more about it?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Micro-U..._PDA_Cables_Adapters&var=&hash=item3cd4db7fb9
Looks like from the bottom of the listing it states:
"Attention: The MHL, OTG,Card reader and Charge function only can be used one at the same time. cannot use it together
all functions can be used only when the adapter is being charged"
Not a bad price, but if I can't at least use HDMI + another function like SD card or USB peripherals it seems a little redundant
Thoughts?

mrmexican87 said:
Does anyone have one of these that can tell me more about it?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Micro-U..._PDA_Cables_Adapters&var=&hash=item3cd4db7fb9
Looks like from the bottom of the listing it states:
"Attention: The MHL, OTG,Card reader and Charge function only can be used one at the same time. cannot use it together
all functions can be used only when the adapter is being charged"
Not a bad price, but if I can't at least use HDMI + another function like SD card or USB peripherals it seems a little redundant
Thoughts?
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Heres the one I am ordering. I specifically asked the seller if hdmi and usb otg worked at the same time and they said yes.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=111128080514
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pyraxiate said:
Heres the one I am ordering. I specifically asked the seller if hdmi and usb otg worked at the same time and they said yes.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=111128080514
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Would you mind reporting back once you get it?

mrmexican87 said:
Would you mind reporting back once you get it?
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Will do
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pyraxiate said:
Will do
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Hi.
Have you received your HDMI kit yet? Does it work?
I received mine today but unfortunately, the HDMI function does not work at all, I don't know if it is my TV or the device is defective.
The OTG function works only if external power is plugged in which makes this device almost useless. There is no way to plug in the external power and SD card at the same time.
My phone is running Jedi X16.
Update:
I read the instruction manual and confirmed that external power supply is required for all functions of this device. So we can forget about using it as a portable OTG doggle.
I also connected a USB keyboard and a USB mouse to it and both worked at the same time.
So the remaining question is whether the HDMI works with Jedi X. I tried it on two Panasonic TVs and both didn't work.
2nd Update
Read the forum and found that I have to turn on Airplane Mode for HDMI to work. My phone did detected the HDMI cable but no video out. Used my other cheap MHL cable and video was displayed on my TV. So it seems that my device is defective.

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Any updates?

It works as an OTG adapter but you have to plug in power first to make it works so it is not too convenient.
It didn't work as an HDMI adapter no matter how I connected it to my TV.
Initially I thought it was defective, the seller had sent me an replacement but with same result.
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I have the official mhl adapter from Samsung. Bought it on Amazon uk at a great price. Must buy from Amazon and not from of the other sellers from Hong Kong
Anyhow just mentioning that it too needs to have power supplied for it to work. I just plug a cheap usb cable into a usb port on either the satellite decoder box or the tv and that works fine.
Btw the Samsung mhl adopter works amazingly well. I've had absolutely no problems using it to watch Netflix, streaming tv, YouTube, or playing videos from the sd card. Everything I've thrown at it works really well.
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My $5 made in China MHL adapter with a 11-5 pin adapter works well too. Only the HDMI connection kit is not working.
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I purchased one on Amazon and it works great on CleanRom 5.
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dengood1 said:
I purchased one on Amazon and it works great on CleanRom 5.
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One of these hdmi/usb/card reader devices?
I already have a cheapo MHL adapter which works fine (yes, you need power plugged in). But I wanted to add USB OTG, and this seems the only device that will give it to me on the cheap. So I'd really like to know if anyone has one that works with HDMI and USB at the same time.
I also find it hard to believe how so many sellers out there can be selling these when it's physically impossible to plug in an SD card at the same time as the micro USB plugged in for power. That's obviously a massive design fault.

Once the connection kit and the power are plugged in and the phone detected the existence of the adapter, you can remove the power and insert the USB drive or SD card.
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I have 2$ china OTG adapter and it connects everything without external source may it be keyboard,mouse or any flashdrive

dengood1 said:
I purchased one on Amazon and it works great on CleanRom 5.
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Do you mind posting the link of the device so we can understand what you were referring to? Thanks

mubeenshahid said:
I have 2$ china OTG adapter and it connects everything without external source may it be keyboard,mouse or any flashdrive
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Cable Matters MHL to HDMI Cable for Samsung Galaxy S3/S4 and Note 2 in Black by Cable Matters http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009XGNILK/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_MQxHsb08PJXJH
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Cable Matters MHL to HDMI Cable for Samsung Galaxy S3/S4 and Note 2 in Black by Cable Matters http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009XGNILK/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_MQxHsb08PJXJH
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Yes. Millions of these types of cable a knocking around everywhere (I've seen 3 for 99p! On ebay from china). But they dont do hdmi too.