So, when I bought my Z3 Compact it had KitKat, and OTG was working perfectly, then I updated to Lollipop when it was released, OTG stopped working. same with Marshmallow, its like it doesnt have OTG. I tried downgrading again to Lollipop and OTG worked again, but stopped working after updating to the newer ones.
After one year, i decided to buy a Z5 Compact, and the OTG on that phone is also not working. doesnt matter the software. I just updated to Nougat hoping that its fixed, but its not, still doesn't work.
P.S. I have 2 DIfferent OTG adapters, one MHL cable for TV, and 2 USB OTG Flash drives, one verbatim 3.0 32gb and one Sandisk Ultra OTG 3.0 64gb.
None of them work, I tried using the adapter to connect with an usb mouse, Nothing works. ON BOTH PHONES.
On Z5Compact i pressed on the Detect Usb device, doesnt detect anything.
Can anyone help me?
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From an Unlucky Sony Compact Phone with OTG problems guy
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Hi, anybody knows if z1 can use external USB via OTG? Thanks
mlhdk said:
Hi, anybody knows if z1 can use external USB via OTG? Thanks
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It works.
I just tested with a mouse
Thanks
Is there a OTG USB cable in the box or you need to buy one?
mlhdk said:
Thanks
Is there a OTG USB cable in the box or you need to buy one?
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You need to buy one. but it's cheap anyway
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It does not work on mine. Tried an USB OGT adapter and an adapter cable (both worked on my Xperia S) Tried Dualshock 3 (because of that native support thingy) USB Keyboard and USB Mouse. No reaction. Device is rooted but bootloader is locked and I have stock firmware on it.
xshunin said:
It does not work on mine. Tried an USB OGT adapter and an adapter cable (both worked on my Xperia S) Tried Dualshock 3 (because of that native support thingy) USB Keyboard and USB Mouse. No reaction. Device is rooted but bootloader is locked and I have stock firmware on it.
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can you check if this cable still work with your Xperia S? I've got my cable that worked with Xperia S and still work fine with z1
mlhdk said:
Hi, anybody knows if z1 can use external USB via OTG? Thanks
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I tested it with an xbox 360 controller and it worked fine! The battery drain with it is ridiculous though!
I have two different OTG USB cables, with one it works fine with my ps3 controller, no reaction with the other cable. The one which works is a very short one, the not working cable is very long. But I don't thing the length is the reason.
i've got a feeling not all OTG cables work, i bought a generic one from amazon and when i try connecting a usb memory stick it says it has too much devices connected and i need to disconnect one for it to work. Has anyone bought one recently and it has worked, if so please provide a link if possible. thank you
sofir786 said:
i've got a feeling not all OTG cables work, i bought a generic one from amazon and when i try connecting a usb memory stick it says it has too much devices connected and i need to disconnect one for it to work. Has anyone bought one recently and it has worked, if so please provide a link if possible. thank you
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I bought this one from Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005FUNQXS/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
It arrived yesterday and I plugged the PS3 controller into the phone and it recognised it straight away.
I don''t know if it works with USB Drives or not, I don't have any to test, but it worked fine for what I needed it for, and cheap too.
Thanks mate, I'll give that a go
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Just tried the USB OTG clip that i used on my HTC One and it doesn't show up a simple memory card? Which is weird as it's still working on other devices.
Would be good to find out what the problem is, is it a missing pin ? Or just the grade of the kit, plus certain USB OTG cables / clips are working for certain things and not for others, so PS3 will connect but memory won't mount on some, some nothing works on and others everything works, would be an idea to get some clarity on what cables do everything.
I'll test a few more when i get home, just confused as to why this one i've got doesn't work.
Hi,
Just picked up my Fire 7 from the usual high street retailer for £49.99 - didn't want to wait til 25th Oct based on Amazon UK times. It is an impressive spec and build for the money.
I have just tried a universal OTG USB adapter to a USB key and no joy. I've also connected powered USB devices to the OTG cable and the Fire 7 is not picking them up.
My OTG cable has worked with other Android devices that support OTG - so the cable definitely works. But I am not sure of the Fire 7 supports OTG or it might need another OTG cable?
Or r00t needed to open this up feature up?
k3ll0gs said:
Hi,
Just picked up my Fire 7 from the usual high street retailer for £49.99 - didn't want to wait til 25th Oct based on Amazon UK times. It is an impressive spec and build for the money.
I have just tried a universal OTG USB adapter to a USB key and no joy. I've also connected powered USB devices to the OTG cable and the Fire 7 is not picking them up.
My OTG cable has worked with other Android devices that support OTG - so the cable definitely works. But I am not sure of the Fire 7 supports OTG or it might need another OTG cable?
Or r00t needed to open this up feature up?
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Have you tried to connect a camera using your cable? There's an app specifically for that bundled with FireOS. Maybe it works only with cameras?
blinky88 said:
Have you tried to connect a camera using your cable? There's an app specifically for that bundled with FireOS. Maybe it works only with cameras?
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Yep I have tried two cameras and no joy. I'm thinking that my OTG cable could be toast?
Has anyone else tried OTG on the Fire 7 - can you please let me know how you get on?
UPDATE: I am making the assumption that the first tablet I had was faulty on the USB. The reason for this as I have just made another attempt OTG on my replacement Fire 7. The USB OTG is definitely powered by the tablet.
OTG USB 8gb drive working.
Photo Imported kicked in the moment I connected my Canon 7d mk II & 600d camera.
250Gb Drive kept dropping out - so defo not enough power to keep this connected.
Parani-UD100a USB Bluetooth Adapter - powered up but not showing as connected.
TP-Link TL-WN722N - no power light and did not show as connected.
OK would need a ROM to get the Parani & TP-Link to work but based on what I have just done, the OTG feature is definitely powered and gives us room for expansion if features could be enabled at a later date.
OTG works out the box for me with a cheap adapter off Amazon. I've found especially after the 5.0.1 update the tablet disconnects the sd card when the USB otg is in use. It's as if it can't power both at the same time. I connect a USB memory stick via otg and then all my apps become inaccessible from the sd card.
USB OTG Ethernet confirmed working - obviously it knocks out the Wifi and takes priority.
I used a standard USB 2.0 to Fast Ethernet Adapter and confirmed settings via Network Info II app.
Just loaded up WiFi PCAP with the TP-Link USB and the TP-Link is definitely not being picked up.
I used to connect my OTG USB drive and/or a USB mouse, but now nothing OTG works anymore.
Any chance there was an update that broke it, or maybe some other app that I installed?
Any ideas?
NOTES: the OTG USB flash drive still works with my Windows computer (ran chkdsk and no errors found). It also still works with other Android phones and tablets of different makes/models.
The OTG cable/adapter still works with other Androids, and so does the mouses that I'm testing with.
I have such spotty success with mine, so much so that I dont even like messing with it any more. Hopefully someone comes along and gives us a hand.
Hi,
I was looking for a working USB-C OTG adapter for P9000, but
I couldn't find one that's 100% confirmed to work.
Also I was looking for any usb-C OTG powered connectors
(like USB micro Y cables) but again-did anyone had a thing like that
working with P9000?
Thanks in advance for replies.
My elephone connects to the PC fine with the stock cable
I am using this one OTG USB-C 3.0 . It worked perfectly with the Stock Rom (USB Stcisk, USB Mous and Keyboard)
I am having real problems with getting OTG to work - have tried various adapters and managed to get my phone to read from a few USB memory sticks however I cannot copy anything from my phone to the stick!
I have tired re-formatting to FAT32 via the phone but no joys. Using stock ROM.
Any ideas?
I´m using this one. Works well with all kind of thumb drives. I haven`t tested any keyboards yet.
@blade954: Try another filemanager - such as rootexplorer or esexplorer. Had some same trouble on my old xperia Z.
Trust USB-C to USB3.1 CONVERTER also works for me.
Hello,
I've bought 5 in 1 MHL adapter for Sony Xperia Z3 Compact.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5in1-USB-OT...hash=item3abe751335:m:mYdZ0mYtBAtzUwzYCG21rtg
MHL is working great but OTG function with this adapter is not working. Is it wrong adapter or Z3 Compact doesn't support MHL + OTG simultaneously?
My firmware is 23.5.A.1.291.
I have a question for you, do try a wired mouse? More usb memory? 2gb, 4 gb, 8 gb, 16gb
sebaa123 said:
I have a question for you, do try a wired mouse? More usb memory? 2gb, 4 gb, 8 gb, 16gb
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Yes I have tried wired mouse, USB flash drive with less capacity and also SD and micro SD card, with no success. It is not working.
Did You try it with external power? MHL needs a lot of juice so when You are connecting both MHL and OTG, MHL takes all power from phone or too weak external adapter.
Chamelleon said:
Did You try it with external power? MHL needs a lot of juice so when You are connecting both MHL and OTG, MHL takes all power from phone or too weak external adapter.
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This adapter only works with external power. I've tried several external adapters.
Ok, so it can be incompatible with Z3c. I searched for one for myself some time ago and most of them (combo MHL+OTG) was for Samsung only cause it has some extra pins in USB port to separate OTG with MHL. Sony has standard 6 or 5 pins USB port instead of 12 pins like Samsung and thats why Samsung adapters wont works with Sony phones. I think only reasonable option is Chromecast/Miracast + standard OTG adapter.
Chamelleon said:
Ok, so it can be incompatible with Z3c. I searched for one for myself some time ago and most of them (combo MHL+OTG) was for Samsung only cause it has some extra pins in USB port to separate OTG with MHL. Sony has standard 6 or 5 pins USB port instead of 12 pins like Samsung and thats why Samsung adapters wont works with Sony phones. I think only reasonable option is Chromecast/Miracast + standard OTG adapter.
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Ok thank you for explanation. I found out that OTG works only without external power and MHL works only with external power. If somebody will found an adapter where MHL + OTG works simultaneously, just let me know. I have bad experience with Chromecast - delay in games is considerable.
Hi mr1uke, sorry for the late question, but could you tell me whether the limitation you said about the OTG (works only without external power) is in the Xperia Z3 or in the 5 in 1 MHL adapter ? Thank you.