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When I connect my Tab 10.1 to my PC (usb debugging is off) I can access the tablet through the explorer. However when I try to copy to / from the Tab it takes ages. ~18min for 3gig.
Same USB port Galaxy S is MUCH faster. Is there any way to increase the transfer speed?
I have same question. And another one: is there possibility to see Tab in Total Commander? Because if it is connected to PC, I can see it in Explorer as disk drive but not in Total Commander.
ShannonAUT said:
When I connect my Tab 10.1 to my PC (usb debugging is off) I can access the tablet through the explorer. However when I try to copy to / from the Tab it takes ages. ~18min for 3gig.
Same USB port Galaxy S is MUCH faster. Is there any way to increase the transfer speed?
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I found this to be one of the flaws of the new galaxy tab. And I don't think it is repairable
Damn, how are there guys copying their MP3 library to the tab? Just keep it running over night?
I noticed the same issue with slow transfers when moving movies over, I moved a few playlists over wifi using kies and out didn't take to long, movie was taking forever over wifi using kies so I went with usb.
Anyone try SD-Booster? https://market.android.com/details?id=de.mehrmann.sdbooster&feature=search_result
Its suppose to increase the cache size which makes transferring faster for USB.
Stock cache is 128 KB and the app allows you to increase it up to 2048 KB or higher
pershoot already has what the app does built into his kernel if you want to try a custom kernel. His is set to 1024 KB I think.
I did not write this up, so a thanks goes to the original author of this... Ahmad Rafiq from HACKSlurp. I just thought it was very useful, and may be worth adding to this forum, so enjoy!
Do you have a large collection of movies and pictures stored in your external hard drive and you just can’t decide which stuff you want to move to your Android tablet’s 32GB SD card especially when you are traveling? You can actually stream data directly from your portable hard drive to your tablet essentially increasing the storage capacity of your tablet beyond SD card.
Here is how you can do it!
Step 1
You need to prepare your external HDD by formatting it to FAT32. If you have stuff in your hard drive, which is in NTFS state, you should move it temporarily to some other media while you prepare your hard drive.
This is perhaps the only downside to this procedure. But depending on your usage you can make this step worth your effort. This is just a one time only step so don’t be afraid to carry out the arduous task of moving your items from and to your HDD.
Step 2
Connect your portable HDD to your tablet.
Step 3
Make sure your USB switch state is set to ‘Host’. Get this free USB Mode Switcher app (requires ROOT access) if you don’t know how to do it.
Step 4
Switch to your file manager app and wait for it to detect your hard drive. It might take sometime for the app to detect your external drive during which time you should keep refreshing, but once it has detected, the streaming is flawless.
If you have followed the above steps properly you should now be able to watch your HD movies on the go!
The same procedure can also be applied to nearly any USB device like pocket drives etc. This can really come handy as you can transfer your documents from your pen drive to your tablet and edit them on the move!
I work full time, so I havent been able to test this on the sony S, but I plan to this coming weekend (tomorrow), I will add notes as to what I discover, after paying around with it a bit. I know it works on my Acer Iconia, lets keep our fingers crossed!
You say you need root access in order to do it successfully. I don't think anyone's made an exploit to obtain root access for the Tablet S yet. If I'm wrong, you better be sure to tell me how to obtain!! So many things I want to do once I get root!
Good luck though, i'm highly interested in this idea of external hard drives and thumb drives.
Yeah that root access part kinda threw me too. Im gonna try it this weeken, and will report back. I am also going to see what I can do to root this bad boy! I hope I can make something work.
Ok I've just hooked I'm my usb hard drive and so far i'm having mixed success.
Firstly the usb powered option did not work. The light on my HDD came on but i couldn't feel it spinning.
I attached a mains connections to it and it started to spin. A message popped up on the tablet saying "Recognising media" it asked if i wanted to open the Sony data transfer app that comes pre-installed. I declined and tried to view the files via a couple of different file managers but couldn't seem to find the HDD in either of them.
So i went to the Sony data transfer app and it recognised it fine. from there i can either stream from the HDD of transfer the files to the tablet. All the files tested were 720p TV & BD rips and they worked fine with MX Video player.
Sorry this so long winded but hope it helps.
I did all this without going through targazzi's method.
Probably not what you are after but if you have a nas drive you can connect to it wirelessly very easily using built in dlna app. It plays mp4 3gp etc videos no problem and i imagine other files will be supported as long as you have an app to deal with them properly. Another option is file expert app from the market - i mapped same drive as a network drive in it and can see all files. Haven,t bothered putting an sd card yet
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ps3taker said:
Probably not what you are after but if you have a nas drive you can connect to it wirelessly very easily using built in dlna app. It plays mp4 3gp etc videos no problem and i imagine other files will be supported as long as you have an app to deal with them properly. Another option is file expert app from the market - i mapped same drive as a network drive in it and can see all files. Haven,t bothered putting an sd card yet
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I was able to connect my PCH using dlna and I could see all my files but couldn't play most of them and the ones that I could play were stuttering.
Vinny1967 said:
I was able to connect my PCH using dlna and I could see all my files but couldn't play most of them and the ones that I could play were stuttering.
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I used to have an issue with my DLNA server as the videos either have no sound or the video is stuttering. After several trial and errors, I was able to find the right setting for most of my DLNA devices. I use Freemake video converter (it's free, Google it)... then use Freemake to convert the videos to MP4 with bitrate not more than 1400 kbps, and AAC (stereo) audio format. Hope this helps.
well i didnt get a chance to play around with it over the weekend, I ran outta money before I could buy the USB cable for it. (Sad seeing as how its only $14, but thats life when your married with kids, and in the military, dumping your money into stuff to prepare to go to a field excercise for a few weeks)
requires ROOT access?
So your Sony Tablet S been rooted already?
Tergazzi said:
I did not write this up, so a thanks goes to the original author of this... Ahmad Rafiq from HACKSlurp. I just thought it was very useful, and may be worth adding to this forum, so enjoy!
Do you have a large collection of movies and pictures stored in your external hard drive and you just can’t decide which stuff you want to move to your Android tablet’s 32GB SD card especially when you are traveling? You can actually stream data directly from your portable hard drive to your tablet essentially increasing the storage capacity of your tablet beyond SD card.
Here is how you can do it!
Step 1
You need to prepare your external HDD by formatting it to FAT32. If you have stuff in your hard drive, which is in NTFS state, you should move it temporarily to some other media while you prepare your hard drive.
This is perhaps the only downside to this procedure. But depending on your usage you can make this step worth your effort. This is just a one time only step so don’t be afraid to carry out the arduous task of moving your items from and to your HDD.
Step 2
Connect your portable HDD to your tablet.
Step 3
Make sure your USB switch state is set to ‘Host’. Get this free USB Mode Switcher app (requires ROOT access) if you don’t know how to do it.
Step 4
Switch to your file manager app and wait for it to detect your hard drive. It might take sometime for the app to detect your external drive during which time you should keep refreshing, but once it has detected, the streaming is flawless.
If you have followed the above steps properly you should now be able to watch your HD movies on the go!
The same procedure can also be applied to nearly any USB device like pocket drives etc. This can really come handy as you can transfer your documents from your pen drive to your tablet and edit them on the move!
I work full time, so I havent been able to test this on the sony S, but I plan to this coming weekend (tomorrow), I will add notes as to what I discover, after paying around with it a bit. I know it works on my Acer Iconia, lets keep our fingers crossed!
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Ok after a few days of trolling through posts and searching I can't find the answer I'm looking for... Do you need Kies to transfer from PC to SGS3 via USB? I understand it used for updates etc but what I'm getting is can I plug the SGS3 into a friends computer and grab some data without it. Thanks
Edit: found the answers I was looking for.
››Connect as a media device
You can connect your device to a computer and access media
files stored on your device.
1 Connect your device to a computer with a USB cable.
2 Tap the indicator icons(top of the screen eg where the time & battery icon is) area and drag it downwards to
open the notifications panel.
3 Select Connected as a media device → Media device
(MTP).
4 Transfer files between your device and the computer.
Not working for me. On a rooted S3.
"USB utilities" doesn't appear on any list.
The S3 supports MTP and PTP. No need for special USB drivers as far as I tell.
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It works fine with my PC but not with my MBP...doesn't show up as attached storage.
Hmmm, Thanks for your reply's...Reason I started this thread was because a HTC owner I know said the reason He didn't wait for the SGS3 was because he thought you needed software(I take it he was thinking Kies) installed on a computer to transfer data.
I can't confirm on my SGS3 as I don't pick it up till tomorrow in New Zealand. Those steps I posted were from the Samsung site on how to transfer files for the S2, I just took it for granted it would be the same for the S3.
I just want to make sure I can just access the drive on the phone say if I visit a friend and grab some data off them without having to install software on their computer or log onto their wi-fi for Kies to work
If they have a computer that supports MTP or PTP you will be fine. No software is needed.
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Yea confirmed it today when I got my phone, once I get homr from work I'll edit those steps I posted in my first post because thats not how you get the connection to PC to work
ThreeTwoBravo said:
Ok after a few days of trolling through posts and searching I can't find the answer I'm looking for... Do you need Kies to transfer from PC to SGS3 via USB? I understand it used for updates etc but what I'm getting is can I plug the SGS3 into a friends computer and grab some data without it. Thanks
Edit: found the answers I was looking for.
1. Attach your Samsung device to your computer (PC or Mac) using the USB cable. If this is the first time you’ve connected your device to your computer, it will install the necessary drivers on your computer.
2. On your Samsung device, touch Applications > Settings > Wireless and network > USB utilities.
3. Remove the USB cable from you Samsung device.
4. On your Samsung device touch “Connect storage to PC.” You will see a warning: “USB utilities / Connect USB cable to use mass storage.” Insert the USB cable into your Samsung device while the message is still on the screen. Do not touch “Cancel.”
5. The screen will change to “USB mass storage” with a picture of a green Android and a message that says “USB connected.” Touch “Connect USB storage” at the bottom.
6. Your Samsung device is now connected to your computer. The device’s internal storage will appear on your computer as an external drive. If you also have a microSD card installed, this will show up as a second external drive.
7. You can now drag and drop files directly from your computer or iTunes to your device. You can create folders on your device as necessary to organize your files. Your device will automatically index these files and make them available in your media player.
8. IMPORTANT NOTE FOR MAC USERS: Before you disconnect your device from your Mac, you must eject the disks on your Mac, just as you would eject any disk or flash drive. After the drives have been ejected, touch “Disconnect storage from PC” on your Samsung device.
9. When you’ve moved all of the files you need to, disconnect the USB cable.
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2. On your Samsung device, touch Applications > Settings > Wireless and network > USB utilities.
This doesn't exist bud
winwiz said:
2. On your Samsung device, touch Applications > Settings > Wireless and network > USB utilities.
This doesn't exist bud
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Yea I know i posted those steps in my first post before I got my phone, I copied those steps from the samsung website, I'll update it with the right procedure when I get home from work sorry for any confusion
when you plug in the micro USB and connect it to your PC you have two options in the notification bar : MPT or PTP.
This means that we can't transfer over unsupported files, right?
Like MKV files... I've been dying to try an HD movie on this screen.. whenever I try to transfer an MKV file, windows explorer crashes
hboos said:
when you plug in the micro USB and connect it to your PC you have two options in the notification bar : MPT or PTP.
This means that we can't transfer over unsupported files, right?
Like MKV files... I've been dying to try an HD movie on this screen.. whenever I try to transfer an MKV file, windows explorer crashes
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I just transferred a 720p .mkv through the MPT function over usb, put it in my movies folder and watching it as I type this, looks pretty good and just playing it with stock video player
benengyj said:
It works fine with my PC but not with my MBP...doesn't show up as attached storage.
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For use on a Mac, download Android File Transfer for Mac from Google. Macs need this software.
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Easier if you use ES file explorer, its very fast and theres no file size limitations
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It crashes windows explorer when trying to transfer an mkv file. Transferred an avi but asked if I wanted to convert the file. I need to play around some more, but I'm stuck onthis right now.
--update... still not resolved! Can you explain how you got it to work ThreeTwoBravo? I can't put any .mkv files on my phone. Even had a go at the kies app, its trash.
HTCHD2ireland said:
It crashes windows explorer when trying to transfer an mkv file. Transferred an avi but asked if I wanted to convert the file. I need to play around some more, but I'm stuck onthis right now.
--update... still not resolved! Can you explain how you got it to work ThreeTwoBravo? I can't put any .mkv files on my phone. Even had a go at the kies app, its trash.
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Plug SGS3 to USB port
Pull down notification bar
Get the option to connect as media device or camera
Choose Media device
Go to computer find the SGS3 under Portable Devices>>Open the movies folder
Drag .mkv file into movies folder,select yes to copy
Unplug SGS3
Open the stock video player find the .mkv and play
Not sure why this ain't working for ya mate, this is all pretty new to me but I just transferred a 4G sized .mkv file in 1080p and it plays with out a hitch
Lootes said:
For use on a Mac, download Android File Transfer for Mac from Google. Macs need this software.
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I tried with both Kies 2.0 for Mac and Android File Transfer, it doesn't connect. With AFT, it just says "connect your device" and Kies keeps showing status as "Connecting". Any advice? Thanks.
ThreeTwoBravo said:
Plug SGS3 to USB port
Pull down notification bar
Get the option to connect as media device or camera
Choose Media device
Go to computer find the SGS3 under Portable Devices>>Open the movies folder
Drag .mkv file into movies folder,select yes to copy
Unplug SGS3
Open the stock video player find the .mkv and play
Not sure why this ain't working for ya mate, this is all pretty new to me but I just transferred a 4G sized .mkv file in 1080p and it plays with out a hitch
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+1
(still search how to format my SDcard to exfat...)
kgoel13 said:
I tried with both Kies 2.0 for Mac and Android File Transfer, it doesn't connect. With AFT, it just says "connect your device" and Kies keeps showing status as "Connecting". Any advice? Thanks.
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faulty usb cable maybe.....?
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ThreeTwoBravo said:
faulty usb cable maybe.....?
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I doubt since I use the same wire to charge the phone...and the port is working fine too..........
Try switching from MPT to the camera mode and back. My Pc wouldnt see the s3 today and doing that forced the handshake over usb also make sure keis wifi is turned off
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Hi, I'm going on vacation soon and since my tablet (10.1) has only a limited amount of space, I was wondering if there is a quick and easy way to transfer files (movies and tv shows, ~700mbs) from my android phone (s3) to the tablet, without the use of the internet, as I might not have any internet connect and I wont be bringing my laptop. Thanks for the help.
wifi direct in the settings menu or try an app called airdroid if you have a wifi router. Using the browser you can via wifi download and upload files
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Or get a USB OTG dongle (if your phone supports mass storage).
It can be quite slow, but I've used bluetooth to transfer files as large as 180MB between my phone and galaxy tab before. You could try packaging your files in a zip (use es file explorer or something similar) and then transferring with bluetooth (keep in mind, it can take around 10 mins to copy ~200MB).
Wifi file sender. Make one device a wifi hotspot. Then connect the other and run the app on both devices. You'll know what to do...
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H2O37 said:
Hi, I'm going on vacation soon and since my tablet (10.1) has only a limited amount of space, I was wondering if there is a quick and easy way to transfer files (movies and tv shows, ~700mbs) from my android phone (s3) to the tablet, without the use of the internet, as I might not have any internet connect and I wont be bringing my laptop. Thanks for the help.
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I find myself in this situation because I travel pretty frequently abroad and for stays shorter than a month I bring with me only my smartphone (Galaxy Note) and my tablet (G.Tab 10.1" 3G) and there are tons of options:
- Wi-Fi direct. it's built-in in both the G.Tab and the S3 and you don't need internet, routers or cables and it's pretty fast, it's probably the best option for what you need
- free apps like Airdrop or Samsung Kies Air or (the one I use most because has both a browser-based files transfer and an FTP server, I have the paid version) Remote Web Desktop (for these you need a router though)
- an USB OTG adaptor for the G.Tab (AFAIK there is only the original Samsung one) and then connect the S3 as "mass storage device" (check in the settings, on my Note it's under "Wireless and networks"-->"USB settings"-->"Connect as mass storage device". you can also use an USB flash drive to store your movies or even a PC hard disk if it's in a powered external case
- the SD memory card reader adaptor from Samsung. same as the USB adaptor except you connect to it SD cards or microSD cards in an SD size adaptor. you can for example connect to the G.Tab the microSD card from your S3 (since you seem to store whole movies on your S3 I assume you are using also removable memory in it)
- Bluetooth (exactly like Wi-Fi direct except it's way slower)
I personally use all of the above methods, it all depends on what you have to transfer. Apps like Airdroid, Kies Air and Remote Web Desktop I use mainly at home with my PC (I hate using cables so rarely use the Note's and the G.Tab's USB cables with the PC), between my tablet and smartphone for small and few files I use Bluetooth, for big but few files I use Wi-Fi direct, for many files of whatever size I use both the USB OTG and SD card reader adaptors from Samsung (at the time I bought the G.Tab they were sold together with a small discount and they are both useful in slightly different ways).
xdapao3 said:
- an USB OTG adaptor for the G.Tab (AFAIK there is only the original Samsung one) and then connect the S3 as "mass storage device" (check in the settings, on my Note it's under "Wireless and networks"-->"USB settings"-->"Connect as mass storage device". you can also use an USB flash drive to store your movies or even a PC hard disk if it's in a powered external case
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I reckon this is your best bet, especially for speed.
I bought my USB connector for my Tab 10.1 for around £3 off eBay and also the USB connector for my S2 for around £2 from the same place (3 cheers for the 'Bay' ). Easy as pie and is a great help when travelling...
I've bought TWO (one at home other at office) of this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-Conne...uting_CablesConnectors_RL&hash=item20c67757be
Perfect!!!
Plus with the cheapest(smaller) card reader :
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-All-I...Readers_RL&hash=item2eb13e7e1e#ht_2399wt_1187
Just think the tablet could bring this interface on stock, but works just fine.
I personally use WiFi Direct for big files like that, not really tried folders or multiple files (I'll give out a go tonight though) but of tone not tried that feature, you should, it's one of those features that I think should be highlighted more by Samsung in my opinion.
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RavenY2K3 said:
it's one of those features that I think should be highlighted more by Samsung in my opinion.
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I think people should RTFM!! :laugh:
Questions go in the Q&A section
I don't know if this only happen for my poco f1. I use 2tb hard disk to transfer some movies but the transfer speed is so slow. The movie files usually around 800mb to 1gb size. It took so long to transfer 1 movie let alone transfer 2-3 movies.
My friend has Redmi note 9, he tried using my hardisk with the same OTG to transfer 4 movies, it only took him about 15 min. Doesn't even drain his battery. My transfer speed never exceeds 1mb/s. Which drained my battery very fast. And itll took about 30min+ to complete a transfer. While my friends transfer speed is around 32 mb/s. I know redmi note 9 is a slightly new phone. But i wanna know why does poco transfer speed is so slow.
I did use various file manager, it didnt really show any significant difference. Though using stock file manager is slightly slower.
Currently on v4.5 android 10 corvus custom rom.
mrdivi said:
I don't know if this only happen for my poco f1. I use 2tb hard disk to transfer some movies but the transfer speed is so slow. The movie files usually around 800mb to 1gb size. It took so long to transfer 1 movie let alone transfer 2-3 movies.
My friend has Redmi note 9, he tried using my hardisk with the same OTG to transfer 4 movies, it only took him about 15 min. Doesn't even drain his battery. My transfer speed never exceeds 1mb/s. Which drained my battery very fast. And itll took about 30min+ to complete a transfer. While my friends transfer speed is around 32 mb/s. I know redmi note 9 is a slightly new phone. But i wanna know why does poco transfer speed is so slow.
I did use various file manager, it didnt really show any significant difference. Though using stock file manager is slightly slower.
Currently on v4.5 android 10 corvus custom rom.
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Try to transfer your files into airplane mode (Don't surprise because otg not working with my poco if I'm not enabling airplane mode), If it's the same problem, try to check your flash drive transfer speed on your pc via usb 2.0 port if it's ok try to change otg device, Try also 3rd party file manager from google play store (like x-plore or file manager +),
Please note I'm using stock miui non rooted and by steps above I can reach over 30 MB/s transfer rate
magaedy said:
Try to transfer your files into airplane mode (Don't surprise because otg not working with my poco if I'm not enabling airplane mode), If it's the same problem, try to check your flash drive transfer speed on your pc via usb 2.0 port if it's ok try to change otg device, Try also 3rd party file manager from google play store (like x-plore or file manager +),
Please note I'm using stock miui non rooted and by steps above I can reach over 30 MB/s transfer rate
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Hi Thanks. I did try airplane mode it didnt do nothing. Does airplane mode let your phone recognised your hardisk or it speed up your transfer speed? Also what drive did you use?
mrdivi said:
I don't know if this only happen for my poco f1. I use 2tb hard disk to transfer some movies but the transfer speed is so slow. The movie files usually around 800mb to 1gb size. It took so long to transfer 1 movie let alone transfer 2-3 movies.
My friend has Redmi note 9, he tried using my hardisk with the same OTG to transfer 4 movies, it only took him about 15 min. Doesn't even drain his battery. My transfer speed never exceeds 1mb/s. Which drained my battery very fast. And itll took about 30min+ to complete a transfer. While my friends transfer speed is around 32 mb/s. I know redmi note 9 is a slightly new phone. But i wanna know why does poco transfer speed is so slow.
I did use various file manager, it didnt really show any significant difference. Though using stock file manager is slightly slower.
Currently on v4.5 android 10 corvus custom rom.
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I'm using SHARE ME from MIUI with Connect to PC option. It creates FTP connection via my 5GHz WiFi and I have speed about 150-200Mb/s
mrdivi said:
Hi Thanks. I did try airplane mode it didnt do nothing. Does airplane mode let your phone recognised your hardisk or it speed up your transfer speed? Also what drive did you use?
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Airplane mode makes transfer process stable, because if I'm not in airplane mode the otg keeps disconnecting during transfer, The drive I used is kingstone but it doesn't matter, Try to test its speed on pc via usb 2.0 port
fpaolo2003 said:
I'm using SHARE ME from MIUI with Connect to PC option. It creates FTP connection via my 5GHz WiFi and I have speed about 150-200Mb/s
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In custom ROMs, 5GHz in Hotspot mode is limited to Wifi n only(144Mbps). No Wifi AC 867Mbps sadly. Max. I get is 6-8MB/s,occassionally upto 10MB/s.
Edit: In A11 at least in crDroid 7.x this has finally been fixed. 15-20MB/s on average. I expected higher speeds as my old Redmi Note 3 with 1x1 433Mbps adapter did 30-32MB/s consistently.
magaedy said:
Try to transfer your files into airplane mode (Don't surprise because otg not working with my poco if I'm not enabling airplane mode), If it's the same problem, try to check your flash drive transfer speed on your pc via usb 2.0 port if it's ok try to change otg device, Try also 3rd party file manager from google play store (like x-plore or file manager +),
Please note I'm using stock miui non rooted and by steps above I can reach over 30 MB/s transfer rate
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This trick 100% works on custom ROMs based on Android 11. Thanks you!