Hi, I am looking to buy an otg usb cable to use with my at&t optimus g. I already had a cable from my s3 but that doesn't work on my OG. Any recommendations on which one to buy? Thanks
Wow, so is OTG working on our phones already? Bought mine from Amazon last year and have never used it yet, as my old phone and hp touchpad were never compatible.
I'd try amazon, then look for different reviews online to see who makes a quality one
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I will try later. I have a generic OTG cable and it works with my One X but I tried briefly last night and it didn't notice the thumb drive plugged in...maybe just needs to be mounted?
I am assuming that LOG will not have OTG support as it seems that the nexus 4 doesn't have that support either and both of these phones are the same hardware..
faisalsiddiqui said:
I am assuming that LOG will not have OTG support as it seems that the nexus 4 doesn't have that support either and both of these phones are the same hardware..
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I think it has more to do with the kernel supporting otg, rather than hardware.
contacted lg
"the hardware on the optimus g does support USB OTG as the specs say, however your carrier (At&t) decides what features the software supports."this is what an lg rep told Me. So yes, it's a kernel/software issue.
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"the hardware on the optimus g does support USB OTG as the specs say, however your carrier (At&t) decides what features the software supports."this is what an lg rep told Me. So yes, it's a kernel/software issue.
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This makes sense as to why my HOX did not support it unless using an alternative kernel (CM's, rohans, etc). AT&T must have disabled it.
I have two .99ยข OTG adapters I use with my tablet and have NEVER had an issue with either one.
Once supported, I plan to use them on my phone as well.
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adfurgerson said:
I think it has more to do with the kernel supporting otg, rather than hardware.
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The N4 doesn't finally support OTG because of the hardware. But the N4 has inductive charging, too.
https://android.googlesource.com/device/lge/mako/+show/f608db225c5ead1c255fd84fa7f5431c2e3b3a72^2
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I can't believe my eyes but the specs page on Samsung's website says it has USB OTG!!!!!!!!!!! I can finally use my portable DAC with this beast!
Check under Connectivity
galaxys2.samsungmobile.com/html/specification.html
That's great news for us audiophiles; I actually just sold my UM3Xs to help find for new stiff (the galaxy2 mainly) . I don't really listen to music that much anymore though.
my Fiio E7 USB DAC is also happy for it!
I just need to find short USB mini to micro cable.
Sorry if this might be a n00b question, but I don't seem to be clear on the subject. Will this allow for me to attach a usb harddrive or usb-stick as add-on storage via a usb-micro-usb connector?
Thanks
Corell said:
Sorry if this might be a n00b question, but I don't seem to be clear on the subject. Will this allow for me to attach a usb harddrive or usb-stick as add-on storage via a usb-micro-usb connector?
Thanks
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Yes, it should work providing the microUSB port can provide enough power to drive your HDD (or if it comes with an adaptor).
I remember having USB OTG on one of my Cowon players and it made life so much simpler when I wanted to copy somebody's music over to my player, or pictures from a camera. Only question is, what kind of devices will Samsung give us support for (I guess once they give out the kernel sources this should become less of an issue).
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Yes, it should work providing the microUSB port can provide enough power to drive your HDD (or if it comes with an adaptor).
I remember having USB OTG on one of my Cowon players and it made life so much simpler when I wanted to copy somebody's music over to my player, or pictures from a camera. Only question is, what kind of devices will Samsung give us support for (I guess once they give out the kernel sources this should become less of an issue).
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Guess it will provide an easy way to add much more storage to the phone without having to swap multiple memory cards
^That never occured to me, I'm really excited now. Being able to hook up a hard drive or something to copy a movie or two over before a long trip is a plus.
Wait does it have a microusb or full one
Sorry I'm a noob
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It's micro. Being the world's thinnest smartphone, it doesn't really make sense to have a full USB port does it.
Virtue94 said:
It's micro. Being the world's thinnest smartphone, it doesn't really make sense to have a full USB port does it.
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SGS2 isn't the world's thinnest smartphone. I read an article on Engadget saying a recently released Japanese phone is.
Fine, I'll concede that. Let me rephrase: Being an extremely thin smartphone, it doesn't really make sense to have a full USB port does it.
bbm21 said:
Wait does it have a microusb or full one
Sorry I'm a noob
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It has a mmicro USB that doubles as an HDMI. Crazy stuff.
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SGS2 isn't the world's thinnest smartphone. I read an article on Engadget saying a recently released Japanese phone is.
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Yea, there's this 2.2 Android phone coming out that is a couple of tenths of a mm thimbleful; however, there are things called set points which are the minimum points where we can discern differences. I think 8 mm give or take a tenth reaches that.
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will this also allow for usb Kb or mouse ?
Possibly, but the phone should already support BT keyboard and mouse anyways, which is much more convenient.
Yes it has
Can I say something to help?
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Hi, does anyone know what cable is needed to connect to TV.
sleeco said:
Hi, does anyone know what cable is needed to connect to TV.
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It is a MHL cable and AFAIK, no one sells them yet..expect them to be out soon..other option is if you have a dlna compatible tv or box, u can use that wirelessly to stream videos/pictures but dlna AFAIK doesnt mirror the screen like mhl would.
MiniUSB to HDMI
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MiniUSB to HDMI
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No, its the MHL cable/adapter the earlier poster mentioned.
Both MHL and Micro-USB-to-HDMI will work but the MHL cable has the added benefit of it being able to charge the phone at the same time.
How will mini USB work when the SGSII has a micro USB port, and no mini USB port? The only possible port to connect HDMI to is the micro USB port, and the only possible technology to output HDMI from that port is MHL.
when should we see these cables?
Clove are saying in June, Expansys are saying end of May (but Expansys and release date reliability hardly go hand in hand). I'd go with the Clove date for now.
There is a chance they'll be available for purchase before then from the US, since the Infuse 4G comes with adapter in its retail box (Phonedog have an unboxing up one youTube).
Does this phone do HDMI mirroring like the Optimus G2X?
Nobody knows, since there are no MHL accessories available.
steve228uk said:
Both MHL and Mini-USB-to-HDMI will work but the MHL cable has the added benefit of it being able to charge the phone at the same time.
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don't you mean micro?
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don't you mean micro?
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From the context of the earlier posts it seems like he really does mean mini USB. Uninformed people really shouldn't be answering questions in here.
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don't you mean micro?
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Yep, that's the one *slaps forehead*
Hi,
does anybody know, whether USB OTG is supported by Desire X? I assume it is not supported by the stock system, but can I expect the support to be added by some custom system?
Regards,
Stepan
I don't want to make myself an idiot, but, what's USB OTG?
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Stereo8 said:
I don't want to make myself an idiot, but, what's USB OTG?
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It stands for USB on the go. It is the ability of the phone to act as USB host. So that you can connect a USB flash drive, keyboard, or mouse... to the phone.
There is an app in Google Play that allows to check your phone's capability of USB OTG or USB Host Mode, but I couIdn't test it with my Desire X, because I don't have any USB peripherals with a micro-usb connector. The app only says there are "classes" found (don't ask me what that means) that seem to support it. I couldn't see anything in the manual about it either.
The One X doesn't even have USB OTG with the kernel it uses now, but they might enable it in a future kernel update (read that somewhere).
Your best bet is to contact HTC support and ask them straight out.
I tested the app.
The Kernel is not supporting USB Hosting. (It`s only a Software issue, i think)
Hopefully the update will bring this feature.
S4 Play on MSM8225 doesn't support OTG. Just go on Qualcomm site and you can see it.
A bit late....
Hahaha I am a bit late on this one, but all aspects of USB OTG are functional on the Desire X w/ stock and some custom roms. This includes storage, keyboard/mouse, gamepads and much much more. Works flawlessly, and better than the Nexus 7 2013 on Stock can manage (no usb storage support!) One of the reasons I switched to CM 11 on my Nexus.
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Hahaha I am a bit late on this one, but all aspects of USB OTG are functional on the Desire X w/ stock and some custom roms. This includes storage, keyboard/mouse, gamepads and much much more. Works flawlessly, and better than the Nexus 7 2013 on Stock can manage (no usb storage support!) One of the reasons I switched to CM 11 on my Nexus.
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The thing is, USB OTG works only from Android version 4.1 and newer. 4.0 has no OTG support.
dansou901 said:
The thing is, USB OTG works only from Android version 4.1 and newer. 4.0 has no OTG support.
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Yeah, I forgot to mention that :silly:
How come when I try to connect a ps3 controller it doesn't work but USB storage does work.
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filipcar said:
How come when I try to connect a ps3 controller it doesn't work but USB storage does work.
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I think that you dont have the drivers.
Google it.
Hello everyone,
I have a rooted HTC Desire X, my rom is mySENSEdx+ RC2.0. I was wondering if the an MHL cable of Samsung S3 would work for me to link my phone to an LCD TV. I would like to know that because I don't want to take any risk buying that expensive cable.
Endless thanks in advance.
Bradypodion said:
Hello everyone,
I have a rooted HTC Desire X, my rom is mySENSEdx+ RC2.0. I was wondering if the an MHL cable of Samsung S3 would work for me to link my phone to an LCD TV. I would like to know that because I don't want to take any risk buying that expensive cable.
Endless thanks in advance.
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probably not we have OTG support YES but our dual core CPU is not even capable of running a 720p video so I have my doubts about the MHL cable
MihaiA7X said:
probably not we have OTG support YES but our dual core CPU is not even capable of running a 720p video so I have my doubts about the MHL cable
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First of all, thank you so much for your reply.
My brother has an LG Optimus 3D, it has a lower capacity than HTC DX's (Same CPU; RAM 250). He does link his phone to the LCD. Yet, I don't probably know more than you. I did not want to take any risk, the cable is a bit expensive for me; I cannot afford to buy it. ^^' ..but anyway, thank you so much. If I ever make sure I will inform you.
I have bought a MHL adapter from Deal Extreme but it doesnt work.
So I asked HTC if the dx supported mhl and they said it does but only if you
buy their mhl adapter.
Tresox said:
I have bought a MHL adapter from Deal Extreme but it doesnt work.
So I asked HTC if the dx supported mhl and they said it does but only if you
buy their mhl adapter.
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I see.. =l
By the way, another question came to my mind: Is there a difference between an adabter and a simple cable? One that I can mention is that adapters carry the name of the company like Samsung, whereas cables don't.
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I see.. =l
By the way, another question came to my mind: Is there a difference between an adabter and a simple cable? One that I can mention is that adapters carry the name of the company like Samsung, whereas cables don't.
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The Desire X doesnt have HDMI out so this is the only solution.
Folks
Can you recommend a cable that charges the phone and connects to HDMI at the same time. Sort of a two in one cable. My relative plays the phone video all day long connected to the TV
Thx
Anybody?
sam008 said:
Folks
Can you recommend a cable that charges the phone and connects to HDMI at the same time. Sort of a two in one cable. My relative plays the phone video all day long connected to the TV
Thx
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It's my understanding you can't get and HDMI cable to work on a Nexus 6.
That technology is called MHL and N6 does not support it.
Keep in mind too, if you have a tablet (like I have galaxy tab pro), it supports MHL. But if you use custom ROM, you will likely lose the MHL function.
Does it support SlimPorts?
Nope
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Google-Nexus-6_id8626
MHL and SLIMPORT is supported according to this ^
macasus76 said:
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Google-Nexus-6_id8626
MHL and SLIMPORT is supported according to this ^
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It is incorrect. Google wanted people to buy the Chromecast, so they did not put in support for either MHL or SlimPort.
RegnierD said:
It is incorrect. Google wanted people to buy the Chromecast, so they did not put in support for either MHL or SlimPort.
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Correct. I own all types of mhl cable(powered/un-powered) and none work or not detected by TV when used with Nexus 6.
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http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Google-Nexus-6_id8626
MHL and SLIMPORT is supported according to this ^
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sam008 said:
Folks
Neither actually function, and I've seen Motorola/Google Engineers respond to a question about this on the AOSP bug-tracker saying that they disabled it on the SoC of the Nexus 6.
Can you recommend a cable that charges the phone and connects to HDMI at the same time. Sort of a two in one cable. My relative plays the phone video all day long connected to the TV
Thx
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Sorry, no, they disabled it on the SoC they shipped in the Nexus 6.
Per slimport employees at CES 2015, Google removed support at the last minute before release to manufacturing. They said it was a very big surprise because support had been included during development.
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