OTG cable for Xperia U - Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go

Hey Guys,
I got Xperia U 2 weeks back and it's my first smart phone. 'm planning to buy OTG cable for my mobile.
Can someone pls elaborate how to use the Cable and it's advantages..
THANKS IN ADVANCE...

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Sathya18 said:
Hey Guys,
I got Xperia U 2 weeks back and it's my first smart phone. 'm planning to buy OTG cable for my mobile.
Can someone pls elaborate how to use the Cable and it's advantages..
THANKS IN ADVANCE...
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its easy to use..just plug and use..download any file manager (i use es file explorer) and manage ur files!
u can directly play music using walkman, play videos etc.!
i think theres also a tutorial in xda for saving game data in flash drives!
Cheers! :good:

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BTW; I tried my new otg adapter with my usb sticks on an Xperia U: all worked fine, except a 16GB with USB3. The phone says: There is not enough power.
Is this a known problem with usb3? Or has this very usb stick a problem?

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problem
hey I bought the otg cable..wen I connected it to my phone it's showing USB mass storage found..then I installed es file manager..but I could not see the device in that app...pls help me wit details,., thanks in advance..

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stm999999999 said:
BTW; I tried my new otg adapter with my usb sticks on an Xperia U: all worked fine, except a 16GB with USB3. The phone says: There is not enough power.
Is this a known problem with usb3? Or has this very usb stick a problem?
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It happens with some usb sticks, they require more power than the phone can deliver, so it gives that error. Funny I use a 16GB usb stick from sandisk without problems and 8GB kingstons and Verbatim give that error too.
Sathya18 said:
hey I bought the otg cable..wen I connected it to my phone it's showing USB mass storage found..then I installed es file manager..but I could not see the device in that app...pls help me wit details,., thanks in advance..
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Use androzip or other file explorer, that happens with me too.

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Mixed Bag
I have same 'requires too much power' problem :
Doesn't work for me:
Kingston DataTraveler Generation 2 USBstick (8Gb)
Duracell (PRO) Micro SDHC card CLASS 10 (8Gb) *
Generic Micro SD card CLASS 4 (2Gb) *
(* tried in 3 different card readers 2 of which are the miniature netbook type)
Does work for me:
Verbatim Store 'n' Go PinStripe USB stick (4Gb) (although astro filemanager and Clean filemanger sometimes show the disc as empty after 10 mins or so and only behave after a phone restart)
Panasonic DMC-TZ15 Digital Camera (with the Duracell (PRO) Micro SDHC card CLASS 10 (8Gb))
Peripherals connected to, Xperia U main microUSB(AB) socket via 90°(left hand) microUSB(B-male) to USB(A-female) adapter (no trailing cable).
(Apparently for a USB socket to be OTG compliant, it must be AB capable, yet the adapter i purchased wasn't specifically sold as an OTG capable item)
Very disappointing USB OTG memory stick/card performance from the Xperia U. Especially since there is no internal memory card slot and only 6 or 4 Gb of internal storage, depending on your view and/or phone software (partition) setup.
Saving grace is the 50Gb 'free with Xperia phones' cloud storage, with box.com, and the ability to take Photos on my camera and upload them to the tinternet while....on the go.
And of course I can use the micro SD card in the camera, on which I can pre load other files (namely Music and Video), as a 'powered' reader.
It would still be nice to just pop in the miniature sized reader complete with Micro SD card into the 90° adapter and browse away, as it makes the phone compact and convenient enough to use.
And of course the whole kerfuffle just begs the question;
Sony, why didn't you include memory card capability on the Xperia U ?
Phone : Sony Xperia U(ST25i) Running Android 4.0.4 build 6.1.1.B.1.54 (official update, Unrooted, Bootloader Locked)

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Advantages:
1.cool browsing with mouse
2.expend your storage by plugging a pen drive (must be in FAT format)
3.with root access you can move apps and games to it(solve the crisis of Xperia U )
4.and more
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What about battery life?
Enviado desde mi GT-P7510 usando Tapatalk 2

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Well yea it not long as normal of course but the mouse doesn't use too much but the keyboard does unless if it is a wireless keyboard only the Bluetooth will take
Sent from my Xperia U using xda premium

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Main advantage of otg for me is i can use external storage then change to costum kernel that support ntfs so i can download torrent

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You can use paragon ntfs too
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need help
Hi everyone, I want to connect webcam(by otg) to my xperia U by any means (if it necessary by linux OC)
or just i found "github.com/openxc/android-webcam" this library but dont know how to compile it can u help me?.How to instal install V4L2 module? Please help me to connect it.Give some instruction please