Connecting USB headset to nexus 7 2013 via USB otg.

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Is there any way to connect my Logitech headset having USB cable to nexus 7 2013 via USB otg? Note that my nexus is no rooted. I have tried using nexus media importer and nexus USB otg manager but of no use. Even external hard drive is not detected by the app.
Any solutions?

You need to root your Nexus 7 before accessing any files from USB flash drive/external hard drive.
Even if you root it, your tab might not support drivers with NTFS. To fix this you may need to flash a new firmware/ROM.

Read this XDA thread for detail: is the new nexus 7 hardware support OTG? | Nexus 7 (2013) | XDA Forums

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Vyom said:
You need to root your Nexus 7 before accessing any files from USB flash drive/external hard drive.
Even if you root it, your tab might not support drivers with NTFS. To fix this you may need to flash a new firmware/ROM.

Read this XDA thread for detail: is the new nexus 7 hardware support OTG? | Nexus 7 (2013) | XDA Forums

So there is no legit way to use USB otg without rooting? So what's the point of advertising the "USB otg" as a feature for nexus?

And what does it really mean that a device supports USB otg?

kalam_gohab said:
So there is no legit way to use USB otg without rooting? So what's the point of advertising the "USB otg" as a feature for nexus?

And what does it really mean that a device supports USB otg?

I think you *can* use keyboard and mouse without rooting by connecting it via OTG cable. I know my Nexus 7 (2012) can do. I don't seem to recall USB OTG as "advertized". But I am glad that you can atleast use it with rooting.
Also development of Ubuntu Touch is supported only on N7 (2013) and not on older model. You should be happy about it atleast.

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Vyom said:
I think you *can* use keyboard and mouse without rooting by connecting it via OTG cable. I know my Nexus 7 (2012) can do. I don't seem to recall USB OTG as "advertized". But I am glad that you can atleast use it with rooting.
Also development of Ubuntu Touch is supported only on N7 (2013) and not on older model. You should be happy about it atleast.

The whole point of USB otg is the ability of connecting a storage device to th device without the need of a external source for example PC. Connecting keyboards and mice should be added as perks..

Wait a minute, if you can connect keyboard and mice, then why not external headset with USB cable?

And also, Iam waiting for Android l ota and after that I'll root. ☺

kalam_gohab said:
The whole point of USB otg is the ability of connecting a storage device to th device without the need of a external source for example PC. Connecting keyboards and mice should be added as perks..

Wait a minute, if you can connect keyboard and mice, then why not external headset with USB cable?

And also, Iam waiting for Android l ota and after that I'll root. ☺

Even if you root now, you can still get OTA updates. Although after updating OS via OTA, you might need to root again.

Also, have you tried connecting KB/Mouse using your OTG cable? That would confirm whether it's not your OTG which is at fault.

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Vyom said:
Even if you root now, you can still get OTA updates. Although after updating OS via OTA, you might need to root again.

Also, have you tried connecting KB/Mouse using your OTG cable? That would confirm whether it's not your OTG which is at fault.

Woah.. Now everything works fine. I can even be able to connect USB drive. But my external drive and headsets don't work with this method. Any solutions?

And also some videos do not open. It says "can't open the video file". Any fix to this?

Solution for external drive and headset seems to be "rooting" to me, which I already explained earlier.
To play videos, install a player like MX Player and/or VLC player.

Vyom said:
Solution for external drive and headset seems to be "rooting" to me, which I already explained earlier.
To play videos, install a player like MX Player and/or VLC player.

VLC is still buggy

$hadow said:
VLC is still buggy

It just came out with an update this month, so doesn't hurt to try.

Vyom said:
It just came out with an update this month, so doesn't hurt to try.

Uninstalled it 2 weeks ago coz of it's weird behaviour. But will try it again now :-D

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Vyom said:
Solution for external drive and headset seems to be "rooting" to me, which I already explained earlier.
To play videos, install a player like MX Player and/or VLC player.

I tried using vlc and mx player but no use. Same error. Any solutions

kalam_gohab said:
I tried using vlc and mx player but no use. Same error. Any solutions

Possible reasons:
1. You didn't install the Codecs. Although the video player prompts to download them if it needed. You sure you didn't skipped installing any codecs?
2. Probably the video is corrupt? Have you tried to play other videos?

What was the format of the video? What is the exact error? A screenshot can help. You can take it by pressing Power button + Volume down button.

kalam_gohab said:
I tried using vlc and mx player but no use. Same error. Any solutions

Vyom said:
Possible reasons:
1. You didn't install the Codecs. Although the video player prompts to download them if it needed. You sure you didn't skipped installing any codecs?
2. Probably the video is corrupt? Have you tried to play other videos?

What was the format of the video? What is the exact error? A screenshot can help. You can take it by pressing Power button + Volume down button.

as already mentioned by Vyom, MX player needs seperate codecs depending on the chipset

kalam_gohab said:
Is there any way to connect my Logitech headset having USB cable to nexus 7 2013 via USB otg? Note that my nexus is no rooted. I have tried using nexus media importer and nexus USB otg manager but of no use. Even external hard drive is not detected by the app.
Any solutions?

USB Audio only works with DACs AFAIK. To enable it for headset you might have to play with Kernel modules.
NON-ROOTED Nexus 7 can mount Pen Drives (Its just not added to your file explorer)

Try your luck with "FILE COMMANDER" app with its "OTG PLUGIN"

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Vyom said:
1. You didn't install the Codecs. Although the video player prompts to download them if it needed. You sure you didn't skipped installing any codecs?

nexus 7 runs on ARMv7 NEON processor so no need of Codes, they are integrated in app.

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ankush28 said:
USB Audio only works with DACs AFAIK. To enable it for headset you might have to play with Kernel modules.
NON-ROOTED Nexus 7 can mount Pen Drives (Its just not added to your file explorer)

Try your luck with "FILE COMMANDER" app with its "OTG PLUGIN"

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nexus 7 runs on ARMv7 NEON processor so no need of Codes, they are integrated in app.

Well, if it is then, why does the app doesn't play videos?

And also, the extension of the vids are mp4. Iam using nexus otg file Manager.

the f are you all talking about you uninformed people.
you can use es file explorer to use usb flash drive or fat32/ntfs notebook hard drive on nexus7 2012 without rooting!!!!!!!!
you can use a kb and mouse also without rooting.
mx player now installs nvidia tegra3 codec on its own and hw+ decoder plays almost all formats.

Gollum said:
the f are you all talking about you uninformed people.
you can use es file explorer to use usb flash drive or fat32/ntfs notebook hard drive on nexus7 2012 without rooting!!!!!!!!
you can use a kb and mouse also without rooting.
mx player now installs nvidia tegra3 codec on its own and hw+ decoder plays almost all formats.

The F are you talking about? OP is discussing about 2013 model, not the older one. And I am a hundred percent positively sure you can't browse files on N7 2012 without rooting and without using stickmount.

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Vyom said:
The F are you talking about? OP is discussing about 2013 model, not the older one. And I am a hundred percent positively sure you can't browse files on N7 2012 without rooting and without using stickmount.

No sir you are wrong, using a USB otg pend drive i was able to browse the pen drive contents without rooting . using es file explorer

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Guys~? Back on topic please?

How can I get to stream vids and movies from my pendrive? I can run audio files but cant play mp4 video files.. Other extensions are not playable too.. Tried using VLC and MX player but of no use..

Fixes anyone?

Can you copy files to your system storage?

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Tried File commander?

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The app you are using can't play videos. Why you bought such poor app? when nexus media importer was available?? (or is it cr@CkeD )

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i can confirm on my nexus 5 and 7(2012) i cannot use usb otg without root
i found a solution without root however- use nexus media importer,works like a charm with my 1200D

kkn13 said:
i can confirm on my nexus 5 and 7(2012) i cannot use usb otg without root
i found a solution without root however- use nexus media importer,works like a charm with my 1200D

I have nexus 7 2012 32gb and I can browse and play any content using my otg cable off my seagate 1tb NTFS HDD and 8gb HP flash Drive without rooting.
All thanks to ES File manager.
BTW have you updated your tablet to kitkat4.4.4?

to use USB you have to click on the options button on the top left corner and open Local tab>USB

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Gollum said:
I have nexus 7 2012 32gb and I can browse and play any content using my otg cable off my seagate 1tb NTFS HDD and 8gb HP flash Drive without rooting.
All thanks to ES File manager.
BTW have you updated your tablet to kitkat4.4.4?

to use USB you have to click on the options button on the top left corner and open Local tab>USB

ohh i didnt try this
i couldnt see it by default in es file manager or any other methods
will try this later
both are on kitkat 4.4.4

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UPDATE:-
thanks your method worked!! dunno why its hidden away like this,samsung phones show options for otg in the notification centre itself
though im disappointed that NTFS support is not yet present

still nifty feature though for pendrives etc
doesnt connect to my other android and windows phone devices

kkn13 said:
ohh i didnt try this
i couldnt see it by default in es file manager or any other methods
will try this later
both are on kitkat 4.4.4

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UPDATE:-
thanks your method worked!! dunno why its hidden away like this,samsung phones show options for otg in the notification centre itself
though im disappointed that NTFS support is not yet present
still nifty feature though for pendrives etc
doesnt connect to my other android and windows phone devices

NTFS is present - you can copy from an external device to nexus but cannot paste to it yet

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Gollum said:
NTFS is present - you can copy from an external device to nexus but cannot paste to it yet

it says ntfs support isnt there yet and will be implemented in further updates and im running the latest version of es file explorer
any idea how to work around this? also does it support external Hdds?

kkn13 said:
it says ntfs support isnt there yet and will be implemented in further updates and im running the latest version of es file explorer
any idea how to work around this? also does it support external Hdds?

Eh what?
is this on nexus 4 or nexus 7?
It works fine on my tab nexus 7 2012

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Gollum said:
Eh what?
is this on nexus 4 or nexus 7?
It works fine on my tab nexus 7 2012

nexus 5,yet to try it on my nexus 7
i even tried reinstalling es

i have es 3.2.0