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**Connectivity between mobiles,tabs & USB devices **

6 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/connectivity-between-mobiles-tabs-usb-devices.180786/

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IndRaj95 Original post #1
Jan 17, 2014 at 12:04 AM
I need to know the best price of a cable which can connect mobile phones & tablets with pen drives & data cards.
I would prefer cables that don't required OTG suppport on mobile devices,if at all they are available.
Vyom
Vyom #2
Jan 17, 2014 at 8:45 PM
I use a locally bought Rs 50 OTG cable to connect my N7 (tab) with any USB storage device.
Not sure how can you connect them *without* OTG support.
Hrishi
Hrishi #3
Jan 17, 2014 at 10:51 PM
There are bluetooth based storage devices based on bluetooth network. But they are expensive.
AFAIK , most of the cellphones and tablets only have USB port for wired connectivity. ANd for using them you must have a device with USB OTG suppport. You can have custom kernels that may add this feature.
Plus you may even need the Y jack , to use external power bank in order to power you memory devices.

So without OTG , I wonder what mechanism you plan to use , .
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IndRaj95 #4
Jan 21, 2014 at 10:01 PM
Hmm...If the device does support OTG then can any OTG cable can be used to connect pen drives,hard disks,mouse,keyboard,data cards of all major companies?
Does it require additional software in device to enable the connected device to work?

I've also heard that some devices don't support some data cards.Is it true?
Does it depend on the kind of OTG cable?
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IndRaj95 #5
Jan 27, 2014 at 9:37 PM
Any answers to my queries??
Vyom
Vyom #6
Jan 27, 2014 at 10:33 PM
IndRaj95 said:
Hmm...If the device does support OTG then can any OTG cable can be used to connect pen drives,hard disks,mouse,keyboard,data cards of all major companies?
Does it require additional software in device to enable the connected device to work?

I've also heard that some devices don't support some data cards.Is it true?
Does it depend on the kind of OTG cable?
Click to expand...

Lot of questions.
Try an OTG cable from local market first. Mine costed Rs 50 and works with Nexus 7.
It can be used to connect any external USB storage media.
You would need StickyMount app to use OTG connection. Its available on play market.