Hi there,
I am considering the Nexus S and wonder if someone would share their experience and knowledge with me:
Q1.What is the Nexus S call quality like using the stock Android?
I'd be grateful if you would compare this with another 'phone e.g
Samsung Galaxy S, or a Nokia 'phone, or an iPhone.
Q2.Does the Nexus S support USB OTG?
I would like to connect a USB device, like a SD or CF card,
to the device so that I can download items from my camera etc.
Many thanks in advance for all those who read this post.
Best wishes,
F
Q1.What is the Nexus S call quality like using the stock Android?
Coming from a 3GS, I've heard and been heard no problem whatsoever.
On the other hand, talking on speaker...you have to really talk into the speaker (next to the usb con) for people to hear you well.
Q2.Does the Nexus S support USB OTG?
Apparently it does! I have yet to try it and see if it really works...
USB OTG
If you have the cables and are still interested in otg, check out ezkeel's post and help him out by testing. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19926148&postcount=748
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Can anyone running one of the Froyo leaks confirm if the audio out via the USB port works like it should? I'd like to know before I go buy a cable.
I currently have to plug both audio and usb cables in when I get in my car and I'm looking to cut it down to just the one.
TIA
no it does not and this is the 4th post about this lately, btw. try using the search feature.
I searched "audio, usb, froyo". There were 6 results but only 1 relevant, about it not working with the media dock on 11/11. Sorry the search function missed the others, but thanks anyways. Has anyone successfully gotten it to work, might be a better question.
unfortunatly, no. no one has. the official samsung desk dock uses the usb for audio out and its still not working there either.
Somewhere I read that with ics every device will have this feature.
Will also the Nexus S be upgraded?Does the actual porting support this feature?
Thanks
I don't think the hardware of the present smartphones provide power out for the micro-usb slot. Hence we cannot have USB OTG functionality. Personally would love if someone corrected me........ even many Nokia yester year phones have OTG.
Hey
Once again probly a stupid question but is there any phone that can basically directly display onto a TV or similar. Kind of like a video output on a PlayStation/DVD etc. Not USB mass storage.
I want to view my screen on the tv .
Thanks.
P.s hope I put it in the right forum
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
There are a few phones with HDMI outputs, if you search wikipedia there is a list of phones with features.
The Galaxy Nexus has a HDMI out combined with its micro USB port, to connect it to a TV you would need a MHL connector. You could probably get one off ebay or amazon, or just a phone shop.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc also has a HDMI connector.
galaxy note also can use a MHL connector
Cheers people. I was more curious as to whether it could be done but now I know its that easy I'll have to give it a go.
Thanks for the input everyone
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Sorry if this is a silly question, but I'd like to know if it would ever be possible to use USB Cable as HDMI for a device without it?
Does that make any sense?
Also, if you guys have any apps or mods that can record a video of my phone screen at a decent framerate (to record gameplay)
Please let me know.
jacob66 said:
Sorry if this is a silly question, but I'd like to know if it would ever be possible to use USB Cable as HDMI for a device without it?
Does that make any sense?
Also, if you guys have any apps or mods that can record a video of my phone screen at a decent framerate (to record gameplay)
Please let me know.
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It is certainpy possible with a pc. You could use a raspberry pi as a "converter" so you can output to your tv
jacob66 said:
Sorry if this is a silly question, but I'd like to know if it would ever be possible to use USB Cable as HDMI for a device without it?
Does that make any sense?
Also, if you guys have any apps or mods that can record a video of my phone screen at a decent framerate (to record gameplay)
Please let me know.
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If your device has MHL (Like the HTC EVO 3D), you have HDMI out through the USB port.
You just need an MHL adapter. Other than that, if your phone does not support HDMI out, it won't have it.
USB to HDMI?
You mean hdmi to USB correct? I used this:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007KI8IMW/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00
to connect a monitor to my PC via USB 3.0 (has worked like a charm for weeks now.
They are designing a new one, or perhaps it's already out. Search ianker.com if you are looking for something similar.
#UP:
I use the same Very good conventer
jacob66 said:
Sorry if this is a silly question, but I'd like to know if it would ever be possible to use USB Cable as HDMI for a device without it?
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In the generic sense, no. As noted above, some mobile devices have USB-style connectors that support MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link), which allow low-cost cables to support HDMI output and/or USB.
For PCs (Windows, Macs and Linux), there are video adapters that can be thought of as video cards that connect via USB (rather than PCI Express, for example). This kind of adapter could work on tablets, phones, etc. if there were a driver written for them, but this is a nontrivial task and the market is unproven, especially as MHL adoption grows.
Jonathan from Plugable
monoprice.com seach usb to hdmi
The only issue is if the device does not have mhl, then as of right now theres no way of gerting it to work in that sense. Even if you use say CM roms they cant take advantage of mhl even id your phone supports it. The devs have stated time and time again its proprietary and will basically never come. Regardless, im much more interested in miracast, simply put wireless hdmi connection to your tv. I have my nexus 7 using it via my ras pi. However its not polished yet and is a similar state to what Ive gotten using samsungs version with a dongle. Check it out if your interested google Android Transporter. Its on the raspberry pi website. They also got it working on the galaxy nexus and some other nexus device's.
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Hey, I had a good search and found a lot of general info on this but I couldn't find anything specific to our device, so here goes:
Has anyone had any luck using a USB headphones amp / DAC with their One XL via USB OTG? I'm looking specifically at the FiiO range but would love to hear of any others that have been confirmed to work. I'm hoping for a very confident "it'll probably work" before I spend $++
I'm running the latest AOKP 4.2.2 release preview (Rohan). I have got various USB peripherals working via a $5 OTG cable, including a keyboard & mouse and memory stick [StickMount didn't work but I was able to access the contents under /mnt/usbdisk just fine with ES File Explorer].
I'm happy flashing different kernels but don't really have experience manually editing linux system files.
I've read / skimmed most of this monster thread on head-fi, and the consensus seems to be that YMMV depending on the two devices, USB DAC and phone, used: http://www.head-fi.org/t/595071/android-phones-and-usb-dacs/1320
I also have a Nexus 7 that I would be far less concerned about breaking in the name of research, and I also happen to own the Logitech G930 gaming headset that some people have reported success with with Android, so I might have a crack getting that to work before I buy anything else.
Cheers!
TrancerSte said:
Hey, I had a good search and found a lot of general info on this but I couldn't find anything specific to our device, so here goes:
Has anyone had any luck using a USB headphones amp / DAC with their One XL via USB OTG? I'm looking specifically at the FiiO range but would love to hear of any others that have been confirmed to work. I'm hoping for a very confident "it'll probably work" before I spend $++
I'm running the latest AOKP 4.2.2 release preview (Rohan). I have got various USB peripherals working via a $5 OTG cable, including a keyboard & mouse and memory stick [StickMount didn't work but I was able to access the contents under /mnt/usbdisk just fine with ES File Explorer].
I'm happy flashing different kernels but don't really have experience manually editing linux system files.
I've read / skimmed most of this monster thread on head-fi, and the consensus seems to be that YMMV depending on the two devices, USB DAC and phone, used: http://www.head-fi.org/t/595071/android-phones-and-usb-dacs/1320
I also have a Nexus 7 that I would be far less concerned about breaking in the name of research, and I also happen to own the Logitech G930 gaming headset that some people have reported success with with Android, so I might have a crack getting that to work before I buy anything else.
Cheers!
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After you skimmed some one posted a master update:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/595071/android-phones-and-usb-dacs/1785#post_9215106
I want to believe that most of the diy dacs will work because 90% use a PCM2707 to talk to the usb. Then either they use the pcm2707 internal decoder, or feed the is2 signal from the pcm2707 to a higher quality dac