Has any driver ever been developed to allow usb-host devices (such as my Toshiba e800bt) to use usb wifi sticks?
I currently have the Samsung Galaxy S2 which supports USB OTG, I'm trying to figure out a way to enable ANT+ for fitness apps. Their are several USB adapters such as the Suunto Movestick Mini. I was thinking I could hook up this usb stick and enable ANT+. Does anyone know if this is possible? I currently have ICS installed.
Has anyone done this on other USB OTG enabled phones?
anyone know of anything?
ANT+ via USB OTG
There was an officail anouncment about this from the ANT people the other day. With a siutable phone it should be now possible. I have made a release of my IpBike app today which in theory should work but I don't have a suitable device to test with so would be very interested in anyone getting it to work.
I would put some suitble linkes here but it looks like I can not. I have added some details to iforpowell.com
ifor said:
There was an officail anouncment about this from the ANT people the other day. With a siutable phone it should be now possible. I have made a release of my IpBike app today which in theory should work but I don't have a suitable device to test with so would be very interested in anyone getting it to work.
I would put some suitble linkes here but it looks like I can not. I have added some details to iforpowell.com
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I've just upgraded my SGS2 to ICS and connected a Suunto Movestick Mini Ant+ adapter using an USB OTG cable in order to be able to use my fitness sensors (HR belt and speed/cadence sensors from Garmin) and it works like a charm thanks to the great softwares created by ifor.
But be careful because after rooting my phone the new kernel was unable to handle the ANT USB driver and therefor it stopped working. After a few attempts i found that using a Siyah kernel (currently v4.0.1) will restore the ability to use again my Ant adapter and sensors.
I have read somewhere that cm on optimus 3d can connect successfully to bluetooth keyboards (and mice?). Is this correct?
The stock system cant handle bluetooth keyboards because the lack of the appropriate drivers, and I therefore wonder if would be possible to use the cm drivers without having to install cm7 and lose 3d and HDMI?
Or is there no change what so ever that we will get bluetooth mice and keyboard support on this devise?
Sincerely Henrik.
yea,that woul'd be the coolest thing to do. Whats the use of working hdmi if there is no bt hid or vice versa?
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are there any news on this yet?
Hello,
I'm new in Android environment and I don't have a clear picture how I can be extended a tablet functionality.
Example:
I buy a tablet which has no 3G radio, GPS and HDMI port in default, but it has USB port and Bluetooth.
Can I use a 3G USB webstick for this tablet?
What is needed for it from hardware and software side?
My idea is that for this from software side I would need a driver which is built in the kernel.
If I have a table without this driver (for example a Samsung P5110) what are my possibilities? Can a Custom ROM like CyanogenMod solve this issue?
Similar questions for the other two things:
Can I use a BT GPS receiver for my tablet without anything or it has requirements(hardware or software)?
How can I use USB port to watch a movie on a HDMI device?
I found two things regarding USB port which (I think) are relevant:
OTG and MHL.
As I understand MHL is need for the HDMI functionality, but it is a hardware parameter of the USB port/controller or a software thing?
If it is a hardware thing: How can I decide that a tablet USB port has this capability or not?
Same question to the OTG.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Regards,
Ponr
I have a Galaxy Tab 2 that I'm trying to get BlueTooth 4.0... if I use these adapters and upgrade to a 4.4 ROM, will it work?
How does Android deal with having two BT adapters to choose from?
To get a USB port: http://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Dongle-Female-Samsung-10-1-Inch/dp/B008THNXMI
To get BlueTooth 4.0: http://www.amazon.com/SuperTech-Bluetooth-Adapter-CSR8510-Controller/dp/B00HQCINKE/
I highly doubt it, even if the tab 2 is capable of detecting the bluetooth dongle and using one connected in such a method there is still the lack of drivers for that specific dongle that will work with android.
Thanks!
I figured BlueTooth devices would have more-or-less standard drivers that would be included in Android 4.4. If that's incorrect, is there a BT device/chipset/manufacturer that uses known-compatible hardware?
solution?
Hi, have you found a solution to connect the Tab 2 with a bluetooth 4 device?
Thanks
chris666x said:
Hi, have you found a solution to connect the Tab 2 with a bluetooth 4 device?
Thanks
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Just for you to know, I think that I performed all the necessary steps in my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10" (P5110) but unluckily it did not work:
1.- I installed the latest nighly build available of Cyanogen to upgrade to Android 4.4.4
2.- I purchased OTG cable (Amazon ASIN B007WRORVC)
3.- I purchased bluetooth 4.0 dongle (Amazon ASIN B00J2UEBY0)
4.- I activated the developers debug option by clicking 7 times on "Build number"
In fact, nothing happens (no new options appeared under the Bluetooth menu options, ...). Is there anything I can do to "wake up" the new hardware (Bluetooth 4.0) and disable the old built-in one (Bluetooth 3.0)?
Thanks
davidjava said:
In fact, nothing happens (no new options appeared under the Bluetooth menu options, ...). Is there anything I can do to "wake up" the new hardware (Bluetooth 4.0) and disable the old built-in one (Bluetooth 3.0)?
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I installed the USB Host Diagnostics app. When I run the diagnostics:
- If I plug the cable and the dongle... Device detected: yes
- If I plug the cable but not the dongle... Device detected: no
- If I do not plug the cable... Device detected: no
At least, it is good news that the results of the diagnostics make sense. It means that the hardware is being detected, so it is only a matter of drivers. I could purchase another dongle from a different manufacturer. Does anyone know one which has drivers for Android?
any update on a solution to connect the Tab 2 with a bluetooth 4 device?
I dont think its possible
Maybe with some "hacks" it can be done by default tab 2 supports 3.0