How do I connect my Android TV stick to my laptop? It has no reset or power on button. Just a microsd slot and two USB ports: a regular one and a mini usb one.
Hi can you tell us a little more about your device what make brand ect ect also some photos would really help
yes model number would help a lot.
usually it is going to be connected via the regular USB connector to the PC. Then you should see the internal and/or external SD cards as part of your computers resources.
Power on and off is by plugging in the power source, which sounds like it is micro-usb. Then remove to power off.
additional tips...
Some additional tips; I hope they can help...
In the OS settings, under "Device", subheading "USB", make certain that "connect to PC" is checked.
Also, if you use a microUSB-to-USB cable to connect the dongle to your PC, make certain you use a cable that you know has all four wires internally connected.
- I was going nuts one time, trying to figure out why I could not get the stick PC to connect over USB, and it turned out I was using a cheap microUSB-to-USB cable that was intended for power ONLY. (it had only the two power wires in the cable, and not the two data wires). Swapping the cable out solved that dilemma.
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I have a custom USB peripheral that I use to communicate through USB OTG of the tablet. The device is wired in such a way, that I don't use a Y-cable. In the USB line, I have wired it so that the device can either be powered by the tablet, or it can be powered by an external power supply.
Scenario A:
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When the USB peripheral device is self-powered, it directs power to itself and sends the power to the tablet as well. The tablet is charging while hosting the peripheral device. The USB connection is still intact.
When the power is pulled, the USB peripheral device shuts off completely. What should happen is when the power is pulled, the tablet should detect this and start supplying power to the USB peripheral. This doesn't happen for some reason, until the tablet is rebooted. When the tablet reboots, it detects that there is a USB device plugged in, and starts supplying power.
Scenario B:
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When the USB peripheral is bus-powered, (meaning the tablet is currently supplying power to peripheral device and is currently hosting it), plugging in the power to the peripheral SHOULD start charging the tablet. This doesn't happen. Instead, the tablet continues to discharge.
So basically, I would like the tablet to supply power to the USB device when it detects that the power is gone. Alternatively, when the tablet detects power coming into its port, it should start charging.
Because I custom made the USB peripheral device, I am able to manually force the host to re-enumerate the device by pulling down the 1.5K pullup (hopefully you know which one I am talking about). Do you think this will work? In my application, I wouldn't have access to the OTG adapter and therefore I wouldn't be able to pull it out from the tablet. [That's what he said...]
How would I come to realize in my app that the power is lost and I need to re-initialize a new handle for the USB stream? Suppose I am able to do this, re-initializing the USB port will enable the tablet to start charging again?
Thanks.
Hi guys. Is there an app out there that makes it possible to connect an external USB flash drive or 2.5" drive to the shield tab via its USB port?
I'm pretty sure you just do, and you'll be good. Strangely I've never had any problems using an OTG USB drive with the Shield. That's what you'd be looking for, by the way... Am OTG cable.
One quick thing to note is, be prepared to need to power the hard drive. The tablet may not have enough juice to power a full hard drive. So if you plug it in and it isn't recognized, try a powered USB hub.
Secondly, make sure you have ES file explorer.
I use a WD ultra passport portable 1tb drive and a otg cable.
I just plug in, open ES file explorer an get what I need an unmount an disconnect.
You'll lose a few percent of battery potential as expected.
WR
Thanks guys. I'm honestly shocked this actually works. I tried it with my WD passport laptop drive and low and behold it works flawlessly. With the research I did in the past with my HTC EVDO 3D, and reading all the comments on various messageboards, I really thought connecting USB HDDs to any Android device would not work. Does it work in this instance mainly because the device is a Shield Tablet? Or is it only because I'm rooted, and as a result any rooted Android device will allow USB HDDs to be used?
OTG and enough power
It just works if your (android) device has an On the Go (OTG) USB connector AND if it gives enough power to your (hard) drive. If there isn't enough power, you need a Y OTG cable and external power source. Many smartphones do not provide the 500mA at 5V they should provide, but tablets usually give enough from my experience.
Could some one please suggest a way in which I can avoid running down the phone's battery when accessing the internet via a hard wired connection into the USB micro port of my mobile phone?
Do you think this would work?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ethernet-Adaptor-For-Fire-TV-And-Fire-TV-Stick-Chromecast-Micro-USB-To-RJ45/312268571554?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D52543%26meid%3D2e2122594617494089d83d6877e7d6e4%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D7%26sd%3D323484176731%26itm%3D312268571554&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
For this purpose I do not want to access the internet on the phone by wireless.
Robin
I have tried:
IA micro to usb adapter: Plugable: Model USB2-OTGE100. It does not have a power supply and uses my phone's battery to power the adapter.
A Micro-B usb hub that has 3 standard usb outputs and one power input. It also has a Charge to OTG switch and it does not do what I want as it does not charge the phone at the same time as browsing the internet.
My Samsung S9 has had some screen damage and the touchscreen mostly does not work.
In order to navigate it I must use a mouse that I connect to the phone using the supplied USB C- A adapter.
I wish to get my phone repaired but I wish to backup all the data upon it first.
If I plug my phone directly into my PC, it asks for my permission to allow the PC access. However, since the touchscreen does not work properly, I cannot press the button to accept.
I could not plug both the mouse and PC simultaneously.
So I bought a USB-C hub. (Actually I've bought several, none of them have worked, this latest one is the most expensive and I had hoped it would work - (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07ZVKTP53/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1).
It has a separate port for USB-C Power Delivery and a separate one for data.
I plug the attached USB-C cable from the hub into my phone, and then I plug my mouse into a regular USB port, my charger into the USB-C PD port, and another USB-C to A cable from the USB-C Data port on the hub into a USB port at the back of my (new) PC.
Now my computer does not recognise my phone at all, nor does my phone seem to acknowledge it is connected to a PC. The mouse still works upon the phone and it charges fine through the PD port. If I plug the phone straight into the PC, it is recognised, so I do not think the problem lies there. The hub seems to block communication between the phone and PC.
I would like to backup my data and get my phone repaired. If anyone can solve the USB-C Hub issue or propose another solution to my problem then I would be grateful.
A mouse and keyboard will take priority over anything else in a hub.
I'm betting the hub's power is 2000mA or 2.0 Amps.
What does your fone charger state its power is? Add the mouse, keyboard, and fone's milliamps together. If it's more than the hub's power pack supplies....
In this situation, I would use Vysor, this will defo solve your problem, it allows you work with your fone on your pc/lappy by providing a lovely window that is a duplicate of your fone screen, you'll be glad you found this!!!
I can provide an old cracked version I used for my emergencies, if there is no objections?
Then you'll only need the mouse to use as your finger
Google Vysor. case closed lol.
Pachacouti said:
A mouse and keyboard will take priority over anything else in a hub.
I'm betting the hub's power is 2000mA or 2.0 Amps.
What does your fone charger state its power is? Add the mouse, keyboard, and fone's milliamps together. If it's more than the hub's power pack supplies....
In this situation, I would use Vysor, this will defo solve your problem, it allows you work with your fone on your pc/lappy by providing a lovely window that is a duplicate of your fone screen, you'll be glad you found this!!!
I can provide an old cracked version I used for my emergencies, if there is no objections?
Then you'll only need the mouse to use as your finger
Google Vysor. case closed lol.
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Hi
Thanks for your reply
It's not a battery hub, but just a USB-C hub (check the link). Power comes from the PD USB-C port which is hooked up to my phone's original USB-C charger.
It also fails to work even when a mouse isn't attached to it.
I will look into Vysor. Also thought about the possibility of using a standalone bluetooth mouse which would free up the cable.
Your fone will suck the life out of a poorly powered hub, by using vysor, your pc/lappy mouse will work your fone using vysor, best app I've ever seen for working with broken screens, just plug phone direct into lappy, vysor works if you've no screen at all!!!!!
Use
Vysor
www.vysor.io
...Njoi
Dont pay for mouses/hubs in this scenario. Just pay for a top quality tool. I would place this as my number one android tool for ANY fone.
Again, if all your doing is data recovery (saving your stuff) I have a patch for an earlier version to unlock full version I swear by, you could use this once if only to try before you buy
The hub supports 85W fast charging directly from mains, which is what it is getting.
How do I enable USB debugging specifically for the app?
I have enabled it in developer options but when I connect my phone via USB to my computer as per the Vysor app, another window pops up on my phone asking to allow USB debugging. Ask there is no mouse attached to the phone at this point, I am unable to allow it.
I have a custom designed & built USB hub board, where multiple such boards have been working with multiple android devices for multiple years. One thing I can always do with a new USB device is plug my board into the Android device, then plug a USB thumb drive into one of my boards hub inputs, and then from the Android device use Google Files to view the contents of the "disk" (the USB thumb drive). Note that most times I must first go to Settings, turn on Developer Options, and change the Default USB Configuration to allow File Transfer.
Now I'm trying it out with the very inexpensive B130DL. I've changed Default USB Configuration to allow File Transfer. I plug a USB thumb drive into my hub board in advance, and I plug my usb hub board into the B130DL in advance. Then I power up the usb hub board. SUCCESS... a moment later the BL130DL shows that USB trident icon at the top. From Google Files I'm able to view the contents of this disk. UH OH... a moment later I get a message that the usb device has been ejected. (I believe this message comes from Google Files. If I'm not currently running Google Files, I don't see this eject message. I just see the USB trident icon go away.)
Note that the B130DL is [disliking] my USB hub, specifically. If I plug in both B130DL and USB thumb drive, then it takes about 6.5 seconds from powering on the hub board to when the B130DL shows the USB trident icon. Then it takes another roughly 9 seconds for the USB trident icon to go away again. If I do the same test, plugging in the USB thumb drive 3 seconds after powering on the hub board, then the same things happen based on timing from powering on the hub board. Also, once ejected, removing and replacing the USB thumb drive doesn't repeat the test. I must remove and replace hub board power to repeat the test. In essence, it seems like the B130DL is ejecting the hub and thus everything on it. Meanwhile, a separate USB OTG cable works indefinitely when plugged into the B130DL. Note as well that this very same usb hub board works great and continuously when plugged into a different phone (Samsung A01, Android 11). I've been swapping between phones (B130DL and A01) repeatedly to make sure I haven't broken my hub board in any way. Also, In the past, this usb board has worked with Android 9 and 10. The B130DL is Android 10.
So what about the B130DL is it that causes it to first work with my usb hub board and then eject it? Any good ideas? Again, note that the problem is NOT intrinsically with my custom usb hub board, because that works great with many other Android devices. It's this specific B130DL that has the problem. True, it might be customized by BLU to refuse a number of USB OTG devices. Or it might be customized by BLUE to do something else. This is my question.
Thanks!