Info and Question regarding OTG on our Moto G (Falcon;2013) - Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

dear all falcon user , i've some curiosity regarding OTG.
-> I found only our moto G gives over 4 volt through OTG and that can fluently run any portable HDD without any extra power (any rom). its tested and i use a portable HDD. did you found any other set with this feature? i didnt found any.
-> is there any difference between OTG and USB Host? i also run a portable usb speaker. some OTG suported device does support only pen drive/flash drive+Mouse+KyBrd. does not detect any HDD/USB speaker (eg Moto E 2nd/ local Chinese brand). i just want to know the difference of their OTG system.
sorry for my long post. hope u'll share ur knowledge if got enough time to reply. thanks.

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[Q] Can the XOOM act as a USB Host?

Hi, can anyone who owns a XOOM pls let me know if you can plug in:
1) a USB flash drive to the XOOM, and view and open files on the drive?
2) an external hard drive and view and access files from your XOOM
Many thanks
masrinz said:
Hi, can anyone who owns a XOOM pls let me know if you can plug in:
1) a USB flash drive to the XOOM, and view and open files on the drive?
2) an external hard drive and view and access files from your XOOM
Many thanks
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Does the Xoom have a USB port? Pretty sure it only has MicroUSB. I guess they do have microusb flash drives not that I look.
Hi. Yup its only got micro USB, but I guess you could use the included adapter cable to plug in a flash drive.... we don't have the XOOM here yet, but the functionality of being able to connect a flash drive, move files e.g. PDF or .doc and then view them is important to me.
masrinz said:
Hi. Yup its only got micro USB, but I guess you could use the included adapter cable to plug in a flash drive.... we don't have the XOOM here yet, but the functionality of being able to connect a flash drive, move files e.g. PDF or .doc and then view them is important to me.
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As of today what you want is not avab. The cable it comes with doesn't take input. They do have a cable online that will do this one day, but doesn't do it yet.
Sent from my Xoom using Tapatalk
The cable that Motorola "will" be selling is a micro-usb to standard usb (female) adapter. I'll look around for the sources, but I know that I saw this detailed in a few videos from Motorola techs and at least one reviewer site.
The cable is not just a straight conversion of form factor, but has the necessary pinout to instruct the Xoom to jump into usb host mode. From the reports that I saw, it would absolutely provide the ability to plug usb drives, cameras and other accessories into the xoom for direct access. In fact, the reviewer that I saw, made a comment that they had verified the functionality by plugging in a couple usb keyboards... supposedly worked like a champ.
Lame that we need a "special" adapter, but I can imagine that if it is just a pinout issue, it may be possible for the good folks here at XDA to craft a software solution that would allow us to bypass the motorola-branded cable... It would have been WAY cooler if it was a standard usb port, like some of the other tablets on the horizon.
Thanks. They mention in many reviews and I think Google mentioned it too that you can attach a mouse or keyboard by cable (I know about Bluetooth) which suggests that it should support input, so is it just a hardware interface thing or an actual firmware OS/software issue?
Edit: thanks for the great response gigglebox.... we posted simultaneously
Is this it?
http://www.clove.co.uk/motorola-xoom-camera-connection-kit
masrinz said:
Is this it?
http://www.clove.co.uk/motorola-xoom-camera-connection-kit
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Visually, yeah. Looks like they took it off their site for some reason. In fact the only times that I saw this on Moto's site, was in the day or 2 leading up to the launch... when typing in xoom into the search bar on their landing page, it would spit out a drop-down menu listing the Camera Connection Kit (by name and pic).
I dont like the fact that they call it a "camera connection", but they werent pulling any punches about it serving as a host. They did note that the external storage (thumbdrives, etc) were not yet supported, but that they would be. The cameras and (according to them) keyboards were working now.
I believe it is possible but right now it is a software limitation.
More info here: https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/329075
Droid4All said:
I believe it is possible but right now it is a software limitation.
More info here: https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/329075
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Agreed, the engineer from moto definitely says the hardware should accept any usb 2.0 or higher device, but it's a software issue. Toshiba have a straight usb and a micro usb port on their device so hopefully they're working on this.
We don't have the XOOM here yet, but hopefully by the time it becomes available (approx April) we might have the option of the Toshiba as well.
I use this USB host cable and it works great. Have tested it with my 750gb Oyen and 320gb WD Passport external HDD's, several usb flash drives (8-16gb), San disk USB memory card reader, and a USB keyboard.
For those having issues getting their Xoom to recognize USB storage devices here's what I've got and did to get it to work: I flashed my XOOM (3.1) to the 2.6.36.4 Tiamat_Xoom-v1.4.4-Full_Throttle Kernel and was unable to get the USBMount to recognize drives or storage at first. I installed USB Mass Storage Watcher from the market (it's free) and it works awesome! Can mount any storage I want (NTFS, FAT16/32, HFS, HFS+, EXT2, ETX3, EXT4) with any capacity. I think this app will work with any rooted Xoom (or other devices). Under my Kernel my USB host is located under/usbOTG.
Hope this helps.
FYI ... I've checked it and stock ROM Xoom without root is able to operate standard PC keyboard/mouse using basic one-to-one usb->microusb adapter (without any electronics onboard).
Probably with proper dual socket usb adapter (also without electronics onboard) it would be possible to connect both keyboard and mouse at once.
irekd said:
FYI ... I've checked it and stock ROM Xoom without root is able to operate standard PC keyboard/mouse using basic one-to-one usb->microusb adapter (without any electronics onboard).
Probably with proper dual socket usb adapter (also without electronics onboard) it would be possible to connect both keyboard and mouse at once.
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if you have a Logitech keyboard and mouse that connect by the unifying receiver,or mostly any keyboard+mouse combo that connects by one receiver, then only a standard OTG cable should work.

[Q] 3 questions I need answers for??????

Hello everyone.
First of all, since I'm new here, please forgive me if these are repeated questions.
1. Is there ink effect for latest release of android revolution rom ?
2. What is the best kernel that improve quality of sound ?
3. Any chance that I can run portable Hard Drive ?
Thanks for your kind help.
Regards,
For question 3 , no you can't run a usb hdd unless it is externally powered...
Though I believe it may be possible with the right OTG adaptor.
I believe this because I have a tv tuner that was working but the OTG adaptor is iffy, and after a short while I got the dreaded "High powered usb device detected". Might need to experiment with OTG adaptors...

[Working]HOW TO TRANSFER DATA BETWEEN TWO PHONES WITH JUST Usb OTG and a USB cable

[Working]HOW TO TRANSFER CHARGE AND DATA BETWEEN TWO PHONES WITHOUT PC/BLUETOOTH/WIFI share and JUST Usb OTG and a USB cable
Hi guys.. Axaitechie here with a small piece of solution which I dont think many people around the world might be knowing or might be.. For those who dont know..this post if for them..extremely helpful for those who need it!
Yes if u need to transfer data between two phones like GBs of data n u u have atleast one phone that supports OTG and u been looking for pc to transfer data or been trying to use wifi share apps trust me this is a solution to npc-less transfers and EVEN U CAN BORTOW YOUR FRIENDS BATTERY CHARGE IF YOU ARE RUNNING LOW ON BATTERY!!!!!!
With just an OTG n a USB cable you CAN transfer data and battery charge between two phones!!
youl need:
A) 2 phones (atleast one with OTG support)
B)OTG connector
C)Usb cable.
D)file explorer like es file explorer
Here on il refer the phone that contains data and charge as "host" phone n to phone to be transferred as "second" phone.
If your second phone is a xperia device then go to settings ->xperia connectivity ->usb connectivity
Change the usb connectivity mode from "MTP" to "MSC"..
Steps:
1)Just connect OTG cable to host phone...
2)The second phone connect usb cable.. N the pc usb part.. Which u connect to pc...connect it to the OTG
*REMEMBER*
3)In the second phone select ur mass storage option!!
4) use file explorer (I used Es file explorer coz its the best I used)
BINGO.. On host phone u can see the memory card of second phone as "usbdisk"...plus.. The second phone will charge battery from first phone...
Worked on
my xperia Z1 as host and micromax a65 as second phone..
my xperia Z1 as host and micromax a116 as second phone..
my xperia Z1 as host and xperia M as second phone..
my xperia M as host and xperia z1 as second phone..
Well all permutations of these phones..
If this post helped u please click the thanks button.. Just a click
Axaitechie
I have broken screen and digitizer on one phone which is locked with pattern. I would like to unlock it to get my photos from it. Is it possible to use one android as a mouse to control second android.? Phones are connected with USB cable.
axaitechie said:
[Working]HOW TO TRANSFER CHARGE AND DATA BETWEEN TWO PHONES WITHOUT PC/BLUETOOTH/WIFI share and JUST Usb OTG and a USB cable
Hi guys.. Axaitechie here with a small piece of solution which I dont think many people around the world might be knowing or might be.. For those who dont know..this post if for them..extremely helpful for those who need it!
Yes if u need to transfer data between two phones like GBs of data n u u have atleast one phone that supports OTG and u been looking for pc to transfer data or been trying to use wifi share apps trust me this is a solution to npc-less transfers and EVEN U CAN BORTOW YOUR FRIENDS BATTERY CHARGE IF YOU ARE RUNNING LOW ON BATTERY!!!!!!
With just an OTG n a USB cable you CAN transfer data and battery charge between two phones!!
youl need:
A) 2 phones (atleast one with OTG support)
B)OTG connector
C)Usb cable.
D)file explorer like es file explorer
Here on il refer the phone that contains data and charge as "host" phone n to phone to be transferred as "second" phone.
If your second phone is a xperia device then go to settings ->xperia connectivity ->usb connectivity
Change the usb connectivity mode from "MTP" to "MSC"..
Steps:
1)Just connect OTG cable to host phone...
2)The second phone connect usb cable.. N the pc usb part.. Which u connect to pc...connect it to the OTG
*REMEMBER*
3)In the second phone select ur mass storage option!!
4) use file explorer (I used Es file explorer coz its the best I used)
BINGO.. On host phone u can see the memory card of second phone as "usbdisk"...plus.. The second phone will charge battery from first phone...
Worked on
my xperia Z1 as host and micromax a65 as second phone..
my xperia Z1 as host and micromax a116 as second phone..
my xperia Z1 as host and xperia M as second phone..
my xperia M as host and xperia z1 as second phone..
Well all permutations of these phones..
If this post helped u please click the thanks button.. Just a click
Axaitechie
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Very very nice thread ! I actually tried it out using my phones but only managed to charge the slave phone =O and not actually adb it or mount it's memory =O Any tips on what I might be missing ? Thanks again for this amazing thread ;3 Had the idea while messing around with my phones but this is the only thread I found which actually tells you how to do it =3 Thumbs up !
Satsana said:
Very very nice thread ! I actually tried it out using my phones but only managed to charge the slave phone =O and not actually adb it or mount it's memory =O Any tips on what I might be missing ? Thanks again for this amazing thread ;3 Had the idea while messing around with my phones but this is the only thread I found which actually tells you how to do it =3 Thumbs up !
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Not sure exactly... But it works only in mass storage mode...media transfer mode is not detected in the host phone .. Apparently there's not work around for this...but if you are running custom ROMs on second phone..u may get an option to run it as Mass Storage ..
husko said:
I have broken screen and digitizer on one phone which is locked with pattern. I would like to unlock it to get my photos from it. Is it possible to use one android as a mouse to control second android.? Phones are connected with USB cable.
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You can attach a USB mouse to the otg cable ...and connect it to ur phone..if ur phone supports otg..u can definitely use a mouse to use ur phone
axaitechie said:
Not sure exactly... But it works only in mass storage mode...media transfer mode is not detected in the host phone .. Apparently there's not work around for this...but if you are running custom ROMs on second phone..u may get an option to run it as Mass Storage ..
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I'll check that out then thx for the tip =3. But do you think that maybe because i used an OTG connector with a male micro usb3 host =O instead of a normal micro usb2 ? I did do an awkward connection =P And don't know if it poses a problem because on one side (through my "master" phone) i connected the male host micro usb3 OTG connector, and on the other side basic male micro usb2. (I'm gonna try using micro usb2 for the master and slave phones and i'll tell you how that goes too ;3)
Satsana said:
I'll check that out then thx for the tip =3. But do you think that maybe because i used an OTG connector with a male micro usb3 host =O instead of a normal micro usb2 ? I did do an awkward connection =P And don't know if it poses a problem because on one side (through my "master" phone) i connected the male host micro usb3 OTG connector, and on the other side basic male micro usb2. (I'm gonna try using micro usb2 for the master and slave phones and i'll tell you how that goes too ;3)
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Unfortunately this mouthed fails with devices that use MTP ..example wud be most Samsung phones... just tried with a grand duos n it doesn't work ... But if the ROM supports MSC transfer, then u r in for luck...
axaitechie said:
Unfortunately this mouthed fails with devices that use MTP ..example wud be most Samsung phones... just tried with a grand duos n it doesn't work ... But if the ROM supports MSC transfer, then u r in for luck...
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Nice then ! I'll be looking for one right now ;3 thx a lot for your valuable help hehe !
:good:
Satsana said:
Nice then ! I'll be looking for one right now ;3 thx a lot for your valuable help hehe !
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Great knowledge! I once got closr enough but still not quite..
Just have a look in play store or app store, you will get see many apps to share data from one device to another.
axaitechie said:
You can attach a USB mouse to the otg cable ...and connect it to ur phone..if ur phone supports otg..u can definitely use a mouse to use ur phone
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i couldn't see anything on screen. its not possible to use mouse connected to otg and mhl adapter at the same time. i ended buying new lcd for my phone.
This is very smart. But what about contacts
husko said:
I have broken screen and digitizer on one phone which is locked with pattern. I would like to unlock it to get my photos from it. Is it possible to use one android as a mouse to control second android.? Phones are connected with USB cable.
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You can use a mouse instead
I have broken tuch pad tablet of android 4.0( screen is working) and tab doesn't support otg .
Is it possible to use one android as a mouse to control second android.? Phones are connected with USB cable
Everytime I connect 2 devices, I get a pop-up for gallery and it scans only images from the secondary (slave) phone. The Host phone will not acknowledge anything more than the pictures on the secondary device. I've been searching for days, is this thread completely dead?
Sent from my LG-D415 using XDA-Developers mobile app
very smart idea.i'll try it
axaitechie said:
[Working]HOW TO TRANSFER CHARGE AND DATA BETWEEN TWO PHONES WITHOUT PC/BLUETOOTH/WIFI share and JUST Usb OTG and a USB cable
Hi guys.. Axaitechie here with a small piece of solution which I dont think many people around the world might be knowing or might be.. For those who dont know..this post if for them..extremely helpful for those who need it!
Yes if u need to transfer data between two phones like GBs of data n u u have atleast one phone that supports OTG and u been looking for pc to transfer data or been trying to use wifi share apps trust me this is a solution to npc-less transfers and EVEN U CAN BORTOW YOUR FRIENDS BATTERY CHARGE IF YOU ARE RUNNING LOW ON BATTERY!!!!!!
With just an OTG n a USB cable you CAN transfer data and battery charge between two phones!!
youl need:
A) 2 phones (atleast one with OTG support)
B)OTG connector
C)Usb cable.
D)file explorer like es file explorer
Here on il refer the phone that contains data and charge as "host" phone n to phone to be transferred as "second" phone.
If your second phone is a xperia device then go to settings ->xperia connectivity ->usb connectivity
Change the usb connectivity mode from "MTP" to "MSC"..
Steps:
1)Just connect OTG cable to host phone...
2)The second phone connect usb cable.. N the pc usb part.. Which u connect to pc...connect it to the OTG
*REMEMBER*
3)In the second phone select ur mass storage option!!
4) use file explorer (I used Es file explorer coz its the best I used)
BINGO.. On host phone u can see the memory card of second phone as "usbdisk"...plus.. The second phone will charge battery from first phone...
Worked on
my xperia Z1 as host and micromax a65 as second phone..
my xperia Z1 as host and micromax a116 as second phone..
my xperia Z1 as host and xperia M as second phone..
my xperia M as host and xperia z1 as second phone..
Well all permutations of these phones..
If this post helped u please click the thanks button.. Just a click
Axaitechie
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hi , thanks for the shared info.
I m trying to transfer the device data not the memory card data such as sms, contacts, docs, photo, video etc. Can we do the same process to and fro using the same OTG cable ?
thanks in advance
good for charging, because for transfere I think wifi solutions like shareit are more interesting
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[Help] USB OTG

Hello all dev,
I'm currently using moto g XT 1033,
I was just curious about how far this android capable off.
I'm trying to use my External Hard disk as USB otg.
Is it the phone powerful enough to power up the hard disk?
Or is there any work around I can use to R/W on my Ext HDD?
Work around: Use a OTG Y cable to supply power to your hard disk.
U mean I connected the HDD to PC too? Besides connecting it to phone?

USB TV Stick through OTG

our cute falcon has ability to detect almost everything through otg and it can even run portable HDD directly without extra power. that means jt can deliver full usb power (>4.5).
I've a usb tv stick. I have a wish to run it on my falcon. when I attached it through otg, the tv stick light the power led but cant see there any option on phone. brand is gadmei. so, is there any way or apps to tune and run it on my device as ur knowledge, plz share with me.
thanks.

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