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The Galaxy S4 connectivity thread - MHL/USB OTG/BT/Gamepads and more!

Hi everyone,
Thought I would start a thread about what things people are using with their S4s.
A few findings of mine from today:
The Smart Dock works with the S4.
The S3/Note 2 MHL adapters definitely work
The S4 MHL 2.0 adapter works without needing a charging input plugged in and IS outputting at 60Hz
USB audio working, although some DACs not working that did work with S3/Note 2 (Apex Glacier not working for me, my HeadAmp Pico and RSA Intruder are)
USB keyboards/mice working with the S4, as they did with the older Samsungs
PS3 controller working over USB OTG (although mapping seems odd, have to try it in an emulator)
Ditto for the Xbox 360 for Microsoft controller (which required an app on older Samsungs in order to work)
Interesting, tried my Logitech F310 controller with it and it works too (it does not work with any other Android handset without USB/BT Joystick Centre, but here works OOTB). The F710 probably works too in that case.
BT keyboard and mouse working, as expected.
IR blaster via the inbuilt app works great with my LG TV.
Logitech F710 works too.
MHL and USB OTG do not work together using the new MHL 2.0 adapter for the S4.
NTFS formatted drives still don't work on stock ROMs. Shame since my Padfone Infinity has it OOTB.
Moga Pro gamepad working well
Tried an ethernet adapter yesterday evening: no-go. Need to check its documentation again because I suspect it requires driver installation. Have order a couple of driverless ethernet adapters that are confirmed to work with several Android tablets and will give them a go when they arrive.
Additional info on ethernet: can pretty much definitively say ethernet is not working I think. Tried today with a new adapter (that works perfectly on the Padfone Infinity in phone and pad modes, since I tried that first), does not work with S4 with or without an externally powered USB hub.
Will chime in with more when I have a chance to try more stuff out.

On the s4 MHL adapter: I find it amazing that the hdmi can carry plenty of juice to keep the s4 and the MHL adapter topped up on power. The knock off on sale at amazon still says to use external power.
Have you tried miracast yet?
BT Keyboard/mouse?

Hi, could someone please tell me if the Galaxy S4 and the new MHL 2.0 adapter allow HDMI and USB OTG at the same time using the micro usb port on the MHL 2.0 adapter? Very keen to know! Cheers!

testinguser said:
On the s4 MHL adapter: I find it amazing that the hdmi can carry plenty of juice to keep the s4 and the MHL adapter topped up on power. The knock off on sale at amazon still says to use external power.
Have you tried miracast yet?
BT Keyboard/mouse?
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First post updated, BT keyboard and mouse working as expected.
Not tried miracast yet.
IR blaster works a treat with my LG TV.
Definitely works without power with the S4, although it doesn't charge the phone at all used like that (unless of course you have an MHL-capable TV, I don't).

Hi NZtechfreak if you could test the MHL 2.0 adapter and USB OTG at the same time that would be great

delucz said:
Hi NZtechfreak if you could test the MHL 2.0 adapter and USB OTG at the same time that would be great
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As noted above, doesn't work. Only way to do that simultaneously is still the Smart Dock.

I have a couple of questions.
1) Does the smart dock outputs 60Hz or this is achievable only with the mhl 2.0 adapter?
2) Is 60Hz mode noticeably better?
3) Any slowdowns or delays, while mirroring the display?
Thanks in advance.

maxnik1 said:
I have a couple of questions.
1) Does the smart dock outputs 60Hz or this is achievable only with the mhl 2.0 adapter?
2) Is 60Hz mode noticeably better?
3) Any slowdowns or delays, while mirroring the display?
Thanks in advance.
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I need to spend more time with it to answer those, will definitely update soon.
Regarding slowdowns - found it pretty smooth, which was a relief because the Xperia Z lagged horribly over MHL.
UPDATE:
1) Does the smart dock outputs 60Hz or this is achievable only with the mhl 2.0 adapter? Only the MHL 2.0 adapter can do 60Hz.
2) Is 60Hz mode noticeably better? Yes, compared them directly today, found scrolling webpages and so forth noticeably smoother on MHL 2.0.

Used a Moga Pro controller with my S4 to play some GTA while mirroring over MHL 2.0, nice! Still playing around with the Moga, but enjoying so far.

NZtechfreak said:
MHL and USB OTG do not work together using the new MHL 2.0 adapter for the S4.
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[edit]Disappointing to hear =(

I've gotten a lot of use out of this OTG microSD adapter. The native "My Files" app on the S4 instantly recognizes it as USB storage.
http://dx.com/p/c310-otg-tf-card-re...er-for-samsung-i9100-i9300-i9220-n7100-174106

My FiiO E17, works perfectly with the OTG and S4 . sadly my DACMini and DACPort doesn't work
S3 didn't work for the E17 .

ChronoReverse said:
Disappointing to hear =(
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Yeah, only way is to use the Smart Dock.

Could somebody please test if a USB to Ethernet adapter works via OTG cable?
Cheers

man im confussed a lil, i never used the mhl adapter with my s3,but today i bought a mhl to hdmi adaptor i have a samsung 3d tv its from 2011 i think,anyway the brand is pipeline says worsk with samsung supports upto 1080p uncompressed hd video and 7.1 surround, i tried frist without the power plugged into it,wouldnt recognize even a input on the tv, plugged power in it saw an input i could select it on the tv but said check the power source or cable,is there something else i need to enable on the phone to work?or do i need to have a SAMSUNG adaptor?
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Actualy I just found out samsung uses 11 pin configuration so u need a samsung adapter
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Has anyone tried the adapter from monoprice yet?

i just returned the pipeline mhl to hdmi adapter and got the samsung one from best buy works perfect, 11 pins is a must
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onehitch said:
Has anyone tried the adapter from monoprice yet?
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does it have 11 pins?

just to add something ive used,i have the moga game controller that connects bluetooth works perfect,and last night i messed around with the mhl to hdmi adapter and had it hooked up to the tv and was playing games on the tv using the moga controller ran so so smooth felt like i was playing an xbox, i do have a question if anyone can answer about the mhl i have a yamaha surround sound,usually i use a fiber connetion from what ever device tv, cable,blue ray, whatever, so the reciever u can send hdmi threw it so u can take the device into the reciver and then theres and out to the tv to get the picture witch worked with the phone,but i couldn't get and audio to come out of my surround sound it came out of the tv but i want the surround to work,whats my best option any help would be appreciated

Imagine my surprise when I connected mine to my MS Surface pro. It was immediately recognized, nothing to install and I was able to browse contents of both internal storage and my microSD card!

Whats a recommended OTG cable to get ?

Essential PH-1 - List of compatible USB-C accessoires

Compatible USB-C accessoires for the PH-1​This thread is intended to list the working and not working USB-C accessoires like adapters, DACs, etc in one place. For now, this list will be very short, but contributions are very welcome.
The Amazon links will be for the US and Germany for now.
CONFIRMED WORKING:
HDMI/VGA adapters:
Travel Inspira Type C HDMI Hub (source, verified myself)
Travel Inspira Type C HDMI Hub (Legacy) (US only, source) (not working on O beta 2?)
Samsung Galaxy TabPro S Multiport Adapter (Germany only, source)
Ethernet adapters:
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DACs/Audio dongles:
Baseus USB C to 3.5mm Aux Cable (US only, source)
Google Pixel 3.5mm dongle
Razer audio dongle
LIOO dongle
Multi-port docks:
empty
You can also buy Essential's official accessories here.
CONFIRMED NOT WORKING:
AUKEY Gigabit LAN adapter (Germany only, tested myself)
CHOETECH USB C to HDMI Adapter (tested myself)
CHOETECH USB C to HDMI Adapter with charging port (tested myself)
All other CHOETECH (HDMI) products (confirmed via email, explanation)
Samsung EE-HG950 not working on Oreo beta, working on Nougat

this is a good idea but look around on some of these other threads. Anyway I bought this usb-c to 3.5mm cord (to plug into a car stereo port) and yes it works https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076BKRX1N/

The Google pixel USB to 3.5mm adapter works

goducks3620 said:
this is a good idea but look around on some of these other threads. Anyway I bought this usb-c to 3.5mm cord (to plug into a car stereo port) and yes it works https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076BKRX1N/
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Yep, but as you said, "the other threadS". My plans are to have one single thread for everything

Samsung HDMI Adapter
The Samsung HDMI Adapter, USB Type-C to HDMI, works perfectly with my Essential PH-1

Care to elaborate why all other Choetech hdmi products won't/don't work? "Confirmed by email" is not very helpful.

The travel inspira hubs listed do not work for HDMI out, at least not with Oreo beta 2.

gk1984 said:
Care to elaborate why all other Choetech hdmi products won't/don't work? "Confirmed by email" is not very helpful.
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I emailed them asking why the adapters I bought weren't working on my Essential, and they told me that the phone isn't supported and they also don't have any adapters that support the device. I don't know why though, they didn't/couldn't give me an explanation. The email is in a pretty bad German, so you probably won't understand it, but I'll attach it anyway for reference. Sorry for the vagueness, should have made that clear at the beginning.
tduffy83 said:
The travel inspira hubs listed do not work for HDMI out, at least not with Oreo beta 2.
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That kinda sucks, I just ordered one as a replacement for my Choetech one... Will report back tomorrow when I receive it.
EDIT: Works perfectly fine for me, Oreo beta 2.
Sent from my PH-1 using XDA Labs

roebling said:
The Samsung HDMI Adapter, USB Type-C to HDMI, works perfectly with my Essential PH-1
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I have another Samsung adapter that works fine, too. So, Samsung seems to be a safe bet.

Boal said:
I have another Samsung adapter that works fine, too. So, Samsung seems to be a safe bet.
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I just got one and it's not working. Not sure if it's because I'm on the beta or magisk is breaking it or what.

gk1984 said:
I just got one and it's not working. Not sure if it's because I'm on the beta or magisk is breaking it or what.
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I have this one, which one do you have?

Maxr1998 said:
That kinda sucks, I just ordered one as a replacement for my Choetech one... Will report back tomorrow when I receive it.
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Just received the travel inspira one, works perfectly fine for me, including charging and audio, on Oreo beta 2. Updated the OP.

Boal said:
I have this one, which one do you have?
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Added to OP, thanks a lot

Boal said:
I have this one, which one do you have?
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I got this one, but based off of another user indicating it woks, but that was on 7.1, not 8.0. I recently saw in another (or this) thread someone bought another adapter that someone said worked, but wasn't working for them on the beta. Makes me wonder if it's broken on the beta...

Mine definitely works with the beta, too.

The LeEco usb c earphones also works

I think I determined why this may not be working for some, your TV or monitor. The travel inspira hub will not work on any of my samsung TV's, in the MHL port or otherwise.
However, it does work on my Samsung S27E330 monitor. This leads me to believe that the TVs do not have the most recent version of MHL, and thus will not work. This is kind of a bummer because I intended to use this on my TV in the living room, but at least I can confirm the device does work with Beta 2. I have not returned the legacy adapter, so I will test using that as well and report back.

tduffy83 said:
I think I determined why this may not be working for some, your TV or monitor. The travel inspira hub will not work on any of my samsung TV's, in the MHL port or otherwise.
However, it does work on my Samsung S27E330 monitor. This leads me to believe that the TVs do not have the most recent version of MHL, and thus will not work. This is kind of a bummer because I intended to use this on my TV in the living room, but at least I can confirm the device does work with Beta 2. I have not returned the legacy adapter, so I will test using that as well and report back.
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Interesting observation. I tested the adapter successfully on the HDMI 1/MHL port (didn't check the other ones) of our Samsung Smart TV from the C series, which is from 2010 I believe..
But I also think the issues that some people mentioned with normally working adapters are issues with the display device itself.
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Samsung HDMI Adapter (EE-HG950)
gk1984 said:
I just got one and it's not working. Not sure if it's because I'm on the beta or magisk is breaking it or what.
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Samsung EE-HG950 works with my phone (Nougat, Dec 5 '17 update.) Can you verify you're using the same adapter & that it fails on Oreo?

roebling said:
Samsung EE-HG950 works with my phone (Nougat, Dec 5 '17 update.) Can you verify you're using the same adapter & that it fails on Oreo?
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Yeah, that's one I have. It doesn't do anything on 3 of my TVs or 1 pc monitor on Oreo beta 2.

MHL support

Does the Mi Mix 2s support MHL or any other wired screen mirroring function? Because Miracast is always pretty laggy and it's especially bad when it comes to games.

AFAIK, Mi Mix 1/2/2S only support Miracast/Chromecast/Displaylink. You can try Displaylink supported adapter from Plugable (up to Full HD) and Chromecast Ultra (for 4K). Or you can try some Android TV boxs for Miracast.

Anatasia said:
AFAIK, Mi Mix 1/2/2S only support Miracast/Chromecast/Displaylink. You can try Displaylink supported adapter from Plugable (up to Full HD) and Chromecast Ultra (for 4K). Or you can try some Android TV boxs for Miracast.
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As I said l, Miracast is pretty laggy and I was looking for a wired solution like MHL which worked a lot better on an older device I used to own. But still thanks for your answer.
Has someone really tried it though? Or does anyone know more in general?

Many have tried the wired Displaylink supported adapter on their Oneplus 5 along with usb otg. I think the main concern is whether the usb port can supply enough power or not. If that is the case, you have to buy another USB hub with seperare power supply.

Anatasia said:
Many have tried the wired Displaylink supported adapter on their Oneplus 5 along with usb otg. I think the main concern is whether the usb port can supply enough power or not. If that is the case, you have to buy another USB hub with seperare power supply.
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From your infos It seems that the MiMix2s is normally able to put out an HDMIN signal through its USB-C port,
but only in combination with a specific app ('displaylink presenter')? This seems very unlikely for me.
Nowadays (6 years later) it surely exist a method with a "common" USB-C-to-HDMI-Adapter, or am I wrong?

USB-C Hubs..Which hubs work with the 7 pro on international & US software?

I converted to the international os and bought a Anker 5-1 USB-C hub. I can get it to recognize an external hard drive fine but when i connect my usb dongles for my keyboard and mouse i get no response, but they work fine through my tab s4 and galaxy s9 with the hub connect to them....? any thoughts and which hubs work with the dongles cconnected to the 7 pro?
i have otg on as well

Did you ever find a hub that works I would like to do this as well i have a cheap usb c to usbc charger hdmi and usb 3.0
It works great on my galaxy s10e and dex works keyboard and mouse hdmi out and charges the phone I did read somewhere that this is a kernel issue so i tried that and kind of wrecked my oneplus 7 pro but got it back up and running.

bzzybfrm313 said:
I converted to the international os and bought a Anker 5-1 USB-C hub. I can get it to recognize an external hard drive fine but when i connect my usb dongles for my keyboard and mouse i get no response, but they work fine through my tab s4 and galaxy s9 with the hub connect to them....? any thoughts and which hubs work with the dongles cconnected to the 7 pro?
i have otg on as well
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There are already threads to discuss dongles so use the search and you will have your answer there.

If you'd like to share the ones you have found that would be more helpful.

dexterboy1106 said:
If you'd like to share the ones you have found that would be more helpful.
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07XRJDMLD?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title. This one works fine. Again there is a while thread with multiple option which is better.

Ongoing discussion here :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7-pro/accessories/oneplus-7-usb-c-dock-advice-t3932488

Does Note 10 have USBC to HDMI?

Has anyone tried this or found any method of getting a HDMI signal from it?
Thanks
Steve

I'm a bit clueless about that but I took the usb-c cable that I use from my laptop to my external monitor and plugged it in to my Note 10 to see if anything would happen. nothing....

Hi thanks for your reply. So you normally use a USB-C to HDMI cable for your laptop to monitor connection but it doesn't work with the Note 10?
Bummer....

Tried yesterday to connect Type-C to 3,5mm Headphone adapter just because i still had it from my Mix 3 and even that doesn't work

Gosh that's weird. At least it has a 3.5 mm jack.

I have a cheapy Anycast Wireless/HDMI dongle that worked with my Mi9. When I get home, I'll try it out with my monitor and report back.

picitup said:
Hi thanks for your reply. So you normally use a USB-C to HDMI cable for your laptop to monitor connection but it doesn't work with the Note 10?
Bummer....
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exactly

OK thanks for clarifying so no HDMI then.
Cheers

I think no.
I have two Type-C to HDMI device,, work well for Galaxy S9+,
(Galaxy S9+ just go desktop mode)
But not work on Mi note 10

leedashone said:
I think no.
I have two Type-C to HDMI device,, work well for Galaxy S9+,
(Galaxy S9+ just go desktop mode)
But not work on Mi note 10
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Thanks for testing it. I'm still away, but will check the Anycast HDMI dongle later this week and report back.
Cheers
Steve

Well I'm back now and have had a play, but can't get my AnyCast dongle to work. If I go into:
Setting/Connection & Sharing/Cast
and turn cast on, it scans for nearby devices but doesn't find any.
I've tried a few play store apps, including EZMira, but all say the device must not be rooted and mine is.
I did have it powered by the TV usb port, but also tried an external adaptor.
Has anyone got the AnyCast working with the Note 10?
Cheers
Steve

Next up was our new Amazon Firestick. The Note10 sees it, but won't connect to it.
Bummer

I tried the Amazon Firestick (V2/2019) today and it worked for some reason, but was intermittent. Eventually it magically worked, but full screen videos were choppy and sometimes the audio broke up. I notice that if I scrolled the screen, it was pretty laggy and once again, broke the audio up.
Then I changed the wifi on the Note 10 and Firestick from 2.4GHz to 5GHz and bob's yer uncle. Works fine with no delays, choppiness and audio is fine.
I've ordered another from fleabay as my wife gets upset when I plunder the TV for my projects. Can't think why....
I intend to use it with a PC monitor, so I'll be able to get the TV on it too. Life is good....

Well the fire stick arrived and it seems to work mostly fine. The old boot of a monitor I have doesn't have HDMI, so I used a HDMI->DVI adaptor which works.
The only issue is that the resolution is a little high and the monitor complains.
Is there any method of reducing the cast screen resolution that anyone knows?
Cheers