Many of us know about OTG, but also many do not know. But
for those who still do not know about OTG, this post is for them. So let's know
details about OTG.
You can connect portable hard drives or external storage device with your Smartphone via an OTG cable. For this you only need to connect your smartphone and an external storage with OTG cable. With this you can easily access external storage devices. Also you can transfer files from phone to external storage or vice-versa by the help of OTG cable.
If you think that playing Fast Person Shooting Game on Android devices is very annoying then you can try connecting a game controller with your Android device via OTG cable. Nowadays many Android games support external gamepad, and you can easily connect an external game controller to your device using an OTG cable.
Have you ever imagined that your phone can light an LED lamp? Of course not, you will say! You can attach USB based LED lights to your Android phone using OTG cable. If you do not have a flash feature on your phone, you can use LED lights to take pictures at night.
You just have to buy a LAN to USB controller and connect it to your Android device, As shown in the image above. With this help you can enjoy broadband internet access directly on your mobile.
With the help of Samsung's SmartSwitch application, you can transfer messages, call logs, numbers and also more with the help of OTG cable on your Android device. It is very useful and costs less battery.
If you do not want to navigate your Android device! If you use lots of messaging apps like WhatsApp and Facebook, you must choose to type messages with keyboards and mouse. You can connect your USB mouse and keyboard using OTG cables on your Android device and can use smoothly with your smartphone.
If you like photography than you must want to use a Camera. After capturing photo you need to connect your camera with a computer to review the captured image. But now you can do the same task in your Android phone just by connecting your camera via OTG cable. You can also delete image from your mobile by using this feature.
You can use the PrintShare application, Android automatically downloads drivers for USB printers on your Android smartphone. To print a document directly, simply connect your printer to the Android device with the help of OTG cable.
USB fan works with the help of electric charge. However, you've probably seen that the laptop cooling pad is usually connected with USB. You can connect a USB fan to your Android device using OTG cable.
Almost all modern musical instruments like the keyboard, gitar can be connected to the PC through the MIDI standard. In this case, with USB OTG, you can connect all the devices with your Android devices. So that you can easily make your own music in your Smartphone.
You know, you can use strange Internet that is commonly known as Ethernet, with the help of OTG cable on your Android device. If you are not getting access to WiFi or cellular data, then the ethernet connection is considered to be very useful with the help of OTG cable.
It is quite useful for YouTube users. You can use an external microphone to record your voice in your Android phone. It is possible to record voice using an external microphone connected with android using OTG cable.
If you are using an Android smartphone which does not support MicroSD card, don't worry. With the help of OTG cable you can attach card reader to your phone. You only need an OTG cable and card reader. It will help the user to connect the microSD card with any Android device.
With the help of OTG cable, you can mirror your Android screen on your home TV. For this, the user will only need a HDMI cable and OTG cable to connect the Android phone with a TV. You can watch movie in large screen from your Android phone by using this system.
In today's post, you can find out about:
➥ What is OTG?
➥ How to use OTG?
➥ What you can do
using OTG?
The full meaning of OTG is "USB On The Go". This
allows USB devices to be connected to other USB devices as hosts. USB on the go or OTG means that you can your OTG supported device as a USB host
and connect several USB devices with it. You can do a lot of things by
connecting two OTG supported devices with one another. As like we use our PC
(Personal Computer) as a USB host and connect to various flash drives (e.g.
hard disk, pen drive, card reader, modem etc). Similarly, you can connect to
different Flash Drives through OTG on Android phones.
The number of OTG-supported Android devices is currently
on the rise. As a result, a lot of work is done without the PC (Personal
Computer). For example, because of OTG support, you can easily print your
camera pictures without a PC by using only a Android phone. Besides this
pendrive, harddisk, keybord, mouse, and other USB sticks are can easily use
with Android smartphone. Since this OTG has a lot of benefits, so when
purchasing the phone, you should make sure that the device is OTG supported.
How to understand if your phone is OTG supported?
At present, almost all new smartphones have the facility
of OTG. If you do not know whether your phone has OTG facility in this case,
you can check the box of your phone which you have got with your phone when
your purchased it. You can also check the manual of your phone which was
provided inside the mobile box during purchase.
If you do not have a phone box, then you can search your phone model on
google and know whether your phone supports OTG. You can collect the otg
compatible smartphones list from google. There is an another way. You can also
easily download the 'USB OTG Checker' app from the Play Store and find out if
your phone has OTG facility. If your phone is OTG enabled, you will need an OTG
Cable to get the utility benefits of OTG. You can buy it from any mobile store
at a very small price.
Now let's know, about the wonderful things you can do
with your phone's OTG facility.
1. You can charge your Android by connecting with another
OTG supported phone
This is a strategy that Android users would like to use
because it allows you to charge a smartphone using another. The OTG supported
phone will work as a host which automatically charges another device. It may be
a helpful strategy to charge your phone for urgent need.
2. Connect the portable hard drive
You can connect portable hard drives or external storage device with your Smartphone via an OTG cable. For this you only need to connect your smartphone and an external storage with OTG cable. With this you can easily access external storage devices. Also you can transfer files from phone to external storage or vice-versa by the help of OTG cable.
3. Connect a game controller
If you think that playing Fast Person Shooting Game on Android devices is very annoying then you can try connecting a game controller with your Android device via OTG cable. Nowadays many Android games support external gamepad, and you can easily connect an external game controller to your device using an OTG cable.
4. Connect the USB lights
Have you ever imagined that your phone can light an LED lamp? Of course not, you will say! You can attach USB based LED lights to your Android phone using OTG cable. If you do not have a flash feature on your phone, you can use LED lights to take pictures at night.
5. Connect a LAN cable
You just have to buy a LAN to USB controller and connect it to your Android device, As shown in the image above. With this help you can enjoy broadband internet access directly on your mobile.
6. Share numbers and messages between two phones
With the help of Samsung's SmartSwitch application, you can transfer messages, call logs, numbers and also more with the help of OTG cable on your Android device. It is very useful and costs less battery.
7. Connect keyboard and mouse
If you do not want to navigate your Android device! If you use lots of messaging apps like WhatsApp and Facebook, you must choose to type messages with keyboards and mouse. You can connect your USB mouse and keyboard using OTG cables on your Android device and can use smoothly with your smartphone.
8. Connect your
Camera
If you like photography than you must want to use a Camera. After capturing photo you need to connect your camera with a computer to review the captured image. But now you can do the same task in your Android phone just by connecting your camera via OTG cable. You can also delete image from your mobile by using this feature.
9. Directly print any document from Android phone
You can use the PrintShare application, Android automatically downloads drivers for USB printers on your Android smartphone. To print a document directly, simply connect your printer to the Android device with the help of OTG cable.
10. Connect a USB fan
USB fan works with the help of electric charge. However, you've probably seen that the laptop cooling pad is usually connected with USB. You can connect a USB fan to your Android device using OTG cable.
11. Make music at Android
Almost all modern musical instruments like the keyboard, gitar can be connected to the PC through the MIDI standard. In this case, with USB OTG, you can connect all the devices with your Android devices. So that you can easily make your own music in your Smartphone.
12. Connect Ethernet
You know, you can use strange Internet that is commonly known as Ethernet, with the help of OTG cable on your Android device. If you are not getting access to WiFi or cellular data, then the ethernet connection is considered to be very useful with the help of OTG cable.
13. Record Audio with external microphone
It is quite useful for YouTube users. You can use an external microphone to record your voice in your Android phone. It is possible to record voice using an external microphone connected with android using OTG cable.
14. Connect Card
Reader
If you are using an Android smartphone which does not support MicroSD card, don't worry. With the help of OTG cable you can attach card reader to your phone. You only need an OTG cable and card reader. It will help the user to connect the microSD card with any Android device.
15. Use your android in Smart TV
With the help of OTG cable, you can mirror your Android screen on your home TV. For this, the user will only need a HDMI cable and OTG cable to connect the Android phone with a TV. You can watch movie in large screen from your Android phone by using this system.
In today's post, we tried to tell you about some unknown
use of otg cable. Hope you like the post. If you also know some other strange
use of otg cable, please let us know in the comment. Do not forget to let us
know your comments or suggestions regarding today's post. In the next phase, we
will try to learn new things. Good Bye.
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