Android Tricks & Solutions: what is usb otg

what is usb otg

Your Android device has a standard micro-USB port. However, most Usb devices require a full-size Usb port. How do you resolve that? With a micro-Usb-to-Usb dongle, of course.
For this we use Usb otg(On the Go),

Usb Otg (Usb On The Go) is a standard that enables mobile devices to talk to one another. Traditionally mobile devices could only connect to a Mac/PC by Usb, but Usb Otg makes it possible for devices like mouse, keyboard, camera etc to connect directly to each other.

How do I know if my Android device supports USB OTG?

Right now, not all devices support this feature, as not all come with the necessary hardware and drivers for it. To determine whether your device supports USB OTG capability, you can either try connecting a USB flash drive (using a USB OTG cable) or use this app instead.

USB OTG Checker is a free app that quickly checks your Android smartphone or tablet for OTG support. That’s all this app does, after which you can safely uninstall it since you won’t want one more icon on the homescreen that you’re never going to use in the future.