How can I get an OTG adapter to work with my Nexus 4?

[rushabh chheda]

hi, i hav nexus 4, and i bought OTG Pendrive , now its not supported in my cell, how can i support it ????

 

[ph37rd]

hi, i hav nexus 4, and i bought OTG Pendrive , now its not supported in my cell, how can i support it ????

You need an OTG "Y" cable. The phone supplies no voltage so needs an external power source for the USB port

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[wizzrah]

hi, i hav nexus 4, and i bought OTG Pendrive , now its not supported in my cell, how can i support it ????

You need a USB OTG cable like this one:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0087...U3487094#ref=mp_s_a_1_2&qid=1393766769&sr=8-2

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[ph37rd]

You need a USB OTG cable like this one:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0087...U3491003#ref=mp_s_a_1_2&qid=1393766769&sr=8-2

Sent from my AT&T One X running CodefireX ROM Android Version 4.4.

That is an OTG cable, but it will not supply necessary voltage to the USB port. It needs to look something like this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00CX...droidcentral00-20&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU3491003

It will have a micro male end for your phone. Micro female end to plug your power adapter into and a standard female end to plug in something like your flash drive.

Your kernel will also have to support external storage.

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[someguy01234]

As mentioned, you need a kernel that support USB Host.
You need a Y-split OTG cable that can give the connected device external power like this: y-split usb otg | eBay
You also need root and the app Stick Mount.

 

[wizzrah]

That is an OTG cable, but it will not supply necessary voltage to the USB port. It needs to look something like this: Micro USB Host OTG Cable with Micro USB Power for Nexus 7 Galaxy S III & Galaxy Nexus:Amazon:Electronics

It will have a micro male end for your phone. Micro female end to plug your power adapter into and a standard female end to plug in something like your flash drive.

Your kernel will also have to support external storage.

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If it is just a thumb drive or USB stick, it should work fine provided you have the right kernel.

 

[someguy01234]

No it won't, the USB stick will not have any power whatsoever without external source. There simply isn't any power output from the Nexus 4 port.

 

[Octaviannn]

will it work with the 3.4.0 perf g2 cae 413 kernel? is this the origi al kitkat kernel?

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[filip kin]

you could also use a normal otg cable and a powered usb hub like this one: http://www.amazon.com/HDE-Speed-Power-Charger-Adapter/dp/B009G0UT06/ref=sr_1_90?ie=UTF8&qid=1461345132&sr=8-90&keywords=usb+hub+with+external+power+supply