Wi-Fi antenna connected to phone

[vinnyMS]

i plan to connect a 2.4ghz antenna to my cell phone HONOR 8X through USB (Micro B Charger Cable)

does the phone use the antenna automatically? how to make use of the antenna?

 

[hallux]

That looks like a coaxial antenna. This type of function is not part of the USB standard, it's not likely to work. The only way you might get an external antenna to work would be to use an external WiFi card if Android will support it through OTG.

 

[vinnyMS]

what if i create an app that detects and uses the antenna? can it work through an app?

i have a qgoo wireless usb adapter connected to the antenna and cell phone

 

[hallux]

So, this is more than an antenna, this is a full WiFi card. You need to get it into the network stack of the OS, not easy to do as it requires some knowledge of compiling Linux drivers for devices and rooting your device.

 

[vinnyMS]

what happens when the adapter says driver free

 

[hallux]

I would check the website for the device and see if it indicates Android compatibility. I imagine that's referring to using a chip that Windows has a basic driver for, and Windows then uses the built-in configuration utility to connect to networks. Android is not that adaptable, it's not PnP as Windows is and the OS for each model of phone is built specifically for the hardware it's intended to run on.