The flash drive has become a universal means of exchanging files and documents between different computers. It is enough to throw a video or MP3-file on such a drive and you can transfer it to another user without a long transfer over the Internet or downloading the file from a link. In fact, the flash drive is universal in terms of platforms. In this article, we'll show you how to connect a USB storage device to your Android tablet or smartphone.
Instructions
Step 1
First, we need a special cable called OTG (On-The-Go - connection on the go). It looks like a regular wire: on one side there is a USB female connector, and on the other - Micro-USB or Mini-Usb. Don't confuse it with a regular USB to miniature connector. When choosing a cable in a store, take a USB flash drive with you and try to insert it into the connector. It can also be identified by the letters OTG on the sticker or connector.
Step 2
Insert the OTG cable into the Micro-USB port of your tablet or smartphone. All Android versions starting from 3.1 support this cable. Those. if your tablet or smartphone was made after 2011, the release time of this version of the mobile operating system, then it must support work with external USB drives.
Step 3
If everything went well, then you will see the drive in your smartphone or tablet without any additional steps. It will appear in the general list of available drives, for example, in the File Manager program, which is included with all versions of Android. Now you can watch a movie from an external flash drive or copy it to an internal flash drive.
