OTG is short for On-The-Go. It is a standard that allows devices to
talk(connect) to one another. OTG is a simple that can do a lot of
amazing things but a lot of people have not even heard about it, some
have heard about it but don't know what it is or what it does.
In this post, I'll be listing a few cool stuffs you can do with a USB OTG cable.
Connecting A Game Pad To An Android Device
For
a hardcore gamer, playing games on an android screen just won't be good
enough. However with the use of an OTG cable, you can easily connect
your game pad to your android phone and get the same gaming experience
as on a Playstation or Xbox.
Connecting A Mouse To Your Android Phone
With
the aid of an OTG cable you can connect a mouse to your android device.
When a mouse is connected to your Android using a USB OTG cable, a
mouse pointer appears on the screen allowing you to click to select and
open items on the screen.
The touch screen continues to function as normal even when a mouse is connected.
Sharing Battery Charge Between Two Devices
This
days, we see devices with extra large battery capacities like the
oukitel K10000 with 10,000mah or Tecno L8 with 5050mah. All that battery
is too much to use alone, with OTG you can share some of that battery
with friends and families... Enemies too just to make them jealous.. Lol
To share battery charge between two phones, all you need is an OTG cable and a regular charger cable.
When
you have everything ready, connect the charger cable to one of the
phones and connect the OTG cable to the other phone. Attach the two
cables together, the phone with a smaller charge level will start to
charge.
The charging will continue until the batteries of both
phones has almost the same level of charge. However you can stop the
charging anytime by disconnecting the cables.
Connecting A Modem To Your Phone/Tablet
People
who have WiFi only tablets or devices without 3G support might need to
use 3G Modem with their Android device to get something downloaded
quickly when their broadband is too slow or down.
This can be done
using an Android app called PPP Widget. Just as the name suggests, it is
a widget, not an app. It is available for free in the Play Store. You
can download it to your device from here.
Superfast File Transfer Between Two Devices
There
are various methods of transferring files between devices like
Bluetooth, Hot Knot, Xender/flash share etc. However there are often
complications when using some of these methods. One of safest ways to
share files between two Android devices is sharing it via OTG.
You can make a direct connection between the two Android phones/tablets and transfer files between Android via USB OTG.
Connecting A Keyboard To Your Android Device
A
USB keyboard can be connected to your Android Device using a USB OTG
cable, touch inside a text input area to start typing using the
keyboard.
The on-screen keyboard is hidden when a physical keyboard is connected.
Some
of the key combinations that perform actions on Windows also function
on a phone/tablet, in most apps. For example, you can Cut using (Ctrl +
X), Copy using (Ctrl + C), and Paste using (Ctrl + V) on your keyboard.
Connecting A Flash Drive To Your Android Device
Certain
devices like the S6 and S6 edge do not support SD card instead they
come with internal storage ranging from 16GB to 128GB.
So when your
storage is full you have no choice but to start deleting older files to
collect new ones. However by connecting a flash drive to your Android
device, you get more storage space at your disposal.
These are some of the coolest uses of an OTG cable.
You can get an OTG Cable at stores or on Konga/Jumia from N500.
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