How to use and connect a USB key to my Android mobile
Today we will see how to use and connect a USB key to my Android mobile in this way, you can transfer files to your device or copy the ones you have in it to generate a backup copy or transfer these files to a computer among other very interesting things.
What we're going to do is use a OTG cable . These cables not only work to connect a USB stick to our phone. Otherwise, they also allow us to connect our device to almost anything that has a USB connection.
How to connect USB to my Android cell phone
Before purchasing the cable, you need to check if your device is OTG compatible . For this, there are applications that allow us to corroborate it. The problem is, if you don't use these apps, it's usually not spelled out in the specs of the mobile when we buy it.
That's why it's important to download one of these two options: USB-OTG Checker or OTG USB HOST Checker. Either of these two options will help you check if your device is OTG compatible.
The only problem is that even these apps have a range of failures. The way to be completely sure is to buy a cable and test it. What we need to clarify is that it is very likely that older phones are not compatible.
Such a USB OTG support was introduced in Android Honeycomb, from so that newer phones can be supported.
After that we will need the USB OTG cable. What type of cable is it? Basically it is a cable which at one end has a USB Type C connector and at the other end has a microUSB which would be directly connected to the phone while the former can go to a computer, SmartTV, Pendrive, etc.
How to use a USB drive on my Android
Once you have the cable and you are sure your device is compatible with it. All you have to do is connect to the phone and from the USB type C connector, connect the USB stick.
A notification may appear on your mobile device to inform you that a storage drive has been connected via USB. This way you will be able to copy all the desired files to the USB stick or vice versa.
Another thing that would be recommended is that you have a high quality file browser so that you can browse all the files on your cell phone. For this, we recommend the ES File Explorer application which is quite complete from all points of view.
Something we need to mention is that the USB OTG connection can consume a large amount of battery , so we recommend you to connect it, use the safe time and then disconnect it, don't leave it connected if you are not going to do anything because you will. see how the battery starts to go down pretty quickly.
Another thing recommended is to take the USB stick apart and not to disconnect it from one. Because it can corrupt all the files in it and you will lose that information unless you have a backup copy of it.
For this, you will have to go to the notification that appears at the top of your device or in Settings> Storage and you will be able to see the USB drive you have connected . From there you can unmount it and once the operating system is confirmed, you can safely disconnect it from your device.
As we saw a little above, with a USB OTG cable, you can connect your device not only to a USB stick, but you can also connect to a SmartTV, connect a controller, keyboard, mouse, etc. . Just as you can connect it to your Android cell phone, it is also possible to connect a mouse or a USB drive to your Android tablet.
