How To Check USB OTG Support For Your Android Phone

The number of things you can accomplish with Android is simply astonishing because it is open-source. You can install customised ROMs and even boot Linux on a computer using an Android phone. Despite the fact that Android offers several features that increase productivity, USB OTG is undoubtedly one of the most beneficial of all of them.

Simply put, USB OTG (short for On-The-Go) allows an Android device to function as a USB host, allowing it to power and manage additional USB devices like game controllers, keyboards/mice, and much more. You can utilise USB OTG in a variety of ways to improve your Android phone’s capabilities. How can you determine whether your Android phone supports USB OTG in the first place, though, before even trying that?

If you haven’t guessed by now, we are here to assist you with that. Without further ado, here’s a quick guide on how to see if your Android phone supports USB OTG.

How to check USB OTG support for your Android phone?

To determine whether your phone supports USB OTG or not, use the Easy OTG Checker app. This is how:

Install and launch Easy OTG Checker, then attach a USB OTG device to the phone, such as the SanDisk Ultra USB OTG. Click the question mark button now.

Step 2: Easy OTG Checker will check the USB OTG compatibility of your Android phone in a matter of seconds and present the results. In addition, the app shows system details like the device’s make and model and Android version. Here is the outcome, as seen on an Android device that supports USB OTG:

And the outcome, as seen on a non-USB OTG compliant device, is as follows:

All there is to it is that. It doesn’t get any easier than that, do it?

Other noteworthy points:

• If your Android phone s retail box has the USB OTG logo (see below), it supports USB OTG.

• Another simple method to check your Android phone s USB OTG compatibility is to connect a USB OTG device to it. If the same is detected and you get a notification/confirmation prompt on the device, your Android phone supports USB OTG.

What to do if your Android phone doesn t support USB OTG?

There is a chance that your Android smartphone does not support USB OTG, even though the bulk of the newer Android phones do so out of the box. Furthermore, because USB OTG functionality depends on a number of parameters (such as the Android/Kernel version, the availability of USB OTG drivers, and hardware support), the process for making USB OTG operate on incompatible devices varies depending on the type of device (and even different variants of the same device).

That being stated, you must always first root your Android device (using programmes like Kingo Android Root). After that, you can access devices connected through USB OTG using programmes like USB OTG Helper and Stick Mount (Do note that these apps only work for USB Flash Drives).

SEE ALSO: 15 Top Android Apps for Rooted Devices

List of Smartphones and Tablets that support OTG

Note: Some of the newest devices that support OTG may not be on the list. Please check the manufacturer’s website using the techniques given above before purchasing.

Use USB OTG to get more from your Android device

It goes without saying that the additional functionality provided to Android smartphones with USB OTG significantly increases their potential. And as was already mentioned, it’s simpler than you might think to find out if your Android handset is USB OTG compatible. Try it out, and then share your results with us in the comments section.