On Sunday, 31 May 2015 13:13:10 UTC+1, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
Andy Burns writes:
Rob Simpson wrote:

Has anyone here managed to connect a standard USB memory stick to an Android
tablet (or iPad) using an OTG cable?

Yes.

There are many sites claiming they show you how to do it, but until now I
have failed.
First check: is it true that a OTG USB cable has 5 connectors ?

All microUSB have 5 pins.

the usual data+/data-/ground/5Volt and a sense pin, which says if it's
OTG or not.

There are some USB sticks with standard USB plug one end, and micro USB
plug at other end, specifically for plugging into mobiles/tablets.

I would just warn that the size of such a thumb stick allows you to put
a lot of leverage on the micro USB socket, and we see lots of those
broken off the circuit boards at repair events, even with just the
smaller leverage available from a micro USB plug.

Hence I put flash sticks on a 4" or so usb extension lead


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