What is an Android OTG Device?

For the SmartScope USB Oscilloscope from LabNation to work with Android phones and Tablets they are REQUIRED to support USB OTG (On The Go) functionality.

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Simply put, USB OTG (On The Go) enables mobile devices, like smartphones and tablets, the ability to function as a USB Host Device for communication with devices like mice, keyboards, flash drives or other devices provided the host device is capable of providing enough power to run the device connected. Some OTG compatible peripherals can function correctly by using a powered USB hub if the host device doesn’t supply enough power.

We have searched the web for a list of devices that offer OTG functionality,  It is not complete and we have no way of testing every device out there that claims OTG support.  OTG support was introduced in Android v3.2 (Honeycomb), but some manufacturers did not elect to support the feature.

There are Apps that can test a device to see if the required drivers are installed. They can be found by searching for “USB OTG” on the Google Play Store.

Here is a partial list of OTG Supported Devices.   (Unconfirmed by Circuit Specialists)

Acer
ICONIA A1-810 ICONIA Tab A700
Asus
MeMO Pad 10 ME102 MeMO Pad ME172V MeMO Pad ME301T MeMO Pad ME302 MeMO Pad 8 ME180A
MeMO Pad 10 ME180A MeMO Pad FHD 10 LTE MeMO Pad FHD 10 Transformer Pad TF700T Transformer Pad 701T
Transformer Pad TF-100 Nexus 7 (need” “Nexus Media Importer” app) PadFone PadFone 2 PadFone Infinity
BlackBerry
Z30 Passport
Fujitsu
LTE F-01D
Huawei
MediaPad S7-301u(P) MediaPad 7 Lite P6-00 Youth Vogue
MediaPad 10 FHD Ascend D2 Ascend P1 Ascend P6 Stream X GL07S(Japan)
HTC
Butterfly Butterfly S Desire (A8181) Desire VC T328d One Dual
One mini HTC J (Z321e) One (M8) One Max One X
InFocus
M320
Lenovo
Lenovo LePhone P770 Lenovo Vibe Z K910 Lenovo Vibe X S960 IdeaTab A3000 IdeaTab A1000
IdeaTab S6000
LG
Nexus 5 Optimus G Pro Optimus G Pro lite G2 (D800) G2 (D802)
Motorola
Droid Razr HD (XT926)
Samsung
Galaxy Note 8.0 Galaxy Note (GT-N7000) Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100) Galaxy Note III (GT-N900) Galaxy Note IIII
Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Galaxy R (GT-I9103) Galaxy J Galaxy S2 Galaxy S3
Galaxy S4 Galaxy S5 Galaxy S6 Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1
Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 (SM-T310) Galaxy Mega 6.3 (GT-I9200) Galaxy Mega 6.3 (GT-I9205) Galaxy Ace Galaxy Ace 2
Galaxy Ace 3
Sony
SGPT111JP/S SGPT112TW/S SGPT211JP/S Xperia AX (SO-01E) Xperia ACRO S (LT26W)
Xperia T (LT30P) Xperia TX LT29i Xperia Z2a Xperia Z (C6602) Xperia Z ULTRA (C6802)
Xperia ZL (C6502) Xperia ZR (C5502)
Xiaomi
MI1S MI2 MI2A MI2S MI3
Red Rice Red Rice Note

 

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