How to enable and use USB OTG on Xiaomi

Gadgetren – USB OTG (On-The-Go) is one of the interesting features that smartphones can use to easily read other devices.

In other words, flash drives, USB keyboards, external hard drives, USB mice and others can run on smartphones if smartphone users have a USB to micro USB or USB to USB Type-C. Have converter cables.

But today’s flash drives also offer a microUSB or USB Type-C connection to be able to connect OTG directly to a smartphone, which makes it more practical as no converter cable is required.

Almost all smartphones of the latest Xiaomi and earlier generations already have this OTG function. One of the most useful uses of this USB OTG function is to read data from a flash drive quickly and easily without the hassle of connecting the data cable to a computer when you need important data.

You could say that activating OTG on a Xiaomi smartphone is quite easy, all you have to do is plug the Flashdrive directly into the Xiaomi smartphone. You can use a flash drive that already supports ports on your smartphone, or you can use a converter cable.

For those of you curious about how to enable USB OTG on Xiaomi devices, you can immediately follow the tutorial as follows.

How to enable OTG on Xiaomi with a converter cable

1. First, you can buy and prepare a converter cable or adapter in advance
2. As soon as it is available, you can connect it to your smartphone and Flashdrive
3. If the flash drive has been connected correctly, the notification will appear [Nama Flashdrive] Added word for transferring photos and media will appear
4. All you have to do is press the notification and it will automatically go straight to the drive or folders on your flash drive
5. Next you can copy data from the flash drive to the Xiaomi smartphone or vice versa

For the recording, the type of converter cable or adapter used depends on the connection of the Xiaomi smartphone you have, as it is a USB-to-Micro-USB or a USB-to-USB Type-C connection can act. If you want to safely eject the Flashdrive from the smartphone, you should first press the eject button in the Flashdrive name notification that says To transfer photos and media.

Using a flash drive with a special smartphone connection

1. Firstly, you can buy and prepare a flash drive that already has a connector adapted for the smartphone (microUSB or USB Type-C).
2. Next you can plug the flash drive directly into the smartphone port
3. Then a notification will appear Flashdrive name plus the word For the transfer of photos and media
4. To open Flashdrive data, you can press the notification immediately
5. After pressing, various files and folders appear on the smartphone immediately
6. You can view and copy data from the flash drive to the Xiaomi smartphone or vice versa

You could say that using a flash drive with a special smartphone connector is a faster way, but keep in mind that this type of flash drive usually has a higher price than a normal flash drive.

While there are benefits to using a converter cable or adapter, you can connect a variety of common flash drives to smartphones. You can also connect a USB mouse or keyboard to a smartphone.

For those of you who know of another way to enable USB OTG on this Xiaomi smartphone, you can write it down in the comments section below.

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