Why do you need an OTG cable for your tablet and how to connect it

The modern electronics market offers a fairly wide range of USB cables. Each product has its pros and cons for a potential user.

The OTG cable for the tablet is a kind of unique adapter that allows you to connect various USB devices to the tablet:

flash drives
cameras and video cameras
joysticks
keyboards
mice
printers

Contents

What is OTG cable?
Main functions of USB OTG cable
How to know if your tablet supports OTG cable?
Connecting the OTG cable to the tablet
How much does an OTG cable for a tablet cost?

What is OTG cable?

OTG cable is a universal adapter that allows you to connect any USB devices to your mobile phone or tablet, as well as external modems MTS, Megafon, Beeline, Tele 2 and even hard drives with any file system. The abbreviation USB On-The-Go can be translated as "Ready to work".

With the help of such a device, any device can be turned into an analogue of a full-fledged computer. This cable looks simple - at one end it is equipped with a Micro-USB plug, at the other - a standard USB port.

Main functions of USB OTG cable

The first is data transfer, and the second is the definition of external USB devices by the built-in tablet system. Any smartphone or tablet with a Micro-USB input can be used with this cable. By the way, some manufacturers of tablets and smartphones often limit the list of devices that the gadget is able to recognize.

How to know if your tablet supports OTG cable?

You just need to try to connect it to the necessary equipment. There should be no problems when working with the cable with tablets that you can buy in our online store, as well as Samsung Galaxy S2, S3 and S4, Samsung Galaxy Note, Nexus Family, Sony Xperia Z and ZL, LG Optimus G, Sony Xperia Sola.

Connecting the OTG cable to the tablet

Connecting the cable to your tablet is easy. You just need to connect one end of the cable to your smartphone or tablet and the other to your USB peripheral.

When you connect a mouse, a cursor will appear on the tablet screen. When you connect a flash drive or HDD, a new disk will appear in the tablet file manager. And when you connect a modem, the "Mobile networks" item will become active in the tablet settings.