whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com> wrote in news:8ae05395-09ef-4efd-b41d-4a5f41d9202bn@googlegroups.com:> On Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 2:06:12 PM UTC-8, Ed Lee wrote: >> On Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 2:00:25 PM UTC-8, Clifford Heath >> wrote: > >> > Google doesn't like local file transfers, because that enables >> > you to manage content they can't spy on. That can be the only >> > explanation for why they haven't put an SMB server into >> > Android, and all the standard file transfer apps are so crap. > >> That doesn't make sense. You can do any file transfer with a PC >> and slave Android. I prefer to transfer from PC anyway, even will >> another USB stick on the PC. > > Oh, it makes sense, all right. You can't install an application > with 'file transfer' because you can't access the directory where > apps reside. You can't even inspect the filesystem except within > a walled-off area (try, for instance, to find a fonts folder, or a > picture file from a text message). > > Maybe there's developer tools that can explore the walled > garden... >Yeah, one has to have a "fully jailbroke" phone to get access to those areas, but some carriers do not allow such 'behavior'. I have a phone I never used that had two sim card slots in it and Verizon would not put it on their plan or system. I was so pissed. It is for folks that travel to Europe a lot or Israel. No need to switch phones or have two or any of that nonsense. I still want to get it and see if ATT will let me use it. It is only about 5 years old now, but it was a top notch "Viewsonic" phine. I don't know if they are still is or ever got going in the cell phone world, but it was cool for its time.
cell phone / tablet USB host ?
Started by ●February 6, 2022
Reply by ●February 6, 20222022-02-06
Reply by ●February 9, 20222022-02-09
On Sun, 06 Feb 2022 10:33:35 -0500, legg <legg@nospam.magma.ca> wrote:> >Recent experience (first) with a Lenovo Tab 8 >had me scratching my head. > >It's USB (~charging) port could communicate with a >PC for file transfer, but couldn't read a memory stick. >This with all the recommended OTG cabling. > >Why would you stick a communicative USB port on a >battery-operated device and then restrict it from >acting as a USB host? > >Is this normal? > >Is this sane? > >I know there are a multitude of other methods of >com available for these devices, but why not >simple USB stick transfer? > >RLOK - I finally found a micro-usb 3 to USB adapter with the correct pin grounded (connection between ground and adjacent 'I/O' pin, NOT the center pin) With this usb pin connection, the TAB 8 reads memory sticks on the usb port without system setting adjustments. It just recognizes the connecting - flags a notice to the user and opens the drive when the notice is tapped (maybe tapped a few times - hard to tell with this screen). All the other micro-usb hardware I had was missing this connection. I asked Mohamed at the cell phone shop next door to keep an eye out for one. His supplier had just that - one adapter. Now it's mine. Nobody else can have it. I actually went through a couple of places checking to see if ANY of their micro-usb connectors or peripherals had this connection. (have socket with pin sensors attached) NADA. So when someone says it's USB OTG, measure it. Might be worth kludging the contact permanently if ever the TAB 8 is in the shop for battery, screen or other repairs. RL
Reply by ●February 9, 20222022-02-09
torsdag den 10. februar 2022 kl. 01.10.36 UTC+1 skrev legg:> On Sun, 06 Feb 2022 10:33:35 -0500, legg <le...@nospam.magma.ca> wrote: > > > > >Recent experience (first) with a Lenovo Tab 8 > >had me scratching my head. > > > >It's USB (~charging) port could communicate with a > >PC for file transfer, but couldn't read a memory stick. > >This with all the recommended OTG cabling. > > > >Why would you stick a communicative USB port on a > >battery-operated device and then restrict it from > >acting as a USB host? > > > >Is this normal? > > > >Is this sane? > > > >I know there are a multitude of other methods of > >com available for these devices, but why not > >simple USB stick transfer? > > > >RL > OK - I finally found a micro-usb 3 to USB adapter with > the correct pin grounded (connection between ground and > adjacent 'I/O' pin, NOT the center pin) > > With this usb pin connection, the TAB 8 reads memory > sticks on the usb port without system setting adjustments. > It just recognizes the connecting - flags a notice to > the user and opens the drive when the notice is tapped > (maybe tapped a few times - hard to tell with this screen). > > All the other micro-usb hardware I had was missing this > connection. I asked Mohamed at the cell phone shop > next door to keep an eye out for one. His supplier had > just that - one adapter. Now it's mine. Nobody else > can have it. > > I actually went through a couple of places checking to > see if ANY of their micro-usb connectors or peripherals > had this connection. (have socket with pin sensors > attached) NADA. > > So when someone says it's USB OTG, measure it. > > Might be worth kludging the contact permanently if ever > the TAB 8 is in the shop for battery, screen or other > repairs.but then it can't be a device anymore so you can't connect it to a PC
Reply by ●February 10, 20222022-02-10
On 10/2/22 11:10 am, legg wrote:> It just recognizes the connecting - flags a notice to > the user and opens the drive when the notice is tapped > (maybe tapped a few times - hard to tell with this screen).Or you can just open the Google Files app, or whatever other file manager you prefer.
Reply by ●February 10, 20222022-02-10
On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:37:25 +1100, Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> wrote:>On 10/2/22 11:10 am, legg wrote: >> It just recognizes the connecting - flags a notice to >> the user and opens the drive when the notice is tapped >> (maybe tapped a few times - hard to tell with this screen). > >Or you can just open the Google Files app, or whatever other file >manager you prefer.Yeah, well, finding files after transfer is another issue. Files and folders don't seem to show repeatable navigation - dependent on where listed and how approached in the GUI RL
Reply by ●February 11, 20222022-02-11
在 2022年2月6日星期日 UTC+8 23:33:28，<legg> 写道：> Recent experience (first) with a Lenovo Tab 8 > had me scratching my head. > > It's USB (~charging) port could communicate with a > PC for file transfer, but couldn't read a memory stick. > This with all the recommended OTG cabling. > > Why would you stick a communicative USB port on a > battery-operated device and then restrict it from > acting as a USB host? > > Is this normal? > > Is this sane? > > I know there are a multitude of other methods of > com available for these devices, but why not > simple USB stick transfer? > > RLI have dozens of brand new Ipads in LA and I want to sell them wholesale, great deals, please write me back if you can work with me
Reply by ●February 11, 20222022-02-11
在 2022年2月7日星期一 UTC+8 00:13:11，<DecadentLinux...@decadence.org> 写道：> legg <le...@nospam.magma.ca> wrote in > news:l8qvvg90aa541vdla...@4ax.com: > > > > Recent experience (first) with a Lenovo Tab 8 > > had me scratching my head. > > > > It's USB (~charging) port could communicate with a > > PC for file transfer, but couldn't read a memory stick. > > This with all the recommended OTG cabling. > > > > Why would you stick a communicative USB port on a > > battery-operated device and then restrict it from > > acting as a USB host? > > > > Is this normal? > > > > Is this sane? > > > > I know there are a multitude of other methods of > > com available for these devices, but why not > > simple USB stick transfer? > > > > RL > > > Isn't a tab 8 about 8 years old? > > Also some chip reader/usb port devices do not mandshake nicely in > every case. > > As old as I remember those being, that may have been back in the > virus on a stick days. So they put extra security in. No connection > is as secure as it gets, eh?I have dozens of brand new Ipads in LA and I want to sell them wholesale, great deals, please write me back if you can work with me
