Hi Vishki. You are a life saver! I have a linx 820 with a faulty battery, so couldn’t use OTG without powering the unit. I’ve tried many so-called splitters but none maintained the use of a charger plugged in. I bought this unit from Amazon after seeing this video and voilà OTG with charging built in. Thank you so much. Cheers Roger
Good demonstration. The USB hub as well as the mobile/tablet needs to confirm to the USB Power Delivery (PD) v2.0 specification for the powered usb hub to charge the device while also giving power to the peripherals. Vendors do not usually say if they devices support this so it's a hit and a miss. You have to buy the ones which are tested and surely work. I believe the switch in this case is because if you do not want to charge the phone and direct all the power to a power hungry hard drive then you can. If there is no switch the some power will keep going to charging the phone/tablet.
I purchased the same hub, and it wasn't working for me at first. I would have sent it back were it not for your video explaining the proper sequence to getting it to work. Thank you for taking the time and effort to make this.
Vishki, thank you for this video. It was very helpful. Just want to add that you are correct in that not all devices charge at the same time while utilizing the usb hubs. The method you used did not work with my NuVision 8" tablet but it did work when I set the USB connector to charge mode then did a restart of the tablet. All of a sudden when the tableb was finishing the restart, it picked up the USB stick drive and at the same time the charging red light indicator turned on. I purchased the KIRIN usb ports device. Just wanted to add this but it still may not work with other devices. Thanks again!
Jack Collazo the kirin one sometimes worked when i had a nextbook tablet but wouldnt charge very quickly. I gave the tablet away and tore the adapter up in an attempt at utilizing the micro usb connection to the tablet for a full size usb for my nuvision windows 2 in 1
thanks, these kind of experimenting videos are helping me a lot in figuring out how new device functioning. I appreciate your contribution of time and work.
Hey Vishki, Good video on functional aspects of the Micro USB Hub. Must say, this is crisp, to the point and covered all necessary functional aspects unlike stupid unboxing videos posted by few who have no clue of what may help the viewer. Imagine people showing 50% of their airtime in opening an ebay package. How ridiculous that is..? I liked your editing bit to fast forward not so important parts from the continuous footage. Very sensible indeed. Keep it up.. THUMBS UP sure.
Very informative video. I had purchased a different hub and was disappointed that it doesn't even support charging. I searched for a different one and saw this hub on Amazon, but it had mixed comments. Some people said you could charge and use OTG at the same time, others said you couldn't. This video explains it perfectly, so I ordered one. Now let's hope it works for my tablet because it is going to be on all day and it needs a printer.
saved me the trouble of looking for diy myself and is perfect for my project. thanks. i actually just need 2 female usb and a separate micro female for charging. and since this has three, its a bonus
I bought one of these which looks identical but has no branding. I was hoping it would work with a Lenovo Windows tablet. The three OTG USB functions are fine but it does not charge the tablet in charge mode. Bit of a shame.
Very well done video. However, the title is not accurate: This is NOT SIMULTANEOUS charging and port sharing. As the video shows, you have to switch manually between one OR the other.
That's what I thought too, but at the end of the video he shows that as long as you have a wall charger plugged into the device AND have it set for 'charge', everything works at the same time.
@@RevenMoodley Both you and justwasted made an assumption, I have exactly the same OTG cable, usb device can be seen on tablet, once switch moved to charge position, no charging takes place, this could be faulty cable, who knows. Fact is it's NOT SIMULTANEOUS charging and port sharing for everyone, maybe some got it working....
Good Explaination....Worth Watching......I have the Same Problem and you provided the best Solution Saved like Thousands of rupees for me.... i thought of buying bluetooth mouse keyboard gamepad...bla blah.....THANKS BRO
an easy solution to this is buying a normal otg and buy a USB hub and find a USB type a to USB type a you can find it online make sure u buy the right one and plug ur otg to your device put the USB hub in and then put the USB type a to USB type a to one of the USB ports on the hub and if u buy the right one it can charge also while using USB devices u can plug the USB type a to USB type a to a charging brick or PC/Laptop USB ports
2022 now- VISHKI, a year ago I bought two of this exact same device, same green packaging from online seller, with the exact same intention as you, which is to charge the phone at the same time as using OTG mode. Silly me, this device is micro-B, whereas my phone is micro-C. I never purchased an adapter so I never got to test it... maybe now I will
Here’s a tip. Some of my tablets won’t activate OTG in charge mode, they just disconnect. To correct this, as the tablet is restarting/powering up, unplug the charger and immediately plug back in. Tablet will charge and the OTG function will be active.
Just guesswork... but it might be a USB limitation, to not allow otg and charging at the same time. Strange however, that PC's and data connections will allow both.
Hi, What about connecting an MHL cable (11-pin micro USB male) to the micro USB female slot, sliding the switch to Charge & still using an attached USB WiFi keyboard, while at the same time projecting the image/screen of your tablet or phone to your TV ? 🤔😶🙄 Plausible ? Thanks !
Hey i have a dell venue 7 3740 but the battery has been damaged so it can be only used connecting charger!!!....i would like to use like shown in your video ....how? Which adapter? Plz explain
So what if I want to use a Micro USB MHL HDMI adapter for my Samsung Galaxy Note 2? Can you plug it into the Micro USB Charge port & get functionality from it? The MHL cable has its own USB Type A Male plug to plug into external power to charge at the same time I believe. Thanks
Quick question. What happens if you select charge here and select file transfer on the (android)connected device? Can you connect a hard disc on the usb port so the hard disc gets power from the charger and your phone or tablet can access those?
Vishki, I would like to view a 3 hour video file from a thumb drive without draining the battery on my Samsung Tablet S2. Is it possible to power the tablet at the same time I view a 3 hour movie on the tablet? What OTG cable setting will make this happen?
i have this setup with a potentiometer and can accesss and play avi file on usb and charge at same time on android tablet but aft 8 to 10 seconds it stops charging although chrage shows 80%. Any idieas fusion5 android tablet (resistance accross pin 4 an5 is about 68K
It may work for a windows tablet but not android. It will charge. It will use data from a USB device but not at the same time. I'm using a Samsung 9" android tablet.
Hey one question, while using a keyboard, mouse and a flash drive. How efficient is the charge rate to the tablet? does the battery stay at a constant value or does it actually increase charge even though it's in use with all the devices connected?
thats my question too,i have mine from lazada the 4 port onr with the same function but the charging rate is poor ,it does charge but 8t decreases power ,maybe because the chips are in error ,but upon checkimg the voltage is around 4.9-5.2volts with no amperage ,yepp the board does suck it gets 5v 1/2amp from the usb wall charger and yet it charges the phone but the amperes is 0.00 so basically its dropping and draining of the battery of the phone
If you want an elegant and 100% working soulution: Buy a smartphone which has wireless charging functionality and you'll have a free USB port for any USB accessory. Works perfectly with my Samsung Galaxy S20+, it is charging wirelessly and at the same time I am watching a movie from attached USB stick!
I'm looking for something that will enable simultaneous charge and USB peripheral use on the HP Stream 7 Windows tablet. Anyone know of such a device? The only thing I've found that specifically supports this tablet is the $99 pluggable hub (which is actually no longer made).
Mine is the first one of the five links(link ending Mi33). Though the five are from different sellers and they all have different descriptions, they are all the same stuff imported and branded differently. Which ever one you take, just make sure that it has the switch. Non switch models can only do one thing. Thats my experience.
can you guys help me? i have a samsung galaxy mega broken lcd screen but i still keep it for the sole purpose of using its 4g thetering as a broadband. i am planning on buying this hub in hope of connecting the female mirco usb to my computer so it detects as a lan connection when i tethered and at the same time use mouse.
I just bought this hub and it doesn’t work like you was telling us in the video because when I plug in a normal USB flash drive I have to switch it to charge mode because that’s the only way the USB will load on my phone e.g. galaxy S7 edge I have but when I go to plug the charger in as well as having the USB plug in It tells me error to unplug them because something is dry but don’t understand why it does this but when I go on otg mod It doesn’t actually do anything it only works with the USB when you click it to charge mode Why is this
in order to charge do we need to connect in OTG mode and then turn on the switch ? is it possible to turn on the switch, connect supposy and plug to the device ? I am working with android now.
For charging, the switch has to at "Charge" position. Put it to this position before connecting the charger. On some devices it does not matter whether you put the switch to this position after connecting or before connecting, but on my Moto G it has to be in "Charge" position before I connect the charger(otherwise it continues to be in otg mode).
They are still usable provided the charger is on. While in charge mode, the power supply to the tablet as well as mouse keyboard(they too need power to operate) is from the charger. So the charger needs to be kept on.
I hope Moto X supports OTG host, if yes then it will work. It works with my Moto G first gen, so it should work with Moto X. I do not know about the GPS app. It depends on the apps capability. If the app can access otg drive then it can access through this hub too.
my phone supports OTG but I don't know if it supports this OTG hub and if it will work properly with keyboard hard disk and mouse connected at the same time.
I can't get mine to even be recognized, none the less even anything attached to it. And i know my devices are capable of otg. So what do i need? A device driver or certain app? Or should i watch video first??? Lolol
I broke my $1 basic USB dongle and decided that I didn't use it enough to justify buying another one. I hear later I bought a USB 3.0 powered USB hub, I was curious what would happen if I plug my phone into it as well as a flash drive hoping I could use the output USB ports on the Hub as a USB dongle. Sadly I was disappointed with the results. Also I want to use my phone as a media PC. I have a laptop but my phone uses much less power and is more than capable of running Netflix Hulu RU-vid and other stuff. Do you think this USB hub will suffice for this purpose excluding the video? My TV doesn't support Samsung Quick Connect but I'm sure it is still possible. Any advice would be appreciated.
By the way I've already considered using your Raspberry Pi 3 and I do own one, but I'm going to use it for something else and I want something a little more powerful like my phone anyway.
