topic XPERIA SP USB OTG support in Other/General

USB OTG Support

prash42135 — Sun, 26 May 2013 19:47:11 GMT

hi,

i am planning to buy the xperia SP, but before that, i would like to know if it supports USB OTG. i will be connecting pen drive, keyboard, or a gamepad (xbox 360 wired controller). can any user confirm that they will work?

Re: USB OTG Support

Jasonwsc — Mon, 27 May 2013 10:34:28 GMT

Pen drive, mouse and keyboard will work. Xbox 360 controller requires root though.

Re: USB OTG Support

prash42135 — Mon, 27 May 2013 11:49:00 GMT

thanks for the reply, but funny, coz i asked the same question to customer support and they replied to me that it does not support USB OTG cable:

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Dear Prashant,

Thank you for contacting the Sony Xperia support centre.

We understand that you have Sony Xperia SP handset and you want to know about OTG cable connectivity for the handset.

We value the importance of your concern and we are here to assist you.

In response to your query we would like to inform you that as you want to know about OTG cable connectivity for Xperia SP handset in that case we would like to inform you that your handset doesn't support OTG cable. We would like to inform you that you cannot use OTG cable with the handset.

For further information on Sony Xperia products, services and support please visit www.sonymobile.com

For any further assistance please feel free to call our customer support on 39011111 or 1800 3000 2800 (Toll free)

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so have u tried it yourself?

i'll probably go to a store and try it too, but it would be good to know. USB OTG is a decider for me.

Re: USB OTG Support

Jasonwsc — Mon, 27 May 2013 15:02:22 GMT

That's kind of weird. I have the phone myself, and it works perfectly fine with my flash drive. If you look closely into storage in the settings, you should see usb storage.

The USB OTG cable worked on every android device so far (Sony, Samsung etc.)

Re: USB OTG Support

prash42135 — Mon, 27 May 2013 15:17:56 GMT

ok, cool, thnx. can u do me one more favour and try a usb keyboard?

Re: USB OTG Support

Jasonwsc — Tue, 28 May 2013 14:12:28 GMT

Mouse and keyboard works perfectly.

Re: USB OTG Support

Igniterminator — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 21:01:15 GMT

I know it's been ages since this comment, but I have one question!! Does OTG support exists for the 3G models?? I'm not planning to buy LTE one!!

Re: USB OTG Support

kmank — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 15:06:54 GMT

you could look it up.I beleive the model codes are:

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C5303
	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C5302 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - C5306
4G Network	LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C5303
	LTE 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C5306

it definetly works with c5303 [eu]

and probably c5306 [us]

XPERIA SP USB OTG support

otgcable — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 02:27:23 GMT

I CANT CONNECT PENDRIVE USING OTG CABLE. AS I CONNECT PEN DRIVE WITH OTG CABLE PHONE DOES NOT SHOW SHOW ANY NOTIFICATION. PLEASE GIVE ME FULL PROCEDURE HOW TO CONNECT IT.

Re: XPERIA SP USB OTG support

dm84 — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 08:32:58 GMT

try to plug the OTG cable to a charing point and then try the pen drive . if it doesn't work try cleanng the pen drive connectors and clear the cache on device then try agan to connect . cheers

Re: XPERIA SP USB OTG support

fedebt — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 08:52:10 GMT

i had a problem with OTG cable and usd pen drive and i solved it connecting USB pen drive (or other deviced) to the OTG cable before connectig OTG cable to the phone.

Hope this will help.

Ciao.

Re: USB OTG Support

Alucard626 — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 21:02:12 GMT

I tell you my problem. I have a xperia sp Through That connect the USB OTG Cable UN look and it worked, but when I was a smoked did not seem right and my phone told me there had been extracted Security scam and then when I went to Connect again and do not recognize any usb ... That yes I can fix para DO THAT ... Much appreciate any solution

Re: USB OTG Support

vibrationg — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 14:28:48 GMT

Xbox 360 controller work fine without root,
Means no need to root....

Re: USB OTG Support

dwagichangi — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 08:41:55 GMT

The phone has an option to browse USB storage..It must be supporting,otherwise what was it for?