USB OTG Support

[prash42135]

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?

[Jasonwsc]

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

[prash42135]

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.

[Jasonwsc · Accepted solution]

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.)

[prash42135]

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

[Jasonwsc]

Mouse and keyboard works perfectly.

[Igniterminator]

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!!

[kmank]

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]

[otgcable]

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.

[dm84]

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