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AnotherCat · 01-14-2020, 07:46 PM

Pocketbook on my phone does not see books on OTG USB storage (although I have never tried hard to see if there is some way) whereas my tablets do.

However, on my phone if I navigate to the book on the USB using a file manager or via Settings>Storage and launch the book Pocketbook is offered to read it and will work. BUT Pocketbook copies the book to its own folder in the device's internal storage so persists after the OTG USB is disconnected.

I just now tested Moon+ Reader Pro on my phone and it does not seem to see the OTG USB either. My phone uses Google's own near stock Android One version of Android 9 whereas my tablets on which readers do see the USB books are Samsung so have Samsung's own Android 9 version on them.

So it may be that the ability for Pocketbook, etc to see books on the USB depends on the OEM's version of Android or maybe on the build of the reading app (the phone or tablet build, for example).

01-14-2020, 07:46 PM	#4
AnotherCat .... Posts: 1,547 Karma: 18068960 Join Date: May 2012 Device: ....	Pocketbook on my phone does not see books on OTG USB storage (although I have never tried hard to see if there is some way) whereas my tablets do. However, on my phone if I navigate to the book on the USB using a file manager or via Settings>Storage and launch the book Pocketbook is offered to read it and will work. BUT Pocketbook copies the book to its own folder in the device's internal storage so persists after the OTG USB is disconnected. I just now tested Moon+ Reader Pro on my phone and it does not seem to see the OTG USB either. My phone uses Google's own near stock Android One version of Android 9 whereas my tablets on which readers do see the USB books are Samsung so have Samsung's own Android 9 version on them. So it may be that the ability for Pocketbook, etc to see books on the USB depends on the OEM's version of Android or maybe on the build of the reading app (the phone or tablet build, for example).