Does Kindle Paperwhite 10th gen support USB OTG out of the box?

[n00bdude]

I just got myself a kindle paper white. I would like to know if it supports USB OTG so that I may transfer files from my android phone to the kindle directly without needing a computer.

Does USB OTG work with the Kindle paper white 10th gen? I have been using an cheap USB OTG cable and it doesn't seem to work.

[hius07]

OTG cable shouid be plugged to the phone, not to Kindle.

[Quoth]

Even the most ancient eReaders work as storage on my oldest Android phone, a Sony-Ericsson.
Make sure the "host end" is at the phone. Double check with a regular cable and a OTG adaptor, which are just passive wired, or with a different slave device to test cable.

The ability or not of the ereader to support OTG is irrelevant as it has to be the regular USB client or slave. The phone has to be the host.

[n00bdude]

Originally Posted by Quoth

Even the most ancient eReaders work as storage on my oldest Android phone, a Sony-Ericsson.
Make sure the "host end" is at the phone. Double check with a regular cable and a OTG adaptor, which are just passive wired, or with a different slave device to test cable.

The ability or not of the ereader to support OTG is irrelevant as it has to be the regular USB client or slave. The phone has to be the host.

Hmm thanks for that. Unfortunately it just isn’t working. Even though external hard drives and pen drives work just fine with the same OTG cable. I’m wondering if the tenth gen paperwhite has some extra limitations.

[j.p.s]

Originally Posted by n00bdude

Hmm thanks for that. Unfortunately it just isn’t working. Even though external hard drives and pen drives work just fine with the same OTG cable. I’m wondering if the tenth gen paperwhite has some extra limitations.

Does your phone detect the kindle at all?

Also, if it expects a partitioned drive, it won't work because the PW4 exports formatted unpartitioned drive.

[n00bdude]

Originally Posted by j.p.s

Does your phone detect the kindle at all?

Also, if it expects a partitioned drive, it won't work because the PW4 exports formatted unpartitioned drive.

It’s working now! OnePlus has this weird mode where it needs me to turn on OTG mode manually.

Thanks so much for helping!

[kos25k]

Hey guys.So i can read/move/copy files stored on a microSD card through OTG cable to my kindle?!

[Quoth]

It's even possible to use Android Browser and download files with DRM, FOR THAT REGISTERED KINDLE, assuming the javascript runs and your Android phone has a file browser that can "see" the mounted Kindle. It's irrelevant where the mobi, azw or azw3 files are on Android (SD card or internal) as long as the file browser / manager on the phone/tablet can "see" the local files and the Kindle files.

You can also use a regular cable for USB-A to USB-B, mini-USB, micro-USB or USB-C that works with gadget/kindle to laptop/PC via an OTG adaptor that has a USB-A socket and the appropriate plug for phone/tablet.

[kos25k]

Originally Posted by Quoth

It's even possible to use Android Browser and download files with DRM, FOR THAT REGISTERED KINDLE, assuming the javascript runs and your Android phone has a file browser that can "see" the mounted Kindle. It's irrelevant where the mobi, azw or azw3 files are on Android (SD card or internal) as long as the file browser / manager on the phone/tablet can "see" the local files and the Kindle files.

You can also use a regular cable for USB-A to USB-B, mini-USB, micro-USB or USB-C that works with gadget/kindle to laptop/PC via an OTG adaptor that has a USB-A socket and the appropriate plug for phone/tablet.

Thanks.I am only just interested on inserting other people's microSD's or their phones directly to copy files.(i use koreader) So is this possible?

[Quoth]

Kindle and most other ereaders can only be a client to some other system for file transfer, even if there is an OTG host mode (like on PW3 for USB audio).
Some phones/tablets can be a host.

[hashirshabbir]

No, the Kindle Paperwhite 10th gen does not support USB OTG out of the box, and using a cheap USB OTG cable is unlikely to make it work for transferring files directly from an Android phone to the Kindle.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by hashirshabbir

No, the Kindle Paperwhite 10th gen does not support USB OTG out of the box, and using a cheap USB OTG cable is unlikely to make it work for transferring files directly from an Android phone to the Kindle.

It only needs to work on the phone, not the Kindle.

[kos25k]

Hey,who deleted my comment about the working cable and what is the reason of this?

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by kos25k

Thanks.I am only just interested on inserting other people's microSD's or their phones directly to copy files.(i use koreader) So is this possible?

Originally Posted by kos25k

Hey,who deleted my comment about the working cable and what is the reason of this?

Perhaps that what you were asking for was assistance in committing ebook piracy? Can you guarantee you and "other people" only have public domain or copyleft content on their phones and µSD cards?

[kos25k]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Perhaps that what you were asking for was assistance in committing ebook piracy? Can you guarantee you and "other people" only have public domain or copyleft content on their phones and µSD cards?

Ohh! 🤣Not even close..I just make a collection from pdf and doc files that regard survival guides in general.Yeah,we live in weird times of history!!But even if someone did this,its clearly his own issue what to do with these files. Otherwise amazon just wouldn't this otg feature on her e-readers or these otg cables wouldn't be legal etc..