Does the $50 Kindle Fire 7" have OTG?

bonacker · 04-25-2016, 08:18 AM

Does the $50 Kindle Fire 7" have OTG? I haven't been able to find any recent information on this, and I've heard of functionality being removed by Amazon, so I'm wondering if it is still possible to attach a thumb drive to a Kindle Fire and access the drive's files.

Specifically, does the current 7" Fire running OS 5 support OTG natively without having to get any 3rd party drivers? If not, what does one have to do make OTG work?

Assuming the tablet can act as host to a thumb drive, does the USB port have enough power for the flash drive to operate, or do you have to get a powered hub?

I read somewhere with respect to some other tablets that some flash drives work while others don't. Does this depend on the capacity of the drive or does it depend on other factors?

TIA for any replies.

Nate the great · 04-25-2016, 10:24 AM

I have plugged in USB keyboards and thumb drives. My $50 Fire tablet recognized both without issue.

Barbara1955 · 04-26-2016, 01:42 AM

What OTG? .... Whats OTG stand for & what is it other wise?

Nate the great · 04-26-2016, 06:14 AM

OTG == on the go

It's a USB standard for mobile devices which enables you to plug other hardware into the mobile device.

Yolina · 04-26-2016, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katie1

What OTG? .... Whats OTG stand for & what is it other wise?

On-The-Go

you can connect things like thumb drives to the micro usb port (either via an adaptor or there are clever ones with dual usb/micro usb connectors, like this one

And to OP, yes OTG works fine on my cheap Fire 7"

tubemonkey · 04-26-2016, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yolina

On-The-Go

you can connect things like thumb drives to the micro usb port (either via an adaptor or there are clever ones with dual usb/micro usb connectors, like this one

...and don't forget the all-important tuna drive

Barbara1955 · 04-26-2016, 01:24 PM

Tarana · 04-26-2016, 11:30 PM

That is so cool! Didn't know they had those devices. Can't think of a reason that I would need one, but if I were able to say, watch movies on my Fire, it would be great! Or, taking along a 3 month supply of audiobooks!

bonacker · 04-27-2016, 12:32 PM

Thanks for the replies that, yes, the $50 Fire can host a USB thumb drive.

I wonder what the difference is between how the Fire handles files on a thumb drive and how it handles files on the SD card.

People post about some apps not seeing certain file types on the SD card with those files only being visible in a third party file manager, like ES File Explorer. They also complain about movies not being playable that are on the SD card without first copying them to the tablet's main storage in order to be played. Does anyone know if that behavior is the same with files on a thumb drive?

04-25-2016, 08:18 AM	#1
bonacker Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2014 Device: Fire HD 10, 11th Gen.	Does the $50 Kindle Fire 7" have OTG? Does the $50 Kindle Fire 7" have OTG? I haven't been able to find any recent information on this, and I've heard of functionality being removed by Amazon, so I'm wondering if it is still possible to attach a thumb drive to a Kindle Fire and access the drive's files. Specifically, does the current 7" Fire running OS 5 support OTG natively without having to get any 3rd party drivers? If not, what does one have to do make OTG work? Assuming the tablet can act as host to a thumb drive, does the USB port have enough power for the flash drive to operate, or do you have to get a powered hub? I read somewhere with respect to some other tablets that some flash drives work while others don't. Does this depend on the capacity of the drive or does it depend on other factors? TIA for any replies.

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04-25-2016, 10:24 AM	#2
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I have plugged in USB keyboards and thumb drives. My $50 Fire tablet recognized both without issue.

04-26-2016, 01:42 AM	#3
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	What OTG? .... Whats OTG stand for & what is it other wise?

04-26-2016, 06:14 AM	#4
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	OTG == on the go It's a USB standard for mobile devices which enables you to plug other hardware into the mobile device.

04-26-2016, 01:24 PM	#7
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders

04-26-2016, 11:30 PM	#8
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,030 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	That is so cool! Didn't know they had those devices. Can't think of a reason that I would need one, but if I were able to say, watch movies on my Fire, it would be great! Or, taking along a 3 month supply of audiobooks!

04-27-2016, 12:32 PM	#9
bonacker Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2014 Device: Fire HD 10, 11th Gen.	Thanks for the replies that, yes, the $50 Fire can host a USB thumb drive. I wonder what the difference is between how the Fire handles files on a thumb drive and how it handles files on the SD card. People post about some apps not seeing certain file types on the SD card with those files only being visible in a third party file manager, like ES File Explorer. They also complain about movies not being playable that are on the SD card without first copying them to the tablet's main storage in order to be played. Does anyone know if that behavior is the same with files on a thumb drive?

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