USB drive sreaming

Amateur · 2025-02-11T12:55:50+0000

I have a USB drive with music albums on it.
I was wondering if its possible to buy an adapter for the USB and connect it to an android phone. View the files on the phone and then stream them to a separate speaker via the phones Bluetooth.

artie · 2025-02-11T13:09:17+0000

If you have a USB stick you most likely have a PC.
You could transfer them via the PC to your phone and then via bluetooth to where ever.

Amateur · 2025-02-11T13:58:44+0000

artie said:
If you have a USB stick you most likely have a PC.
You could transfer them via the PC to your phone and then via bluetooth to where

I think Ive been over thinking this just because I forgot you can buy relatively large storage cards for the phones.
Thanks for jogging the little grey cells, or whats left of them.

sploo · 2025-02-11T14:00:00+0000

You'll probably need a USB OTG (On-The-Go) cable. Depending on your phone (likely one of USB-C or micro USB). E.g. if your phone has a USB-C socket then this (https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-Adapter-Compatible-Thunderbolt-MacBook/dp/B0872VN39L/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?adgrpid=164754083927&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LqOwtVlH2hp5KLn8BkxAGTDUJk5IBOz3SUBLqpQr96NKkqauPlckTeG18iXZ4LlK97GYIk8ClL_mxSOu_S2hd1iUeeRWP6OGyYqdeciGehLGiuu6jTap5esL5OzRFn5Vf5d5zbyU5KCxFp8ubDDyDvqicbciDW5Yh96N2UMBEviDlbqB8AmKt9WIPaOSKZ-zJTN6QCUeOThyd9fwjZ92yOVxZN5E3BsoE16mXNXxr4M.B3OlLrQtqhDMRcHdAKOGGzelQuBpw6xFENEA2Sa7OBk&dib_tag=se&gad_source=1&hvadid=696582351343&hvdev=c&hvexpln=69&hvlocphy=9046304&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=2407139107953513763--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=2407139107953513763&hvtargid=kwd-756007078493&hydadcr=26613_2698060&keywords=usb%2Bto%2Busb%2Bc%2Botg%2Bcable&mcid=b989d8988998307795b379149232d167&qid=1739282303&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1) should work.

sploo · 2025-02-11T14:00:42+0000

Amateur said:
I think Ive been over thinking this just because I forgot you can buy relatively large storage cards for the phones.
Thanks for jogging the little grey cells, or whats left of them.

That would be easier, if your phone has a slot for a micro SD card.

ajs · 2025-02-11T14:04:26+0000

Yes you need an "On The Go" cable for your phone e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0872VN39L or https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00B4GGW5Q depending on the charging connector on your phone. You do need OTG support on your phone for those to work but unless it is both a budget model and over perhaps five years old you can pretty much regard that as a given.

mwinfrance · 2025-02-11T15:36:48+0000

256 gigs on my phone, ( Oppo A94 5G ) via micro card ..lot of music there..even in .flac . Photos and video quality are very good for a phone .Onboard built in memory is 128 gigs ( minus about 20 for the OS ) and it runs two sim cards. very happy with that purchase, even their "skin" on android is unobtrusive.