A USB flash drive is a kind of thing used to store data, such as some documents, photos, songs, movies, and other resources, which can be saved to a USB flash drive. And our mobile phones, we often use them, and you can also download and store data, but the storage capacity may not be very large, generally around 128G or 256G, everyone uses it, and it is full.
Since the mobile phone storage is built-in, it can't be upgraded, and many mobile phones don't support external SD cards. Therefore, you can transfer some important data from your mobile phone to the USB flash drive, or you can directly connect the USB flash drive to your mobile phone and open it to use. However, the premise is that your mobile phone has OTG function.
1. How to open the USB flash drive on the mobile phone
Let's talk to you about how to open the U disk on the mobile phone,My method,I have tested it myself,It's really a useful method,Go out for everyone to use,In order to help you share the tutorial here,First of all, your smartphone should be able to support OTG (On-The-Go) function,You can connect to the U disk,If not,Maybe my method may not be applicable。
1. Prepare in the early stage, buy some OTG adapter cables to use as mobile phone links for U disks
Speaking of which, there are many friends who may not know what the OTG adapter cable is, this kind of cable is to convert the Type-C or Micro USB interface of the mobile phone into a USB interface, and connect it to your USB disk. Of course, there are also some USB flash drives that may go with Type-C/USB interfaces, so you can directly connect with your mobile phone. Here are some OTG adapter cable products recommended to you, you can buy them.
（1）纽致 type-c转接头otg，tpc-c接口转换器三星华为小米通用
Nuves Type-C adapter OTG can be used to connect mobile phones to USB flash drives, mice, keyboards, and gamepads. The shell is made of high-quality aluminum alloy, and the nylon wrapped wire is tensile resistant and durable. Compatible with Type-c interfaces on the market, such as LETV mobile phones, Xiaomi 4C/4S/5, Huawei P9, Meizu Pro5/6, etc., but your mobile phone needs to have OTG function. It can be transferred quickly and in a short time.
(2) Biaz Apple Lightning to USB A52, otg adapter external U disk/mouse/keyboard
Biaz Apple otg adapter, small volume of high-tech, you can use it when you plug it in, and it is not card, USB connection can be used, you can achieve high-speed transmission, you can connect to an external USB disk, mouse, keyboard. With it, it is equivalent to the mobile phone connected to the U disk, you can expand the storage capacity of your mobile phone, and the files in it can be copied and read directly. You don't need to install a driver, you can quickly identify it.
(3) Greenlink Mini USB adapter OTG data cable, car navigation mobile phone U disk adapter
UGREEN Mini USB OTG cable, now there should be fewer mobile phones that use this Mini USB interface, only some old mobile phones use it before. This kind of cable can be connected to a mobile phone U disk, which is used to read and play the music stored in it, and in addition, in the car navigation, this kind of cable is also used, the sound quality is clear, the theoretical transmission rate can reach 480Mbps, and the transmission is also very stable. The use of tinned copper core + aluminum foil layer + PVC outer coat has strong anti-interference, and the copper nickel plating process is adopted, which is more resistant to oxidation.
(4) Moyi mobile phone USB flash drive SZJ04, Apple Android type-c four-in-one, support interface mobile phone: USB3.0/ Lightning / type-C / Micro USB almost universal all mobile phones 128GB portable
The 3 products introduced above are basically for a mobile phone, and then buy the corresponding OTG data cable and U disk connection to use, and this ink mobile phone U disk, you don't need to buy another cable, just use it as a mobile phone U disk, and four disks in one, support USB3.0 / Lightning / type-C / Micro USB These interfaces of the mobile phone, powerful. You can put your phone's photos, videos, documents or other materials into a USB flash drive without taking up space on your phone.
2. Turn on the OTG function of the mobile phone
I also told you above,Before you go to buy an OTG conversion cable,First of all, you have to support this function.,No, then you can't read the contents of the U disk.,So how to open it.。
If you buy an Android phone, then look for it in your phone's "Settings" - "Storage" and turn on the OTG option. What to do if you can't find it, there are many tutorials on the Internet, you can search for it and take a look. If you really don't understand, you can ask the merchant you bought your mobile phone from.
The procedure is as follows:
Step 1: Open your phone's settings
Step 2: Do a good job of searching for OTG
Step 3: Turn on the OTG switch
If you use an Apple mobile phone, most mobile phones do not support USB flash drives, but you can cooperate with third-party software to imitate the OTG function, you can download and install these software to try iMazing, DiskAid, iTools in the Apple App Store download. Or a dedicated USB flash drive for the Lightning interface that you purchased.
When you buy an OTG conversion cable or interface, it is best to communicate with the merchant and ask if your mobile phone supports U disk to open and use on the mobile phone, so as to reduce unnecessary losses.
2. How to download songs to USB flash drive on mobile phones, and transfer photos to USB flash drive
Some friends may like to download some songs to the USB flash drive through the mobile phone, and there is also the transfer of photos to the USB flash drive, many people will not, so I'll tell you about it, some methods.
(1) How to download songs to USB flash drive on mobile phone
Generally, before downloading songs, you first install some music software, such as NetEase Cloud Music, QQ Music, Kugou Music, like these music software are very well-known in China, and there are many people who use them, after you download and install these APPs to your mobile phone.
Next, in the list of songs you listen to, there will generally be a download button on the side, and you can click on the download to download it, and download it to the local folder of your phone. Next, open your phone's file manager, find the music you downloaded, you can look for the "Music" or "Download" folder, see if there are any music files you downloaded, if not, then just search for it. Next, you can copy and paste the music files into the directory of the USB flash drive.
(2) How to transfer mobile phone photos to USB flash drive
Open your phone's file manager, which is usually stored in the two folders DCIM and Pictures, you can look for it, if you can't find it, then just search for it. You can long press or select all to cut or copy your photos, and then, open the USB flash drive and paste it in, which is very simple.
summary
In the article, I introduced to you how to open and use the USB flash drive on the mobile phone, you can refer to my steps above. For those mobile phone storage disks full of friends, this tutorial is very practical. You can transfer your downloaded files, music, family photos, or other data to a USB flash drive, translate your phone's storage space, and manage the data in the USB flash drive directly from your phone.