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What is USB OTG and what can you use it for?
If you're wondering what USB OTG is and what are the things you can use it for, we'll tell you all the different things you can do with it.
If you have an Android smartphone or tablet, you can actually do so much more with it than you can imagine. You can connect game controllers to play your favorite titles, for starters, and you can even connect peripherals like a full-fledged keyboard and mouse and actually use your device like a computer and get work done. Many accessories can now be connected wirelessly through Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, but it is also possible to use the charging port on your smartphone to connect wired accessories with a technology called USB On-The-Go (USB OTG). This allows you to plug in peripherals using the charging port on your phone.
Enable always-on OTG on the OnePlus 6/5T/5/3T/3 running OxygenOS
Have you wondered how to enable always-on OTG in OxygenOS? Well now you can, thanks to our quick and easy tutorial on how to do that.
OTG is a very useful feature for many as it can allow you to transfer data over your device's micro USB or USB-C port. You can hook up a hard drive, play games with a controller, or listen to music. Some device manufacturers specifically allow it, and OnePlus is one of them. One of the major issues with the feature in OxygenOS is that it automatically switches off if not used for ten minutes, requiring users to re-enable it whenever they want to make use of it. Thanks to XDA Senior Member Fif_, there's an easy way to avoid this and it doesn't even require root. All you need is adb, which you can learn how to set up on your computer here. You can also use root if you wish to do it on your device with an application like Termux.
Here's how to Access Hidden Settings on your Phone
Every phone has a few hidden settings screens tucked away deep within the Settings app. What are they and how do you find them? XDA shows you how.
Depending on what flavor of Android your phone is based on, you might be stuck with a settings page that is... a bit of a mess to say the least.