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[Q] Windows 7 Doesn't Recognize my Continuum...

So I'm attempting to root the Continuum, but for some reason the phone won't effectively connect to Windows 7. For example, when I hook the phone up to my Samsung i7 laptop, all the phone does is charge. It doesn't even ask me if I would like to use usb storage or anything. The computer also doesn't recognize the device. Any ideas? Thanks!

A couple questions first:
- Did you install the Continuum drivers?
- Does your phone bring up the USB connection in the status bar?
- Does it bring up the Verizon VCast website on connection?

ExNukeSquid said:
A couple questions first:
- Did you install the Continuum drivers?
- Does your phone bring up the USB connection in the status bar?
- Does it bring up the Verizon VCast website on connection?
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1. I likely did not install the Continuum drivers, and I have no clue where to get them. I'm assuming Samsung's website, but it's a bit hard to figure out and navigate...
2. My phone does not bring up the USB connection in the status bar.
3. When I go to the browser, it brings up the Verizon website with news, etc.
It should probably be stated as well that this phone is not activated. I am using it on wifi only for the time being because I traded it with a friend for another phone.

Alright, so I've figured it out. Strangely enough, I was just using a generic USB to microUSB cable, and I actually needed to use a Samsung cable. Weird, right?

sportsinger75 said:
Alright, so I've figured it out. Strangely enough, I was just using a generic USB to microUSB cable, and I actually needed to use a Samsung cable. Weird, right?
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So...now that I'm rooted, how in the world do I install a custom rom? I saw that there's a ClockworkMod Recovery out, but what does "Odin" mean? I'm coming from an LG Optimus V and have extensive experience rooting and installing custom roms and recoveries, but I've never heard of that before. Thanks again!

First, we dont have much for custom roms on this phone. The couple we do have contain fairly well written "how-to's" for them.
Second, if you are not sure, do some research and find out as many answers with the vast pool of knowlendge at your fingertips (the interwebs) as you can. There has already been a swarm of questions asked, and I am sure the answers may already be there for you.
I am waiting for the update and Froyo roms to come out before I bother with custom roms, but I am not holding my breath for that. I will probably be on my next Android phone before I will bother. Modding it up with Widgetlocker, ADW Launcher, and some other goodies at the moment to tide me over.

I had this same problem today. USB mass storage wasn't working, adb wasn't working. I wasn't using the samsung cable, but I can't see how that would make a difference, as the cable I was using has worked for literally a couple dozen different phones from different manufacturers - including other samsungs. I had the samsung drivers installed.
The owner claims that only media sync works on his computer as well, and that usb mass storage has never worked. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?

i am also getting this problem. as far as i know i am still using the samsung cable, as normal micro-usb cables dont fit in the continuums port. ill look for another one, but this is quite odd. what i have done (all windows 7 64 bit):
drivers uninstalled
drivers installed
lagfix on
lag fix off
factory reset (within adrenalyne's rom)
i am going to try to transfer the stock rom via bluetooth and see if that works
edit: turns out that isnt possible without odi recognizing the device, which it doesnt (not even in download mode). this is very peculiar
some more information: nothing even shows up in device manager. no unknown devices, nothing. the phone charges, but thats it. i might go to the verizon store and see if i can get another cable

My guess is because you are using a 64 bit version of windows..
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I use win7 x64 with odin3v1.3 and it always detects.... I have odin on pc screen with files loaded then I pull bat hold the DownVol button and plug in usb
EDIT: I also have 'galaxy s x64 drivers'...I found em on net sumwhere?
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jaizero said:
My guess is because you are using a 64 bit version of windows..
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Why would that matter at all?

The 64bit version of Windows 7 is notorious for not being compatible with a lot of devices. There just arent any 64bit drivers. If you dont understand how to run your software in the proper compatibility mode you will run into problems. I used the x64 version of Win7 for about 12 seconds after I realized my ancient usb optical mouse didnt work lol.
My advice, try running the Samsung driver installer in compatibility mode and see if that doesnt help.

jaizero said:
My advice, try running the Samsung driver installer in compatibility mode and see if that doesnt help.
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Compatibility mode won't do anything in the case of drivers. I'm not sure what your issue is though as all of my Samsung phones have been picked up fine from within Windows 7 x64. Is the phone picked up on any non-Windows 7 computer? Have you checked in Device Manager to see if it just needs installed?

its the cable. i took mine to the verizon store, they tested it, and gave me a new one for free. works perfectly now

Excellent, problem solved!

So it turns out a factory reset fixed it. Using a moto cable. So that's definitely not the issue. Flashing froyo now. Thanks!

I have encountered that a few times also. Its weird cuz when I plugged the usb into ac charger it almost immediately asks if I want to mount sd for data transfer. 20 mins later I unplug usb from unit and plugit into my win7 pc and nothin? So plugged back into ac unit and it recognize....so I mounted and it didn't know what to do lol. I then plugged back intopc...waited...changed orientation and 'Boom' pc sees it...in fact I change orientation whenever it seems to hang and seems to work....
sent from my XDA phone - its more than a continuum

I should also note that I have never used a samsung cable and every usb micro I've used (moto,kodak,BB,Lg) has fit and worked. But I have noticed some usb related quirks since froyo update like no lock screen after charging till I push home button, inaccurate batt icon (goes from 3/4 to 1/4 in like 10 mins but overall batt life is same as before)...
On an unrelated note I also can't get v6supercharger to work...?
sent from my XDA phone - its more than a continuum

[Q] Usb host on the go

Is there native support for Usb Host (like Samsung GS2)?
PS: I read the FAQ,but I didn't fount any video showing a nexus plugged to a usb pen o other peripherals

this was actually pointed out many times
yes it is supported
it was even mentioned on the launch day event on stage

potenza1985 said:
Is there native support for Usb Host (like Samsung GS2)?
PS: I read the FAQ,but I didn't fount any video showing a nexus plugged to a usb pen o other peripherals
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Here is an article that gives more info on it...
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/1...behind-galaxy-nexus-lack-of-usb-mass-storage/

USN Mass storage no, but USB Host yes ???
I'm utterly confused. If you look at
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/mg14z/whoa_whoa_ics_doesnt_support_usb_mass_storage/
it seems that GN can't be mounted as USB drive to a computer - they replaced it with MTP. How come that USB Host works ??

Because this time your phone will be the host and not your PC. That the internal storage can't be connected as ums doesn't mean your phone can't play host for usb thumb drives. All the honeycomb tablets do that already and some of them also just use mtp, like the Galaxy Tab 10.1 I'm typing this from.

AllGamer said:
this was actually pointed out many times
yes it is supported
it was even mentioned on the launch day event on stage
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is it only your supposition? or you have already checked this?
as it says the link above:
"What we will probably do eventually is add an import/export concept to removable storage. So the Camera will always save to internal-16GB, and when you pop in an SD card (or insert a thumb drive on USB host devices) you can start a migration or import/export dialog."
Am I right that there is no ability to connect usb flash drives for now on this device? Sorry, English is not my native language so I could make a mistke while translate this.
Explain to me please. usb-host for usb flash devices present or not?
Thank you in advance.

Has anyone who has the phone ACTUALLY tried it?

vADimko said:
is it only your supposition? or you have already checked this?
as it says the link above:
"What we will probably do eventually is add an import/export concept to removable storage. So the Camera will always save to internal-16GB, and when you pop in an SD card (or insert a thumb drive on USB host devices) you can start a migration or import/export dialog."
Am I right that there is no ability to connect usb flash drives for now on this device? Sorry, English is not my native language so I could make a mistke while translate this.
Explain to me please. usb-host for usb flash devices present or not?
Thank you in advance.
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Id like to know as well..
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I got some answer from modaco forum. man said:
"I tried it with my OTG cable from my Xoom. Plugged in a flash drive and nothing happened... Did not show up in astro either."
It's strange that nobody who already own nexus from this forum didn't tried this function yet. only conjectures that "it must have usb-host".
meanwhile this is very important function for device that doesn't have micro SD support.=(

vADimko said:
I got some answer from modaco forum. man said:
"I tried it with my OTG cable from my Xoom. Plugged in a flash drive and nothing happened... Did not show up in astro either."
It's strange that nobody who already own nexus from this forum didn't tried this function yet. only conjectures that "it must have usb-host".
meanwhile this is very important function for device that doesn't have micro SD support.=(
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oh no! wonder if anyone with the phone can confirm this? honestly this shi* happened with the nexus S with the hdmi out. It was possible on the galaxy s, but not the nexus s. Now it seems the otg works on the galaxy s2 but not galaxy nexus. Sigh, love Samsung.
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can't belive that this phone doesn't support USB OTG, please give us more info on this if you have a nexus and you can try it.

suomaf said:
oh no! wonder if anyone with the phone can confirm this? honestly this shi* happened with the nexus S with the hdmi out. It was possible on the galaxy s, but not the nexus s. Now it seems the otg works on the galaxy s2 but not galaxy nexus. Sigh, love Samsung.
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I think that it isn't samsung fault. GN have the same USB swith that Galaxy Note have. so the hardware is similar. I think the reason may be in new ICS (in that case I hope we will get host later) or in same that GN doesn't support usb mass storage (in that case we can forget about host).

vADimko said:
I think that it isn't samsung fault. GN have the same USB swith that Galaxy Note have. so the hardware is similar. I think the reason may be in new ICS (in that case I hope we will get host later) or in same that GN doesn't support usb mass storage (in that case we can forget about host).
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My past 3 phones have been samsungs. I like the brand but I have this suspicion that they like to keep their better features for their own flagship phones. Not that I can blame them.
Would really appreciate it if anyone can confirm or deny if the otg works on browsing thumb drives.
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vADimko said:
I think that it isn't samsung fault. GN have the same USB swith that Galaxy Note have. so the hardware is similar. I think the reason may be in new ICS (in that case I hope we will get host later) or in same that GN doesn't support usb mass storage (in that case we can forget about host).
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It's neither.
ICS obviously supports it, as it was part of the sourcecode from hc and onwards.
And it cannot have anything to do with the way it connects to a pc, as that is nothing but a problem with the fact, that the storage for the pc and the storage for app-data is on the same partition, meaning that mounting this partition to a pc in ums would render the phone useless meanwhile.

mortenmhp said:
It's neither.
ICS obviously supports it, as it was part of the sourcecode from hc and onwards.
And it cannot have anything to do with the way it connects to a pc, as that is nothing but a problem with the fact, that the storage for the pc and the storage for app-data is on the same partition, meaning that mounting this partition to a pc in ums would render the phone useless meanwhile.
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maybe I don't understand but we are talking about connecting usb flash drive to nexus via otg adapter but not about connecting nexus to pc as a mass storage.
If I understood you properly correct me.

I have just tried this and did nothing, like it wasn't even connected. I tried it with a 8gb kingston flash drive and a 250gb samsung drive. Both nothing sorry.

jms.flynn said:
I have just tried this and did nothing, like it wasn't even connected. I tried it with a 8gb kingston flash drive and a 250gb samsung drive. Both nothing sorry.
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I'm sure this will sound patronising: do you own a GS2? Does the adapter that you used work with a GS2?

WhiterThanWhite said:
I'm sure this will sound patronising: do you own a GS2? Does the adapter that you used work with a GS2?
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No it doesn't but I think I know why, both of the drives are ntfs. Let me format them to fat 32 and try again.

You have to use a cable like this to test:
xxx.ebay.it/itm/Micro-B-USB-Host-OTG-Cable-for-Samsung-Galaxy-S2-SII-/320739400862?pt=UK_MobilePhones_MobilePhoneAccesories_MobilePhoneDataCables_JN&hash=item4aad8edc9e

jms.flynn said:
No it doesn't but I think I know why, both of the drives are ntfs. Let me format them to fat 32 and try again.
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I'll be waiting anxiously. Lack of native USB Host mode could be the straw that broke the camel's back for me.

How do I mount a USB drive?

I've got 4.0.2 running - mice work fine. But how do I reliably mount USB drives? I tried downloading USB watcher OTG from the market, but the application is incredibly buggy and unstable.
Any other ways?
Thanks.

ICS and the Galaxy nexus no longer uses USB mount.
We now have something called MTP, and If you have the correct drivers installed your device should appear in my computer as a media device and then you just copy and paste as normal.
I have just had a ***** of a time getting my GN to show up in My Computer. In the end all I had to do was update Windows Media Player.
Sent from a phone that is not running ICS

cjward23 said:
ICS and the Galaxy nexus no longer uses USB mount.
We now have something called MTP, and If you have the correct drivers installed your device should appear in my computer as a media device and then you just copy and paste as normal.
I have just had a ***** of a time getting my GN to show up in My Computer. In the end all I had to do was update Windows Media Player.
Sent from a phone that is not running ICS
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Lots of people seem to be getting these confused. I'm talking about using USB OTG to plug USB flash drives into the Nexus and then access the files on the drive.
MTP is working fine for me with both Windows 7 and Windows 8. No need for installation of drivers, it seems to be 'plug and play'.
Thanks for the reply!

WhiterThanWhite said:
Lots of people seem to be getting these confused. I'm talking about using USB OTG to plug USB flash drives into the Nexus and then access the files on the drive.
MTP is working fine for me with both Windows 7 and Windows 8. No need for installation of drivers, it seems to be 'plug and play'.
Thanks for the reply!
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ahh, got ya. I've had MTP on the brain since i couldnt get it working last night. I got it working just before i read your post

Mount command via something like terminal emulator? .. Not sure on the full details but it should be something similar, maybe?
Also I see you've jumped ship as well cjward ;-).

What a coincidence. Literally as soon as I posted this, Chainfire released StickMount, which allows automatic mounting of USB sticks in the Galaxy Nexus. For anyone else wondering, head over to the thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1400034

WhiterThanWhite said:
I've got 4.0.2 running - mice work fine. But how do I reliably mount USB drives? I tried downloading USB watcher OTG from the market, but the application is incredibly buggy and unstable.
Any other ways?
Thanks.
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are you running stock kernel or custom kernel.
i think unless you run a custom kernel, you will not be able to mount a USB drive.

This what you are looking for http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1400034
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I'm having a harder time finding an adapter that turns USB into micro. I ordered what I thought was the right product but when it arrived it's just to convert someother weird mini USB to standard micro. Anyone know the best place to get these? Preferably in the UK?
EZ

djcr33p said:
I'm having a harder time finding an adapter that turns USB into micro. I ordered what I thought was the right product but when it arrived it's just to convert someother weird mini USB to standard micro. Anyone know the best place to get these? Preferably in the UK?
EZ
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This is the one that I bought:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330647810035?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
It's working fine with my Nexus.

USB OTG Cable?

Firstly, is it worth getting a USB OTG cable? What can you use it for? Do you have one?
Second, which one should I get for the Galaxy Nexus? I've seen these two:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Con...=1365625468&sr=1-2&keywords=samsung+otg+cable
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Micro-Cable...qid=1365625284&sr=1-23&keywords=usb+otg+cable
Which is better? Is there any difference? Appreciate the help.
Thanks,
Python.

First you have to get the app called Stick Mount if you want to use usb flash drives. But the OTG cable can be used for a lot of things, keyboard, mice,
usb flash drives. I've seen a youtube video where the guy uses a hub and uses all 3.

amd-dude said:
First you have to get the app called Stick Mount if you want to use usb flash drives. But the OTG cable can be used for a lot of things, keyboard, mice,
usb flash drives. I've seen a youtube video where the guy uses a hub and uses all 3.
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It's also my understanding that you can also flash leaked ota's from stock recovery with an otg cable.
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Python. said:
Firstly, is it worth getting a USB OTG cable? What can you use it for? Do you have one?
Second, which one should I get for the Galaxy Nexus? I've seen these two:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Con...=1365625468&sr=1-2&keywords=samsung+otg+cable
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Micro-Cable...qid=1365625284&sr=1-23&keywords=usb+otg+cable
Which is better? Is there any difference? Appreciate the help.
Thanks,
Python.
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Use a cable to extend storage like this
Mini MicroSD Reader
A mini microsd reader for android phones and tablets

amd-dude said:
First you have to get the app called Stick Mount if you want to use usb flash drives. But the OTG cable can be used for a lot of things, keyboard, mice,
usb flash drives. I've seen a youtube video where the guy uses a hub and uses all 3.
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I was going to get the Nexus Media Importer. But, which cable should I get?

I have a generic usb OTG.
I have successfully used a mouse, usb flash drive, keyboard.
The only thing I couldn't use was my CDMA internet stick.
If that would have worked then it would have really been awesome!

Python. said:
I was going to get the Nexus Media Importer. But, which cable should I get?
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I would say just go for the generic or regular OTG cable.

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I would say just go for the generic or regular OTG cable.
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Thanks. So, the second product (second link in OP) would work?
Also, would this work with the Galaxy Nexus: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cablesson-MicroUSB-HDMI-Female-Adapter/dp/B007K8NNOA/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Python. said:
Thanks. So, the second product (second link in OP) would work?
Also, would this work with the Galaxy Nexus: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cablesson-MicroUSB-HDMI-Female-Adapter/dp/B007K8NNOA/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
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Yes, have fun with it, I am also going to buy one to experiment with. I'm not sure about the Cablesson one. Regular OTG yes

amd-dude said:
Yes, have fun with it, I am also going to buy one to experiment with. I'm not sure about the Cablesson one. Regular OTG yes
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I'm not buying it for another week so if you get yours before that, let me know if it works.
Who should I ask to see if the Cablesson MHL cable is compatible with the GNex?

Deff buy it... I have transfer files/movies from my phone to a SD card..... Since my PC doesn't recognize my phone.
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How much can you do using USB OTG with an unrooted Galaxy Nexus? Most importantly, can you use a memory card reader to copy files from the memory card to the phone or use it to upload the files to Dropbox?
I'm asking on behalf of my sister. I don't have access to her phone so I can't simply try it out. I know USB OTG works great on my rooted Galaxy SIII but I've never had a Nexus device.
Sent from my JellyBombed Sprint SGSIII

U can't do much on unrooted nexus since u need stickmount which needs superuser to grant it permission to access ur phone
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As of 4.2 there is native support for USB OTG on the Galaxy Nexus so you don't need any third party app. You can use it without root USB device is mounted as /usbdisk. Try X-plore from the Play Store which shows a separate drive for the USB device you have connected.
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i heard that nandroid can be save to pendrive using OTG when using twrp..

sherlock said:
As of 4.2 there is native support for USB OTG on the Galaxy Nexus so you don't need any third party app. You can use it without root USB device is mounted as /usbdisk.
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I have tried on my unrooted Galaxy Nexus 4.2.2. with stock ROM, with an original Samsung OTG cable, but nothing happens.
Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.

dataghoul said:
I have tried on my unrooted Galaxy Nexus 4.2.2. with stock ROM, with an original Samsung OTG cable, but nothing happens.
Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.
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See if there's an option in settings>storage as Mount USB storage, if not there use an app such as stick mount or USB OTG helper. Even for using those apps the phone should recognize when a storage device is connected, the pen drive/card reader should light up.
If option is there and still not mounting then any of your devices may be improper check your OTG cable with other phones, your pen drive/card reader.
Clean the contacts of cable and your USB device. Best way to confirm working is to boot to recovery and connect, USB storage is always mounted in recovery mode.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

Any decent file explorer should also be able to see mounted storage, especially given 4.2. You may have to browse to root and poke around until you find the appropriate /mnt folder, but set a bookmark (your explorer supports bookmarks, right?) and that should be all she wrote. StickMount is also great for me.
OTG has been really helpful for playing media off of the occasional flash drive, and while using a mouse isn't all too helpful, playing with a full keyboard can make for a surprisingly good experience.

How to Utilize Note 3 with a Sony Double Din

I am curious if anyone knows how to use the Note 3 with a Sony Double Din.
I can use BT of course but I would like to transfer movies to the head unit via files on my phone. I know I could just use a flash drive but I am trying to eliminate that. The head unit does not recognize my phone and is not compatible with the USB. Assuming this is because my Note 3 does not have the correct driver.
My phone is rooted and I would think there is a work around, I have searched for Sony Drivers just don't find a definite solution to download to my phone.
Thx

TillmanFam2007 said:
I am curious if anyone knows how to use the Note 3 with a Sony Double Din.
I can use BT of course but I would like to transfer movies to the head unit via files on my phone. I know I could just use a flash drive but I am trying to eliminate that. The head unit does not recognize my phone and is not compatible with the USB. Assuming this is because my Note 3 does not have the correct driver.
My phone is rooted and I would think there is a work around, I have searched for Sony Drivers just don't find a definite solution to download to my phone.
Thx
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Does your head unit support android? Probably not, it's not a driver issue on the phone its your head unit not being compatible with Android/USB etc...
My KDC x395 supports iPhone but not android properly.
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Thx
I would think there is a solution...

If your phone supported usb mas storage it may work. Doubt it though. Tried that before.
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noobtoob said:
If your phone supported usb mas storage it may work. Doubt it though. Tried that before.
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If I was a skilled developer I could figure it out...
Guess I am stuck with flash drives, fail...

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Does your head unit support android? Probably not, it's not a driver issue on the phone its your head unit not being compatible with Android/USB etc...
My KDC x395 supports iPhone but not android properly.
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The head unit supports USB, just not mine. Guess I am stuck with Sony flash drives.

TillmanFam2007 said:
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The head unit supports USB, just not mine. Guess I am stuck with Sony flash drives.
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If your head unit supports USB then it should work. Originally the note 3 couldn't enable USB mass storage mode but now the compulsion kernel supports it. If u are rooted u can install the compulsion kernel and then download the sg USB mass storage enabler app. Then once u connect it to your Sony head unit with a cable it will read it as if it's a flash drive.:good: