Android 4.0

Pobby · 12 October 2012 at 5:06PM

Hi. Just bought an Android sans the manual. All OK bar that one usb port is set to device, Anyone know how to set it to host please?

S0litaire · 12 October 2012 at 5:26PM

OK what's the make and model of the phone you have?

Do you mean
a) READ a USB from the phone or
b) get the phone to act like a USB drive?

b) should be easy! it should ask you when you plug it into a PC.
a) is a bit harder! if the makers didn't give you that ability then you'll have to unlock the phone, and install a custom ROM that has that ability.

but i'd need the make and model of the phone to tell you more!

Paulingreenwich · 12 October 2012 at 5:52PM

When you plug your phone into your PC via USB you should then pull down the settings menu on your phone. Just swipe you finger down the screen from the very top. This should open up a display that will notify you that your phone is in USB mode. It will also give you the option to select how you want to use your device.

giraffe69 · 12 October 2012 at 6:22PM

And, if you want an Android manual is available as a pdf as well as one for your phone.

Pobby · 12 October 2012 at 8:44PM

Thanks guys. It is an Flytouch 8 android 4.0. What I am trying to do is us it just for surfing. Well anyway, my wife is. 2 usbs. One I have the keyboard connected. The other I am trying to connect a mouse to. I am told that I need to change the usb to host not device. My peoblem in a nut shell.