Is this possible on a Rezound?

[CBRBob]

Is it possible to connect a SD card reader to the usb port and have it work? I know there are adapters etc to physically do it, but can you add and access the memory?

Is there a way to hook a cable for video (and audio) out? I had a HTC TouchPro2 and had a cable for that. I am aware of the HDMI cable adapter, but wonder if there is a 3rca cable out there?

Thanks and if this has been covered, sorry!(new here and to android)

 

[BlueBiker]

Is it possible to connect a SD card reader to the usb port and have it work? I know there are adapters etc to physically do it, but can you add and access the memory?

Is there a way to hook a cable for video (and audio) out? I had a HTC TouchPro2 and had a cable for that. I am aware of the HDMI cable adapter, but wonder if there is a 3rca cable out there?

Thanks and if this has been covered, sorry!(new here and to android)

Great question. What you're talking about is USB On-The-Go. A phone needs both applicable hardware and a kernel driver installed to support it, and I believe storage devices (flash drives etc) need firmware support beyond what's needed for input devices such as keyboards.

My recollection is that a stock Rezound can't successfully connect to a USB storage device, but someone else here or at XDA could give you more definitive info.

 

[Lomallin]

I believe support for that was in 3.0+ versions of Android...so we will get it with ICS without fail. I am not aware of other workarounds, cables, or apps.

 

[kierandill]

I wouldn't count on ICS giving us that. My Acer tablet with Honeycomb has host mode USB -A port, but it an entirely separate port than the one you use to connect to a PC.

 

[Lomallin]

I found these links which might be of help. I thought I read somewhere that there might need to be a hardware component, but that should only apply to powered USB ports - a bit lacking in hardware knowledge, but I believe most thumb drives don't need a powered USB port. That may be your Acer's separate port - could be powered USB.

USB Host and Accessory | Android Developers
Item of interest: "USB accessory mode is also backported to Android 2.3.4..." so this might allow, with an adapter, to connect USB devices to the system.

USB Host | Android Developers
Item of interest: "USB host mode is supported in Android 3.1 and higher."
This article also has notes at the bottom it was updated for Android 4.0r1 on Dec 21st.

 

[BlueBiker]

As you may've heard, we got official boot unlocking from HTC today. So if the Rezound hardware supports it, one can assume we'll soon have ROMs/kernels available from aftermarket devs that will complete the picture.