[clug] Recommendations or warnings about using USB OTG flash drives in normal PC's and laptops?

[Chris Smart]

On 04/12/14 19:20, steve jenkin wrote:
> I’ve only just noticed these devices on the market, and that they’ll both plug into tablets/smartphones and PC’s.
> 
> Apart from the microUSB connector, are there any operational problems or differences I should know about or research?

This wikipedia article should be helpful in explaining what USB OTG is:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_On-The-Go

You need a handset that has hardware support for OTG if you want to use
a flash drive with it.

-c