Posted 12 hours ago
Micro SD
Hi... Advice needed.
Does anyone know the best way to view a micro sd card without a laptop?
Is there a viewer you can purchase?
Thanks in advance.
Does anyone know the best way to view a micro sd card without a laptop?
Is there a viewer you can purchase?
Thanks in advance.
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sorted bySome of the comments suggest plugging in a USB card reader into your phone. However they omit a critical requirement that your phone MUST support the USB OTG (On-The-Go) specification, else plugging in a USB card reader into your phone will do nothing.
Generally speaking, most low end phones do NOT support the USB OTG specification.
If you are not planning on using a USB card reader dongle, then the USB card reader will need a complementary USB OTG cable (a bog standard USB cable is not adequate – it lacks the extra pin to attach to the extra pin on the USB OTG port).
To establish whether your phone possesses a USB OTG port, check it on m.gsmarena.com/sea…hp3
To surveil the contents of your microSD card, you'll need a PROPER file explorer (Android's built in explorer is both crude and rubbish). I highly recommend the most excellent app named 'Total Commander' – an exceptional app. Download it from:
play.google.com/sto…der
If you hate Google with a vengeance, I suggest getting it direct from the developer:
ghisler.com/tca…apk (edited)
The card its self
pictures
text
videos
or just a genral file browser
for example you can plug micro sd cards (With adapter if necessary) into suitable phones, tablets, Tvs, hi fi systems, car stereos, cameras, photo viewers, portable DVD players, MP3 players etc etc etc but not every device can read every different type of file. Examples are TVs may play films, music and photos on the card but may not text, MP3 player will play music but can’t play videos, a camera can view photos but can’t play music etc.
probably the most versatile is the use of suitable phone or tablet with card slot, with the right app, you can read most types of files.
if you are going to buy a reader anyway I would probably suggest using the money and put it towards a laptop / chromebook. A new chromebook can be had for under £100, I bought a refurbished chromebook for about £70-£80 on eBay (Hukd deal), it didn’t come with original box but was as new including factory wrapping on the chrome book, charger and cable. the advantage of using a laptop/ pc/ chromebook is that you can read most file types with the right app but you can also move, amend, delete and copy the files on the card so you can back up and duplicate files and share files with others.
canon.co.uk/for…00/
Most Android tablets can view the contents of a micro SD card and can view a standard size one via a USB connected reader...