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Re: Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) USB OTG???

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Once upon a time on usenet ~misfit~ wrote:
> A friend who was using a Galaxy S2 which started playing up asked me
> if I could advise on an affordable replacement. (We're both with
> 2degrees.) USB OTG / host mode was a prerequisite. I checked
> 2degrees' site for available Samsung models, saw the J3 (2016) model
> (the 2017 version has a crapier display)
> https://www.2degreesmobile.co.nz/2d/mobile/ols/consumer/browse/phone/details/phone-details.jsp?productId=1-ZURXYP&planCode=&planType=Prepay
> Then, as 2degrees' site doesn't give many details I checked the
> various phone info sites out there;
> https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_j3_(2016)-7760.php
> http://www.gsm-specs.com/samsung-galaxy-j3-2016-sm-j320/
> I foud out the exact model that 2degrees are selling (SM-J320ZN) and
> added that to the search-string;
> http://www.phonemore.com/samsung-galaxy-j3-4g-sm-j320zn/specs/2835
>
> They all agree that it DOES have OTG. Just to be sure (because I have
> terrible luck and wanted to be sure of my advice) I also checked
> youtube and found *three* sub-2 minute videos showing that the J3
> does in fact have OTG. https://youtu.be/5d_kxslfvFA
> https://youtu.be/eenoWhZvhzU
> https://youtu.be/0SW7TtuFarg
>
> So she and her friend both bought one each and, yeah, you guessed it,
> after a couple of weeks when she went to use it she discovered they
> *don't* have USB OTG. I went with her when she took it back to the
> 2degrees shop and they tested it then said as they didn't advertise
> it as having OTG then there was nothing wrong with it. I pointed out
> that, after much searching 'the internet told me' it does have OTG
> and the branch manager said yeah but there are many different models.
> I pointed out that I'd checked that but he just kept saying it wasn't
> advertised as having OTG so there's not a problem with it. I pointed
> out that the Galaxy S8 isn't advertised as having OTG on their site
> either and would he say the same thing to an S8 buyer but no luck....
>
> So does anyone have any input? I doubt that 3degrees have a special
> hardware model just for them so could it be the ROM (or whatever it's
> called)? Do you reckon 'rooting' the phone would do anything? Any
> helpful input appreciated, I don't know a lot about android devices
> and I hate that my advice (which I thought was accurate after
> spending two hours researching) has proven wrong. :-/

Thanks for all of the replies.
-- 
Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy 
little classification in the DSM*."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)
(*Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) 

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