USB Host Diagnostics 1.3
Free Version
Publisher Description
USB Host Diagnostics determines your device's USB host capabilities.
USB host is a very powerful feature of recent Android based smartphones and tablets, but on many firmwares (both stock and custom) the feature is somewhat broken.
For example, at launch the Galaxy Nexus told all the apps and the Market that it supported USB host, but USB host did not actually work (this was fixed in the Android 4.0.2 update). This broke several apps.
That is just one example of many. There are even cases where OEMs advertise USB host support, but the device does not support it at all. It appears as if USB host support isn't tested by Google or the OEMs when they push out new firmwares and devices at all.
As we cannot depend on Google or the OEMs to correctly provide information regarding USB host support, and the Android framework will regularly lie about it to both the Market as well as Android apps, this application was created so you can test your device's USB host capabilities for yourself.
If you allow it, the app will also submit your results to my website, so together we can create a complete database of devices and firmwares and their USB host support.
This tool may also come in handy for those porting firmwares.
Requirements:
- Android 2.3.1 or newer
- (Optional) Root
- USB OTG cable (unless your device has a fullsize USB port)
- USB memory stick, or another USB device to test the connection with
The result database is available here:
http://usbhost.chainfire.eu/
The discussion thread on XDA-Developers can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493325
About USB Host Diagnostics
USB Host Diagnostics is a free app for Android published in the System Maintenance list of apps, part of System Utilities.
The company that develops USB Host Diagnostics is Chainfire. The latest version released by its developer is 1.3. This app was rated by 9 users of our site and has an average rating of 3.9.
To install USB Host Diagnostics on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2013-04-11 and was downloaded 1,373 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the USB Host Diagnostics as malware as malware if the download link to eu.chainfire.usbhostdiagnostics is broken.
How to install USB Host Diagnostics on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the USB Host Diagnostics is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by USB Host Diagnostics will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- USB Host Diagnostics will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
