Solid Explorer USB OTG Plugin

Manage files on USB drives with Solid Explorer and your Nexus device.

Solid Explorer USB OTG Plugin

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By: NeatBytes

Users: 55,811

Rating: 2.70

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1 ratings

Version: 1.0.6 (Last updated: 2015-08-22)

Creation date: 2015-07-01

Price: 0.99

Email: fe*****@neatbytes.com

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This plugin for Solid Explorer lets you access files stored on USB drives or card readers on Nexus devices. Minimum required version of Solid Explorer is 2.0. If your device already supports mounting OTG drives, you don't need this plugin.

Please note that Nexus devices running Android 6 have now built in support for FAT formatted USB drives, so Solid Explorer will work with them without this plugin.

All nexus phones and tablets with USB host capabilities are supported (Nexus 4 may not be supported without a custom kernel). You may also want to use this plugin on other devices with USB host in case they don't mount file systems out of the box.

Supported file systems:
- FAT32
- exFAT
- NTFS in read only mode

Features:
- full read/write access (except NTFS)
- media streaming - play music and videos on third party players, even on the Chromecast
- supports hard drives with external power supply

This plugin doesn't require root. In case of any problems, please use the "Send bug report" option under application's "About" section.

Always make a backup of your files. NeatBytes is not responsible for any harm done to your device.

User reviews

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Pros

Dual panel UI is appreciated by some users.
Works well for certain users with specific devices, like Pixel phones.
Access to USB drives formatted in EXFAT or NTFS is possible for some users.

Cons

Slower transfer speeds compared to other file managers.
Frequent errors when accessing OTG devices like 'CBW write fail' and other read errors.
Can break the file system on USB drives, making them unusable until reformatted.
Compatibility issues with some Android versions, particularly Android 11.

Most mentioned

CBW write fail error
Slow transfer speeds
Inability to access or recognize USB drives
Reliability issues with specific storage formats (like NTFS and EXFAT)
Users moving to alternative apps due to these issues

User reviews

I bought it ages ago and I've been using it for a while. But now I realize the android native file application is much much faster, so I've been wasting my time. It's too bad because while I like the dual panel UI of Solid Explorer, the wait isn't worth it.

Etienne Boucher, 2022-12-10

I'm no longer able to access any OTG devices from my pixel 3 or Samsung s5e tablet. Get CBW write fail error every time. Have tried FAT, FAT32, AND exFAT formats. Same result for all. Will be looking for new file manager sadly as this accessing OTG devices is a daily activity.

Jennifer Novak, 2021-08-31

Having issues with Samsung T5 2GB drive where I have to dismount drive (says error can't read volume) and /force close app before it will work. Works as intended after that. Behaved this day with drive fresh out of the box and subsequently. 2 stars to draw attention to this as I don't feel like the support site adequately addresses critical failures. Fine for feature suggestions. Wish it had a feature to automatically pause if cord shorts or drive disconnects mid-transfer. Like buffer 5MB.