The Galaxy A04 series from Samsung is capable of supporting USB OTG (On-the-Go) connection, allowing users to connect the phone to a pendrive or other USB devices.
The Samsung A04 is equipped with a USB type C port, which is the latest USB connector offering faster data transfer and charging capabilities. However, it is important to ensure that the OTG device being used supports USB Type C.
The Galaxy A04, A04e, and A04s, released by Samsung not too long ago, share similar specifications and also support the OTG technology. Using USB OTG, users can connect a pendrive to their phone as external storage, connect a mouse or keyboard, use a gamepad for mobile gaming, or connect the phone to a DSLR camera.
For users who are unaware of how to activate OTG on their Samsung A04, a guide is available to follow.
How to Use OTG on Samsung A04 Series
Here’s how to use OTG on Samsung A04:
- Turn on the Samsung A04 phone and enter the home screen.
- After that, plug the OTG pendrive or OTG adapter into the USB port of the phone.
- Then open the notification panel and there you will see a notification USB storage settings added.
- Now open the My Files app then scroll down and tap USB Storage.
- Next, you can move files from Galaxy A04 to the pendrive or vice versa.
If you experience that your flashdisk can’t copy and paste files, chances are your flahsdisk is not using FAT32 format. To fix this, please first format it to Fat32 via PC or via Samsung phone by tapping the 3 dots next to USB Storage in My Files app then select Format.
However, formatting will erase all the data on the pendrive, so first backup all the files on it via laptop or PC.
How to Unmount OTG on Samsung Phone Safely
To reduce the risk of damage to the pendrive, you should not immediately remove OTG from the phone.
For a safe way to remove otg on Samsung phones, namely by unmounting first, you can simply open the notification panel then tap the arrow on USB Storage then tap Remove.
Or you can also go through the My Files app in the USB Storage section, tap the three dots next to it and select Unmount. After unmouting, you can unplug OTG from Samsung A04.
That’s how easy it is to activate OTG on Samsung A04, A04e and A04s phones. Hopefully this guide is useful for all of you. You can also apply this method on other Galaxy smartphones.