Android OTG Cable Detect

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Pavle
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Jan 28, 2017, 12:54:56 PM via Website

How to use app to detect when otg cable is plugged in and when it's plugged out? Is there intent for otg cable like this for usb devices: "android.hardware.usb.action.USB_DEVICE_ATTACHED"

I have created app like this but I only detects flash drive not otg cable:

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

private TextView mInfo;
private Logger mLogger;
private HashMap<UsbDevice, UsbDataBinder> mHashMap = new HashMap<UsbDevice, UsbDataBinder>();
private UsbManager mUsbManager;
private PendingIntent mPermissionIntent;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    mInfo = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.log);

    mLogger = new Logger(this);
    mLogger.setMode(Logger.MODE_TOAST);

    mUsbManager = (UsbManager) getSystemService(Context.USB_SERVICE);

    usbConnection();
}

private void usbConnection() {
    IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter(UsbManager.ACTION_USB_DEVICE_ATTACHED);
    registerReceiver(mUsbAttachReceiver , filter);
    filter = new IntentFilter(UsbManager.ACTION_USB_DEVICE_DETACHED);
    registerReceiver(mUsbDetachReceiver , filter);

    mPermissionIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, new Intent(ACTION_USB_PERMISSION), 0);
    filter = new IntentFilter(ACTION_USB_PERMISSION);
    registerReceiver(mUsbReceiver, filter);

    showDevices();
}

protected void onDestroy() {
    super.onDestroy();
    unregisterReceiver(mUsbDetachReceiver);
    unregisterReceiver(mUsbAttachReceiver);
    unregisterReceiver(mUsbReceiver);
};

BroadcastReceiver mUsbDetachReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        String action = intent.getAction();

        if (UsbManager.ACTION_USB_DEVICE_DETACHED.equals(action)) {
            UsbDevice device = (UsbDevice)intent.getParcelableExtra(UsbManager.EXTRA_DEVICE);
            if (device != null) {
                // call your method that cleans up and closes communication with the device
                UsbDataBinder binder = mHashMap.get(device);
                if (binder != null) {
                    binder.onDestroy();
                    mHashMap.remove(device);
                    Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Attached!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                }
            }
        }
    }
};

BroadcastReceiver mUsbAttachReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        String action = intent.getAction();

        if (UsbManager.ACTION_USB_DEVICE_ATTACHED.equals(action)) {
            showDevices();
            Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Detached!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        }
    }
};

private static final String ACTION_USB_PERMISSION = "com.android.example.USB_PERMISSION";
private final BroadcastReceiver mUsbReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {

    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        String action = intent.getAction();
        if (ACTION_USB_PERMISSION.equals(action)) {
            synchronized (this) {
                UsbDevice device = (UsbDevice) intent
                        .getParcelableExtra(UsbManager.EXTRA_DEVICE);

                if (intent.getBooleanExtra(
                        UsbManager.EXTRA_PERMISSION_GRANTED, false)) {
                    if (device != null) {
                        // call method to set up device communication
                        UsbDataBinder binder = new UsbDataBinder(mUsbManager, device);
                        mHashMap.put(device, binder);
                        Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Permission Granted!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    }
                } else {
                    // Log.d(TAG, "permission denied for device " + device);
                }
            }
        }
    }
};

private void showDevices() {
    HashMap<String, UsbDevice> deviceList = mUsbManager.getDeviceList();
    Iterator<UsbDevice> deviceIterator = deviceList.values().iterator();
    while(deviceIterator.hasNext()){
        UsbDevice device = deviceIterator.next();
        mUsbManager.requestPermission(device, mPermissionIntent);
        //your code
        mLogger.log("usb", "name: " + device.getDeviceName() + ", " +
                "ID: " + device.getDeviceId());
        mInfo.append(device.getDeviceName() + "\n");
        mInfo.append(device.getDeviceId() + "\n");
        mInfo.append(device.getDeviceProtocol() + "\n");
        mInfo.append(device.getProductId() + "\n");
        mInfo.append(device.getVendorId() + "\n");
    }
}

@Override
protected void onResume() {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    super.onResume();

} }

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