I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 (which is OTG compatible, the OTG checker app says so). The USB cable with it is USB3.0 (one end is A with blue in it and the other end is one of those special Micro ends with an added part on the side like most of those external USB3 HDDs have). I ordered a USB3.0 Type A to Type C OTG adapter on Ebay. So my regular communication/charge cable that came with my phone plugs the micro+ end into the phone and the other type A end into the USB-C adapter and then into the Switch. Only nothing happens when I use either Rekado or NXLoader. Does my combination of cable/adapter not work?
So this is what I'm using. This:
With this:
Here's where I ordered it for more spec info.
Worked flawlessly with my phone and it cable. Question: would it be possible to transfer files (nsps, xcis, etc) through otg?
The white cable is the issue. Try getting a Samsung S8 cable plus a USB adapter (usually small) for your phone. Should work just fine.
Why is the white cable the issue if I may ask? I thought it just had to be USB3? It has to be USB3 because when I plug my phone in a USB2 port on my PC it says it can run faster if using a USB3.0 port (and it does).
If I bought a USB-A to USB Micro adapter instead to plug into my phone and used it with my Switch charge cable would that work?
The white cable won't allow communication with the Switch, that's why. The Switch needs USB C cable (only) and an adapter to communicate with your phone. You may also use the USB C cable without adapter with your PC (assuming yout installed the proper drivers).
I'll take your word for it, but just out of curiosity why does the protocol matter? Does the physical USB-C connector itself have some special protocol? Because I was using a USB-C adapter to connect to the Switch (as pictured above). Why didn't that count? Because it is USB3. Is that not all that matters? Just looking for more info. I like to learn. I just thought that any connection of USB3 to USB-C OTG was all that mattered. Obviously it clearly doesn't, but I'd like to understand the reason a little more.
At any rate, I have an official Switch connection cable that I've already been using to connect to my PC to deliver payloads successfully so I guess I'll just get a Micro adapter for the Type A end of that cable to connect to my phone instead.
EDIT: If I understand things correctly, this should work, yes? Or this?
My white cable came with my phone and is definitely capable of fast charge. I also use it constantly to communicate and transmit data between my phone and my PC. As for the adapter, it's OTG. It's printed right on it. The whole point of OTG is to transmit data. Which is why I was confused why my initial solution didn't work.