In the event that you do not have a PC at your disposal and that you tend to accumulate a lot of files, photos, or videos on your OnePlus Nord CE, you can easily reach saturation of the internal memory of the latter. For some time, manufacturers have become accustomed to also integrating a micro SD port. However, sending files without a computer can be complex. You've probably heard of a fairly quick solution, via a USB key.
In this article, we are going to show you how to connect a USB key to a OnePlus Nord CE? In this context, to begin with, we are going to review the advantages that you are going to have to perform this action, then, the practical part, in which you are going to learn all the steps to connect your USB key to your OnePlus Nord CE.
Why connect a USB key to a OnePlus Nord CE?
Before showing you the procedure for use a USB key directly on your OnePlus Nord CE, we will summarize the advantages of this operation. Generally benefiting from storage on a mobile phone is essential, especially that we do not really realize it, however with the quality of the photo sensors of our mobile phones which are constantly improving, the weight of the photos and videos becomes damn imposing. We therefore naively have the impression that having 64GB or 128GB on a mobile phone is more than enough, except that with a 50 Mpx photo sensor that records videos in 4K you will quickly reach the limits of your memory.
One of the first advantages of using a USB key directly on your OnePlus Nord CE will be to allow you to free up memory on your OnePlus Nord CE by uploading content to it. In addition, you can also directly download files that a friend has put on a USB stick for example. You can also in the same way connect an external hard drive to your OnePlus Nord CE.
How to connect a USB key to a OnePlus Nord CE?
Now is the time to move on to the practical part of this tutorial! We will first see the technique for connect a USB key to a OnePlus Nord CE , then see explain how to transfer files from one to the other.
How to read a USB key on a OnePlus Nord CE?
First thing to understand, you will need an adapter to connect your USB key to your OnePlus Nord CE. Indeed, if you have ever analyzed the contours of your phone a little, you must have noticed fairly quickly that there was no USB socket on it. It's thanks to a technology called OTG that you will be able to perform this operation. You will have to buy an adapter or an OTG cable, these small accessories are very easily found for a few euros on the internet or in specialized stores.
Finally, you will have to connect the adapter or the cable that you have purchased to the micro or nano USB socket of your OnePlus Nord CE and it will turn into a USB socket. If you want connect an OTG cable to a OnePlus Nord CE, see our article.
How to transfer files to a USB key from a OnePlus Nord CE?
Finally, now that you have integrated how the system works and that you are equipped with the right accessory, we will very simply explain how to transfer files between a USB key and your OnePlus Nord CE? Whether in one direction or the other, the process is identical. Apply the following guidelines to get there:
- Download a file manager if the original application installed on your mobile phone does not suit you
- Plug the OTG adapter into your OnePlus Nord CE
- Connect a USB key or an external hard drive
- Open your file manager
- Find the files you want to transfer to one of the two directories, you should see your USB key appear in the storage locations
- Now do "Copy / Paste" or "Cut / Paste" depending on what you want to do between the two storage locations
In the event that you are looking for a maximum of tutorials to become the king of the OnePlus Nord CE, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: OnePlus North CE.
