In the event that you do not have a computer at your disposal and you are used to accumulating a lot of data, photos, or videos on your Xiaomi 12T, you can easily reach saturation of the internal storage of the latter. For some time manufacturers have become accustomed to also integrating a micro SD port. However, sending your data without a computer can be a problem. You have probably heard of a fairly effective solution, using a USB key.
We will precisely, in this tutorial, teach you how to connect a usb key to a Xiaomi 12T? In this context, to begin with, we will come back to the advantages you will benefit from performing this action, then the practical part, in which you will learn all the steps to connect your USB key to your Xiaomi 12T.
Why connect a USB stick to a Xiaomi 12T?
Before showing you the procedure for use a USB key directly on your Xiaomi 12T, we will summarize the advantages of this procedure. Generally taking advantage of storage on a phone is essential, especially since we don't really realize it, however with the quality of the photo sensors of our phones which are constantly improving, the weight of the photos and videos becomes damn imposing. . So we naively have the feeling that having 64GB or 128GB on a phone is huge, 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 Xiaomi 12T will be to give you the possibility of free up memory on your Xiaomi 12T by transferring content to it. In addition, you will also be able to directly download files that a friend has sent to you on a USB key, for example. You can also in the same way connect an external hard drive to your Xiaomi 12T.
How to connect a USB flash drive to a Xiaomi 12T?
Now is the time to move on to the practical part of this tutorial! We will first see the procedure for connect a USB key to a Xiaomi 12T , then see learn how to transfer data from one to the other.
How to read a USB flash drive on a Xiaomi 12T?
First thing to know, you will need an adapter to connect your USB key to your Xiaomi 12T. Indeed, in the event that you looked carefully at the curves of your device, you must have noticed fairly quickly that there was no USB socket on it. This is thanks to a technology called OTG that you will be able to perform this operation. You will have to get an adapter or an OTG cable, these small accessories are simply 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 obtained to the micro or nano USB socket of your Xiaomi 12T and it will turn into a USB socket. If you want connect an OTG cable to a Xiaomi 12T, see our article.
How to transfer files to USB drive from Xiaomi 12T?
Finally, now that you have understood how the system works and that you are equipped with the right accessory, we will very simply teach you how to transfer data between a USB flash drive and your Xiaomi 12T? Either way, the process is the same. Follow the instructions below to get there:
- Download a data manager in the event that the native application of your phone does not meet your expectations
- Plug the OTG adapter into your Xiaomi 12T
- Connect a USB key or an external hard drive
- Open your file manager
- Find the data you want to transfer to one of the two directories, you should see your USB key displayed in the storage locations
- Now do "Copy / Paste" or "Cut / Paste" depending on what you want to do between the two storage locations
If you want as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the Xiaomi 12T, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Xiaomi 12t.
