Share USB devices from an Android device to a PC via USB/IP
About USB/IP Server
USB/IP Server is a tools app developed by Cameron Gutman.
Download Statistics
USB/IP Server has been downloaded 170 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 36 times.
User Ratings
USB/IP Server is rated 3.77 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 320 ratings.
App Information
USB/IP Server is FREE to download. The APK download size is 68.82 kB. The latest version available is 0.2. The last update was on January 16, 2016.
Technical Requirements
USB/IP Server requires Android 3.1+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play July 2014.
Description
This app shares USB devices from an Android device to a PC via USB/IP. With this server running, you can share many USB devices from your Android device to a PC running the USB/IP software. Not all USB devices are supported by this app. Notably, devices that use isochronous transfers (usually video and audio capture devices) are not supported. If you find that your device is not supported, send me an e-mail and I'll see if I can do something about it.
This app uses native Android USB host APIs, so it does not require root. However, this app is not for the faint of heart because it requires some PC-side setup can be complex for inexperienced users.
With the app's USB/IP service running, you will be able to list USB devices connected to your Android device from your PC using the usbip utility. When you try to attach to them from your PC, the USB permission dialog will be displayed on your Android device. After you accept the permission dialog, the device will attach to your PC.
Per the USB/IP specification, this app listens for TCP connections on port 3240. While the service is running, it will hold a partial wakelock and Wi-Fi lock to prevent the device from sleeping or disconnecting while serving USB devices on the network.
This app is compatible with Linux's USB/IP driver in the latest kernel and the current Windows USB/IP driver. I've found that this app tends to work better with the Windows driver. Particularly, it seems mass storage and MTP are broken on Linux but work fine on Windows. USB input devices have worked equally well on both platforms in my testing.
Some USB input devices aren't exposed by Android at all, particularly external mice and keyboards I've tested. These cannot be shared.
Tested devices: T-Flight Hotas X (flight stick) - working on Windows and Linux Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver - working on Windows and Linux MTP device (Android phone) - working on Windows but not Linux Corsair Flash Voyager (flash drive) - working on Windows but not Linux iPhone - broken on Linux and Windows USB mouse - does not appear in device list USB keyboard - does not appear in device list
Recent changes: 0.2 - Material theme on Lollipop and later - Updated for Marshmallow's new app permissions
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★★★★★
Works well despite a few stability issues. Used for a Logitech 3D Pro joystick to use with my Oculus Quest 2 to play Steamer games via virtual desktop. Had one blue screen crash after about 2 hours of use. Not bad for something that's open source version .2 beta.
★★★★★
Used this to connect a remote Nikon D5500 camera via my Motorola mobile telephone across my home wireless LAN to the program Astro Photography Tool (APT) running on my Windows 10 desktop. Worked perfectly and allowed me to execute a sequence of photographs and download them to the desktop just as if the camera was plugged directly into the PC. Only giving it 4 stars at this stage as the program has very little in the way of configuration or status reporting - but it did work very well. Being able to automatically accept connections from approved devices would be very handy.
★★★★★
Great app Blue screen of death opening the Config util of the Oculus Rift DK2, no problem with a 32gb Kingston usb stick. Tested using an nvidia shield console
★★☆☆☆
App description says it is currently undergoing heavy development. However, the last time an update was posted was nearly 5 years ago... The SourceForge project page pretty much admits that it is rapidly becoming abandonware.
★★☆☆☆
The development seems to have stopped even though the description says "under heavy development" now it is 2021 and last update was 2016. No device I've tested worked, I tested some webcams, usb sticks however my Linux Computer can't connect to it even though the list commands shows that a device is connected to the android phone, this is not a client issue since I can connect perfectly fine to an exported device from my laptop, so my guess is that the app is no longer compatible with newer USPIP versions or with the devices I have tested, and I don't think this will ever get fixed.
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