Android tablet saying it needs a low power usb flash drive?

[techs]

I have a Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and I am using a OTG dongle that allows me to hook up a dongle that has a USB input for flash drives.

On the web their is something about the newest Android versions lowering the usb port power. I am using Android 4.2.2 which the tablet says is the newest version.

I have managed to find an older 8 gb sandisk cruzer that works but the rest of my drives don't.

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So, I am looking for a 'low power' usb flash drive of either 16 or 32 gb that are low power. Can someone either recommend some or tell me how to tell which flash drives are "low power".
Thanks

 

[zerogear]

Hmm, I have 4.4 Nexus 5, and I've been able to use all my USB drives, I'm pretty sure all the usb drives has to conform to 500mA (usb standard).

Seems like Samsung might be dropping it below spec? What other drives have you used?

 

[techs]

Hmm, I have 4.4 Nexus 5, and I've been able to use all my USB drives, I'm pretty sure all the usb drives has to conform to 500mA (usb standard).

Seems like Samsung might be dropping it below spec? What other drives have you used?

Sandisk and Micron and PNY.

Seems like any drive over 16 has a problem.

 

[poofyhairguy]

That has been my experience as well. You need a powered USB hub.

 

[WelshBloke]

That has been my experience as well. You need a powered USB hub.

With a Galaxy tab or generally?

Because I use a 32gb thumb drive all the time with my S3 and just a OTG cable.

 

[zerogear]

Sandisk and Micron and PNY.

Seems like any drive over 16 has a problem.

I have a Patriot 32GB (USB 3.0) drive that works perfectly with my Nexus 5 as well as most 8GB drives that I have, including Sandisk Cruzer and random PNY drives

 

[poofyhairguy]

Jailbroken iPad 2 has same problem.

 

[mnewsham]

LG G2 here and my 64GB USB3.0 drive is recognized.

 

[techs]

I have narrowed it down to the USB dongle. I ordered another one and will see if that fixes the problem.

 

[techs]

Yes, turned out to a bad dongle.