Help Android Equivalent of iPod Nano

[jen2440]

Is there such a thing? I did a lot of Google searching but didn't come up with anything.

I mean the original Nano. Mine's about 1" square, has no screen or streaming capability. Size is the key here. If I remember correctly I think it cost about $40.

That's exactly what I want, but for Android, with the capability to load songs to it from my phone.

Thanks.

 

[mikedt]

Provided your phone has OTG USB, something like this should be able to load songs from it. Which is just an MP3 player. Connect it and transfer in the same way as a USB thumb drive.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06X...002-5edf-acb9-3093b0080bd0&pf_rd_i=1264866011
Basic MP3 players, quite frankly there aren't many around now, and Apple no longer makes iPods AFAIK.

 

[jen2440]

Thanks very much. Certainly sounds like what I'm looking for, though they don't say much about loading from another device. However, as you said, if they include a USB cable they must anticipate people doing that. I'm going to order one.

Thanks again.

 

[mikedt]

Think the most important thing to ascertain is, does your particular phone support USB OTG? If we knew what it is, we might be able to tell you. The MP3 player will probably include a USB cable to plug it into a computer or charger. But it will need a USB OTG adapter to plug into a phone.
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com...&qid=1496530196&sr=1-6&keywords=usb+otg+cable
Generic MP3 players like that work as a removable drive, just like USB thumb drives.

You won't be able to use an actual iPod Nano with an Android device, because they require iTunes on a computer to load them with songs.

 

[jen2440]

Think the most important thing to ascertain is, does your particular phone support USB OTG? If we knew what it is, we might be able to tell you. The MP3 player will probably include a USB cable to plug it into a computer or charger. But it will need a


USB OTG adapter to plug into a phone.
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-
com-5in-Micro-Host-
Adapter/dp/B00B4GGW5Q/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1496530196&sr=1-6&keywords=usb+otg+cable
Generic MP3 players like that work as a removable drive, just like USB thumb


drives.

You won't be able to use an actual iPod Nano with an Android device, because they require iTunes on a computer to load them with songs.

According to my otg checker app my phone is compatible. It's an LG G3. Now I need to get the adapter.

Thanks again.