Can Fire TV Cube detect NTFS or exFAT format over micro USB port

[dissel]

Fire TV Cube launched for 13k, Can it detect NTFS or exFAT format with micro USB port provided at the back..... Any OTG support?

 

[Titokhan]

1. The Fire TV Cube does support OTG and you can add external USB storage solutions.
2. However, FAT32 is the only officially supported file system, IIRC. It should be possible to read NTFS or exFAT medias using third party usermode drivers and/or Magisk modules (requires rooting), but the latter isn't even possible for the 2nd gen Cube at this moment.

 

[babhishek]

get the mitv 4k box if you need storage support. exfat support exists and is decent.

 

[dissel]

Thanks, Mod for moving my query to a separate thread - Don't want to waste TE space, so asked in another thread.

1. The Fire TV Cube does support OTG and you can add external USB storage solutions.
2. However, FAT32 is the only officially supported file system, IIRC. It should be possible to read NTFS or exFAT medias using third party usermode drivers and/or Magisk modules (requires rooting), but the latter isn't even possible for the 2nd gen Cube at this moment.

Thank You for replying my query, Wish this cube or any similar Amazon product can support those file system....Fat32 will be useless due to file size limitation. Fire OS can / must support an external drive.......How come they provide external drive support at Amazon Basic LED panel with Fire OS running but not in Cube which is the only one that comes with a micro USB port.

So now the only Mi TV 4K android box provides that external drive support.....No no other option.

get the mitv 4k box if you need storage support. exfat support exists and is decent.

Yup....but that also lack Apple TV+

 

[Titokhan]

How come they provide external drive support at Amazon Basic LED panel with Fire OS running but not in Cube which is the only one that comes with a micro USB port.

There's no logical answer. Amazon probably doesn't want end users to utilize the Cube as a standalone home media player, rather an enhanced streaming gadget+smart hub combo, thus you need to live with an artificially crippled (but otherwise good) device.