Octo4a - run OctoPrint on Android

Anyone have tips for getting the phone to actually connect to the printer? I have an ender 3, about half the time (probably less) octo4a fires up, printer says it's connected and I can actually access everything from the computer. The rest of the time octo starts up and it just sayd "connect with the otg" sic. Eventually when it connects, it works about half the time.

Right now I have the server up, it says the printer is connected, but going through the web server it won't autodected the printer.
Could not autodetect your printer

No working connection parameters could be found. Are you sure your printer is physically connected and supported? Refer to the FAQ for help in debugging this."
I can see through the camera but there is no talking going on between the phone and the printer itself. I've tried restarting both items repeatedly but nothing is happening except I'm getting irritated.

Has anyone successfully managed to access files from a network share on Octoprint running on android ?