So I've been downloading a fair bit of music from Amazon and other sites like KazaGold to listen to on the computer. My old Google Nexus One has been working fine for a while and I decided to move some music to the phone so I could listen to it in the car, but connecting the phone to the computer doesn't seem to be working - I'm used to the "Windows detected new hardware" message or similar pop-up that appears when I hook up something to the USB port like a digicam, but this doesn't seem to be happening with the phone. I don't have another computer readily accessible to try troubleshooting with, so I'm hoping for some suggestions in that regard. The USB port is definitely OK (my camera works - but it has a different USB jack than the phone does, so I can't try using its cable with the phone) but I got the same result with the other USB port and the phone - no recognizing that the phone is hooked up. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Phone Isn't Recognized By Computer?
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MikeHalloran
Technical User
Like Mint said.
The USB port on an Android phone normally looks sort of like a camera to any connected computer.
You have to intervene manually to make it look like a thumbdrive so you can copy to it.
E.g. under Settings | More | USB Utilities | USB Mass Storage
... or something like that.
Toggle that before connecting the phone to the computer, which should then recognize the phone as a storage device.
The USB port on an Android phone normally looks sort of like a camera to any connected computer.
You have to intervene manually to make it look like a thumbdrive so you can copy to it.
E.g. under Settings | More | USB Utilities | USB Mass Storage
... or something like that.
Toggle that before connecting the phone to the computer, which should then recognize the phone as a storage device.
GLComputing
IS-IT--Management
Other ways (depending on model and OS):
[ul]
[li]Settings | Connect to PC[/li]
[li]Drag down from the top of the screen where you see alerts, select the USB Connected option, and click Mount[/li]
[/ul]
Regards,
Mike Lazarus
ACT! Evangelist
GL Computing, Aust
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[ul]
[li]Settings | Connect to PC[/li]
[li]Drag down from the top of the screen where you see alerts, select the USB Connected option, and click Mount[/li]
[/ul]
Regards,
Mike Lazarus
ACT! Evangelist
GL Computing, Aust
Join the LinkedIN ACT! Fanatics Group
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