4 Ways To Connect Android Phone To Computer

If your Android’s screen is locked, you may need to unlock it to see this notification. If the notification isn’t visible, swipe down from the top of the home screen to view your notifications—you’ll see it there.

This option may be called MTP on some Androids.

You can perform a Google search for your phone model and “Windows drivers” and then follow the link of your manufacturer. Don’t download drivers from unknown sources.

Some common sub-folders include DCIM (photos and videos from your camera), Music, Ringtones, and app-specific folders. To copy a file from your Android to your PC, just drag the file you want to copy to another folder in File Explorer, or to your desktop. You can also drag files to your Android from your PC the same way.

You may have to expand the hidden icons to find the Safely Remove Hardware button. To do this, click the up-arrow near the clock on the taskbar.

This option may be called MTP on some Androids.

If you have an SD card, you’ll typically see two main folders—one for internal storage (these are the files saved directly to your Android) and one for your SD card. Photos and videos you captured with your camera are typically saved to a folder called DCIM. You can transfer files to and from your Android. Just drag the file you want to transfer from the folder on your Android to the desired folder on your Mac, or vice-versa.

If your Android’s screen is locked, you may need to unlock it to see this notification. If you don’t see the notification, swipe down from the top of the home screen to view your notifications—you’ll see it there.

This option may be called MTP on some Androids.

If your Android has an SD card, you’ll usually see two folders—one for internal storage (these are the files saved directly to your Android) and one for your SD card. You can transfer files to your Chromebook from your Android (and vice-versa). To copy a file from your Android to your Chromebook, just drag the file from the Android to the desired location on your Chromebook. Similarly, you can drag files to your Android from your Chromebook, also using the Files app.

If you’re using a Chromebook or would prefer not to install software on your PC or Mac, you can skip the download and go to http://web. airdroid. com to access the web version of AirDroid.

If you’re installing AirDroid for Windows, give access through your Windows Firewall when prompted.