An Android device can be connected to a computer via USB using different connection modes such as "MTP" or "USB Mass Storage". If you have issues with those, this is the right tag to use.
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My Samsung Galaxy 3 (GT-i5801) is not being detected by my PC — What should I do?
I have a Samsung Galaxy 3 (GT-i5801) Android phone. Currently, my phone is not being detected by my PC. Initially, when I purchased this phone, I was developing applications and I was able to run the ...
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About the android recovery mode
Question 1: what's the android recovery mode? Does it run a full linux kernel?
Question 2: where the recovery.img is installed? (/somewhere_in_filesystem)
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How do I mount a Kindle Fire 10.2.6 on my Linux computer?
I just acquired a newish Kindle Fire, software version 10.2.6. Normally when I plug a Kindle or any USB device into my laptop (running Ubuntu 12.04) I get a popup screen asking me what I'd like to do ...
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USB Mass Storage Not Working
I have spent a few hours trying to figure out why my USB mass storage function is not working with my laptop. Here's what I've done:
Installed Android 2.3.2 (Pete's GPA12)
Uninstalled, cleaned, and ...
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Can I turn my Android device into a webcam?
If so, how? Could it be implemented via a USB, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connection?
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Samsung Galaxy S3 not connecting via USB
Since about a week, my S3 doesn't connect anymore via usb to any computer.
I don't think it's driver related as it was working before and I didn't change anything on the computers.
It now runs Jelly ...
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Can I disable MTP mode and just have a regular USB connection?
I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1, and it's been rooted.
Whenever I try to connect it by USB, it goes into MTP mode, which isn't working for me when connecting to my Ubuntu Linux computer.
I'd really rather ...
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How to mount disks from Samsung Galaxy S i9000 to Linux System over USB cable?
I have connected the Samsung Galaxy 9000 to a Linux machine over the USB cable.
How can I access the disks of the galaxy from the linux machine through this cable (and not through wireless or by ...
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Connecting Galaxy S2 ICS to Kies
I tried connecting my Samsung Galaxy SII(ICS) to Samsung Kies 2.0.2 through USB.
But whenever i connect the cable, Kies asks me to switch the phone to Kies Studio mode. But I could not find this mode ...
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Can USB charging (via mains adapter or from PC/Mac) of Android tablets be the main, primary method of charging? Or are there design issues?
Are there design issues with tablets being charged by USB not seen with Android phones?
I saw this on another forum, what are your thoughts on this with regard to my question?
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My Samsung Galaxy S doesn't recognize when it is plugged in to USB
When I plug in my Samsung Galaxy S (Model SAMSUNG-SGH-I897, Firmware 2.2, Kernel 2.6.32.9, Build FROYO.UCKB2) to a computer, it starts charging, but does not recognize the USB connection for data. I ...
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Restore deleted photos
I accidentally deleted the entire "downloaded" album full of pictures from my Samsung Galaxy S2 (SPH-D710) and am trying to use a recovery program I downloaded.
My phone will not show up as a ...
