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Marshmallow USB connection type
You can swipe down the Notificationbar and it will show Charging only. If you click that entry you can select the desired mode. The selected mode won't be set as default, so if you plug your device ...
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Marshmallow USB connection type
Go into Developer options, and cycle the USB host mode, the files will show up on my PC.
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of MTP versus PTP?
From Wikipedia:
The Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) is an extension to the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) communications protocol that allows media files to be transferred atomically to and from ...
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Why my DCIM folder is empty seen in the computer but not empty in the phone
For accessing your Android device via USB in "File Transfer" mode your computer uses the MTP protocol. This protocol allows to list and read/write the files from/to your device.
What most ...
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Marshmallow USB connection type
USB Mode: Set Default to MTP (file transfer) Marshmallow/6.0
Default is set to Charge only mode, You can enable developer options and enable MTP feature by following below steps:
Settings -> About ...
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TWRP: Wiped phone, can't put any data onto it through MTP
I had the same issue with MTP not working from TWRP (Windows 10 x64). I used adb push as a workaround way to put update on the phone after disabling MTP from TWRP "Mount" menu:
adb.exe push update....
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Connect my lollipop device via USB in mass storage mode
Connecting your phone via UMS (USB Mass Storage) won't be possible. It's been removed from Android, so the only way would be for you to fork the Android source and program it in again. I assume that's ...
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Default USB MTP for Android 6.0
Google changed the USB protocol for Marshmallow to always default to charge.
The reason for this change because they brought back the ability to make external storage (SD card) become internal ...
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File transfer over USB cable option no longer appears after upgrade to MIUI 10
Though I was pretty sure I'd transferred files with at least one of the USB cables I tried around the time I posted this question, I tried a third cable at work tonight and the file transfer option ...
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Why does MTP show wrong directory location?
What is Content Provider?
It seems to be a problem related to Media Providers. As the name suggests, they provide a database of available media in a more organized way to other apps as the Contacts ...
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Default USB MTP for Android 6.0
The best I found so far is an application named MTPEnabler: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-mtp-enbaler-t3263467
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Suddenly no data can be written to SD Card from PC (MTP), read Ok, Galaxy Ace 4. What to do?
This might be a simple problem of a write protection or permissions issue. Take a backup of your SD card and format the SD card. This may reset the permissions and you will be able to write into the ...
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Is there a viable alternative to MTP for file transfer?
6 years after asking this question, finding alternatives to MTP for any reason — it is broken in my case — can still be a hassle.
I stumbled upon this question and the first, very rich answer of @...
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How much of the Android filesystem is visible over MTP?
MTP - an extension to PTP - is a client-server protocol, roughly like FTP. MTP client on PC sends operation requests (like GET_OBJECT, SEND_OBJECT, DELETE_OBJECT) to server running on Android device ...
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Change MTP/PTP for a Galaxy S4 w/ a Broken Screen
i know you have probably fixed this by now but if not try typing *#0808# into your phone this will bring up a menu where you can select mtp
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Android unrecognized by Debian Jessie
Here's the relevant Debian page on MTP.
For Xfce:
# apt-get install gvfs-backends
# reboot
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File transfer over USB cable option no longer appears after upgrade to MIUI 10
On Windows PCs and other desktop PCs:
try to use a different USB port, often rear ports have more power than the front ports which is sometimes needed by some devices
use an USB 2.0 port if your ...
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How can large amounts of files be transferred to Linux via MTP?
MTP is crap for that task – OK for a few files in "small folders", but stalling for folders with many files in, or copying many files, or trying things in parallel.
As you use Linux, ADB would be a ...
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Change MTP/PTP for a Galaxy S4 w/ a Broken Screen
Change the cable.
I had a noname cable and did not worked, it only charged and the phone was not available as storage. After replacing cable with a trusted one (BB or Samsung i tried) it worked.
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Change MTP/PTP for a Galaxy S4 w/ a Broken Screen
try typing the following into your Samsung phone to get access to a hidden USB connection menu
*#0808#
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How can I access /sdcard/ when I connect to PC (MTP)
You can Install Sarkie's MTPFix App for a permanent solution which fixes the issue.
This Automates the 2 step process mentioned in the other answer.
It monitors all the folders for new files and ...
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How can I access /sdcard/ when I connect to PC (MTP)
/sdcard and /Internal storage are same directory.
As for why the file does not appear instantly is because of a bug in MTP mode as MTP cache is outdated until a phone reboot. If you do not wish to ...
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Problem copying files with unusual characters in their names to the Galaxy S4 SD card but not to the phone
Yeah you´re right. The problem is caused by the file system of the SD card. Probably you use FAT32 as file system of your SD card which is using the OEM character set (Read more). And the OEM set ...
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Can MTP be configured to show the root?
The simple answer is no, you can't... You are not really looking at /sdcard but at a database of what that card contains provided by External Storage and possibly Media Storage. MTP has replaced USB ...
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Why does one type of tethering obstruct MTP while another doesn't?
It's probably because ClockworkMod Tether is using a different USB mode (getprop sys.usb.config) which has MTP mode enabled too.
native USB tethering: sys.usb.state = rndis,adb (where rndis is the ...
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How to extract ZIP files on SD card via MTP from Linux?
In order to unpack a ZIP file that's located on your phone, you can make use of the unzip command, which is included in BusyBox. To execute it, you can either install a Terminal emulator on the phone, ...
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How to change the name shown in my PC when I connect my phone in MTP mode?
Edit the file /system/build.prop
Change the ro.product.model or ro.product.device or any other property that has your device name and reboot..
Note:
I think you need to uninstall your device drivers ...
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Changing to PTP MTP from charging mode?
First go this path:
About Device --> Software Info --> Click to Build Number up to enable Developet option in mobile.
Then go to Setting and open this path:
Developer Option --> USB ...
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Is the Encryption Key for Adoptable SD card included in manual backup done over MTP?
Unfortunately, what you have so far considered as the complete copy of Internal Storage is not true. You only copied (I suppose using MTP - "transfer files" option) your files which you had created or ...
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How do I move gigabytes of data from my computer to my phone's SD card?
I put the SD card in the computer and drag & drop there. I have a SD slot and use a uSD to SD card adapter. Try dragging smaller chunks vs all at once. I have a 64GB card and drag 20-30 folders ...
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