Is there a way to get the phone to be recognized by the PC for drag'n drop functionality without using the on/off USB mass storage feature in the settings? I had this going for me when I intially bought the GNote where all I did was plug in the phone via USB and the PC saw it as a media device of some sort (I want to say it showed up as a camera or mp3 player). The phone also displayed "MFT" or something (not 100% sure) at the top left corner in the notification bar. After rooting and freezing some things, I have since lost this ability and now have to go into the settings and toggle the USB mass storage feature.
I rarely use USB drag and drop. I mostly use Airdroid. http://bit.ly/umae1H
I'm not able to do wifi or bluetooth with this particular laptop.
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Un-freezing "MTP application 1.0" solved the problem
BlackZenith said:
Un-freezing "MTP application 1.0" solved the problem
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I was going to suggest a new laptop. lol. Airdroid is real good.
kimtyson said:
I was going to suggest a new laptop. lol. Airdroid is real good.
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Ha! The laptop is actually decent, its just my company's and it is locked down pretty tight... Hence the reason why I don't need it showing up as a mass storage device when I plug it in
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Is there a way to get the phone to be recognized by the PC for drag'n drop functionality without using the on/off USB mass storage feature in the settings? I had this going for me when I intially bought the GNote where all I did was plug in the phone via USB and the PC saw it as a media device of some sort (I want to say it showed up as a camera or mp3 player). The phone also displayed "MFT" or something (not 100% sure) at the top left corner in the notification bar. After rooting and freezing some things, I have since lost this ability and now have to go into the settings and toggle the USB mass storage feature.
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I'm still able to do it after rooting. I used the mass storage once and by default it disables the USB debug option. Go into Settings-Location and Security and uncheck Disable USB debugging mode. That should bring it back.
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My best efforts at searching for a previous thread on this subject have failed me, so either I've come up with a new question or my search-fu is weak.
Whenever I plug my Vibrant into my PC to charge it (ie, every night) it pops up a screen over whatever I'm doing asking what I want to do. Overwhelmingly, what I want to do is nothing, but that's not an option. I so rarely want to do the Media Player or Samsung Kies options that it's no problem having to go to settings to enable them. I can always mount my phone as a flash drive from the notification bar. In other words, all the pop up screen does is annoy me. Is there a way to disable it, and basically set "do nothing" as the default action to take when I plug my phone into my PC?
Oh, I'm running TW's Bionix-V 1.3.1, but I couldn't find a way to do what I want to do in stock Froyo when I was using that.
Setting>applications>Development and tick USB debugging.
Alex9090 said:
Setting>applications>Development and tick USB debugging.
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Wow, I feel stupid. For some reason I thought that USB debugging disabled my ability to actually mount my phone as a flash drive. Well, 2 flash drives. It's not quite ideal (I'm not entirely happy with leaving USB debugging on all the time), but it's certainly less annoying than the stupid pop up screen, and I'm pretty sure my discomfort is not particularly rational.
Thanks!
If you don't want to turn on the usb debugging, then there's a usb setting under wireless and network where you can choose one of the settings you want.
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If you don't want to turn on the usb debugging, then there's a usb setting under wireless and network where you can choose one of the settings you want.
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Regrettably, the choice I want - "do nothing" - is not an option from that menu. Personal idiosyncrasy, I guess. I also turn off autoplay for my optical drives on my computer. USB debugging seems to do the trick the way I want, though.
Weird question, but with my Steak, I put in USB to computer and mount via the notification option. Now I have MHL connected (or something like that), but no option to mount. Goto settings and there is a USB mount option in there as well, but when I choose that option, it says to remove the cable. And the reason I don't want to is b/c it's my first full recharge after a full charge/discharge to condition the battery. Suggestions?
SmokinJohnny said:
Weird question, but with my Steak, I put in USB to computer and mount via the notification option. Now I have MHL connected (or something like that), but no option to mount. Goto settings and there is a USB mount option in there as well, but when I choose that option, it says to remove the cable. And the reason I don't want to is b/c it's my first full recharge after a full charge/discharge to condition the battery. Suggestions?
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Just doing a quick unplug/replug shouldn't mess your battery too much dude, I'd just go for it
Remove the cable. Turn on USB DEBUGGING in the Settings=>Applications=>Development menu. After enabling USB Debugging, whenever you plug your phone into the PC it will display an option in your status bar to enable it without having to go through Settings again.
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I am getting an MTP connection and my windows machine is just recognizing the phone as a Camera. I have no option to mount the phone as a USB drive. Am I missing something?
Mine does this too...i just drag and drop normally
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I am getting an MTP connection and my windows machine is just recognizing the phone as a Camera. I have no option to mount the phone as a USB drive. Am I missing something?
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Menu, settings, wireless and network, usb utilities, click usb mass storage. Hit thank you if that helps
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I have plugged the Note into my Mac and cannot get the sd card to show up as a drive so I can use Doubletwist to transfer iTunes music on my Mac. I have tried unmounting the card and no luck.
It says MTP mode on the device when connected.
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Prior to plugging it in, go to Settings -> Wireless and network -> USB utilities -> Connect storage to PC
If anybody knows of an easier way to do this, such as with a widget or something, I'd love to know, by the way.
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Thanks. That did it.
You're welcome, and to answer my own question:
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If anybody knows of an easier way to do this, such as with a widget or something, I'd love to know, by the way.
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Get "Any Cut" from the Market. It creates a new entry in the Shortcuts list in the "Add to home" menu. Select Any Cut, and then Activity, and then USB Utilities (at the very bottom of a long list of virtually everything). That'll make an home screen shortcut directly to the USB Utilities settings screen. I use USB storage all the time, so it should save the tip of my finger hundreds of screen impacts. (My poor finger!)
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access memory card
You can also download Kies by Samsung. it has the proper drivers supporting the Galaxy Note.
the device then shows up in the Computer window, and it shows both the built in memory, and any add-in card.
You can get it here;
http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/
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Prior to plugging it in, go to Settings -> Wireless and network -> USB utilities -> Connect storage to PC
If anybody knows of an easier way to do this, such as with a widget or something, I'd love to know, by the way.
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Don't have my Note YET. but currently on Infuse and so with the Note you don't just plug in to PC then on the drop down noti bar hit connect?? Wow, if not then wonder why they burried it>>?
Rocket42 said:
Don't have my Note YET. but currently on Infuse and so with the Note you don't just plug in to PC then on the drop down noti bar hit connect?? Wow, if not then wonder why they burried it>>?
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It would be nice if it worked that way, but unfortunately all you get in the notifications panel is "USB connected / MTP connected" which, when clicked, does nothing.
Is this an ICS thing? Didnt 2.3 have an option to connect as USB only when needed?
S3 just plugs in and gets detected..
no its a S3 thing..they took out mass storage mount feature. but there is a app in themes and app section that lets you connect your phone to the pc
Most smartphones primarily rely on mass-storage mode (the computer gets direct access to the filesystem on the internal/external storage medium)
However you may only mount (=use) a filesystem once so the internal usage has to be stopped; the phone cannot use either of the SDcards while in mass-storage mode.
Galaxy S3, due to technical reasons, does not allow mass storage mode, only the newer MTP. MTP is not a direct access but the computer tells your phone "please get me that file" or "please change that file to X"; the mount is still within the phone so there is no need to stop access.
Do not use the Easy UMS app since it will cause data corruption and other issues in the current version 1.1
Use the direct shell scripts instead.
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no its a S3 thing..they took out mass storage mount feature. but there is a app in themes and app section that lets you connect your phone to the pc
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What? This is an ICS feature.
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What? This is an ICS feature.
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That is what I read.
The reason I ask is it doesnt seem to charge when connected to laptop. S2 did.
If the phone supports mass-storage mode is unrelated to ICS but the ROM and partitioning.
The reason I ask is it doesnt seem to charge when connected to laptop. S2 did.
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What do you mean by "seem". Does the icon display a charging icon or not?
Try turning it off with cable unplugged, plug in the USB and check if it displays a battery icon (may take a few seconds).
Maybe your Laptop has an underpowered USB-power which sometimes happens with elder devices. Try using another cable, a Y-cable (if available) or plugging it into another computer.
Charging has nothing to do with file transfer.
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If the phone supports mass-storage mode is unrelated to ICS but the ROM and partitioning.
What do you mean by "seem". Does the icon display a charging icon or not?
Try turning it off with cable unplugged, plug in the USB and check if it displays a battery icon (may take a few seconds).
Maybe your Laptop has an underpowered USB-power which sometimes happens with elder devices. Try using another cable, a Y-cable (if available) or plugging it into another computer.
Charging has nothing to do with file transfer.
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It does show the charging indicator. But the charge kinda stalls. I will keep testing and report back..
Define 'kinda stalls'. Doesn't it charge? If you're using your phone when it's connected it could drain roughly the same amount of battery than the laptop is capable of charging it.
Settings > Wireless and Networks > USB utilities > "Connect storage to PC" button > plug in USB cable
This used to work perfectly up until today, now it just doesn't work anymore and the "Connect USB cable to use mass storage" popup keeps showing even after I plug it in. I've tried on multiple computers and I tried restarting my phone, but nothing works.
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Settings > Wireless and Networks > USB utilities > "Connect storage to PC" button > plug in USB cable
This used to work perfectly up until today, now it just doesn't work anymore and the "Connect USB cable to use mass storage" popup keeps showing even after I plug it in. I've tried on multiple computers and I tried restarting my phone, but nothing works.
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Thats one wierd proccess for getting USB storage man. most would just plug it in and pull the notification bar down to click the mass storage mode icon thing.
but if your not getting a connection, USB port could be toast.
Simple search would've showed that.
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Thats one wierd proccess for getting USB storage man. most would just plug it in and pull the notification bar down to click the mass storage mode icon thing.
but if your not getting a connection, USB port could be toast.
Simple search would've showed that.
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Oh wow you're right, I just plugged in the charger and it doesn't charge. So phone is useless, throw it away?
It's strange that it worked fine up until today and then suddenly decided to break, even though the phone has just been sitting on my desk in my room. And it's only a few months old.
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Oh wow you're right, I just plugged in the charger and it doesn't charge. So phone is useless, throw it away?
It's strange that it worked fine up until today and then suddenly decided to break, even though the phone has just been sitting on my desk in my room. And it's only a few months old.
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If you really have a fried USB port, send the phone back for a warranty replacement. If you don't have stock firmware on it, there are guides to return to stock - haven't specifically checked, but I believe it's possible to do this entirely without plugging in if you are already rooted.
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If you really have a fried USB port, send the phone back for a warranty replacement. If you don't have stock firmware on it, there are guides to return to stock - haven't specifically checked, but I believe it's possible to do this entirely without plugging in if you are already rooted.
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I bought the phone on ebay though, would it still have warranty?
Is there a part I can buy to replace it myself? It's definitely a problem with just the USB port, because if I fiddle with the charger it starts charging if I hold it at a funny angle.
Some people have had success cleaning the usb port with alcohol. That might help but not if a wire or solder joint is broken. If you do try alcohol, don't use regular rubbing alcohol (70%), too much water (30%), get the better (90%) or even better (99%).
If you don't feel like fixing it yourself, you can settle for finding a battery charging dock and get an extra battery. Also, if you need to place files on your phone, use dropbox, Kies wirelessly, or take out your SD card and use an adapter.
I bought a new USB connector and it's working now.
im on stock 4.0.3 ics stock rooted and i can't find mass usb storage mode when i plug usb to phone to computer i just get options mtp which i do not use as it always says wpd error etc and camera. were is the mass usb storage option? ps if i click on "more" in wireless network settings phone freezes up and i have to take out battery.
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im on stock 4.0.3 ics stock rooted and i can't find mass usb storage mode when i plug usb to phone to computer i just get options mtp which i do not use as it always says wpd error etc and camera. were is the mass usb storage option? ps if i click on "more" in wireless network settings phone freezes up and i have to take out battery.
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In Android 4.0x systems (Ice Cream Sandwich) and above, Google introduced a new file transfer protocol called Media Transfer Protocol (MTP), which may be set by default. The problem with MTP is that, while Windows explorer can see it, there is no drive letter assigned, so programs like Pimlical can not see the phone's sdcard. The Android operating system still has the capability of USB Mass Storage protocol, which does assign drive letters, as has been the norm in all previous operating systems. It may be possible to set the phone to USB Mass Storage through phone settings. If it is not possible to set the phone to USB Mass Storage through phone settings, then it is possible to force USB Mass Storage.
This behavior is governed by the system property /data/property/persist.sys.usb.config. This is a text file containing a single string. The settings are "mass_storage,adb" or "mtp,adb". Since this is a system file, it is necessary for the phone to be rooted, and then this file can be edited using a root file explorer. Change the text in the file to mass_storage,adb (without spaces), save the file, and reboot the phone.