Ok, so I had some trouble connecting my LG G4 to my computer and in turn created even more trouble.
Whenever I plugged the phone in the computer a push notification would appear, where I could chose between MTP and just charge and a third option to transfer pictures.
I changed the phone from MTP mode to the transfer pictures option to see if it would work.
However, now the phone is set to that mode and when I plug it in the push notification won´t appear any more.
The solution I found on the internet was to go to "storage" in settings and change it there but the option does not exist. I found another thread in the net where some people have this problem but no solution was provided.
How on earth do I get my phone back in MTP mode?
God damn I hate this phone right now. My Samsung galaxy I would plug in and could access the internal storage and DONE. But yeah, really great needing 10 billion drivers and programs and have settings broken instead, what an upgrade. :silly:
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This can't be right.
I am playing music and plug the desire into my work pc to charge at the same time and it tells me it can't because the SD card is being used for data storage. I have checked the connection type. The flag comes up offering options and I chose Charge Only. It even says that on the statusbar. But it refuses to play. Can someone try on theirs?
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Same happens via my laptop. Play music, then insert USB; flag comes up "choose a connection type" - choose "charge only"; it shows on status bar; the music stops message says "SD Card is unavailable because it is being used as USB storage." No SD/USB management app is installed to interfere unless Astro does.
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Astro uninstalled, makes no difference. Please someone try to do the same and let me know what happens.
PPPS Manual says
Disk drive
This mode is available only when you have installed a microSD card on your phone. Select this mode when you want to use your storage card as a USB thumb drive, and copy files between your phone’s storage card and your computer. When Disk Drive mode is enabled while your phone is connected to the computer, you will not be able to run applications that use the storage card, such as Music or Photos.
But it isn't enabled!!!!
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Is it because the PC recognises the connection as data regardless of the setting on the phone? eg the standard flag comes up on the PC and laptop. Even if I hit "no action" on it, it still refuses
Damn it. Factory reset? It also refuses to do anything if music is playing, eg won't download an app ("download paused")
What OS are you running on your PC's?
Now I am incandescent.
I backed up the apps, factory reset, and the apps I downloaded are all gone, including the ones I paid for. What gives????
Windows XP on both.
OK, I get it, apps back by installing Astro again.
Bastard is now fixed! Plugged in and plays music. But what happens when I unplug and plug in again? Here goes...
It works!
What a palaver
Got all the apps back except the one that cleans caches - can anyone remind me of the name please?
You can set up your Desire on how to act when you plug it into the USB port:
- Charge only
- HTC Sync
- Disk drive
- Internet sharing
I guess yours was set to be Disk drive by default...
No it wasn't. I checked, had selected charge only when offered the option and the status bar said charge only. Just a weird glitch I guess.
I am on T-Mobile UK and ever since an update was sent out about a month ago each time I plug my phone into the computer using USB it automatically connects as a hard disk. The default setting is for Charge Only.
The only way in which I can get it back to charge only is to move in the menu to something else and then move back to charge only....I then get the preparing SD card message.
Anyone else had the same issue....Anyone got a fix?
Cheers
Aidan
This happens to me all the time, just swipe down the notification bar and press the connection type option, choose Charge Only again and tap Done from the list and it will make the SD card available. For some reason even if you select charge only when you're first asked the SD card automatically becomes locked out.
Glad someone else is having the issue. Really looking to find out how to fix this. It causes me issues as it makes the SD card inaccessible and if the phone rings then my ringtone changes back to a default one...
I tend to use my laptop to charge my phone and each time I the phone use it I need to remember to click down though the usb menu.
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My phone is always loosing connection USB connection to my PC after 3 or 4 times...then I need to reinstall the drivers. My PC finds the phone but the "USB connection" pop up on the phone doesn't appear...it's like that for a few weeks now, before that it always workd fine...
PC is Windows 7. Phone is HTC desire. "Question" is enabled, standard is "just loading". I changed the USUB cable already, that was not the fault. PC is recognizing the HTC Desire as "Android Phone", that works ALWAYS. I just can't access the SD-Card from my phone because the phone pop up is missing. Setting the "mount as HDD" doesn't help either. The phone is loading though.
In Windows 7 have you tried locating the SD Card (usually F:/ Drive) in Windows Explorer? Sometimes, depending on settings, the pop up window may not appear (you may have accidentally selected a default action for it, for example).
EDITED: I'm guessing you have debugging selected if the PC is recognising the phone so, just a thought, have you tried putting the SD Card in a reader to see if the PC can recognise it at all?
No, debugging is not activated. With "pop up" I was referring to the missing "pop up" (in the status bar) on the phone, not in the PC, sorry for that. I just found something out however: Plugged in the phone, same as ever, it's loading but no USB connection detected on the phone side. Restarted the phone WHILE it's still plugged in and directly after the restart the "ask me" notification pops up. Mounted the SD card and it works...
Activate usb debugging.
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I did. Currently it's working, but that's just a workaround, not a fix, isn't it?
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I did. Currently it's working, but that's just a workaround, not a fix, isn't it?
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There is no disadvantage in activating usb debugging (At least, I do not know anyone), so I think one could call it a "fix".
It's not a fix because it's not working anymore...again! It shows USB DEBUGGING CONNECTED in the status bar but the "ask me" notification isn't coming so I can't mount it as HDD. Man, that's getting real annyoing...
After a restart of the phone while it's connected it's working again..."ask me" popping up right after launch. -.-
I have a HTC Touch Pro 2 (US Cellular) and trying to connect via USB to Windows 7 Ultimate x64 OS. I have several times to install, uninstall, re-install and still no go. I found a few posting searching Google and nothing specific has help.
When plugging in cable, the phone is recharging. Unable to recognize or show up in Device Manager. I have successfully connect phone to PC by using Bluetooth but not able too at all with the USB cable. Tried several other cables and still same issues of not connecting.
I am sure it has something to do with drivers. however can't find any specific driver for the OS and Phone.
I have tried other combinations such as other USB ports, unchecking the box "Enable faster data synchronization" Reinstalling WMDC 6.1, uninstalling, rebooting, hard-reset, soft reset, etc.
So I am at the point of just throwing the phone across the room. I seem to recall about having problem another time and same issues, but was able to find solution. Unfortunately, not able to now. Please HELP!!
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First, I edited your email out. That will surely get picked up by spambots, and you'll have a LOT of spam in your inbox.
Second, when you plug it in, you should see a popup on the phone in WinMo. Should give you a few choices, depending on ROM - choose "ActiveSync". If you don't get these choices, simply unplug-replug.
If you set it to "always" do something - like USB mass storage mode or something, you might have to modify the registry. I haven't used WinMo in so long, I don't even remember how to get it back to that menu which gives you the choices... I never check that box anyways, I always want to choose.
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Thanks for the email protection.
I receive nothing when plugging in the phone via USB No popup on phone nor PC
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Thanks for the email protection.
I receive nothing when plugging in the phone via USB No popup on phone nor PC
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It's on the phone.
Did you unplug/replug? If it doesn't pop up for me at first, I do this and it ALWAYS pops up...
UNLESS of course you've told it to "always" do something like USB mass storage - this is the piece I cannot remember how to setup...
What ROM are you on?
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First, I edited your email out. That will surely get picked up by spambots, and you'll have a LOT of spam in your inbox.
Second, when you plug it in, you should see a popup on the phone in WinMo. Should give you a few choices, depending on ROM - choose "ActiveSync". If you don't get these choices, simply unplug-replug.
If you set it to "always" do something - like USB mass storage mode or something, you might have to modify the registry. I haven't used WinMo in so long, I don't even remember how to get it back to that menu which gives you the choices... I never check that box anyways, I always want to choose.
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PyracyPyrate said:
Thanks for the email protection.
I receive nothing when plugging in the phone via USB No popup on phone nor PC
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Go to the Settings Tab in HTC Sense and click on the right softkey and select All Settings. Then select Communications and select USB to PC and check the box that says ask me what I want to do when I connect.
I have a stock SGH-I747M with Bell Canada. When I plug in my phone into my PC, it shows up as a "phone". When I plugged in my old Atrix into my PC, it showed up as a drive, aka USB Mass Storage Device, and I could do so much more with it. The biggest problem is that I can't use Treesize on the phone. Treesize doesn't know what the hell to do with an MTP or PTP device. I can see why they chose MTP instead of MSD, because you don't have to wait for it to mount/unmount, and both devices can use the storage at the same time. But that just means I'm never going to see the max USB transfer speed.
Is there any way to force it to connect in MSD mode? Or would that require rooting? I still have a 1 year warranty, so I'd rather not root if I don't have to. Yes I know I can unroot if I have to send it back, but what if my phone breaks and becomes so unusable that I cannot unroot?
Saw this http://www.xda-developers.com/android/usb-mass-storage-app-for-recent-samsung-devices/. Not sure if it will work or not.
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You should edit your post to show how you fixed the problem. People might find this thread on a search engine if they are looking for an answer to the same question.
On the 5X (and I think on Android Marshmallow generally), a USB connection is treated by the phone as a charger by default. You can change it to other modes (mass storage, for example, to transfer files to a PC) while the phone is connected by tapping the notification.
Make file transfer mode the default?
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On the 5X (and I think on Android Marshmallow generally), a USB connection is treated by the phone as a charger by default. You can change it to other modes (mass storage, for example, to transfer files to a PC) while the phone is connected by tapping the notification.
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Does anyone know how to change the default option for this? Everytime I reconnect my 5x to my PC, it defaults to "charging" mode, and so I have to tap the notification to change it to "file transfer". It would be nice if I could set this as a default.