MadAbbott Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Hey, recently got so fed up with apple that I went to a samsung galaxy s6 (really like it) However I use a mac at home, which doesn't recognise it as a phone nor storage device, so I have to fire up a prehistoric desktop pc to add anything to it. All I really want to do is add music/videos to the phone from my mac, don't need anything else (so just need it to show as a storage device). Everyone online seems to recommend smart switch but it didn't work for me at all. Anyone found another solution? many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 I think you need this https://www.android.com/filetransfer/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeClockwork Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 ^^what he said. The app fires up when it detects the device has been connected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAbbott Posted July 4, 2016 Author Share Posted July 4, 2016 awesome guys thanks so much. Now I see it got a feeling I did try this (it was a while back) and had no joy, but let me give it another go see if I was doing something wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexinoodle Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Filetransfer is hit and miss, if it says "Cant find device" just unplug it and replug it (Apple are c**ts with Android devices, what a surprise) also on top of that you can access it direct over WIFI using something like ES explorer or such on the device (Can't remeber the full details of how to do it, but you can get the info online) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d00ban Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 I've got a dual USB stick that has both the small and big usb part on it. I found out the other day I can transfer files to and from my phone by just sticking it in my phone. I'm sure there's a better way but it's still better than using a really old computer to do the job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAbbott Posted July 4, 2016 Author Share Posted July 4, 2016 damnit, yeah i thought android file transfer sounded familiar, i have it installed and it doesn't recognise it unfortunately. The phone says - "The connected device is unable to access data on this device. Reconnect the USB cable and try again." and the macbook just keeps saying "could not connect to device , try restarting or reconnecting" bit of a shitter, I will try and pick up a USB stick like Si suggests I guess, you use a samsung phone and macbook Si? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexinoodle Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Just install es explorer or such on the phone, you can ftp to it then via wifi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d00ban Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 damnit, yeah i thought android file transfer sounded familiar, i have it installed and it doesn't recognise it unfortunately. The phone says - "The connected device is unable to access data on this device. Reconnect the USB cable and try again." and the macbook just keeps saying "could not connect to device , try restarting or reconnecting" bit of a shitter, I will try and pick up a USB stick like Si suggests I guess, you use a samsung phone and macbook Si? Yeah I have a macbook and a samsung Galaxy note 5. You just gotta have your USB formatted to MS-DOS (FAT) so it can be read by both windows and mac. Gotta say I'm surprised all these other methods don't work though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 You might now have your phone enabled for file sharing or whatever android calls it...? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAbbott Posted July 5, 2016 Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 Gotta say I'm surprised all these other methods don't work though! yeah from looking online it seems people only have this problem with the S6 :-( You might now have your phone enabled for file sharing or whatever android calls it...?ahh, interesting, will look into that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAbbott Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 in case anyone comes across this thread with the same problem, I FINALLY got it working (and can now see my phone on a mac) by following this guide on this page - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32151228/my-macbook-pro-will-not-detect-my-samsung-galaxy-s6 "I'm also having this issue. I've got an s6 edge and a new macbook retina pro; so it's definitely not an issue of "old mac" to new samsung.Edit: Fixed it by chatting with samsung.From your phone dial *#0808# then check the MTP option to enabled. Hit reboot. Also make sure to install smart switch on your computer, available at http://www.samsung.com/ca/support/smartswitch/When the smartswitch window appears, hit the drop down menu, and then click the blue folder icon. That should do it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savwar Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Another handy option is using an App like "Wifi File transfer pro"one of the only apps i've paid for. it connects to your laptop and phone via your home network, and gives you the phones network address that you put into your browser, and you can browse delete and transfer stuff without a cable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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