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[Q] Usb mode and Download issue. Help!!!

Hi All,
This is my first Samsung Device after many Years of using Android specifically HTC devices.
I have a couple of issue firstly when I need to transfer files between my pc and my Phone storage. is there a quicker way to just plug in the phone to pc and enable USB mode rather than having to disconnect and click the usb mode button then connect the cable? It is very inconvenient and annoying having to first disconnect the cable then reconnected when the tells you to. On my previous HTC devices its very straight forward and painless.
Secondly is downloading files on the phone, I was trying to download an avi file but it was cancelled because the file was not compatible with my Phone, just this morning I was trying to download the New market APk from the XDA attachment link but the phone will not download it due to the file not being compatible with my phone. I have never had this problem before with my HTCs, never before.
Can anyone advice as these issues are making me want to go back to HTC seriously...

Turn usb debugging on and make sure you have a app installed that can handle apks.
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Thanks for that, Usb mode works fine now. How ever what do you mean by an app that can handle APK? id this because I do not have root access? Because I transfered the apks manually and can install them.

Astro, rootexplore or something like that.
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Still still still still

Hi posted a while ago about my wifes galaxy s not connecting,I still can't get it,had a glimpse of hope the other day when installing Avery old version of kids it showed up then went again!
Even sd won't show
Any ideas,driving me mad,I want to update her.the phone! Lol
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I have no idea what you are talking about.

Not me neither didn't realize predictive messed it all up
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Hay mate u have to tell us problem in detail....and calm down all is well..just mention ur problem we cant get what u want to ask.
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Right without predictive text on,my wifes galaxy still won't connect onto any computer,not even for the sd,which is odd.
Tried three wires now,
Messed around with drivers etc
Uninstalled and reinstalled.
A glimmer of hope the other day when I installed an older version of kies very odd.
Any ideas?
Apologies for previous message predictive text was on...which is cack
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try changing usb port or try on another laptop / pc is the phone charging when connected via usb cabel ?

What computer software are you running? I've tried three computers, the one with XP SP3 refuses to play at all, but both the Vista and Windows7 machines communicate OK with my I9000.
Hope that this helps.

I think, you mean that you have installed kies, and get no usb connection.
Look in phone at settings - application - development and uncheck usb debugging if it is checked.
Try to connect again to computer.
If it is still not working, which kies version, firmware version, kernel do you have.
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[Q] Help with my usb?

Hi, I'm new around here although I check in periodically to see if you guys have anything cool that I can put on my Continuum My phone's usb broke recently, but luckily I still have one from my old phone from like 2/3 years ago, the LG Chocolate Touch. Anyways, I want to install a ROM on my phone, but I can't seem to connect the data. It has let me connect the data before, just at random times. Like, it charges fine but I can't access the contents of my sdcard. Is there any way to fix this? (Sorry if this is the wrong forum, as I said, I'm new here, and I'm in a bit of a rush.)

Did u install ur phone drivers?
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ciscogee said:
Did u install ur phone drivers?
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I'm almost positive I did.

I've used USB cables from both LG and Palm to transfer data and even install roms on my Continuum. Most cables are built exactly the same, except for some Motorola and Blackberry cables I think. So I would think it has to be your drivers, try unistalling and reinstalling if they are already on your computer.
Edit: Also, my computer seems to recognize my phone faster if USB Debugging is turned on.

HTC desire hd locations keeps loading

So I have a problem with my desire hd it keeps loading locations I removed the sd and formatted it and I factory reseted the phone problem is I searched the internet and it says the USB charging port has dirt which triggers it to go to dock mode thinging it is connected to a dock when it isn't has this happened to anyone else and if so how did you fix this?
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Happenned to me. Had to service my device as I was no longer to mount it as a USB drive or connect via ADB. My carrier just replaced it with a refurbished unit.
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I uninstalled location thru titanium that helps a little. But it still thinks it's connected to the dock. very annoying. I wonder how hard is it to change Usb port on desire hd?
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Dude download euninstall by domobile and
select location as sileent unistall.
THIS will help al those who are haveing location
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I had this same issue, as well as the phone going into dock mode. I found that a combination of cleaning the USB port and the contacts on the sim/sd card cover fixed it. Not sure why the cover contacts had anything to do with it, but it helped.
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[Q] Can't access storage via USB

This is getting frustrating. Have the Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4 completely stock in black. My girlfriend has the white one. We can't connect either one via USB to transfer songs and such. So far I've installed the driver, reinstalled them, formatted and did it all over again with no luck. The computer just continues to make the noise that it does when you connect a USB device. Sometimes it'll do it 20 times in a row or so. Never successfully recognizes the device.
This is my first time having this type of issue with an Android although I've never owned a Samsung before. Mostly HTC devices. Any help would be appreciated. I've done searches on the forum and didn't have much luck.
Q: How do I connect my S4 to the computer so I can transfer some songs to it.

If you end up rooting your s4 usb mass storage enabler on the market helped me get my tablet to recognize my s4. Other than that I'm not sure why your computer isn't recognizing it. Good luck!
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It's definitely weird. I have friends with the phone who didny even need to install the drivers. Unfortunately we only have the one pc.
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If you have any drivers from previous phones try uninstalling them. Even htc sync has caused problems in the past. I'm no expert by any means but I've troubleshooted plenty.
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Try a different cable and definitely try a different USB port. Sometimes windows gets messed up and won't accept a new device on the same port.
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cruise350 said:
Try a different cable and definitely try a different USB port. Sometimes windows gets messed up and won't accept a new device on the same port.
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Tried that. Even reformatted. I've been through about 5 cables. I doubt that's the issue. I actually reformatted again last night.

I use Airdroid for all of my file transfers. It's fast but requires wifi.
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This has been my only issue with S4. Kind of frustrating but I know there has to be a solution to transfer files via usb. I almost wonder if it has something to do with my hardware. It's pretty standard though.
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file transfer
Check your pms

Ok so an update on this issue. Still haven't came up with a solution.
Since my last post we've moved from Sprint to T-Mobile. Decided to stick with the S4. New phone with the sane exact issue. Reformatted, reinstalled drivers.
She also got a new laptop and wouldn't you know it both phones work perfect without installing drivers or anything.
I'd really like to track this down so I'm going to give as much detail as possible.
Both phones are stock.
Both work on her laptop. Neither will work with my PC.
I've gone to thr device manager and manually updated the driver. The comp recognizes my phone by name. On a good day I can browse. It'll still randomly reconnect so transfers are impossible.
The computer has 8 usb 2.0 ports. I've tried them all. We have quite a few micro usb cables. Tried them all.
It still feels like a driver issue. Possibly some kind of issue with my motherboard? Why haven't I had an issue with anything else? Would a dedicated usb card make a difference?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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