How To Fix Android Smartphone Or Device Not Connecting To Your Computer For USB File Transfer

How To Fix Android Smartphone Or Device Not Connecting To Your Computer For USB File Transfer

In this video I will show you how to fix the issue with your Android device or smartphone when it is not detected by your computer. When your Android device is not able to connect to your computer, you are unable to transfer files via USB from your Android device or to your Android device from your computer. This video will guide you through the process of amending this, with a quick fix.

Steps To Fix Android Smartphone Or Device Not Connecting To Your Computer For USB File Transfer:

Change USB Preferences On Android Device/Smartphone:

1. Open the "Settings" App on your Android Device by tapping on it
2. Tap on "Connected devices"
3. Tap on "USB"
4. Change "USB controlled by Connected device" to "Change USB controlled by This device" by tapping on "This device"
5. Change "Use USB for No data transfer" to " Use USB for File transfer/Android Auto"

USB File Transfer Using Windows PC:
1. Navigate to the bottom left hand corner of your task and left click on the search box
2. Type "This PC"
3. Open "This PC" app
4. Under Devices and Drivers you should now see your Android Device/Smartphone
5. Double click on it to open it
6. Double click on "Internal shared storage"
7. To transfer files from your PC to your Android Device/Smartphone using USB File Transfer, you can simply drag and drop files into your Android devices internal shared storage to a particular folder or you can copy and paste.
8. Alternatively, to transfer files from your Android Device/Smartphone to your PC using USB File Transfer, you can simply drag and drop files from your Android devices internal shared storage to the desired location on your PC. You can also copy and paste files to transfer too.

Congratulations, you have successfully made your Android smartphone or device detectable by your computer and are now able to transfer files to and from your Android smartphone or device via USB file transfer.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Context
0:39 Change USB Preferences On Android Device or Smartphone
2:08 Transfer Files To & From Your Android Device or Smartphone Using USB File Transfer
03:25 Closing & Outro

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[RANON]

As you can see guys, it doesn't work when you go to change from this device to connected device it says "can't switch"

[QAILAmusic]

connected device (couldn't switch) it says for me...

[sexyscientist]

1:08 Unrelated question: How to switch USB controlled by to Connected Device? My phone says couldn't switch.

[elwrongo]

This didn't work for me as there were NO USB SETTINGS visible anywhere. What DID Work was going into Settings/About, clicking on Build a few times which puts you into Developer Mode. From there you can find Default USB Configuration where you can select Transfer Files. Crazy that this is not accessible from the regular settings menu. I'm sharing this as I wasted an hour finding this out. Hope it helps.

[vincents]

Wow can no one seriously answer the question everyone is asking???

[hclchgm]

Will not allow switching to device. Stuck on USB CONTROLLED BY CONNECTED DEVICE.

HELP?

[ColinLodge]

Spent half a day on this now. I can't access/find USB Preferences on my Android, it doesn't seem to exist. Annoyingly when I first had the phone I could connect fine to my Windows laptop, but no longer. And every other youTube or web item doesn't work

[daduka]

My problem is that I can not switch from connected device to this device or USB in your case. I am trying to install HP USB printer on my Samsung tablet and I cant as it wont let me choose USB controlled by this device (tablet) and I cant see damn printer..

[_ormorecharacters]

says "can't switch" -_-

[Blackcat]

Specifically, my phone automatically has "controlled by This device" selected instead of the other way around, and then proceeds to not let the computer to control it when I try selecting the other way. I was hoping to easily transfer my Ethernet connection to my phone, but it doesn't work

[brettbush]

got the Samsung tab a7 lite and same issues everyone is having. after 30-minutes of searching the internet, updating some settings as I have seen and there being NO FIX for this, returned. I'l stick with my Apple products, at least I know how to transfer files.

[jimcooper]

My android phone settings do not include a "connected devices" section. I can connect my Android phone to my PC with a USB cable OK, and the "my computer" display does show my phone in the section it shows disk drives. But clicking on the phone displays a "this folder is empty" message. I can get the phone files to display (and to be capable of being transferred between the phone and PC) by going to the "DeveloperOptions" section of "settings", then to "Default USB configuration", then selecting the "transferring files / Android Auto" option just as shown in your video. The problem I am having is that even though I select the "transferring files" as the default, it doesn't "stick" and I have to go through this reset process each time to get to the files. Any suggestions as to how to make this selection permanent? (My android phone is a Samsung Galaxy 9plus)

[bn_matthewr]

1:19 how do you get that option on a phone that doesn't show the controlled by options?

[rslvl]

Under connected devices, USB isn't even there. I already allowed debugging but it doesn't let me choose what starts the connection. Ths device or my computer options are both greyd out and unable to be checked.

I'm having to send files 1 at a time, over bluetooth and it is very slow and very tedious.

When did "plug n play" die??

I can't transfer files from my phone to my computer via bluetooth nor USB. So I have to uploadthem into a dropbox, and then download them onto my computer from the web.

[rwship]

Perfect! In USB Preferences I was choosing Connected Device then Fine Transfer and it wouldn't connect. But choosing No Data Transfer first allowed my Fire HD Tablet to connect and then was able to switch to File Transfer. Thanks so much.

[juliepowers]

Yes mine is doing the same says it can't switch to charge mine because it's charging and I can't switch it can't touch it can't move it can't do anything with it so I'll fade it in Gray the rest of it sounds like a problem can you help anybody

[qqqquito]

1:21 I have a Nokia G100 Android; when I plug in a USB flash drive, or memory stick, and try to switch to "This device", it says "Couldn't switch".

[littlesneets]

i know this video is 2 years old, but i wanted to say i don't have any of the options in USB preferences available.
my phone says "can't switch". i tried turning on "charge the connected device" and it says "couldn't switch" and all the USB modes of connection are blocked off for me, so i can't select them. how to do sort that out?
it can't be anything to do with a faulty cable, because i hadn't used this cable until recently, and the port on my PC isn't damaged as it can easily connect to flash drives and external hard drives. and my phone charges well enough.

[jbofficial]

Thank you for making my request and helping others also thank you so much.

[timothyrichardson]

How would change settings in Android when im trying to flash because im stuck in bios mode?