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Settings : Connected devices
Change USB preferences
Available USB modes
File transfer: Allow all types of files to
USB tethering:
Share your phone's mobile data connection
MIDI:
Connect electronic musical
PTP: Allow only photos to
No data transfer:
Charge battery
Change USB mode
The default USB mode is No data transfer, which means your connection is charging the phone only. To
allow your phone to communicate across USB for anything other than charging the phone, you need to
change the USB connection mode.
From the popup
1.
Connect your phone to another device using your USB cable.
You'll see a popup that lets you choose the connection mode.
2.
Touch the mode you want to use. If you don't see the mode, touch
then select it.
From notifications
1.
With your phone connected to another device using your USB cable, swipe down from the top of the
screen and look for the
2.
Touch
if needed.
3.
Touch the
notification for more options.
4.
Touch the mode you want to use.
From
Settings
1.
With your phone connected to another device using your USB cable, go to
devices > USB.
2.
Under Use USB for, select a mode.
Keep in charging mode only
If you don't want to see a popup with choices of USB modes when you connect your phone to a device, you
can turn the popup off. The mode defaults to No data transfer, for charging. And to change modes, you
can use the notification or Settings app.
To turn off the popup:
1.
With your phone connected to another device using your USB cable, go to
devices > USB.
2.
Turn Show popup to choose desired mode off
transfer from your phone to another
instruments.
transfer from your phone to another
over USB.
notification, which shows your current USB mode.
with another device.
device.
to open the full settings screen,
.
device.
Settings
> Connected
Settings
> Connected
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