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Mac and Samsung Galaxy S

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  • 09-03-2011 9:56pm
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    Sleuthy
    Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭


    Hi folks. I have just bought a Samsung Galaxy S but am just wondering how do I get my Mac to acknowledge its presence when I connect it with the USB. Also, is there any way to transfer iTunes music to an Android phone?


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    valdigre
    Registered Users Posts: 200 ✭✭valdigre


    Hey man.

    What do you mean, acknowledge it's presence? You mean to connect it as a storage device?

    You have to go to Settings -> Wireless and network -> USB settings and set it to Ask on connection. After that, every time you connect your phone to a PC or Mac it will ask you, what mode you want to choose.
    Just choose Mass storage, and your internal memory plus sd card should be mounted on the PC and available for use.

    For syncing iTunes I use an app called iSyncr with iSyncr Wifi addon.
    Does the job, however sometimes it doesn't add playlists properly to phones music player, but I can live with it.


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    evolutionqy7
    Registered Users Posts: 6,275 ✭✭✭evolutionqy7


    Sleuthy wrote: »
    Also, is there any way to transfer iTunes music to an Android phone?

    Drag and drop? :)

    Or use wireless sync app to sync itunes to your phone

    Mmm generally OEM's that dont make the iPhone dont make phone suites for macs


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    Sleuthy
    Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭Sleuthy


    Thanks for the info but still no further forward. I have plugged in the Samsung with the USB. When I look at the network connection on the Mac it is showing the phone but is saying that it isn't connected. Help!

    valdigre wrote: »
    Hey man.

    What do you mean, acknowledge it's presence? You mean to connect it as a storage device?

    You have to go to Settings -> Wireless and network -> USB settings and set it to Ask on connection. After that, every time you connect your phone to a PC or Mac it will ask you, what mode you want to choose.
    Just choose Mass storage, and your internal memory plus sd card should be mounted on the PC and available for use.

    For syncing iTunes I use an app called iSyncr with iSyncr Wifi addon.
    Does the job, however sometimes it doesn't add playlists properly to phones music player, but I can live with it.


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    valdigre
    Registered Users Posts: 200 ✭✭valdigre


    Well, there is a couple of steps:

    1) Connect phone to mac via cable
    2) When it is connected, the phone will ask you what mode you want it to connect, choose mass storage.
    3) Another screen on the phone will pop out after that, with a yellow robot and a button below, don't remember what the button says, but I think "mount storage" or something like that.

    Unless you select this button, it will not mount internal memory and sd card on Mac.

    My late 2010 Macbook pro sees Galaxy S with no problems.


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