How to connect your phone to your computer



The modern mobile market offersfrighteningly huge selection of smartphones for every taste. Buying a new model of the phone, people often face the same problem - the inability to download audio or video files from the computer. The PC operating system can not recognize the device, so you need to learn how to properly connect your phone to your computer.







How to connect your phone to your computer



Mobile phones and modern smartphonesit is very convenient to manage using a computer - extract files, clear memory, load audio and video materials. The connection is via a USB cable, but in some cases the operating system can not recognize the phone's signals. To eliminate such errors, special programs have been developed that allow performing any operations with the phone through the computer, including viewing SMS messages, correcting the address book, calling friends and working with files on the memory card.



For different phone models are providedindividual programs, which can be found at various soft portals. Thus, the program iTunes is developed for the device Apple and has a wide range of functions for working with the library. For Nokia phones there is a program - Nokia Software Updater is a proprietary utility that helps to update the software of mobile phones. Exactly the same programs exist for Samsung products (Samsung PC Studio 7), BlackBerry (BlackBerry Desktop Software), etc.



How to synchronize your phone with your computer



The phone can be connected to a computer in various ways: via USB cable, Bluetooth or connecting phones based on Android OS via HDMI cable.



To connect your phone to a computer using a USB cable, follow these steps:




  1. Insert the cable into the holes in the phone and the computer.


  2. Open the folder "My Computer" - in addition to the hard disk icons there should appear the icon of the connected device.


    How to connect your phone to your computer




  3. If the system issues a connection error and says,that the device could not be recognized, or the computer "does not see" the phone, it may be necessary to install or reinstall the drivers for USB and the brand of the phone. They can be found on the Internet and installed in a couple of minutes. To check if the USB is working properly, go to "Device Manager" (computer / properties / device manager).


    How to connect your phone to your computer





If the USB controller is marked with a yellow trianglewith an exclamation mark (as in the screenshot), then it is working defective or needs to install drivers. Connecting a phone to a computer via USB helps not only control the device, but is an alternative way of charging it in case the charger is lost or broken.



To connect your phone with Bluetoothmake sure that your computer is equipped with a Bluetooth antenna. This can be checked by going to the "Device Manager" and finding the desired icon. After turning the bluetooth on the computer, turn it on the phone by going to the device settings menu.



How to connect your phone to your computer



Then you just need to scan and find the computer in the list of recognized devices. To confirm the connection, you need to enter the phone PIN.



Synchronize your phone with your computer withHDMI cable is almost the same as with the USB cable. The connection should be made to the monitor off, then adjust the playback on the HDMI channel. Synchronizing the phone with a computer means using the potential of your mobile device even more. This will expand the possibilities and make the operation more comfortable.

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