I have recently switched from an iPhone to the Samsung
Galaxy Note. This is also my first foray into actually owning an Android phone.
I have played around with other Android phones but never actually owned one.
I needed to upload some songs to my new phone just by
browsing to it from Windows Explorer or Mac Finder. Please note that these
steps are for a Samsung Galaxy Note (AT&T) version. It may be different if
you have other Android phones. The other option is to use Kies Air that came
installed by default but I really want to just use Windows Explorer or Mac
Finder.
I see many instructions to enable USB debugging then pulling
down the notification and click on USB to mount the phone in doing an Internet search.
Settings > Development > USB debugging
This does not work for this phone. It could be I just
haven’t figured out how but no matter how I went about it; these steps did not
work for me.
Here is what you do instead.
- Disconnect Samsung Galaxy Note from USB to your computer if connected
- Go to Settings > Wireless and network > USB utilities
- Click Connect storage to PC
- You will see a pop up message – Connect USB cable to use mass storage
- Now connect the USB cable to the USB port on your computer
- Click Connect USB storage
The little Android guy (or the ‘big’ Android guy since the
display is huge on the Note) will turn from green to orange. That’s it! Windows
Explorer or Mac Finder should now show the mounted USB storage.
