Connecting to Macbook Air - Xiaomi Mi MIX Questions & Answers

I'm unable to get the MacBook to recognize that the phone is plugged in. The phone prompts whether to charge or MTP/PTP but changing that mode does not get the Mi Mix recognized as being connected. Anyone have any advice? Kind of new to Mac. Never have an issues with my Windows 10 desktop

Maybe you need this:. https://www.android.com/filetransfer/
Android is not natively browsable in MacOS.

Try out this app - it also allows connecting Xiaomi devices (as well as all Android devices) to Mac

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[Q] usb connecting options for android 2

when i connected my p990 with android 4, PC does not need installed driver
how can i have this options on android 2 too?
in fact, i want to see my phone storage on PC without install drivers
hamedd2000 said:
when i connected my p990 with android 4, PC does not need installed driver
how can i have this options on android 2 too?
in fact, i want to see my phone storage on PC without install drivers
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I actually have the same problem where my O2X, whether running stock, CM7, or CM10, is not recognized by one of my computers and it drives me crazy.
My desktop PC, work laptop, and even the infotainment system in my car (Ford Sync) all recognize the USB mass storage mode on my phone, in both CM7 and CM10. The desktop and work laptop also recognize the MTP mode on CM10.
However, my personal travel laptop absolutely refuses to recognize my O2X on any OS - the drivers refuse to install and all I can is charge the phone from the USB port. I've tried all three ports and they don't work, though they work with other phones using the same USB cable I use on my O2X. Really weird.
My solution for the time being - if I'm using my personal laptop and I need to transfer data, I use Bluetooth (if I don't have wifi available), or I dropbox/email it. Crude and inconvenient but no choice.
I've tried downloading all kinds of programs like PDAnet and so on, but it seems like the O2X just doesn't want to cooperate with my personal laptop.
It's not just my personal laptop that has a problem - the infotainment system in my dad's car also has trouble recognizing the USB mode on my phone and 75% of the time it shwos an error trying to read it.
I'm fairly certain it's LG's fault though - given how USB charging tends to BSOD it. My personal laptop has no trouble auto-installing drivers for pretty much everything else that's intended to plug-and-play into windows.
edit: I just realized, you have no problems with 4.0 but you have problems with 2.2/2.3? That's weird. Perhaps you might want to install adb drivers via the android SDK?
no one can help us!

[Q] Win8 file explorer keeps hanging (WP8 -> USB)

The Win8 file explorer often hangs when using a Windows Phone 8 device connected via USB. And it's slow when it doesn't permanently hang. Is this a bug in Windows Phone 8 or should I try to access it with some other software?
ntice said:
The Win8 file explorer often hangs when using a Windows Phone 8 device connected via USB. And it's slow when it doesn't permanently hang. Is this a bug in Windows Phone 8 or should I try to access it with some other software?
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I use to get that when I was using Windows 7 but not now with Windows 8, the one thing I am getting now with Windows 8 is that I have to sometimes restart the phone for Windows 8 to see it but I'm thinking its faulty USB drives on my PC.
The MTP host service on the phone is not the fastest or smoothest thing. I don't believe it is anything wrong with your phone in particular. Bear in mind that you aren't actually browsing the file system (as you would be with USB Mass Storage, or UMS); you're browsing a representation of it which is made available over Media Transfer Protocol (MTP). Unlike UMS, MTP requires code running on the phone to produce that representation, send it over the wire, and process data coming from the PC.

[Q] Side Sync with PC via USB

Good evening guys.
I'm trying to connect the Tab with pc via USB with Side Sync, and it doesn't work. The app is the latest version, 3.0 both on pc and tab. I'm running Windows 7 , USB debugging is enabled on Tab I also tried without, all drivers are installed on pc. I even changed the MTP connection of the USB. The computer reads the Tab, SideSync doesn't. I also tried switching off WiFi on Tab, but when I run the app, it automatically reopens and connects wirelessly, I don't know if that is relative.
Any ideas? Anyone else faced the same problem?
Thank you.
i think sidesync only works from phones, so a tablet can only connect to a phone but cant be a client...
but there was an app on the front page recently which promised sidesync like functionality:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/weak-control-review-xdatv/

Note 8 Connecting to Mac

Hi I'm wondering if anybody is able to help.
I have a Note 8 and would like to connect it to my 2017 iMac running High Sierra. When I plug my Note 8 in it automatically launches Android file transfer and file transfer usb mode on the phone but I get "Could not connect to device, Try reconnecting or restarting your device". The phone is in the correct mode and knows it's connected to a Mac as it advises I download AFT or Samsung Switch.
The Note connects to a older 2009 MacBook without a glitch and the only difference being I get a Allow prompt every time it connects to the MacBook and not the iMac. (This seems to be the issue not having an allow prompt)
I have reinstalled AFT and are using the supplied USB C cable.
I previously owned a Nexus 6 which connect to the iMac with out issue.
I have just tried a Galaxy Xcover 3 and same issue so it seems to be a Samsung related problem
Many Thanks
install smart switch for mac samsung.com/us/support/owners/app/smart-switch
Android file transfer is shi* for Samsung ---mac

Connect to a computer via USB ?

I have been trying, a handful of times per year since I first bought it (in 2017), to flash a ROM or even transfer files from my Moto X4 to/from a computer (KDE Connect works for file transfer, but is only available to Linux, and I sometimes need to transfer to a Windows machine. Sometimes, but not always, files can be transferred by bluetooth.)
I have tried the following with all of the following computer operating systems and with multiple USB data cables (Yes. I have purchased cables claiming specifically to be 'data' cables just for this purpose):
- Linux
- Ubuntu 16, 18, 20 (aarch64 and x86_64)
- Manjaro (x86_64)
- Fedora 24 (aarch64 and x86_64)
- Clear Linux,
- Antix (x86 and x86_64)
- Debian Buster (aarch64 and x86_64)
- Armbian
- Qubes 3.5, 4.0 (x86_64)
- Windows 10 without Moto USB drivers
- also in a KVM-mounted virtual machine with USB passthrough
- also in a VirtualBox virtual machine with USB passthrough
- Windows 10 with Moto USB drivers
- also in a KVM-mounted virtual machine with USB passthrough
- also in a VirtualBox virtual machine with USB passthrough
- MacOS (version unknown)
- Haiku R1B2 (x86_64)(no ADB/fastboot)
- RiscOS (aarch64)(no ADB/fastboot)
- FreeDOS (x86_64)(no ADB/fastboot)
I have tried to connect:
- Normal user mode after long periods of use.
- Normal user mode after a short period of use.
- Safe Mode
- immediately following a factory reset (internal)
- immediately following a factory reset (external)
- Android 8 (as shipped)
- Android 9 (as updated)
When plugged into a charging brick, I briefly get the notice that TurboPower(TM) is connected.
When plugged into a computer USB port,
- the battery icon indicates charging,
- no USB options appear in notifications area,
- computer does not recognize a USB storage device is connected.
In Settings (USB Preferences), all options are greyed out. This is true regardless of Developer Mode USB Debugging and USB default-mode settings.
On computer, `adb devices` shows no devices when connected.
On computer, `fastboot` gets stuck in a loop waiting for devices.
When connected to a computer while booted to the bootloader, the screen indicates that it is USB connected.
When plugging in a USB thumb drive, the phone recognizes the external storage device (up to 32GB, then it fails to detect anything.)
My device is hardware version p4, Model XT1900-1, software variant google_fi.
How do I connect this thing to a computer?
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I spoke to Motorola tech support this morning. They think I have a hardware fault. I want to disagree because I can read and write to USB storage devices via the data port, and the bootloader recognizes a USB connection even though the attached computer does not.
Were all these attempts on the same computer, or worse, on the same USB port? I've had similar issues when connecting to certain usb ports on my desktop. I have an old thinkpad x230 with a usb 2.0 port that works reliably, but the usb 2.0 ports on my desktop doesn't. In my experience the usb port you use matters more than the operating system. If you can, try a different computer?
I'm wondering if you ever got anywhere with this. I'm finding the same issue on my Moto X4. Same Model and software variant.
ParaplegicRacehorse said:
I have been trying, a handful of times per year since I first bought it (in 2017), to flash a ROM or even transfer files from my Moto X4 to/from a computer (KDE Connect works for file transfer, but is only available to Linux, and I sometimes need to transfer to a Windows machine. Sometimes, but not always, files can be transferred by bluetooth.)
I have tried the following with all of the following computer operating systems and with multiple USB data cables (Yes. I have purchased cables claiming specifically to be 'data' cables just for this purpose):
- Linux
- Ubuntu 16, 18, 20 (aarch64 and x86_64)
- Manjaro (x86_64)
- Fedora 24 (aarch64 and x86_64)
- Clear Linux,
- Antix (x86 and x86_64)
- Debian Buster (aarch64 and x86_64)
- Armbian
- Qubes 3.5, 4.0 (x86_64)
- Windows 10 without Moto USB drivers
- also in a KVM-mounted virtual machine with USB passthrough
- also in a VirtualBox virtual machine with USB passthrough
- Windows 10 with Moto USB drivers
- also in a KVM-mounted virtual machine with USB passthrough
- also in a VirtualBox virtual machine with USB passthrough
- MacOS (version unknown)
- Haiku R1B2 (x86_64)(no ADB/fastboot)
- RiscOS (aarch64)(no ADB/fastboot)
- FreeDOS (x86_64)(no ADB/fastboot)
I have tried to connect:
- Normal user mode after long periods of use.
- Normal user mode after a short period of use.
- Safe Mode
- immediately following a factory reset (internal)
- immediately following a factory reset (external)
- Android 8 (as shipped)
- Android 9 (as updated)
When plugged into a charging brick, I briefly get the notice that TurboPower(TM) is connected.
When plugged into a computer USB port,
- the battery icon indicates charging,
- no USB options appear in notifications area,
- computer does not recognize a USB storage device is connected.
In Settings (USB Preferences), all options are greyed out. This is true regardless of Developer Mode USB Debugging and USB default-mode settings.
On computer, `adb devices` shows no devices when connected.
On computer, `fastboot` gets stuck in a loop waiting for devices.
When connected to a computer while booted to the bootloader, the screen indicates that it is USB connected.
When plugging in a USB thumb drive, the phone recognizes the external storage device (up to 32GB, then it fails to detect anything.)
My device is hardware version p4, Model XT1900-1, software variant google_fi.
How do I connect this thing to a computer?
====
I spoke to Motorola tech support this morning. They think I have a hardware fault. I want to disagree because I can read and write to USB storage devices via the data port, and the bootloader recognizes a USB connection even though the attached computer does not.
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Pls I have window 10 iso ... Any time is install it ..it comes with Mozilla Firefox and other apps too.. I want to know how they did it... So that I can do the same by all my necessary application... Pls help me
Whenever I first tried to flash ROM's on my phone, use the fastboot and ADB commands and tried to transfer files on my windows 10 PC, I was running into all kinds of road blocks, after researching the issue further I found that adb and fastboot don't work properly on a computer connected to a USB 3 port, so an older style USB port is necessary for things to work, however I have a rather new computer that doesn't have the older style USB ports, so in order to get around that I bough a USB 2.0 hub and connected the Hub to a usb 3.0 connection and then connected the phone to the usb 2 hub and after that things worked just fine.

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