Yes that's it! I forgot about adb. On Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 10:18 Bill Barry <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 30, 2026 at 8:56 AM Dick Steffens <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > I've done this before, but the process is escaping me. > > > > I've plugged a USB cable into the phone and the computer. > > On the computer I can see a window with "SAMSUNG Android" on the left > > column. > > I click on it, but nothing happens. > > My recollection is that a permission request used to appear on the > > phone. I get nothing. > > > > What am I forgetting? > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Dick Steffens > > What you are remembering is called ADB, the Android Debug Bridge. If > you enable Developer options on your phone and from there enable ADB > then when you plug the phone into the computer you will be able to use > ADB to transfer files and perform other operations on your phone from > the computer. > > Bill Barry >
