Is it safe to unplug phone from PC without Safely Removing

[igotaphonetoo]

There is no option to Safely Remove my phone when connected via USB to my computer. So what I do is if it's in File Transfer mode I just switch to Charge mode and then I unplug. I am not sure this is safe I am not sure if it's damaging my phone.

My phone also has battery problems now like it shuts down using google maps and snapchat and the battery suddenly drops. I am going to replace the battery now. I suspect me not safely removing may have ruined my battery, but I am not sure.

So is it safe to remove my phone like this? If it is not how can I safely remove my phone?

Thank you so much!!!!

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! It's safe to unplug the phone. The Safely Remove option is for USB drives, but modern Android phones don't connect as USB Mass Storage any more -- it's MTP (Media Transfer Protocol), which doesn't require you to Eject first and then Safely Remove.

 

[igotaphonetoo]

Thank you so much for the response B Diddy!

Then I have another question is it necessary to untick the MTP box before unplugging?
I have 1 phone that can do this, but second one I cant, but it can move to charge only which is the same.

Or this does not matter?

 

[B. Diddy]

No, it is not necessary.

 

[igotaphonetoo]

Thank you again B Diddy! Now I feel a little less anxious when I have to connect my phone.

Have a good day!

 

[Jay Sacks]

If running windows on your pc, just click the ^ icon lower right side to bring up all your icons... Select the one that looks like a USB flash drive and that will give you options to eject connected devices.

 

[igotaphonetoo]

It actually doesn't show up for my phones (2 Motorolas). My portal hard drive does though.

I would love it if it did this though.

 

[B. Diddy]

If running windows on your pc, just click the ^ icon lower right side to bring up all your icons... Select the one that looks like a USB flash drive and that will give you options to eject connected devices.

This will only happen if the device is connected as a USB Mass Storage device. I don't think MTP devices show up this way.