Mac wil not recognize android, android file transfer wont work either.

[Sarah Meister]

Hi there,
I have a macbook pro running os x 10.6.8 and when I try to connect my phone via the USB (the one my phone came with) it will not recognize my phone. The USB connection type screen keeps coming up over and over and over, as though the USB connection keeps starting over and over again. The connection will not last long enough for Android file transfer to recognize my phone. I have successfully connected my Optimus G to this computer before and it worked. However the last time I connected it was when it was still running ICS. Connecting it as a camera doesn't work and neither does turning on debugging mode. Any suggestions?

 

[FU Android]

That's because, as I'm quickly discovering, the Android phones are pieces of crap. I'm going to start using mine to scrape my *** after taking a dump.

 

[neonworm]

That's because, as I'm quickly discovering, the Android phones are pieces of crap. I'm going to start using mine to scrape my *** after taking a dump.

They are not crap. You can go back under your bridge troll.

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[Hans Luijten]

Not sure if you resolved the issue, but I too ran into similar problems and after digging through all kinds of forums and blogs, I did find a few solutions that work.

Android File Transfer isn't the greatest tool out there, it's slow in recognizing my Android devices, if it recognizes them at all, and conflicts with older KIES setups.
Did i mention that it makes my USB stall all together (disables the keyboard for a few seconds).

One thing that worked very well for me was "FTP Server (Demo)" (SwiFTP) - the free demo version works great and you can open the FTP location directly from the Finder.
It's free, super simple to work with, and no client application needed on your Mac.
Also: no USB cable needed

The overview I made can be found here: Android ? Transfer file to or from an Android Device.