USB Connection problem[Solved]

chris mitton

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I have what seems to me a very simple problem. I have a file on my Google Pixel 10 pro phone I need to transfer to a Windows 10 PC without the aid of wi-fi.

I have plugged a USB cable into my phone and into my laptop. The phone will chime and the charge icon at the top of the screen will show that the device is charging but I cannot connect to do a file transfer.

After some digging on the internet, I have manged to drill into the developer options buried in the settings options and switched on the usb file transfer options but still with no luck.

I have tried a connection to another PC, new cable and a different phone with no luck.

I have turned off wi-fi and Bluetooth on the phone, but I still can’t get this to work.

Is this an inherent Android problem?

Has anyone any suggestions as to what to try next please?

TIA

Chris
 
I have what seems to me a very simple problem. I have a file on my Google Pixel 10 pro phone I need to transfer to a Windows 10 PC without the aid of wi-fi.

I have plugged a USB cable into my phone and into my laptop. The phone will chime and the charge icon at the top of the screen will show that the device is charging but I cannot connect to do a file transfer.

After some digging on the internet, I have manged to drill into the developer options buried in the settings options and switched on the usb file transfer options but still with no luck.

I have tried a connection to another PC, new cable and a different phone with no luck.

I have turned off wi-fi and Bluetooth on the phone, but I still can’t get this to work.

Is this an inherent Android problem?

Has anyone any suggestions as to what to try next please?

TIA

Chris
So…. After some more digging around, I have answered my own question here. I eventually connected my phone to my laptop using a usb c to usb c cable and hey presto it is all now working OK.