Hello,
First off, I'm owning a Samsung Omnia Qwerty (B7610) and I have a problem...
I'm trying to create a backup of my contacts by using the Samsung PC Studio software. Whenever I connect my USB cable to my phone, I usually get a selection menu whether to select "PC Studio", "Mass Storage" or "Active Sync". However, this menu is gone. Whenever I plug the cable in, it just starts with Active Sync (or Mass Storage) as defined in the settings screen. However, these things won't coöperate with the PC Studio software.
Is there any way to get this menu back when I connect my USB cable to my phone?
If you don't know what I'm asking about, here's a picture that somewhat looks like the menu I'm trying to get:
byteshift.net/scr000014.jpg or byteshift.net/98835935.jpg
n.b.: put (www) before the links!
Thanks in advance.
#edit: this outside-link restriction thingy is annoying =[
I was looking for this just now too. I found it in Settings / All Settings / Connections / USB to PC.
Hello, I have been turning mad lately since my Optimus 3D began acting weird once I connected it to my PC to transfer large amounts of data in USB MASS STORAGE mode.
In the beginning, the transfer was ok and connection didn't show any problem. However, at a given (arbitrary) point, it just connected and disconnected by itself several times in just few seconds.
I thought it was the usb cable, so I changed it, but that didn't fixed it. Then I tried it with several other computers, and that happened randomly on all of them.
Then I thought it could be the micro-usb connector being damage, but as I closely analysed it in the computer side, I found that the phone was connecting ok, but was recognised the wrong way. (drivers were ok, as I reinstalled everything several times)
In fact, the LG update recognised the phone's model and connection. It simply didn't worked as a mass storage usb device.
I spent hours searching the web for answers about this issue, but the only thing I could found was one guy telling to remove the battery for 10 minutes in order really reset the phone's usb mode.
I did it and it worked! HOWEVER, the issue reapeared quickly once I connected the phone to the PC via USB. (it took several minutes to happen, but happened)
I finally found this forum and read a lot of complaints about LG phones.
However, it seemed to be a software error, not a hardware one. Wich was good news.
I was thinking to send the phone to LG for repair, but I had little hope they would even check such an arbitrary issue with usb connection and I thought they would simply say it's my computers fault, so I kept searching.
I finally found a similar issues with Galaxy S2 on the forums, and someone fixed it accessing the "PhoneUtil" hidden app in that phone.
This app don't exist in LG phones, but there IS a hidden menu to fix this, but you will have to install a free shortcut creator app form the market place in order to access it:
- download "ANY CUT" from the market place
- run it and create a NEW shortcut
- select ACTIVITY
- scroll down and tap on: com.lge.hiddenmenu.port_setting.PortSetting
- give the shortcut a short name like "Port Setting"
now you have created a new shortcut in your home screen (somewhere)
Once you tap on it, a menu will pop and let you choose the type of connection to be used by the USB port.
By default, "NO RETENTION" is selected.
If you want to force the phone to use the usb connection for data transfer with your PC, then select AP USB
(if you check the "retain AP USB after reboot" it will freeze your phone and you will have to long press the power button to shut it down, but it will actually work and will be set this way until you change it again)
Voila! That fixed my LG P920 Optimus 3D USB transfering issues.
If you need to make a software upgrade at some point instead of using it for USB transfer, just change the setting to "NO RETENTION" again and check the "reatin after reboot" option.
I just wanted to share this, as I found no fix for my problem in the net and I think this should be happening to someone else.
Feedback is very welcome! (even needed, just in case this is braking something)
By the way, it's a good idea to activate the "Debugging mode for USB" in settings/applications since it seems to make a more robust conection with the phone for mass storage transfer.
As why this entire issue is happening, it seems the USB conection can handle multiple transfer modes. One of those is USB Mass Storage mode (like every pendrive out there) but the other one is a LG propietary comunication mode that I suppose was done in order to have full access to the phone firmware through the computer.
The bug appears in the moment when the phone have to decide if it should engage on mode or the other.
I have noticed (since I forced the port setting to AP USB) that the phones screen will turn itself on randomly once connected and that it don't stay active even if you specifically check that option in the development menu.
I suppose the original bug is still there in someway, but at least it will not ruin the data transfers.
Ok, just in case you don't want / can't make the shortcut for the hidden menu, you can use this method to access the full hidden menu right out of the box without any external app:
push the button to make a call,
now enter the number:
3845#*920#
This will redirect you to the full hidden menu. Once there, you can go to the PORT SETTINGS menu and set it to AP USB.
And if you want to upgrade with the LG software, you must set this to AP USB and make it stay. Then when you are upgrading, you must stay vigilant and press (and keep pressed) the volume up button in the moment it reboot the phone (or before it reboots, just to be sure)
This way, a white screen with red text "factory upload" will show and upgrades will have no problems.
(this mode normally only happens when you press the volume up button with the phone off, and then connect it to the usb port and there is an LG software commanding the phone via usb)
Hello friends,
I have installed AA module, set permissions but when I connect to car (usb a to type c) I get the popup menu, hit next and then my car console says "connected" for 3 seconds and then says to reconnect device. Is there something that I'm missing?
I have a galaxy s8+ and whenever I attempt to connect my phone using bluetooth to my pc it shows the pin and pairing request and after confirming on both devices it then connects for a millisecond then disconnects and says couldnt pair. My phones bluetooth works with everything else and my pc also seems to connect game controllers just fine using bluetooth, andybody know a fix?
If PC is running Windows 10 and higher you can resolve Bluetooth issues automatically. To do so, click Start > Settings > Update & Security > Troubleshoot. Then, under Find and fix other problems, select Bluetooth > Run the troubleshooter.
My Pixel 2 won't connect or even charge via the USB-C port on my W10 desktop PC. I think everything worked the first 2-3 times I connected it to the PC. I have tried two USB-C cables. Neither will even charge the phone but both will work with my Fire tablet and wife's android tablet when connected to the PC. Both cables will charge my Pixel when connected to a wall charger and both will at least charge my Pixel when connected to my wife's W10 work laptop via USB-C port. My desktop will not even charge the Pixel when I am in the BIOS via the USB-C. I also tried connecting with the Pixel in Safe Mode and it still will not even charge. Everything works as expected when connected to my desktop PC via USB-A ports. I would really appreciate some help on sorting this out. Thanks!
You probably did this, but have you tried enabling the developer menu and updating the default USB configuration? If not, follow these steps:
•Go into your Settings menu
•Scroll down to the About Phone menu (maybe named differently on your phone)
•Scroll to Build Number and tap it 7 times until a popup appears that states you're now a developer
•The Developer menu will appear either on the bottom of your main Settings menu, in the System menu or elsewhere. * (If you cannot find it, use the search field within your Settings menu to search for the Developer option.)
•Once in the Developer menu, scroll down to the Networking section, then tap on the Default USB Configuration option. From there select the option for charging or No File Transfer. (It maybe named differently)
This should work.
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•If this does not work, try opening your Device Manager in Windows, then select the option from the View drop-down (I believe) that says display hidden devices.
•Now scroll down to the bottom and locate the usb-c port and right click it.
•Select Properties and update the driver.
•You may also see your phone in the list, greyed out. If you do, right click it and select uninstall.
•Next go to Settings in Windows and click Devices.
•Scroll to the Autoplay option and turn it off.
•Now connect your phone again and you should see a popup that asks what you want to do with the device. There should be a charging option or one that says do nothing. Select it.
If this doesn't work there are other workarounds...