Sometimes it's more convenient to use your iPhone's Internet connection and share it with your PC. This article will show you the steps to connect your PC to an iPhone using a USB cable.
Step 1: Download the latest version of iTunes for Windows on your PC, install the program and run it.
Step 2: Activate the Personal Hotspot on your iPhone.
To do this, tap Settings from your home screen and go to Personal Hotspot.
To do this, tap Settings from your home screen and go to Personal Hotspot.
Step 3: Connect your iPhone to your PC via the USB cable.
You should see the iPhone listed on the left side of the iTunes window, under 'Devices'.
You should see the iPhone listed on the left side of the iTunes window, under 'Devices'.
- 3 Users must link their mobile phone to their Windows PC through Link to Windows on their phone and Your Phone app on their PC, follow the set-up prompts, including being signed into same Microsoft account. Requires an Android 7.0+ phone and the latest Windows 10 update on the PC.
- From the main Phone Companion screen, click or tap 'See what else you can do' link to discover more ways in which your Windows Phone and PC are connected – of these, the most interesting is.
How to Connect Samsung Phone to PC via MTP Mode? Using the MTP (Media Transfer Protocol). On your Windows PC, go to this address to download Droid Transfer. Run Droid Transfer on your PC. Run Droid Transfer on your PC and when you see the connect screen: Connect your Android device to your PC with a USB cable. Depending on your device, your phone may request permission for it to communicate with your PC.
If your iPhone is not detected, on your PC open Device Manager > Other Devices/Portable Devices > iPhone. Right click on it and choose 'Update Driver' > Search Automatically. Windows will install the latest driver.
If after the installation iTunes still doesn't detect the iPhone, restart your PC and try again.
Step 4: Make sure your PC connected successfully to your tethered iPhone.
On your computer, the tethered connection will appear as a wired connection, having a computer icon in the lower right section of the taskbar (systray). Click on that computer icon and you should see a wired connection named “Network X” which should be connected. That is your tethered iPhone.
On your computer, the tethered connection will appear as a wired connection, having a computer icon in the lower right section of the taskbar (systray). Click on that computer icon and you should see a wired connection named “Network X” which should be connected. That is your tethered iPhone.
For recovering deleted files from your Android device with any Android Recovery software, or accessing the files stored on your Android phone from computer, you should first connect Android to PC either with a USB cable or through Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Here this guide explains how to enable USB debugging and connect Android to PC over USB.
- Part 1. How to Connect Android Phone to PC with USB
- Part 2. How to Enable USB Debugging on Android Devices
- Part 3. Enable USB Debugging on Broken Screen Android
- Part 4. Fix Windows Doesn’t Recognize Android Phone
Part 1. How to Connect Android Phone to PC with USB
Windows 10 Connect Android Phone To Pc
Before connecting your Android phone to PC, please make sure you have enabled USB debugging on the device. If you don’t know how to do this, please first refer to Part 2.
- Plug your Android device into computer using a USB cable.
- When successfully connected, a USB icon will appear in your PC’s status bar.
- On your Android pone screen, pull down the notification bar and tap on “USB connected”.
- Tap “Connect USB Storage” then “OK”, your Android phone will appear as USB disk driver under “Devices with Removable Storage”.
Part 2. How to Enable USB Debugging on Android Devices
To successfully connect Android phone to PC, the USB debugging is always the first operation required. If you have no idea about it, the steps below outline how to enable USB debugging on different versions of Android.
Windows Connect Phone To Pc
For Android 4.2 or newer: Go to Settings > About phone > Hit Build number for 7 times until get a message “You are now a developer!” > Back to Settings > Developer options > USB debugging > Tap OK.
For Android 3.0 to 4.1: Go to Settings > Developer Options > USB debugging > Tap OK.
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For Android 2.3 or earlier: Go to Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging.
Note: You can follow these steps to enable USB debugging on Android phones like Samsung Galaxy S9/Note 9, HTC U12+, Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Google Pixel 3 XL, LG G7, OnePlus 6T, Sony, Moto, Xiaomi, Oppo, etc.
Part 3. Enable USB Debugging on Broken Screen Android
It is quite simple to enable USB debugging on Android phone with good screen. What if the Android phone screen is broken? How to enable USB debugging on Android with broken/black screen? Don’t worry. Here’s your solution.
- Step 1. Buy an OTG Adapter and make sure your Android phone is compatible with it.
- Step 2. Use the OTG Adapter to connect your broken Android phone with a mouse.
- Step 3. Click the mouse to unlock your Android phone and turn on USB debugging on Settings.
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Note: This is workable when your Android display is still on. Or you can try to enable USB debugging from computer using fastboot, ADB command or terminal. But we don’t suggest you do these if you don’t have advanced computer knowledge, as a simple mistake could damage your phone permanently.
Part 4. Fix Windows Doesn’t Recognize Android Phone
We already explained how to connect Android to PC as well as enable USB debugging on both good and broken screen. If your Android phone still won’t show up on your computer, you should try the following tips.
- Check whether the USB cable and USB port is in good condition or not. Try another USB cable or another USB port on your computer.
- Remove other USB devices that are attached to the computer, as they may be conflicting with the device you wish to connect with.
- Check if you have install the proper USB driver for your Android device. Try to reinstall the old UBS driver and install the latest one from its official site.
- Restart both devices if your Android phone is not showing up on your PC.
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