Aim: Getting photos from a smartphone to a Windows10 PC (version22H2).
My Galaxy XCover5, several USB Settings are missing? Notably 1 and 4 on the list below. Disabled by provider?
How to get/enable 'Transferring Images' so I can download photos?
My Samsung Galaxy A04s does have all these:
Methods investigated to download photos using Samsung Galaxy A04s....
Failure: Microsoft Photos 2024.11030.150010 opens automatically when phone plugged in, can see the phone gallery, offers to import and,...then nothing happens. No idea why. No error message.
Success: So I finally found this route. This PC > nameofphone > Internal storage > DCIM > Camera. And then just dragged the thumbnail/files across to download the photos I wanted successfully. It works, no wireless sync-cloud redirection to worry about.
TIP for those who found this by searching Samsung Galaxy A04s:
The Scan QR code feature is not in Camera Settings (why the hell not?), it is hidden seperately and found by swiping down from the top of the screen twice!!
My Galaxy XCover5, several USB Settings are missing? Notably 1 and 4 on the list below. Disabled by provider?
How to get/enable 'Transferring Images' so I can download photos?
My Samsung Galaxy A04s does have all these:
- Transferring files / Auto Android,
- USB tethering,
- MIDI,
- Transferring Images,
- Charging phone only.
Methods investigated to download photos using Samsung Galaxy A04s....
Failure: Microsoft Photos 2024.11030.150010 opens automatically when phone plugged in, can see the phone gallery, offers to import and,...then nothing happens. No idea why. No error message.
Success: So I finally found this route. This PC > nameofphone > Internal storage > DCIM > Camera. And then just dragged the thumbnail/files across to download the photos I wanted successfully. It works, no wireless sync-cloud redirection to worry about.
TIP for those who found this by searching Samsung Galaxy A04s:
The Scan QR code feature is not in Camera Settings (why the hell not?), it is hidden seperately and found by swiping down from the top of the screen twice!!
