It's just the USB notification and file transfer related options that are no longer there. It works OK on other phones, and upon connecting my phone to my laptop, it does show the charging indicator in the battery icon. Changed that to "Charging" or "PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol)" and back.
Enabling developer mode on Android (clicking 7x on Build number in About). The tool was introduced in Windows Vista to replace Files and Settings Transfer Wizard from XP and continue to become an integral part of Windows 7, 8, and 8.1.While searching for a solution I came across these suggestions which I already tried: And the device does not show up on my laptop at all.
I recently had to reset my phone and now that I have a new, freshly installed Oreo 8.1.0 environment, this USB notification does not appear anymore.
Either MTP or PTP I cannot share files between PC and tab via USB, while Bluetooth is working fine. Tab specs: Dual Core 1.6 GHz, 1GB, 16 GB internal memory, 3G.
Upon connecting the USB cable, there used to be a notification thingy on my phone showing USB options, which was default on 'Charging' and then when changing that to File Transfer, I could transfer files. I have PC with Windows 8.1 Ent., 32-bit, and Saphir Media Tablet SMT-7-3G with android 4.2.2. I always used to transfer files between my laptop and Nexus 5X phone. 1 usb Your smartphone is a powerful computer in your pocket and with Android, that part of the pc-like muscle means being able to connect your phone to any Windows, Mac, or Chrome OS system and then drag and drop files in any way.