Move Pictures / Videos to Device - Android™ Smartphone

To transfer pictures and videos between from a computer / PC to an Android smartphone.

This helps when you want to transfer or move your picture/video files between your device and a computer/PC or memory card.

Only DRM free or unprotected video can be transferred via this method.

If using a Macintosh computer, additional software is required in order to transfer files.

Connect the device to a computer using the supplied USB cable.

If necessary, touch and hold the

Status bar

(area at the top of the phone screen with the time, signal strength, etc.) then drag to the bottom.

The image below is merely an example.

Tap the

USB icon

then select Media

Device

(MTP) (or File Transfer if MTP is unavailable).

If necessary, select the current option (e.g., Charging, Photo Transfer, etc.) then tap Media Device or File Transfer.

Launch File Explorer or Windows Explorer.

Using the computer keyboard, press Windows
+E
(

+E
) keys
.

Alternatively, right-click

Start

then click Open File Explorer or Open Windows Explorer.

Using Windows Explorer, navigate: Model # of device > Phone.

If a microSD card is present, files can be transferred to that location by navigating: Model # of device > Card.

Utilize the computer to copy video or image files into the appropriate directory (e.g. DCIM\Camera).

Disconnect the USB cable.