Usb Cables; Share Your Data Connection - Motorola MOTO G User Manual

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USB cables
Note: Copyright—do you have the right? Always follow the
rules. See "Content Copyright".
To load music, pictures, videos, documents, or other files from
your computer, connect your phone to your computer with a
USB cable. To change the type of USB connection, touch
Apps > > > Menu
Settings Storage
connection .
• For Microsoft™ Windows™ XP, Windows Vista, and
Windows 7: On your computer, choose Start, then select
Windows Explorer from your list of programs. In Windows
Explorer, your phone will appear as a connected drive (mass
storage device) where you can drag and drop files, or it will
appear as an MTP or PTP device that lets you use Windows
Media Player to transfer files. For more instructions or driver
files, visit www.motorola.com/mymotog.
• For Apple™ Macintosh™: Use Android File Transfer,
available at www.android.com/filetransfer.
USB connection
Note: The first time you use a USB connection, your computer
may indicate that drivers are being installed. Follow any
prompts you see to complete the installation. This may take a
few minutes.
1 With the home screen showing, connect a Motorola micro
USB data cable from your phone's micro USB port to a USB
port on your computer. Your phone should show
status bar.
Note: Make sure to connect the phone to a high power USB
port. Typically, these are located directly on your computer.
To change the type of USB connection if necessary, touch
Apps >
computer connection
>
USB computer
2 Drag and drop files between your computer and the phone
folders. When you're done, use "Safely Remove Hardware"
before disconnecting the USB cable.
Share your data connection
Your computer can access the internet through your phone's
mobile network—you just need a USB cable.
Tip: To share a Wi-Fi connection, see "Wi-Fi hotspot".
1 Connect your phone to your computer using a USB cable.
Note: If your computer is running something older than
Microsoft™ Windows™ 7 or Apple™ Macintosh™ OSX, it
might require special configuration.
2 On your phone, touch Apps
sure the
Wi-Fi
3 In
Settings
check USB tethering
To stop the connection, uncheck
disconnect your phone from your computer.
Settings > Storage > Menu > USB
> .
Mass Storage
> Settings , then make
switch is set to .
OFF
, touch >
More Tethering & portable hotspot
to start the connection.
, then
USB tethering
in the
, then