Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Fokke Nauta Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android Subject: Re: Can't reach files on my smartphone anymore Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 20:31:12 +0100 Lines: 45 Message-ID: References: <10gupa0.15m0.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> <10h1q79.3ls.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> <3d4h0mxkco.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net nizEimjvgMhJHixsRueruAta075fo3w2qU4UV7zEKTRyDH2Z7U Cancel-Lock: sha1:mGkiTkLlPC160sKFHhkEVuSbMN8= sha256:eOoam9ZXYrLZoaQKwQD6Ide1Dw4btPJX8JVWIkmpfuw= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:102.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/102.15.1 Content-Language: nl In-Reply-To: <3d4h0mxkco.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> Xref: csiph.com comp.mobile.android:151832 On 07/12/2025 21:24, Carlos E.R. wrote: > On 2025-12-06 20:41, Fokke Nauta wrote: >> On 06/12/2025 17:47, Frank Slootweg wrote: >>> s|b wrote: >>>> On Sat, 6 Dec 2025 11:58:11 +0100, Siard wrote: >>>> >>>>> For someone whose native language is the same as s|b's, it only >>>>> takes some >>>>> imagination to understand what he means: Developer options, of course. >>>> >>>> Check Fokke's From header; his mail is *.nl. So I think it's safe to >>>> assume his native tongue is Dutch (like mine). The fact that he can't >>>> find it is probably caused by the fact the Samsung thinks it has to >>>> reinvent apps and settings. >>> >>>    In order to 'find' the 'Developer options', they have to be *enabled* >>> first: >>> >>> For Fokke (and other Samsung users): >>> >>>    Settings -> About phone -> Software information -> tap the 'Build >>> number' seven times -> enter your PIN, etc. -> Presto! The 'Developer >>> options' will now be at the bottom of your main Settings menu. >>> >>>    Now you'll find 'Default USB configuration' in the Developer options >>> menu. Just search (use the magnifying glass icon at the right-top) for >>> the setting, because it's a very long list to browse through. >>> >>>    And, as 's|b' mentioned, you can set the 'Default USB configuration' >>> to 'Transferring files / Android Auto'. >>> >>>    "Elementary, dear Watson!" :-) >> >> Hi Frank, >> >> I did it and it worked! Fantastic! Haven't got a clue as to how you >> know this, but I learned this again. >> Thanks very much. > > What was it set to? > Look at the message of Frank Slootweg. Fokke