Connecting Android 9 to PC - these options are available

If the memory of your smartphone is not enough, you may need to transfer files to another storage medium. Android 9 gives you the option of saving pictures or videos to your computer for this purpose. To do this, however, you must first connect your smartphone to your PC.

How to connect your Android 9 smartphone to PC

When you connect your smartphone to PC, you have the possibility to transfer various files and thus provide free space on your phone. To connect your device to PC on Android and transfer the content, you have various procedures available.

1. The easiest option to transfer content from your smartphone to computer is your Google account. If you have uploaded pictures and videos from your Android 9 device to Google Drive, you can also access and download them from your computer. In addition, you can access your files on Google Play and Google Photos via your Windows PC.
2. Alternatively, it is possible to transfer your files via a USB cable. Entsperren Sie hierfür Ihr Gerät und verbinden Sie das Smartphone mit einem USB-Kabel mit dem PC.
3. Wählen Sie auf dem Smartphone „Gerät wird über USB aufgeladen“.
4. Nun öffnet sich auf Ihrem Computer ein Fenster. Hier haben Sie jetzt die Möglichkeit, Ihre Dateien auf den PC zu ziehen oder abzulegen.