Samsung Galaxy S10: USB Debugging - how it works

Whenever you connect your Samsung Galaxy S10 to the PC, you may have the problem that the connection cannot be established. If this is the case, you will not be able to pull data, pictures or videos from the phone to the computer. USB debugging exists for this case.

How to enable USB debugging on the Samsung Galaxy S10?

USB debugging is a developer tool that shows you the smartphone on the PC as a normal removable disk.

1. Open the settings and next tap "Developer options" further down the list.
2. Here you activate the master slider. With this you will be shown the developer options.
3. Now further down in the list you will find the option "USB Debugging". Use the slider in the same line to enable it.
4. Now you can connect the phone to your PC via USB cable. Your computer should show you a notification that a new removable disk has been connected to the PC.
5. As soon as you don't need the connection anymore, you should disable USB debugging again, as it is a security vulnerability. Achten Sie darauf, dass Sie Ihr Smartphone mit aktiviertem USB-Debugging nur an vertrauenswürdige Computer anschließen.

Funktioniert die Verbindung mit dem PC trotzdem nicht, könnte es auch an einem kaputten Kabel liegen. Am besten probieren Sie zur Sicherheit ein anderes Kabel aus.