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Looking for and easy way to transfer all your pictures from your computer to your Android phone? Following is the step by step process to transfer photos from computer to an Android Phone
- Install MTP. In order to connect your Android device, you will need to have Windows Media Player version 10 or higher installed on your computer. This will install the Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) that will allow you to transfer files to and from your device.
- Launch Windows Media Player while connected to the internet, and it will prompt you if it needs to be updated. This step is most relevant for Windows XP users.
- Connect your Android device to your computer. All Android devices connect via USB cable. If you are using a PC, you may see an installation bubble appear on the screen. Allow the PC to complete the installation.
- Select "Open device to view files". Android 4.0 and later will default to an MTP connection when it is connected to the computer. This will open the phone in Windows Explorer.
- Your screen cannot be locked, or your device’s contents will not show up. If nothing appears in Windows Explorer, unlock your screen.
- Open the Pictures folder in your phone or tablet. This is where you will be copying your images to. Leave this window open for now.
- Open your pictures. Open the folders containing the pictures you want to transfer to your device. Copy and paste, or drag the pictures to the phone’s Pictures folder. You can copy over folders and they will appear as albums in your Gallery app.
- Wait for pictures to copy. This may take a few minutes depending on how many pictures you are copying. Once the process has finished, you can safely disconnect your device.
- Open Gallery. Your new photos should load into the gallery for you to view. If you copied a lot of pictures, they may take a moment to appear.
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