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We show you three ways to connect your Mac with Android. This allows you to share music and pictures between your Android smartphone and MacBook or iMac
USB connection: Connect Android and Mac with cable
Unlike Windows, you need a programme on your computer to communicate between Android and Mac.
Android devices often come with a USB cable, which you can now connect to your Mac.
- First install the software you need. You can find the free Android File Transfer in our download area. Your smartphone must have at least Android 3.0.
- Android devices often come with a USB cable, which you can now connect to your Mac.
- To do this, plug the two USB cable connectors into the sockets on your smartphone or Apple computer. On your Android device, you will now see a small USB symbol in the menu bar.
- While you are exchanging data between Android and Mac with the programme, you can charge your smartphone. Make sure that your Mac has a sufficient power supply.
Wireless connection through Bluetooth between Mac and Android
If you do not want to use any additional software or your smartphone is not yet Android 3.0-enabled, the two devices can connect through the Bluetooth interface.
- We will explain how to connect your Mac to other devices via Bluetooth in another article.
- When making this connection, be aware that Bluetooth requires sufficient battery capacity for Mac and Android.
- Once you have sent all the data, read another practical tip on how to deactivate Bluetooth on the Mac.
Connecting Android to Mac via a cloud
If you want to exchange data between Android and Mac without being physically close, you can synchronise files via clouds such as Dropbox.
- To do this, install Dropbox on your Android device and Mac. Then you can move and share data via the cloud interface.
- The Mac’s own online storage iCloud is only accessible on Android smartphones via the browser interface, except for email use.