USB connection: Android and Mac with a cable to connect
For Android devices, a USB is often included-cable, which you can now connect to the Mac.
- You plug the two USB cable connectors into the Jacks of your Smartphone, or your Apple computer. On your Android device, you will see in the menu bar a little USB Symbol.
- In contrast to Windows, you need for the communication between Android and Mac is a program on your Computer. You can find the free Android File Transfer in our download area. Your Smartphone needs at least Android 3.0.
- While you are replacing with the program data between Android and Mac, you can charge your Smartphone. Make sure that your Mac has sufficient power supply.
Connection via Android program
Wireless connection by Bluetooth between Mac and Android
If you want to use any additional Software, or your Smartphone is not Android 3.0-capable, able to build, the two devices connect via the Bluetooth interface.
- We will explain in another article how to make your Mac with other devices via Bluetooth connect.
- Note in this connection that the Bluetooth on the Mac and Android sufficient battery needed capacity.
- If all of the data sent, read, in a further practical tip on how to you Bluetooth on the Mac, disable.
Bluetooth between Mac and Android
Android with Mac via a Cloud connect
You want to transfer data between Android and Mac without the physical proximity to exchange, you can transfer files via cloud such as Dropbox sync.
- To install Dropbox on your Android device and the Mac. You can then move through the Cloud interface and exchange data.
- The Mac's own online storage service, iCloud on Android Smartphones up to the E-Mail-use only on the browser interface.
Android and Mac via Cloud connect
In another article we tell you how to run Android apps on your Mac install.
