- MTP stands for Media Transfer Protocol. When that setting is chosen, the computer believes the phone to be a portable media player, which it is, kinda. This option is the most common option. PTP stands for Picture Transfer Protocol. In this setting, the computer is misled into thinking that the phone is a digital camera.
- Modern Android devices use the MTP or PTP protocols — you can choose which one you prefer. To select a USB connection protocol, open the Settings app, tap Storage, tap the menu button, and tap USB computer connection. You'll also see the protocol your device is using as a notification when it's connected to a computer via USB.
Under Android you can define which USB mode should be activated if you want to connect your smartphone to a computer via USB cable.
If you want to transfer photos and videos from your Android smartphone to your PC, we often recommend the MTP mode, i.e. The Media Transfer Protocol. Here we show you how you can set Android to always activate this mode when you connect your smartphone via USB: First, the developer options must be enabled.
As a possibility are mostly available:
- Only Charging
- Media Transfer Protocol (MTP)
- Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP)
- RNDIS (Ethernet over USB)
- Audio source MIDI
If you want to transfer photos and videos from your Android smartphone to your PC, we often recommend the MTP mode, i.e. the Media Transfer Protocol.
Here we show you how you can set Android to always activate this mode when you connect your smartphone via USB: First, the developer options must be enabled.
Proceed as follows (menu items vary depending on device and Android version):
1. Opens to unlock the developer options in Android settings.
2. Navigate here to 'Device Information' and then to Software Info
3. You now see an entry with 'Build Number'
4. Now quickly tap this entry several times - After about seven taps the developer mode is activated under Android.
The developer options are now active. Now you can activate MTP for USB permanently as follows:
1. Open the Android settings and then the 'Developer Options' (Activate them if not done)
Android Mtp Sync Apps
2. Scroll down and select 'USB Configuration'
Android Mtp Sync Software
3. You now see an entry with 'Build Number'
4. Now quickly tap this entry several times - After about seven taps the developer mode is activated under Android.
The developer options are now active. Now you can activate MTP for USB permanently as follows:
1. Open the Android settings and then the 'Developer Options' (Activate them if not done)
Android Mtp Sync Apps
2. Scroll down and select 'USB Configuration'
Android Mtp Sync Software
3. Set the marking at 'MTP Mode (Media Transfer Protocol)'
You have now switched the USB configuration to MTP mode under Android. This means that your Android smartphone always connects in this mode, which means that you can easily transfer files and photos.
