Usually,when I plug in my phone there was always a little window that pops up and has options that lets you take out and add all kinds of stuff to it, right? Now all of a sudden none of my computers can recognize any phone I plug into it. Why does it do that? I've tried downloading drivers but the computer can't find any, there are no damn settings for usb that everyone talks about. I've used all the different usb ports but none of it is working! What the hell happened here? It works for different devices like cameras and tablets but not phones? I see it works because it's charging but why doesn't it detect it!!

telling us what kind of phone you're using might be helpful?

oh yeah I forgott..
I'm using a samsung galaxy s3
and I'm trying to get pictures out of a pantech (not my phone) to the galaxy
messaging them all is too hard so what I'm trying to do is get it all onto a computer and plug in my galaxy so i could put that in there...

did you set your phone to act as a storage device? you can do this from the notification tray or from settings>wireless & networks>USB connection (choose mass storage)

Alternatively you can acquire a free app called AirDroid, which lets you access your phone wirelessly from your PC. You wont ever require a cable ever again.

This problem has happened to me as well and that is what I used.

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Alternatively you can acquire a free app called AirDroid, which lets you access your phone wirelessly from your PC. You wont ever require a cable ever again*.

This problem has happened to me as well and that is what I used.

*if your computer has wireless

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Alternatively you can acquire a free app called AirDroid, which lets you access your phone wirelessly from your PC. You wont ever require a cable ever again.

This problem has happened to me as well and that is what I used.

Can AirDroid be trusted though? I would just go with what scarecrow said.

Yes and you probably should reset the drivers for the usb port or disable and enable them again.

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Can AirDroid be trusted though? I would just go with what scarecrow said.

Ive been using it for 2 years. It's okay.

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*if your computer has wireless

COMPUTERS THAT ARENT WIRELESS?!

OH THE HUMANITY!!!

Are you using the correct USB cable that came with the phone? Some micro-usb cables are power only, and have no data transfer. (I have 2 of these, they suck). Try original cable or verify the cable has data transfer.

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Some micro-usb cables are power only, and have no data transfer.

Why the fuck would someone even make that?

You can buy Bluetooth adapter for a cheap price if you need wireless network. I did that when my phone's usb port popped out.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001EBE1LI
http://m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=8820886&pid=1207351932175

EDIT: Check these out!
http://www.ebay.com/sch/USB-Bluetooth-Adapters-Dongles-/44999/i.html

I own this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wireless-USB-Bluetooth-2-0-Dongle-Adapter-for-PC-Laptop-Notebook-/170723516626

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Why the fuck would someone even make that?

USB standards limit the amount of current a device can draw through a data transfer cable to prevent interference. The power-only cables can draw a higher current and charge the device faster.

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USB standards limit the amount of current a device can draw through a data transfer cable to prevent interference. The power-only cables can draw a higher current and charge the device faster.

not worth it at all, terrible tradeoff