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Subject: Re: Where are MMS-messages stored in Android 15 ?
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Jesper <Vitsky.kasperski@gmail.com> wrote:
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> When this Android 15 smartphone is connected to my Windows11 PC via USB, 
> it does not show up in Windows Explorer at all. And no message on the 
> phone about allowing access.

  Does it not show up at all or does it not show any folders/files?
Normally, there should be an icon with a picture of a phone and the
name of the phone. Mine shows a smartphone, i.e. just a screen. and
"Frank's Galaxy A51".

  If you *do* see the icon+name, but no folders/files, that's probably
because your phone is (screen) locked. If so, just unlock the phone and
follow the prompts, if any.

>			       Therefore I use an app, Cx File Explorer, 
> for transfering files between Phone and PC. I have tried different 
> cables: one with USB-A in one end and USB-C in the other, and one with 
> USB-C in both ends.

  Use the cable which came with the phone! That cable should allow
charging and data transfer.

> My old Android 4 phone is visible in Windows Explorer on PC when 
> connected via USB, and files can be transferred.

  If the cable is the right one and not defective, it's probably a
matter of installing the right USB driver on your computer. The
website/documentation of the phone should be able to help you with that.
It may be as simple as installing the needed devices/drivers with Device
Manager. You should have a phone device under 'Portable Devices' and a
USB device under 'Universal Serial Bus Controllers' (mine is called
'SAMSUNG Mobile USB Composite Device').

  As your old Android 4 phone works, you can use that to compare which
devices should be visible in Device Manager, i.e. connect *both* phones,
unlock them and compare.