My Macbook Pro will not detect my samsung galaxy s6

Question

I'm trying to connect my samsung galaxy s6 to my macbook pro to run my apps from android studio; however, when I connect my phone to my mac via the usb cable that came with the phone, i get a notification on my phone that it is charging but my macbook and android studio do not detect it.

I have usb debugging on. Kies and filetransfer don't work.

I cant see the directory in finder even though I have show external disks and hard disks checked.

My phone and mac are both running the latest versions of android and OSX.

Solution 1

Turns out that the cord provided by samsung is with mac computers due to OEM compatibility issues. Using a different cord with correct OEM data transfer compatibility will fix the issue.

Solution 2

I solve it by using android file transfer. Download it from android official website https://www.android.com/filetransfer/

Install it on Macbook Pro and connect your phone with cable and ROCK!

Comments

[Andrew White]

I tried it and fallowed all the instructions however it requires the computer to detect the presence of the phone it needs to connect to, which is the problem I am having

[Kun]

once you plugin your phone, do you have the charge logo on the top of your device?

[Andrew White]

yes, my phone charges but otherwise it doesn't connect with the computer

[Kun]

so that's not your hardware's problem. Can I have your email? I can send you my driver to see whether that work.

[ChiefTwoPencils]

Really? That's an absurd issue! Is it an issue that persists across all macs or just a certain lot. IOW; is it macs in general or is it more of an issue of old mac interfacing with new samsung hardware? Also, was your solution found on your own or from another source? You can accept your answer as "the one;" if you like; it may prove to be helpful to others.

[Ben]

Welcome to Stack Overflow! Please don't post "me too" type comments as answers.

[Admin]

Thanks, you're right. I did find a solution and I updated my answer to an actual answer!

[Oliboy50]

Works like a charm

[Francisco Peters]

I actually tried a different cable and it worked, thank you.