If you do not have a pc at your disposal and you usually accumulate a large number of files, photos, or videos on your Samsung Galaxy A9, you can quickly become full of the internal memory of the latter. For some time now, manufacturers have tended to include a micro SD port as well. However, sending files without a computer can be complex. You may have heard of a fairly fast technique, going through a USB stick.
We will precisely, in this article, teach you how to connect a USB stick to a Samsung Galaxy A9? In this context, first of all, we will come back to the advantages that you will have to perform this action, then, the practical part, in which you will learn all the steps for connect your USB key to your Samsung Galaxy A9.
What is the point of connecting a USB key to a Samsung Galaxy A9?
Before showing you the process for to use a USB key directly on your Samsung Galaxy A9, we will review the advantages of this technique. In general, taking advantage of storage on a smartphone is essential, especially since we do not really realize it, nevertheless with the quality of the photo sensors of our mobile phones which are constantly improving, the volume of photos and videos becomes very consequent. We therefore naively feel that having 64GB or 128GB on a smartphone is more than reasonable, except that with a 50 Mpx photo sensor that films in 4K you will quickly reach the limits of your memory.
One of the first advantages of using a USB key directly on your Samsung Galaxy A9 will be to allow you to free memory on your Samsung Galaxy A9 by uploading content to it. In addition, you will also be able to directly recover files that a friend sent you for example on a USB key. You can also in the same way connect an external hard drive to your Samsung Galaxy A9.
How to connect a USB stick to a Samsung Galaxy A9?
Now is the time to move on to the practical part of this tutorial! We will first see the method for connect a USB key to a Samsung Galaxy A9 , then see explain how to transfer files from one to the other.
How to read a USB flash drive on a Samsung Galaxy A9?
First things to know, you are going to need an adapter to connect your USB key to your Samsung Galaxy A9. Indeed, if you have looked a little at the contours of your device, you must have noticed rather quickly that there was no USB socket on it. It is thanks to a technology that we call OTG that you can achieve your ends. You will have to buy an adapter or an OTG cable, these small accessories are simply available for a few euros on the internet or in specialized stores.
To finish, you will have to connect the adapter or the cable that you have recovered to the micro or nano USB socket of your Samsung Galaxy A9 and it will turn into a USB socket. If you want connect an OTG cable to a Samsung Galaxy A9, see our article.
How to transfer files to USB flash drive from Samsung Galaxy A9?
Finally, now that you understand how the system works and that you are equipped with the right accessory, we will quickly explain how to transfer files between a USB key and your Samsung Galaxy A9? Either way, the process is the same. Apply the instructions below to get there:
- Download a file manager if the native application of your smartphone does not meet your expectations
- Connect the OTG adapter to your Samsung Galaxy A9
- Connect a USB key or an external hard drive
- Open your file manager
- Find the files you want to transfer to one of the two directories, you should see your USB key displayed in the storage locations
- Now do "Copy / Paste" or "Cut / Paste" depending on what you want to do between the two storage locations
In case you are looking for a maximum of tutorials to become the king of the Samsung Galaxy A9, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A9.
