In the event that you do not have a PC at your disposal and that you are used to accumulating a large quantity of files, photos, or videos on your Samsung Galaxy S22 ULTRA, you will be able to reach saturation of its internal memory. In recent years, manufacturers have tended to integrate a micro SD port in addition. However, exchanging data without a computer can be a problem. You have probably heard of a sufficiently effective solution, using a USB key.
We will precisely, in this tutorial, show you how to connect a usb key to a Samsung Galaxy S22 ULTRA? To do this, first, we are going to review the advantages that you are going to have to perform this action, then, the practical part, in which you are going to learn all the steps to connect your USB key to your Samsung Galaxy S22 ULTRA.
What is the point of connecting a USB flash drive to a Samsung Galaxy S22 ULTRA?
Before showing you the procedure for use a USB key directly on your Samsung Galaxy S22 ULTRA, we will review the advantages of this solution. In general, taking advantage of storage on a mobile phone is essential, especially since we don't really realize it, however, with the quality of the photo sensors of our mobile phones which are constantly improving, the weight of the photos and videos gets pretty damn awesome. We therefore naively have the impression that having 64GB or 128GB on a mobile phone is more than enough, 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 S22 ULTRA will be to allow you to free up memory on your Samsung Galaxy S22 ULTRA by transferring content to it. In addition, you will also be able to directly recover files that a friend has sent to you on a USB key, for example. You can also in the same way connect an external hard drive to your Samsung Galaxy S22 ULTRA.
How to connect a USB flash drive to a Samsung Galaxy S22 ULTRA?
Now it's time to move on to the practical part of this guide! We will first see the technique for connect a USB key to a Samsung Galaxy S22 ULTRA , then see learn how to transfer files from one to the other.
How to read a USB flash drive on a Samsung Galaxy S22 ULTRA?
First thing to know, you will need an adapter to connect your USB key to your Samsung Galaxy S22 ULTRA. Indeed, in the event that you have carefully analyzed the contours of your smartphone, you must have noticed rather quickly that there was no USB socket on it. It is with a technology called OTG that you will be able to perform this operation. You will have to get an adapter or an OTG cable, these small accessories are simply for a few euros on the internet or in specialized stores.
Finally, you will have to connect the adapter or the cable that you have obtained to the micro or nano USB socket of your Samsung Galaxy S22 ULTRA and it will turn into a USB socket. If you want connect an OTG cable to a Samsung Galaxy S22 ULTRA, see our article.
How to transfer files to USB drive from Samsung Galaxy S22 ULTRA?
Finally, now that you understand how the system works and are equipped with the right accessory, we will quickly teach you how to transfer files between a USB key and your Samsung Galaxy S22 ULTRA? Either way, the process is the same. Follow the guidelines below to get there:
- Download a file manager in the event that the application originally installed on your mobile phone does not meet your expectations
- Plug the OTG adapter into your Samsung Galaxy S22 ULTRA
- 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 appear in the storage locations
- Now do "Copy / Paste" or "Cut / Paste" depending on what you want to do between the two storage locations
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