Reply Melissa says: November 8, 2017 at 9:17 PM Dialer not working just acts like Im trying to call 0808 which of course does nothing.

The problem may occur because of improper connection between the two devices.

In this post, you will see the proper way to connect your Galaxy S5 to your PC.

If you have some other issues with your device, such as wifi connection problem, fast battery drain, Bluetooth connection issue, you can find the step-by-step guides on Technobezz.

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Computer Not Recognizing Galaxy S5 Samsung Galaxy S5 came with the latest A ndroid operating system at the time, android 4.4 KitKat, full HD super AMOLED display, quad-core processor, excellent camera and lots of apps.

This smartphone works really well and it provides a truly enjoyable experience to its users, but still, bugs and issues may pop up and with just a bit of effort you can fix it all by yourself.

If your c omputer n ot r ecognizing Galaxy S5, follow the steps below.

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See also: How to fix Galaxy S5 sim card not detected problem Steps To Fix Computer Not Recognizing Galaxy S5 Method 1 If you are using Mac, then there is no need to download any software, but if you are a Windows user, then you need to download USB drivers and install the same on your computer.

Drag down the notification area and select an option of your choice.

Method 2 Connect your Galaxy S5 and PC using an original USB cable that was provided with your phone.

Drag the notification panel from the top to the bottom of the screen and touch USB connected.

Click on the Open Folder option in order to view the files.

Thats all. If you follow these above steps, the Computer Not Recognizing Galaxy S5 problem should be solved.

Method 3 If your Samsung Galaxy S5 is not showing a USB connection type, such as MTP-Media Device or PTP-Camera.

Most people are complaining that no connection type appears when the device is connected.

When they pull the notification tab down to check, nothing appears, only the notification sound Enter Dialer 0808 Where you see USB settings, check the MTP button and click OK Reconnect your S5 and it could be recognized by your computer Mac as MTP Connection type.

Internet OS Samsung Galaxy Samsung Galaxy S5 troubleshooting Total 0 Shares Share 0 Tweet 0 Pin it 0 56 comments zaky says: May 15, 2019 at 9:39 AM samsung s5 connected to my pc and recognized but it says device not charging Reply Amir says: April 27, 2019 at 10:16 AM Method 3 worked like a charmlike a magic spell, which literally I could not have guessed in a Million years.

Trolled Samsung site and numerous other websites including Youtube videos, but nothing helped until I came across the above post.

Amazing how Samsung chooses not to share the Method 3 on their official support website.

Reply Kane says: August 14, 2018 at 9:11 PM Method 3 is perfect be strong Reply cave says: August 12, 2018 at 6:20 AM method 3 worked perfectly but u got to restart it after u clicked ok.

Reply cave says: August 12, 2018 at 6:18 AM method 3 worked like a charm Reply Ray Newman says: July 13, 2018 at 5:34 AM Galaxy S5 not showing on PC 1.

Connect S5 and PC with good USB cable.

Make sure S5 drivers are installed.

On S5, select SETTINGS 4.

Top menu. Scroll to CONNECTIONS.

Scroll down to TETHERING Hotspots.

Check box. 7. Top left.

BACK 8. Top menu.

Scroll across to GENERAL.

Scroll down to DEVELOPER OPTIONS.

Scroll down to USB CONFIGURATIONS.

Select MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) 12.

COMPUTER. Icon now showing.

Reply Colin P Cummings says: May 11, 2019 at 12:03 AM Hi Ray Many thanks for the information.

Unfortunately, the Samsung Galaxy 5 that I have does not show the USB Configurations in Developer Options.

So I am stuck at this level, any thoughts I have downloaded the USP App for this on the computer, but still the phone does not show up on the This computer, but other phones I have connected do automatically.

Regards Colin P Cummings Reply bobtious says: December 30, 2017 at 10:53 PM method 3 worked like a charm, thanks a million times Reply adity says: January 2, 2018 at 8:58 AM Glad to know that Reply Fabiola says: December 1, 2017 at 12:18 PM I did dial the number two months ago and it worked.

Bera says: December 4, 2017 at 7:15 PM Restart your phone and then try the steps again.

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