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We show you three ways to connect your Mac with Android. This allows you to share music and pictures between your Android smartphone and MacBook or iMac

USB connection: Connect Android and Mac with cable

Unlike Windows, you need a programme on your computer to communicate between Android and Mac.

Android devices often come with a USB cable, which you can now connect to your Mac.

1. First install the software you need. You can find the free Android File Transfer in our download area. Your smartphone must have at least Android 3.0.
2. Android devices often come with a USB cable, which you can now connect to your Mac.
3. To do this, plug the two USB cable connectors into the sockets on your smartphone or Apple computer. On your Android device, you will now see a small USB symbol in the menu bar.
4. While you are exchanging data between Android and Mac with the programme, you can charge your smartphone. Make sure that your Mac has a sufficient power supply.

Wireless connection through Bluetooth between Mac and Android

If you do not want to use any additional software or your smartphone is not yet Android 3.0-enabled, the two devices can connect through the Bluetooth interface.

• We will explain how to connect your Mac to other devices via Bluetooth in another article.
• When making this connection, be aware that Bluetooth requires sufficient battery capacity for Mac and Android.
• Once you have sent all the data, read another practical tip on how to deactivate Bluetooth on the Mac.

Connecting Android to Mac via a cloud

If you want to exchange data between Android and Mac without being physically close, you can synchronise files via clouds such as Dropbox.

• To do this, install Dropbox on your Android device and Mac. Then you can move and share data via the cloud interface.
• The Mac’s own online storage iCloud is only accessible on Android smartphones via the browser interface, except for email use.