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Fix Samsung Galaxy S9 is not recognized by your computer

We’ve prepared a step by step guide to help you fix Samsung Galaxy S9 is not recognized by your computer. This is a common error and we have seen this same error with many smartphones. Every now and then we have to connect our device to our PC. In order to move and manage our important files, but sometimes we start facing device is not recognized by your computer. There can be many reasons, we have addressed all basic solutions below which can be very helpful.

Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus follow the design language of the Galaxy S8. There are a few changes in how the elements are placed at the back. The fingerprint scanner, which was beside the camera and flash on the Galaxy S8, has now moved beneath the camera. This makes using the fingerprint scanner a lot easier.

Both the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus come with incredible cameras. The Galaxy S9 has a single shooter at its back and the Galaxy S9 Plus has a dual shooter with dual-aperture mode and dual-OIS. The Galaxy S9 has a screen of 5.8-inch and the S9 Plus has a screen of 6.2-inch. Galaxy S9 comes with a 3000 mAh battery and the bigger variant has a 3500 mAh battery.

Now let’s start the troubleshooting to help you with Galaxy S9 is not recognized by your computer.

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Fix Samsung Galaxy S9 is not recognized by Computer:

Heed the instructions below to Fix Galaxy S9 is not recognized by the computer problem. You can also check more general guide of Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus below.

Why Galaxy S9 not recognized by your computer?

It can be caused by many reasons. Maybe something is preventing the device and PC to establish a connection. Sometimes your PC is having issues and if not then phone system might get corrupted. If it’s your phone the most likely miscreant apps and firmware glitches are behind all this. However, if it’s from your PC end then it could be missing drivers, and system errors. You can not be specific, that this is the one behind all this fuss.

Best solutions to Galaxy S9 that’s not recognized by computer:

First thing, you should do after failing to connect your Galaxy S9 to your PC, reboot both of your devices. This will help you to get rid of this problem, sometimes a temporary glitch which was preventing your device from establishing a connection. If Reboot doesn’t give it a kick, proceed with the following workarounds.

Make sure your device is connected to the computer using the original cable.
Swipe down your notification panel and look for USB options. Tap on it to view what else you got.
You’ll get different options, try all the options such as ( MTP – PTP ).
Both of these options are different and each performs different task.

More Workarounds:

Try changing the USB ports on your PC. If one is not working plug into other.
Turn off your Phone and leave it as like for 30 seconds. Turn your device on and plug it back to your PC.
If you have installed the USB drivers for the first time. You must reboot your computer.
Hold your device firmly, change the position of the cable in different angles. Maybe your USB port on Galaxy S9 is loose and because of that, it could not be able to connect.
Download the latest Samsung USB drivers and install them on your computer. Once you’ve installed the USB drivers, connect your device to PC and it would work now.
You might need to re-install Samsung USB drivers if they are already installed on your PC. Un-install them first, completely remove all the files and then install USB drivers again.

Reset your Galaxy S9:

Turn off your device.
Now press and hold Bixby+Power+Volume Up key.
Release the power button once you see the logo, but keep holding home and Volume up keys.
Now when you see Android logo, let go both buttons.
Use the volume down button to navigate and highlight wipe data/factory reset.
Now use the power key to select the option.
You have to select ‘Yes‘ when you’ll be prompted for next menu.
Now wait for the process to be completed, once it’s done highlight ‘Reboot system now’ and press power button to select it.
All Done.

Disable firewall or security software:

This will help because sometimes your firewall, antivirus, or any other security software is not allowing both devices to connect with each other for security purposes. Turn of all the security software including Firewall and Antivirus. If none of this gave you any hope then I think you should go to the nearest Samsung service center to get it fixed.

That’s how you can Fix Samsung Galaxy S9 is not recognized by Computer.

This post was last modified on August 6, 2020 10:03 pm

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