Samsung Galaxy A series is Samsung’s middle-tier smartphone iteration. They are cheaper than the Galaxy series and good enough for non-tech-savvy people. The specs and camera of the Galaxy series are good enough for everyday use. The design and looks of the Alpha series are pretty good. These phones are relatively good compared to other smartphones of similar price as the hardware is from Samsung, which is very credible and durable. Suppose you are using this series’s Samsung Galaxy A52 or any other smartphone and have a problem connecting with your PC or laptop after joining the Galaxy Alpha phone to a computer via a USB data cable to send files from the phone to your PC or vice versa. The computer needs to recognize the phone. This guide will help determine if your PC or laptop does not recognize Galaxy A52.
Sending data from Galaxy Alpha can be troublesome if your laptop does not recognize your phone. This is also essential to connect the phone to ADB commands. Therefore, it would be best to have proper drivers for Samsung phones on your laptop to make a connection. The particular error is “USB Device not recognized – A Device attached to computer USB device does not work properly.”
Samsung Galaxy A52Â not recognized by PC:
Usually, when you connect your phone to your PC via a data cable, Windows installs the software and driver to recognize Galaxy Alpha. However, suppose you cannot see your phone as a disk drive on your laptop. The problem can be with your data cable, the USB port of your phone, or the computer’s USB port, or the most common issue is not having the proper drivers on your laptop.
Now let us move on to the guide on how to fix this issue on Galaxy A52:
First of all, make sure you have enabled the USB data connection from your phone. Usually, you connect your phone to a PC via a data cable. Then, on your phone’s status bar, you see all the options regarding the connection.
You can select from the following options to use USB:
- Charge this device.
- Supply Power
- Transfer files
- Transfer photos
- Use the device as MIDI
If you do not see this in the status bar, there might be an issue with Samsung drivers or USB debugging options on your phone.
If your laptop or PC does not have proper Samsung drivers, your Galaxy A52 will not be recognized by your PC. However, you can install the drivers from the link below.
- Download Samsung Drivers for Windows.
- Download the file on your laptop or PC and install it. Once the drivers are installed, reconnect your Galaxy Alpha phone to your PC using a data cable.
- If you still can’t access your phone via PC or your computer is not showing your phone as a disk drive, Then enable the USB debugging mode on your phone.
To enable USB debugging mode on Galaxy A52, follow the steps below:
- First of all, go to the Settings of your Galaxy Alpha.
- Then, go to Phone Info -> Software Information.
- There, you will see the build number. Tap on it ten times. This will enable developer options on your phone. Now, go back to the previous menu.
- There you will see Developer Options.
- Please open it and locate USB debugging.
- Enable USB debugging.
Now, your PC will recognize your Galaxy A52, and you can access the ADB commands and send/ receive files from your laptop.
Also, check out the Samsung Galaxy S6 not being recognized by PC.
If you still get an error “Galaxy A52 not recognized by PC,”. Then, the issue might be in your data cable. First, make sure you use the original data cable to connect. Also, change the USB port; use another port to put in the data cable if you were trying with one USB port. Or there might be some dust in the USB port of your A52.
I hope this guide helped you to fix the Galaxy A52 not recognized by PC. If you have further questions or some confusion, don’t hesitate to contact me using the comments or contact us using the email address.
