LG Octane transfer pictures
jvcupo1
Newbie

Why is it I can not transfer pictures from my LG Octane to my Mac via usb? It works via bluetooth but its sort of a pain.

Are there drivers Im missing?

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Re: LG Octane transfer pictures
SuzyQ
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:smileysad:  On page 95 of the manual, under the USB Mass Storage instructions, it says the Mac OS is not supported.

 

http://www.lg-phones.org/lg-octane-vn530-user-manual-guide-download.html

 

Be glad you got bluetooth to work .... I haven't heard of many that have been successful with bluetooth!  And if you have an SD card, you can save pix to the card, and then use a card reader in your computer to transfer the pix to the computer.

 

HTH,

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Re: LG Octane transfer pictures
SuzyQ
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:smileysad:  On page 95 of the manual, under the USB Mass Storage instructions, it says the Mac OS is not supported.

 

http://www.lg-phones.org/lg-octane-vn530-user-manual-guide-download.html

 

Be glad you got bluetooth to work .... I haven't heard of many that have been successful with bluetooth!  And if you have an SD card, you can save pix to the card, and then use a card reader in your computer to transfer the pix to the computer.

 

HTH,

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Re: LG Octane transfer pictures
stevebyan
Newbie

That stinks that it doesn't support Macs. The fellow who sold the phone to us didn't know that. We bought it partly because we thought we'd be able to get the photos off the phone and onto our Mac.

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Re: LG Octane transfer pictures
snowbird
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I just moved from an I phone to a LG Octane.  So you are telling me I can't transfer my pictures to my Mac and I can't transfer my I tunes to my Octane???

 

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Re: LG Octane transfer pictures
vereyezuhn
Master - Level 3

snowbird wrote:

I just moved from an I phone to a LG Octane.  So you are telling me I can't transfer my pictures to my Mac and I can't transfer my I tunes to my Octane???

 


I don't think phones other than the iPhone support the iTunes file type. And if the manual says Mac OS is not supported with the LG Octane, you will not be able to use a USB cable to connect the two. Like the other poster said, they got Bluetooth to work, you could try doing that.

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Re: LG Octane transfer pictures
MojaveMoon_
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snowbird wrote:

I just moved from an I phone to a LG Octane.  So you are telling me [...] I can't transfer my I tunes to my Octane???


 

There's no harm in trying.

 

We have a basic phone [VX8700] made by LG that is a few years old; it'll play only mp3 and wmv music files.

 

In contrast, another basic phone [Clout VX8370] made by LG that we own that was launched last summer will play mp3, wmv, AAC [iTunes] and AAC+ music files. However, while we have album art embedded in all those file types, the Clout would display the album art only in the mp3 and wmv files.

 

You could also use a memory card and memory card reader to transfer the music files to your Octane if neither Bluetooth nor USB cable works out for you.

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Re: LG Octane transfer pictures
LoCaspar
Newbie

How do you transfer the pics via bluetooth to a mac?

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Re: LG Octane transfer pictures
vereyezuhn
Master - Level 3

LoCaspar wrote:

How do you transfer the pics via bluetooth to a mac?


Turn bluetooth on for both the phone and the mac, and then wait until they "find" each other, either on your phone or on your mac.

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Re: LG Octane transfer pictures
RalphT
Contributor - Level 3

I would like to thank the members of the community for your assistance.  I would just like to add some other information that might help you transfer your pictures.  Please remember that you can find solutions to some of your questions by checking with your owners manual.   The owners manuals for all of the phones that we offer can be found on our My Verizon web sight.  I have provided a link below to the owners manual portion of our web sight.

 

http://support.vzw.com/clc/devices/index.html?p=5554&m=

 

3.12 USB Mass Storage

This menu allows you to use your

phone as a Mass Storage device

with your Windows® XP or

Windows Vista™ PC when your

phone is connected to the PC with

a compatible USB cable. Mac OS

operating system is not supported.

 

NOTE Do not insert or remove the

microSD™ card while playing,

deleting or downloading

Pictures/Videos/Music/Sounds

 

Manage Pictures Allows you to

Erase, Lock, Unlock, Move To

Phone, Move To Card, or Send

the selected picture.

 

Rename Allows you to rename

the selected picture.

 

Lock (Unlock) Allows you to

lock or unlock images. Locked

pictures can't be erased

accidentally.

 

File Info Name/ Date/ Time/

Resolution/ Size

 

NOTE You can still access Options by

pressing the Right Soft Key

[Options] while viewing a

picture in full screen.

 

NOTE The ‘Via Bluetooth’ option is not

available when you select

pictures protected by DRM

(Digital Rights Management).

Also, the option is available only

when you select a Bluetooth

device that supports receiving

pictures.

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Re: LG Octane transfer pictures
Ray2
Newbie

Hi SuzyQ,

This is my first post, so I'm not sure how this works.  I have an LG Octane and I've taken a few pictures that I'm trying to transfer to my PC using a USB cable.  It's not working and I don't what to do.  I've tried looking in the User Guide to see what I'm missing but I'm not finding the answer.  Can you help?

Thanks in advance.

Ray2

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