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Can my neighbor connect my phone to their laptop without my knowledge?

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It depends on what type of phone you have. For example, if you have an iPhone, your neighbor might be able to connect to your phone, but you will be notified; a blue bar will appear at the top of your phone's screen.

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Is there a free app for data transferring?

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Plug the charger into your phone, and the other end into the USB port on your computer.

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How can I transfer data from a PC to mobile phone?

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You can do it through an app called Portal. After you have downloaded that to your phone, go on your PC's browser and type in portal.pushbullet.com. Using your phone, scan the QR code and then follow the prompts.

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How do I transfer phone data to a computer?

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Follow the instructions listed in the article above.

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Can I transfer apps from phone to my PC by any means?

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You can not transfer the actual app, but in most cases you can transfer the data with either using your login information or if it is an Apple product you can use the information stored in the cloud.

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How do I transfer email from my phone to a computer?

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Forward the phone's email to yourself and then open it from your computer's email account.

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Can I use my laptop to organize and delete some existing files on my phone if they are connected?

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Yes, you can depending on the exact files.

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How move downloaded music from my computer to my cell phone?

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If you have an iPhone, it's relatively simple. Get iTunes on your computer, then go to the top left and click "Add File to Library". Add the songs you want on your phone, and then click on Sync.

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How do I transfer all of my music and music videos from my old iPhone to my new iPhone?

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All of your iTunes items should be stored in your online iTunes account. There are a couple different ways that you could do this, but this is by far the easiest and most thorough: simply back up all of the content you wish to save to a Gmail or iCloud account. You can back it up and restore it on your new phone during the setup process (which you will be prompted to do).

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I want to continuously back up my Android phone over the Internet onto my home computer. I want, for example, all new pictures to be backed up. Is this possible?

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To this day, a service like this is almost nonexistent. But you can use some third party apps, such as MiCloud on Xiaomi Mi phone or QuickPic which allow you to back up your photos to a cloud storage service such as Dropbox or GDrive.

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How can I send a home video I have on my Android phone to someone's computer?

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Send it to them by email by going to your camera roll and clicking the mail icon for the video. Then just put in the person's email address where it says "To" and add any text you want to send in the body of the email. Press send and your video should be sent to your recipient.

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What do I do if my phone screen is dead but my phone turns on?

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If your phone's battery is dead, then the phone shouldn't turn on. If it does, your phone may have a glitch. The battery may look like it's dead when it's not.

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