The MyPhoneExplorer app for synchronizing data and monitoring phone status has been around for many years. A long time ago it was developed for devices from SonyErricson, but now, following the laws of evolution, support for all Android devices has been added.

To work, you need to install a mobile client and software for PC. The connection can be made via cable, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.

The not-so-modern interface is more than compensated for by its convenience and functionality. MyPhoneExplorer can work with your phone book, SMS, file system, calendar, notes, alarm clock, applications, monitor memory, battery and processor status.

You can make voice calls and write SMS directly from your computer. When there is an incoming message or call, a notification will appear on the monitor. Contact lists can be archived, backed up and edited. The same goes for messages. Applications installed on a mobile device can be launched directly from the program, installed apk files or exported to a computer.

An equally interesting feature is the Phone Keyboard. Most likely, crooked Russification is to blame for everything, since the keyboard has nothing to do with it. A window opens on your PC that displays everything that happens on the screen of your smartphone or tablet.

You can control the device with the mouse using it like a finger. There is also an opportunity to take screenshots of the current window. The function will only work if the "USB debugging" option is enabled.

The program also has many settings, ranging from simply changing the color scheme of the window to choosing behavior for certain actions. If you need a reliable solution for monitoring personal information and managing data on a mobile device via a PC, then look no further than MyPhoneExplorer.

MyPhoneExplorer download you can follow the links.

Almost all major manufacturers of smartphones and tablets with the Android operating system offer users software that allows them to be controlled from a computer. Samsung Kies, LG, PC Suite, HTC Sync programs are very good, but they have one important drawback - they all work with devices from only one manufacturer. If the user has several Android devices of different brands, he has to work with several programs, and this is not always convenient.

Fortunately, there are many universal programs for managing Android gadgets. They recognize almost any Android device, make it possible to work with several devices simultaneously, and are often more functional than branded utilities. One such program is the phone manager for Windows "MyPhoneExplorer".

Installing and configuring MyPhoneExplorer

To start using the application, you need to download and install the client for your computer from the official website, as well as install the Android application from the Play Market.

You can connect to your computer using a USB cable, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.

Attention! The ability to broadcast your phone screen is only available when connected with a USB cable.

Connection via USB cable

Make sure that your phone's debugging interface drivers are installed (ADB drivers are usually installed during the installation of your phone's proprietary software, but can be found on the Internet separately for a specific model).

Make sure USB debugging is enabled on your phone (Settings > Applications > Development > USB Debugging for Android 2+ or Settings > Developer > USB Debugging for Android 4+).

In Android 4.2.2 and later, you need to first unlock the USB debugging option (Settings > About phone > Build number > tap 7 times).

Connect your phone to your laptop with a cable and launch the MyPhoneExplorer PC client application. Click "File > Settings" and in the "Connection via..." group, set the switch to the "USB cable" position and click on the "OK" button.

In the main MyPhoneExplorer window, click File > Connection.

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Wi-Fi connection

Make sure your phone's Wi-Fi is turned on and your computer and phone are connected to the same network (router). Launch "MyPhoneExplorer Client" on your phone. It is advisable to set up a WiFi PIN code to protect against unauthorized access (works with MyPhoneExplorer 1.8.1 and higher).

Launch the PC client application. Make sure MyPhoneExplorer is not blocked by Windows Firewall. Click "File > Settings" and in the "Connection via..." group, set the switch to the "Wi-Fi" position and click the "OK" button.

In the main MyPhoneExplorer window, click File > Connection.

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Bluetooth connection

Make sure that Bluetooth is turned on on your phone, and that your phone is paired with your PC. Before you pair, set up your phone's Bluetooth so that your phone is discoverable. When setting up pairing using the proprietary utility of your Bluetooth adapter, if it provides manual configuration, select the “MyPhoneExplorer” service.

After pairing, find out the COM port number through which the phone is connected to the laptop.

In the "MyPhoneExplorer" settings, select "Bluetooth" and specify the COM port number provided by your Bluetooth adapter utility. Click on the "OK" button.

In the main MyPhoneExplorer window, click File > Connection.

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Cast your phone screen to your computer

Once the connection is established, you can synchronize the contents of your device with your computer. To display your phone screen on your computer, click: "Miscellaneous > Phone Keyboard/Upload Screenshot".

A window with a mobile phone screen will open. If the phone screen doesn't appear, try this. Activate the "Update automatically" checkbox so that everything that happens on the phone screen is automatically displayed on the computer.

The funny option “Show mouse cursor on phone” shows the computer mouse cursor directly on the phone screen, although its transfer to the computer is suspended...

If you don't use your phone for several minutes and it falls asleep, you can wake it up with the "Wake up device" button (green button at the top of the window).

The buttons at the bottom of the window duplicate the phone's system buttons: "Menu", "Home" and "Back".

Working with a mouse (instead of a finger) on the phone

Finger touch (Tap) – Click with the left mouse button;

Sliding your finger along the glass – Hold down the left mouse button, move the cursor in the desired direction, release the key;

Long tap - Hold down the left mouse button for a second.

Other features of MyPhoneExplorer

In the program interface, all basic smartphone data is available for viewing and editing. Using the built-in file manager, you can view all files and perform basic operations with them (copying, moving, deleting, creating folders). It is possible to view files both on the memory card and on the internal memory of the device

You can also view a list of available applications, get information about the installation date and the size of the application. Options for exporting and installing applications are available.

Contacts and SMS messages

Using "MyPhoneExplorer" you can add/delete contacts and even make a call directly from the program. In addition, synchronization, import and export of contacts are implemented. To display calls, there is a section in which outgoing, received and missed calls are shown separately. Text messages are divided into sent, forwarded, draft and saved. Using "MyPhoneExplorer" you can create an archive of SMS messages and save them to your computer.

Organizer

The calendar has a convenient interface: from “MyPhoneExplorer” you can add new events, notes, and set reminders (their list is shown in a separate section). The Android app has widgets that allow you to display these notes on your phone's home screen.

Phone information

MyPhoneExplorer is also an information utility. In it you can view information about the smartphone model, processor, firmware, battery charge level, temperature, voltage (see the first picture of the article), as well as the amount of free and used memory.

Today I want to talk about an interesting program, in my opinion. MyPhoneExplorer 1.8.0. I have already mentioned that you can use it to create screenshots of your mobile phone’s desktop, but the program has a number of other useful functions, which I’m going to tell you about.

List of supported models:

You can download MyPhoneExplorer 1.8.0 from the official website (5.8 Mb).

Update: at the office website version 1.8.0/1.8.1 has been replaced by a new release, version 1.8.2.

During installation, select Russian language. To install the full version, do not check the "Portable Installation" box.

We don't need anything extra.

We connect the mobile phone using a data cable to the PC ( phone mode) and run the program. If the phone is not detected by the PC OS, it means that the driver for your model is not installed.

Clicking on the icon will synchronize with your mobile phone. Next, you need to select “Sony Ericsson phone with a modem interface” and select a name for the identification phone, for example, “My k310i”.

After this, the information stored in the phone’s memory will be displayed in the corresponding menu items.

In principle, everything is simple and clear, so I’ll tell you about the main features of MyPhoneExplorer.

Backing up your data
Go to "Miscellaneous - create a backup copy of data". After this, you need to select a location to store a small backup file.

• Battery temperature
• Battery voltage
• output current
• Charge voltage
• Temperature
• Signal level
• Model
• Firmware
• LAC/Cell-ID
• Provider

A handy thing when any navigation keys, most often the joystick, fail. This way you can get to any section of the phone. You can also take a screenshot.

Export your contact list
Tab "Miscellaneous" - "Export list". Export to Microsoft Excel, Word, OpenOffice, HTML page is available.

Synchronizing clocks via the Internet
This item is located on the "Miscellaneous" tab.

Smartphones and tablets have become such a part of our lives that it is difficult to imagine how we can now live without these devices. But sometimes they also present us with unexpected troubles. Every smartphone owner has had to deal with an unpleasant situation when, accidentally or as a result of his erroneous actions with the device, various mobile data - photos, music, messages, contacts, applications and files - were lost.
If a problem occurs with your Android-based device in the form of loss of any data, do not rush to get upset. All mobile data stored on your device can be successfully restored. There are plenty of opportunities for data recovery on Android; the main thing is to choose the right software for yourself or use online recovery services. But we must remember that the sooner you start recovering data from your phone, the greater the chances of achieving a positive result in the end.

My Phone Explorer- a free program for working with Sony Ericsson phones and Android-based systems using a PC. In addition to basic features such as multi-synchronization, working with text, images, messages, contacts and more, the program has the ability to backup data and restore data from a backup copy. The program successfully restores:

1. Phone contacts
2. Call log
3. Events and quests
4. Notes
5. Phone messages
6. Files on the phone
7. Applications

Working with the program requires initial settings on your PC and phone. The drivers for your device must be installed on the PC, and the USB Debugging mode must be enabled on the phone. In the future, working with the program does not cause any difficulties.

How to recover deleted messages on your phone

If you accidentally deleted messages from your phone, then during subsequent synchronization with your PC, the program will offer to save copies of these messages to the archive, which you can always read or restore later.

My Phone Explorer

In order to be able to restore the necessary part or all of your phone data in the event of a failure or crash, you need to periodically create backup copies of your phone data. Check the boxes next to the required components, select the path to save files and applications on your PC and start the backup. The program will create a backup copy with the extension "mpb" in the specified location. To restore data, connect your phone to your PC and specify the path to the backup file. Depending on the size of your phone's files, the file copying process itself will take some time.

The MyPhoneExplorer program consists of two parts, the program itself, which is installed on the computer, and the client part, which is installed on the Sony Ericsson or Android device, which can be downloaded from Play Mapket. Connecting your PC to your phone is possible via Wi-Fi, USB or Bluetooth. The program does not require "Root" rights to operate; it is very convenient, simple and reliable in its operation. Homepage

Everyone faces this problem at least once: you connect your smartphone or tablet to your computer via a USB cable, but nothing happens other than charging. The computer does not see the phone or identifies it as an unknown device. The situation is common, but ambiguous, and there are quite a few reasons why it occurs. Today we will figure out what causes such problems and how to deal with them.

Software and hardware failures lead to a situation where the PC does not recognize the mobile device connected to it:

• Lack of device driver in the PC operating system.
• The driver does not match the device model.
• There is no USB driver in the system or it is malfunctioning.
• Connection with a cable that is not suitable for data transmission or is damaged.
• Malfunction of the USB socket (both on the computer and on the phone), group of sockets or USB controller on the PC.
• Failure of any of the computer equipment, blocking by static electricity.
• Error in phone system settings.
• Blocking access to the phone using security programs running on a PC (including if the gadget is infected with a virus).
• The application used to synchronize your phone and PC (if you are using) has crashed.

In case of software problems, the computer, as a rule, does not display the contents of the phone’s memory, but the device charges normally when connected to it. If the problem is due to a physical malfunction, charging most often does not work either, but there are exceptions when only the data lines do not work.

An analysis of the previous situation—what happened before the problem arose—helps outline the range of possible causes. For example:

• You have reinstalled the operating system on your computer or removed some of the drivers (the reason is that the required driver is missing).
• The phone (tablet) was no longer detected after flashing the firmware, cleaning it from viruses, deleting applications, optimizing and other manipulations with the OS (the operating system of the mobile device malfunctioned).
• The device has been subjected to mechanical damage (the USB socket is damaged) or has been repaired (after replacing parts, a driver of a different version is needed or the fault has not been completely eliminated).
• You are using a USB cable that you have never used to connect your phone to a computer before (the cable is only for charging or is damaged), etc.

We quickly determine the culprit of the problem

Tracing a cause-and-effect relationship makes it much easier to localize the problem, but in about half of the cases there is nothing specific that precedes it. If this is the case for you, the following steps will help you determine where the failure occurred - in your mobile device, PC or USB cable.

• Move the cable in the area of ​​the connectors (kinks most often form in these places) and see if the phone (tablet) is detected in the explorer or device manager of the computer. Or connect the devices with another cable that is known to work and is suitable for data transmission.
• Connect your phone to another computer, as well as another mobile device to this PC. If the phone is not detected anywhere, the problem is definitely in it. The same is the case with a computer.
• If the problem seems to be in the computer, check the phone in all USB sockets; perhaps the problem is in one or more of them (for example, only in the front group).

If you conclude that the cable is the source of the problem, simply replace it. What to do in other cases, read on.

The culprit of the failure is the phone. What to do?

If the diagnostics clearly indicate a problem with your mobile device, perform the following steps in order. After each step, check to see if the problem is resolved. If not, move on to the next one.

• Reboot your device.
• Connect your phone to your computer. Once connected, slide down the Quick Settings menu bar and make sure that the “Connect as” list does not include “charge only,” or “camera” or “media device.” Select the "USB storage" option.

• Open Android system settings (in older versions, “Options”). Go to the "Wireless Networks" section. Turn on modem mode. Or vice versa, if it is on, turn it off. In some editions of Android, this parameter controls not only the modem, but also the connection of the gadget to the PC as a drive.

• Experiment with putting your device into USB debugging mode. Open the “System” and “For Developers” sections in the settings. Uncheck or check the box next to “USB Debugging”.

• Disconnect the phone from the computer, turn it off and remove the battery from it (the phone) (of course, if it is removable). After 5 minutes, replace the battery, turn on the device and try connecting again.
• Remove applications that failed after installation. If the connection doesn't work in a particular sync app, clear its cache. If it doesn’t help, reinstall (both on your mobile device and on your PC) or try using an analogue.
• Scan your device with an antivirus.
• Reset the device's operating system to factory settings.

The culprit of the failure is the computer. What to do?

• Shut down the OS, turn off the PC from the outlet (or press the key on the power supply) and hold down the power button for 15-20 seconds. This will discharge the capacitors and remove stray static charge, which may block detection of the connected device.
• If the phone is not recognized by only one group of USB ports, open the cover of the system unit and make sure that they are connected securely. By the way, normal charging of a mobile device through the port does not mean that the second one is working properly.
• Boot the operating system. Open Device Manager and check if portable devices are listed in the equipment list, and your phone is among them. If it is present, but marked with a black arrow in a circle (disabled), right-click on the line and select the “Enable device” command from the menu.

• If there are unknown devices in the hardware list (indicated by an exclamation point in a yellow triangle), one of them may be the phone. To make sure it is him, disconnect your mobile device from USB. If the unknown device disappears from the list, then that’s it. And the reason for the failure is the lack of the required driver in the system. We will tell you below how to reinstall and where to download the driver for your phone.
• The problem with recognizing connected devices may also be due to boot failure, damaged or missing USB drivers. In this case, the exclamation marks will be in the “USB Controllers” section.
• Reinstalling drivers didn't help? Scan your computer disks with an antivirus and then temporarily disable security programs. By the way, the latter can block access to a mobile device as a storage medium if it contains suspicious or clearly malicious software. So it’s worth checking your phone for viruses too.

• Uninstall the programs whose installation caused the problem, or perform a system restore to a checkpoint created on a day before the problem occurred.
• If, in addition to the phone, the computer does not recognize other devices connected via USB - a mouse, keyboard, printer, flash drives, etc. (whether they are charged or not is not indicative), the source of the failure may be any faulty component of the system unit or something then from the periphery. You can determine the culprit at home by turning off the equipment one by one or replacing it with a known good one.

How to Reinstall Mobile Device Driver and USB on Windows Computer

iPhone

• Connect iPhone to PC.
• Open the folder %CommonProgramW6432%\Apple\Mobile Device Support\Drivers (to avoid typing the command manually, copy it from here, paste it into the address bar of any folder and click the go button). It contains 2 files (out of four) with the .inf extension - usbaapl.inf and usbaapl64.inf.

• Open the context menu of each of these files and run the “Install” command.
• After installation, restart your computer.

Android

Smartphones and tablets for Android, such as Samsung, Xiaomi, Lenovo, Meizu, HTC, etc., as a rule, do not create separate folders for storing their drivers, and they are often not found on official websites so you can just download and reinstall. Therefore, to begin with, you should trust the reinstallation of the drivers already present in the system by Windows itself.

How to do it:

• Open the context menu of the problematic device in Device Manager. Select the "Update Driver" option.

• In the next window, first select automatic search for updates. If Windows does not find anything suitable, check the second item - installing and searching for drivers manually.

• Next, click “Select from the list available on your computer.” A new window will display all mobile device drivers that are already installed on the PC.

• To narrow your search, in the “Select a driver for this device” section, check “Compatible only.” Check the one that best suits your request (if there is more than one item in the list) and click “Next” to proceed to the installation.

For the driver to work correctly, restart your computer.

If reinstalling the driver already installed in the system did not help, you will have to look for something else on the Internet (with the risk of downloading a virus instead of the one you are looking for), so download them only from reliable and trusted sites, like w3bsit3-dns.com, and check with an antivirus before installation.

Drivers for the most common models of mobile gadgets are also collected in the “USB Drivers for Android” application, which is available for free download on Google Play.

USB drivers for Windows can usually be easily found on the websites of laptop or desktop PC motherboard manufacturers. Sometimes they are included in the chipset driver.

If the phone is not recognized in firmware mode

The fact that the computer and phone do not see each other in fastboot mode is indicated by the message “Waiting for device” that appears in the firmware program. Most often, this error occurs due to the lack of a mobile device driver in the system, so first of all, do what is written above - reinstall the driver or download and install it again.

If it doesn't help:

• Make sure that you follow the instructions for working with the firmware installation program exactly and that it is running as an administrator.
• Check if USB debugging is enabled on your smartphone (if not, enable it), and the device itself is in bootloader mode. If this mode is blocked, find instructions online for unlocking the bootloader specifically for your device model.
• Connect the phone to the rear USB socket as short as possible and with a known good cable, without using any adapters or hubs.
• Your phone may not support USB 3 (blue socket), so only connect it to USB 2.0 (black sockets).
• Install all released Windows updates on your computer.

If the problem persists even after doing this, try flashing the phone on another PC. And better - with a different version of the operating system.

When the problem is a broken physical interface

It is advisable not to use faulty physical interfaces, especially on a mobile gadget, at all (do not load them with current to avoid worsening the breakdown), even if the phone or tablet retains the ability to charge through them. You can organize content transfer either wirelessly (Wi-Fi, bluetooth) or through cloud services that are available on both devices. In particular, iTunes and iCloud for Apple technology, Google Drive, Yandex Disk, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive and many others - for everyone.

Cloud services are convenient to use for transferring photos, videos, music, documents and other types of files. To synchronize contacts on Android and PC, the capabilities of Gmail are sufficient. And to control your phone directly from your computer, you can install an application like MyPhoneExplorer (consists of 2 parts - for the phone and for the PC), which supports both wired and wireless connections of devices without requiring driver installation. Very comfortably.

In short, there is always a way out and it is often much simpler than it seems at first glance.