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If you are looking for answer on a question: “Why my Android phone can not detect an SD card?”, follow our instructions. Basically, Android can’t detect an SD Card in several cases. The first reason why the phone can’t detect the SD card on Android is an out of service external storage.

Android can't detect a SD Card

Complete incapacity occurs when contacts on the card are damaged or the card is completely deformed. You can check it using another smartphone, tablet, PC or laptop. For example, insert the drive into the card reader of your computer. If the card reader cannot detect a memory card and PC doesn’t see it, then the problem is definitely not in your phone.

In this case, the Micro SD card is not subject to recovery and, unfortunately, the data stored on it is lost.

Android phone unable to detect an SD card

Why Android phone unable to detect an SD card if it’s properly formatted and other devices see it?

Try to remove the card and clean the card reader. Do not use perfume or any other means containing oils for this purpose. It is better to use an ear stick with a little bit of alcohol. Return the card to it’s original position.

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If you still unable to detect a a memory card in Android phone, we advise you to take the device to the service center, where they will make a full diagnostics and fix the problem. Perhaps the system crashed or something happened to the Micro SD card slot and your Android phone not able to detect an SD card.

Do not attempt to disassemble the phone yourself, do not try to detect the problem and don’t touch the contact points. This may cause more serious problems.

SD Card Not Detected

By following this instruction, you will know how to detect an SD Card in Android phone.

If the PC or any other device can see the SD card, but doesn’t read it, there may be a problem with incorrect formatting of the card.

Maybe the computer sees the card and reads it. In this case, with the previous formatting, the NTFS file system could be specified, which is not read by Android.

In both cases, we recommend that you format the card. If the PC reads it, then transfer all the data for save it.

Formatting an SD Card instruction:

  1. Open “This PC” in explorer
  2. Press a right button of your mouse on the SD card icon
  3. In the pop-up menu press on the “Formatting”

How to detect an SD Card in Android phone

In a new window, you can select the file system. The operating system Android recognizes only FAT32. Do not change the other parameters. Click “Start” to start the formatting.

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After completing the formatting process, insert the SD card into your Android device. Now you know how to detect an external sd card in Android phone.

How to detect a memory card in Android phone

How to detect a memory card in Android phone if you just bought a new phone and it’s unable to detect memory card in Android or the old one can’t find an SD card, we will help you to understand how to detect the memory card in the Android phone.

First, make sure the reason why the phone cannot detect the memory card. At best, it will be just a software error.

How to detect a memory card in a mobile

Let’s check it out:

  1. Turn off your gadget
  2. Remove the memory card from the smartphone and clean off the dirt
  3. Insert the Micro SD card back
  4. Turn on the device

If the phone still not able to detect the SD Card, let’s see closer at the causes of the problem and their elimination.

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Formatting SD card

Format SD Card on Android can help you to delete all files from external storage. If you have some errors with opening files or with transfer apps to SD Card – formatting can help with this.

Warning! Format SD Card will erase all user data and files!

To format a MicroSD card on Android follow the instruction:

  1. Go to the settings
  2. Storage
  3. Erase SD Card
  4. Confirm the operation
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Format will be done in a few minutes. Have some questions? Ask us in the comments!

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Transfer files to Android

USB cable today comes with all the Android devices, most commonly it is a part of the charger. If you need to transfer files to Android from PC or vice versa via USB, do the following:

  1. Connect your smartphone to your PC via USB cable
  2. Select the MTP connection mode in the smartphone settings
  3. Switch on your PC, go to My computer, and then click on the appeared device
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Different smartphones and tablets on Android when you connect them for transfer files to Android via cable are displayed differently on the computer, most often — as a media device or removable disk. If two removable disks are displayed – it is an internal memory of Android device and external memory card.

Now you can transfer files from your PC to an Android device, or to PC via USB as if it was a regular USB flash drive. If your Android device is locked with a password, then unlock it with a graphical key or a fingerprint scanner – unlock it, and then folders from your smartphone will be available on your computer and you’ll can transfer files to Android.

Hope that now you’ll be able to transfer files PC to Android via USB!

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