You can see that I actually have an HTC One X+, a slightly smaller version of the HTC One, running Android 4.1.1. Plug in the HTC phone at this point and after a moment or two the application should see it and after another moment or two some specs show up about the device too: For me, that’s a lot of audio books, as you can see: Start up the program and it’ll start by scanning through all the media files on your computer. Once you’re done, the browser will open up the disk image (.dmg) file:Īs is common with software installs, all you need to do is copy the application into your Applications folder, which is easily done by dragging the icon as shown. In my experience, it’s not a very big app so the transfer moves quickly. Or, plug your HTC One into your Mac and an icon should appear on the Desktop that, if you click it, will also take you to the download area on the HTC site.Įither way, go to the site and you’ll see this:Ĭlick on “Free Download” and it’ll transfer to your Mac system. The program’s called HTC Sync Manager for Mac and you can grab a copy by clicking. HTC phones, however, have their own sync and backup software, a music player and file management app that’s quite easy to work with - when it works. It’s good but it’s rather bare-bones, especially if you’re used to working with iTunes which is confusing and clunky, but pretty slick nonetheless.

There is a slick Android app for Mac systems you should download called Android File Transfer. Go to Android and it’s just a more turbulent experience. Cool, but, as you say, the Mac is tightly integrated into iOS, the software that’s running on Apple iPhones. You have joined the ranks of Mac owners who are also eschewing Apple’s ecosystem and the iPhone in favor of an Android phone. Uh oh, let’s start with some terminology here: A “droid” is a specific type of cellphone running the Android operating system, a model from Motorola, actually.

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