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Monday, June 11, 2012

Connecting the Samsung Galaxy S3 to Kies via USB

Connecting my new Samsung Galaxy S3 to Kies via Wi-Fi worked first time, but trying to connect it via a USB cable failed every time.

Here is what worked for me:


  • Unplug the USB cable from the GS3
  • go to "Settings" > "Developer Options"
  • Enable "USB debugging"
  • Connect the USB cable from the GS3 to the PC
  • The PC will now install a bunch of drivers automatically
  • When the drivers have installed, unplug the USB cable from the GS3
  • go to "Settings" > Developer options"
  • Disable "USB debugging"
  • Connect the USB cable from the PC to the GS3

After doing this, the SGS3 connected to Kies

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28 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 5:56 PM

    this post doesnt work

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  2. AnonymousAugust 3, 2012 at 2:54 AM

    it worked for me! i tried everything the kies software suggested but nothing worked. thanks!

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  3. MarkAugust 22, 2012 at 10:44 PM

    Worked for me as well. Thanks so much

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  4. AnonymousAugust 23, 2012 at 4:08 AM

    THANK YOU! This worked flawlessly.

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  5. iEv0August 25, 2012 at 1:50 AM

    This worked on the first try, thanks you saved me some frustration!

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  6. UnknownAugust 28, 2012 at 11:45 PM

    didn't work

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  7. AnonymousAugust 31, 2012 at 9:07 PM

    Had dramas with not connecting to kies, enabled the debugging function and let it install the correct files on win7 64 bit OS, then turned off debugging and works a treat! Thanks

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2012 at 6:16 AM

    Not for me sadly, will post if I get a solution.

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2012 at 1:32 PM

    For some reason my phone already had "USB Debugging" enabled. Disablign it solved the issue. Thanks!

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2012 at 1:38 AM

    Failed everytime

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2012 at 10:05 PM

    worked fine for me

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  12. UnknownOctober 17, 2012 at 8:40 AM

    Tried this, doesn't work.
    Galaxy s3 connects to the pc fine, I can see the phone in windows explorer and I can transfer files no problem.
    But it won't connect to Kies! Whats wrong?

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  13. UnknownOctober 17, 2012 at 8:42 AM

    Mine doesn't fail, just says connecting and sits there, doesn't do anything

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  14. AnonymousOctober 25, 2012 at 5:42 AM

    Didnt work for me. OMG why did I get rid of my iPhone for this boat anchor

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  15. AnonymousOctober 28, 2012 at 8:33 PM

    restart the phone it works for me.

    good luck..
    Jack

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    1. AnonymousOctober 29, 2012 at 11:28 AM

      Thank you Jack,
      restart helped, issue has been resolved.

      Best regards,
      SweetDream

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    2. LukitoFebruary 26, 2013 at 11:54 PM

      Same here, I've disabled the Wi-Fi and restarted the phone. Work's fine now.

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  16. AnonymousOctober 30, 2012 at 3:18 AM

    For those who are just using a standard Micro USB cable. I was using my old HTC cable. I thought USB is USB, but upon using the Samsung Micro USB cable all is working without question. I have no ideal what the difference is, but with my HTC cable, it would only charge and with Samsung cable, it connects as a full device.

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  17. AnonymousNovember 23, 2012 at 9:07 PM

    Didn't work for me either! The search for a solution goes on for me :0(

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  18. AnonymousNovember 26, 2012 at 6:54 AM

    dont have developer options!

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  19. UnknownDecember 5, 2012 at 11:50 AM

    Failed! Epic Fail!

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  20. AnonymousDecember 26, 2012 at 5:33 AM

    thanks this sorted it but you need to reboot the phone before it works

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  21. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2013 at 5:45 PM

    Worked for me, thanks for the advice.

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  22. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2013 at 6:50 AM

    is worked thanks m8 :)

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  23. eg4os.comJanuary 24, 2013 at 10:44 PM

    doesnt work for Galaxy s3
    www.eg4os.com

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  24. AnonymousMarch 10, 2013 at 5:07 PM

    Working nicely ..perfectly for my S3

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  26. AnonymousJanuary 9, 2014 at 8:42 AM

    so far doesn't work for me

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