Apple's ecosystem of devices and the interaction between iOS and macOS is increasingly increasing the ability to do the work on the iPhone and proceed to it on Mac or vice versa. However, another great fact is that there are many additional Mac users for Android phones.
If this is the case, you may find yourself in need of sharing information or syncing between your Android phone and your Mac, such as contacts, calendar, photos or files.
The rise of cloud storage has helped to some extent automated processes, such as iCloud and Google Drive, but there are document ways to manage Mac files on your Android smartphone or sync data between them.
Consultation how iCloud works and the steps you take when storing your information.
Remember that if you want to move an image or other file from Android to Mac, you'll find it easier to use file transfer provided by Android.
In this article we compile a whole series of the best actors of software Android for Mac to provide you with a work tool if you're an app developer.
How to sync Android and Mac using Google services
The easiest way to sync data between your Android phone and your Mac is to use the new Google services. To do this, you'll only need to have a Gmail email account, to allow both platforms to communicate.
In the meantime, if you have an Android phone, you'll definitely need to sign up for a Gmail account, because it's important to download apps and use the full capabilities provided by the platform.
With your Gmail account you can sign in to Google Chrome, Google Maps, YouTube, Google Drive, Photo and Play Store. This will help you sync bookmarks or bookmarks in your browser, Google Maps locations, videos, photos and much more.
Take a look at this article where we show you How to find lost contacts on your Android device you use the sync benefits provided by Google services.
Google sign-in on Android
It's not easy to find out which of your Google addresses are related to your Android phone.
Tap & # 39; Settings & # 39; on your Android phone and go to & # 39; Google> Google Services> Sign in & # 39; If you are currently active, click on & # 39; Google Account & # 39; where you will be shown all personal information to manage.
Searching the web
By using these features on your Android smartphone, Google Chrome will collect your browsing history and bookmarks. This way, if you use the Chrome browser on your Mac, identify yourself with your Gmail address, everything will be synced.
Contacts
All your mobile contacts will be automatically saved when you use your Gmail account. This way, every time you change your device or platform and sign in with your account, you will make sure you have your contact letter updated.
Access your Mac's contact application and you'll have experience.
Calendar
Calendar Sync between your Android and Mac mobile app should start MacOS Calendar program. In the taskbar, click & # 39; Calendar> Add Account & # 39; Next, select Google from the list shown.
From this point you can sign in to your Gmail account and, once completed, your Calendar will appear synced. Note that if it turns out that you have several calendars (personal and professional), you can run a lot at the same time as a tandem.
Content
This phase is more complicated, but not impossible. In fact, it is very difficult to transfer music and videos successfully because they are files that live far above. Your contacts and marks are very light compared to these.
The easiest and most recommended way is to use Google Drive Cloud Storage Service. So you can move files of all kinds by simply dragging them to your folder, so they can be synced right away.
Download Google Drive for Mac from this link.
Download Google Drive for Android on this link.
In the meantime and talking about audio content, keep in mind that your phone won't play iTunes m4a files, the standard format associated with iTunes downloads, and recordings from CD support.
Other files
There is another way to move files from your Mac to the Android device on the contrary, using the Android File Transfer program.
Download Android File Transfer from the link.
You will need to connect your Android smartphone to your Mac using a USB cable. The phone can show you a switch converter message between charging mode to transfer mode.
Do this and then the Transfer program will open on your Mac. You can now access the Music folder to easily drag content.
If you want to know how to use black mode on Mac with or without MacOS Mojave, Take a look at this article.
Table of Contents