With the popularity of mobile phone and computer, more and more people require to manage their cell phone on PC. While, if you own a LG phone, you will find that when you connect your LG device to computer, you are only allowed to share media files that are saved on your SD card between LG mobile phone and PC. Where are our contacts or text messages? Generally speaking, contacts and SMS are usually stored on the internal phone memory or the SIM card, so that they are invisible after linking your phone to computer directly. If you want to manage LG contacts on computer, you have no choice but to turn to a third-party program.
Mac OSX 10.10 (Yosemite) Users: Mac OSX 10.10 is only supported by the LG VL600 and the Verizon 4G LTE USB551L devices using VZAccess Manager 7.4.6 (2825c). All other devices are not supported on OSX 10.10.
Here I'd like to recommend you this Coolmuster LG Desktop Manager. As you know that we are forbidden to view contacts and text messages on computer without an assistant, this program is exactly what you need, which can remove the limitation of accessing contacts & messages on PC. Apart from this, it can also enables you to add, delete and edit contacts, SMS messages and all media files as you like. What's more, if you want to keep a backup file of your LG phone data in case of losing accidentally someday, you can also work this management software to copy everything on our phone to PC entirely.
In fact, this program can be perfectly compatible with all Android phones, including LG, Samsung, LG, HTC, Sony, Motorola, etc. That's to say, no matter you use a LG Optimus/Env3/Octane/Cosmos/Dare/Rumor mobile phone or any other Android phone, it can be always suitable. Now click here to get the free trial version.
Steps to Control LG Contacts, Text Messages, Pictures on Computer/PC
Note: This program has both Windows and Mac version, pay attention not to download the wrong one. As this guide will show you how to work this LG Desktop Manager on Windows computer, if you are a Mac user, you can follow the similar steps to run it.
Step 1. Operate this Program and Connect LG Phone to Computer
After downloading and installing the right version on your computer, you can double click to open it. Then plug your LG mobile phone to computer via a USB cable.
Step 2. Enable USB Debugging( Optional)
After connecting your phone to PC, you need to enable USB debugging on your phone if it is the first time you open this program on computer, so that this program will detect your smart phone successfully. Then next time when you run it on PC, this software will automatically identify your device without this process.
As soon as it detects your LG mobile phone, this LG Desktop Manager will install USB driver on your computer. After that, it will start to scan your phone data, please wait patiently.
Step 3. Add, Delete, Edit or Backup Contacts & SMS
After scanning, the whole files of your LG mobile phone will be shown on the panel. If you want to manage LG contacts on computer, you should press the 'Contacts' icon first. Then click 'All contacts', you will see that all contacts are arranged one by one with name, phone number and message number. In addition, there are several options on the panel. You can completely manage your contacts by touching the 'Add', 'Delete', 'Edit' or 'Backup' button. In this way, you are able to totally control LG messages on PC.
By the way, this program also enables you to share media files between LG phone and computer. Here you can freely transfer LG photos from/to computer by hitting the 'Import' or 'Export' icon. What's more, if you want to delete some pictures, you should mark them and press the 'Delete' option.
It is quite easy to operate, right? With this Coolmuster LG Desktop Manager, you can completely control every file of your LG smart phone on computer. No matter you own a Windows or Mac computer, it could be your best assistant.
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Why Need A Professional LG Desktop Manager?
As more and more files and information saved on your LG mobile phone, it becomes important and necessary to manage LG phone on computer time to time. LG users may need to share data between phone and computer for data backup or data distribution in their daily life and work. Well, we know that we can sync media files like videos, music and pictures between computer and LG handsets easily via a USB cable. However, for other types of data like contacts and text messages, a USB cord is not enough. That is because such files are invisible for the privacy protection. It's time for you to pick up the professional LG desktop managing software called Coolmuster Android Assistant or Coolmuster Android Assistant for Mac to help make it quite simple to manage videos, audio, photos, text messages, contacts, eBooks, apps and more on your LG Android phone. Not only LG, but also Samsung, Motorola, HTC, ZTE, etc. can be supported by this program. Now, let's read on to learn the highlights of this software:
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Highlight 1: Backup phone data and restore with one click
The LG desktop managing tool allows you to backup everything on your LG phone or other Android phone or tablet, such as contacts, SMS, photos, videos, music, apps, books and more to your computer within a few clicks. And all the data your have backed up on your computer can be restored to your phone with one click.
Highlight 2: Transfer files between phone and computer
The smart program can scan both your phone memory and SD card, as well as the SIM card, so that you can transfer everything on your phone to computer by clicking on the 'Export' button, or download photos, videos and music from computer to your phone with a click on the 'Import' button.
Highlight 3: Organize the application you have on your phone
With the help of LG Desktop Manager, you are able to download various apps from Google Play and install them on your phone in batches to save your time and energy. And you can uninstall the useless apps from your phone instantly and quickly. What's more, you can backup all or selected apps from the LG phone to your computer and even move the apps from your phone's memory to the SD card to free up space.
Highlight 4: Desktop Assistant for SMS and Contacts
Not only you can backup contacts and SMS from phone to computer, but also you are allowed to manage these files on computer directly. For example, you can add, delete and edit the phone contacts on computer, moving further, you can send a single message to all the contacts list on your LG or Android phone.
Guide on Managing LG Optimus/G2/Viper/Ally on Computer/PC
Step 1. Run the LG managing software and connect your LG phone to the computer with USB data cord.
Note: You may need to follow the below instruction to enable USB debugging on your phone:
1) For Android 2.3 or earlier: Enter 'Settings' < Click 'Applications' < Click 'Development' < Check 'USB debugging'. 2) For Android 3.0 to 4.1: Enter 'Settings' < Click 'Developer options' < Check 'USB debugging'. 3) For Android 4.2 or newer: Enter 'Settings' < Click 'About Phone' < Tap 'Build number' for several times until getting a note 'You are under developer mode' < Back to 'Settings' < Click 'Developer options' < Check 'USB debugging'.
Once the USB debugging is enabled, click 'Allow' on your phone to allow the program super user authorization when an Superuser Request pops up. Then, the parameter information of your phone, including phone model, system version and storage space size will be shown in the main interface like below.
Step 2: All files on your LG phone are categorized and shown in the top menu. They're Apps, Music, Videos, Photos, Contacts, SMS and eBooks. Click each tab to enter the corresponding window. Then, import, export or delete them.
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