Installing Applications Using the USB Connection

Installing Applications Using the USB Connection

Use the USB connection to install applications onto the device.
  1. On the device, pull down the Notification panel and touch
    Charging this device via USB
    .
    By default,
    No data transfer
    is selected.
  2. Connect the device to a host computer using a USB-C cable or insert the device into the 1-Slot USB/Ethernet Cradle.
  3. Touch
    File Transfer
    .
  4. On the host computer, open a file explorer application.
  5. On the host computer, copy the application APK file from the host computer to the device.
  6. Carefully follow the host computer’s instructions to unmount the microSD card and disconnect USB devices correctly to avoid losing information.
  7. Disconnect the device from the host computer.
  8. Swipe the screen up and select Files app icon to view files on the Internal Storage.
  9. Locate the application APK file.
  10. Touch the application file.
  11. Touch
    Continue
    to install the app or
    Cancel
    to stop the installation.
  12. To confirm installation and accept what the application affects, touch
    Install
    otherwise touch
    Cancel
    .
  13. Touch
    Open
    to open the application or
    Done
    to exit the installation process.
    The application appears in the App list.