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[–] SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org 48 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (43 children)

I teach math to undergrads, and damn it's sad. They don't know how to send a PDF file from their phone to laptop, and upload it to Canvas. One guy ended up emailing it to me. They don't even know what a folder/directory is.

[–] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 17 points 5 months ago (15 children)

They don't know how to send a PDF file from their phone to laptop

With USB cable? Because outside of that it gets complicated and/or vendor-specific quickly.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

If you have the luck that Android prompts you if you want to enable file transfer or just charge your device.

[–] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If i remember right, it's long-press on the notification, no? Currently on toilet, can't check.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago

Afaik last time I connected my phone via USB I needed to pull down zhe notifications and there was a silent option offered to switch the type of USB connections.

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