How to identify if a smartphone is connected to computer?

Asked May 21 '14 at 14:52

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I have a smartphone (any operating system like iOS, Android or Windows 8), and as soon as I connect it to computer (through wire), I want my Windows Form Application to identify that a device is connected and it needs to tell me which device is connected (like "Android Device is Connected").

I searched for this, and identified and good way to do from this link DriveDetector. It talks about overriding WndProc and making use of WM_DEVICECHANGE message to identify if a device is inserted or removed.

I notice the WndProc overridden method is getting fired multiple times with the approach. I want to know if there is any better way to do it?

edited May 22 '14 at 08:27

asked May 21 '14 at 14:52

Deepak Raj

You only list 3 mobile operating systems. Are those the only ones you care about? – David Heffernan May 21 '14 at 14:58
yes, as of now those are sufficient for me. – Deepak Raj May 21 '14 at 15:00

How to identify if a smartphone is connected to computer?

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