Phone Support
The red drives have a USB-C connector that can be plugged into a modern phone's charging port. You will probably have to remove your phone's case for the USB to be fully seated.
Android 7 and higher phone
Android 7 OS and higher for newer (post-2016) phones should support using a USB-C flash drive connected to the charging port. Best to remove your phone's case. After connecting the drive you should see a message that says something like "USB drive added" or "USB storage device". Then swipe up from the bottom or open search and search for "Files". The first options will probably be "My Files". While this app can be used to copy the photos it does not have the ability to open links. You could use it to copy the Digital Image folders or the entire drive to your phone. Once the full drive is on your phone the captions pages on the phone will link properly.
To view the captions directly from the flash drive you will need a "File manager app" such as "Files by Google" or a third party file manager such as "File Manager +". Another option is to just copy the Digital Image folders to your phone and view the captions on the internet via our Web Access page.
Not every android phone brand has the ability to view USB drives enabled. The functionality is called "OTG". If nothing happens when you plug your USB drive into the case-less phone you will need to enable OTG. This will be in Setup options under "Storage" or "Additional Settings" - unfortunately every phone brand is a little different. If you can't quickly find these options do an internet search for "how to enable OTG on xxxx" where xxxx is your brand and model of phone.
iPhone 15 and higher
Plug the drive into the charging port and open the native "Files" app. The drive should appear under "Locations". You can then view or copy the files.
Connected! What next?
Option A - Copy the full drive to your device. Copy all the folders and files at once and put them in a new folder on your device. You should then be able to open the Start_Here files and view the captions on your device.
Option B - Copy just the high resolution images. Copy only folders \Digital-Images and \Digital-Images-for-Phone. You will not be able to view the drives captions pages but the photos have the captions embedded in the metadata. You might be able to view the captions via an app.
Option C - Copy only the images you want. Select the photos you want from folders \Digital-Images and \Digital-Images-for-Phone and copy them to your device, probably to the \Pictures folder.
Option D - Don't copy anything, just view the captions and photos from the flash drive. While this works it is perhaps inconvenient to have the drive connected while you use it. But it is a good way to initially view the photos and drive folders while you decide how you will use the drive long-term.
The photos are much more interesting if you view them with the captions written by the photographer. In the root of the drive there is a file called '1-Start_Here-English.html'. If you double click on this file it should open in your internet browser. It contains links to the Galleries that display the captions.
Web Access to View the Captions
A great option for veiwing the captons is to visit our Web Access link. One advantage of Web Access is the ablity to swipe left and right to scroll through the captions and galleries.
You may want a 'hybrid' use of your drive... copy the folders with the images to your device, but use the website to browse the captions.
