How to install Raspbian without an SD card reader
Raspberry Pi
If you have a Android phone, you can put your SD card in it. Delete all the files and install the unzipped OS files on it via your USB data/charging cable. Unmount it, shut the phone off, pull the SD card and put it in your Pi. It should boot.
Caveat: Do not put the files in a single folder, the Pi won't be able to find them. Copy the batch as they appeared when extracted. I made the single file mistake myself! Easy fix, but it was annoying!
You can use your phone as an sd card reader.Just follow below steps:
Insert Your rasberry pi sd card into phones microsd slot. and connect your phone to laptop via usb.
On your phone select usb options as Mass storage mode (MSC)
You now should be able to see a drive F: on your computer.
Now install a software called Sd card formater from here.
open software and select drive f: and then click on format.
Now install a software called win32disk imager from here
Open software and select drive f: and then browse and select the rasbian image and click on write.
remove ur sdcard from phone and plug it into the pi.
Useful links
How to install Raspbian without an SD card reader
You can create an SD card directly on your Android phone - no PC required:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redrobe.raspicardimager
Raspberry Pi Imager
The Raspberry Pi Foundation now has their own image burning software called Raspberry Pi Imager. You can download it here: The Raspberry Pi Foundation now has their own image burning software called Raspberry Pi Imager. You can download it here: https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads
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