how can i connect samsung galaxy s4 to mac book?

you can use android file transfer application from the below link

http://www.android.com/filetransfer/

then follow the comments

Download and Install

• Step 1: Click Download Now above.
• Step 2: When the download completes, double-click androidfiletransfer.dmg.
• Step 3: In the Installer window, drag Android File Transfer to Applications.

Use Android File Transfer

• Use the USB cable that came with your Android device to connect it to your Mac.
• Double-click Android File Transfer to open it the first time (subsequently, it opens automatically).
• Browse the files and folders on your Android device, add folders, copy files up to 4GB to or from your Mac, delete files, and more.
• Choose Help > Android File Transfer Help to learn more.

also you can use Samsung KIES for mac from this link : http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/usefulsoftware/KIES/ 😉

I have seen some threads here where KIES did not function well on Mavericks.

yep in that case you can use Android file transfer .. this will allow you to connect through USB and you can easily exchange files b/w your S4 to mac..

Also try to download Droid NAS from App store link is : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.codesector.droidnas and you can use that without USB but for that you need to connect your phone and mac into same wifi n/w..

The procedure for using Droid NAS for mac follows

OS X Mavericks workaround:

Press Cmd+K in Finder and enter IP address AND share:

smb://IP_ADDRESS:Port/Share

for example:

smb://192.168.1.2:7777/SD Card

Cheers !!!

Message was edited by: Gnanavel S

I am not using anything other than iPhones and iPads and Macs and PC's.

My remark was just a cautionary statement.

As far as I remember from some threads, some file-explorers read the android phones (connected with USB) just as a disk (maybe even Finder does that?), so that you do not need any special app to connect that Samsung phone.

Have fun,

Lex