Transferring APK's via bluetooth - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, lately ive been trying out a few apps from this website's forums and I want to transfer them to my friend's phones but I can't...
I have been using astro file manager + the bluetooth plug in to try and browse, copy/paste them, but this doesnt work most of the time
By using astro and then bluetooth file transfer, it says transfer complete after a few seconds and nothing happens on the other device
What is the best way to do this quick and fast?

I usually use the "bluetooth file manager" app...never failed me yet.
sent from my uncyanogen modded epic 4g. with the key skips.

How do you do it? Do you use the bluetooth file transfer app from selecting and sending the files?
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ugothakd said:
I usually use the "bluetooth file manager" app...never failed me yet.
sent from my uncyanogen modded epic 4g. with the key skips.
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"Bluetooth File Manager" app transfers data very solwly than the default android app. Pair your device with your friends properly .( I think its the problem of pairing the devices)

There are only a few brands of devices that are capable of sending and receiving *.apk files without problems.
I've tested Samsung, HTC, and Sony and they can transfer installers without problems. Others confirmed to be not working are custom ROMs, Asus, and Huawei.
It seems that Bluetooth APK transfer is blocked by default as an anti-piracy measure, even if you check "Unknown Sources". It seems that these 3 companies intentionally disabled it to allow their own app store to run.
I don't know if those who make custom roms are aware of it but it will be a nice feature if you could enable *.APK transfers so we can run custom ROMs without issues.

If it gives you such a headache, then why not sending it over mail, it won't take long though

votinh said:
If it gives you such a headache, then why not sending it over mail, it won't take long though
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a stock rom would never allow apks to be downloaded via the device plus it requires the user to use their data network (or internet capable WiFi) There are a lot of APKs that exceed the allowable size limit (+25MB).
The only way to do that for now is to download a free bluetooth file transfer app to bypass the restriction. You would also want to download a file explorer also if you don't have one. I was able to send APKs to my co-worker's Cyanogenmod HTC HD2 but I forgot the exact program she used that worked.

If you want to transfer apks via bluetooth, simply rename its extension from .apk to .zip/.mp3/.mp4/(whatever you want)...after you receive the file, just rename its extension back...

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[Q] Wireles file transfer Vibrant<->Vibrant

Trying to find a way how to connect 2 rooted Vibrants wirelessly so I could transfer large files from one to another. Bluetooth is not an option due to speed/file sizes. Could it be done with tethering and running some kind of a file server?!
Thnx
Install dropbox on both.
ST4LKER said:
Trying to find a way how to connect 2 rooted Vibrants wirelessly so I could transfer large files from one to another. Bluetooth is not an option due to speed/file sizes. Could it be done with tethering and running some kind of a file server?!
Thnx
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Have you actually tried bluetooth? I haven't tried it yet myself, but it should be as high speed as any wireless transfer you'd get on our phones -- They support Bluetooth 3.0, so as long as the wifi radios are enabled a pair of Vibrants should autonegotiate a wifi link to send the file, if you just pair them with bluetooth.
I've used bluetooth (Bluetooth File Transfer app in market) and dropbox... both work great.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth file transfer works great. I use it all the time to transfer apps, music, vids and just about anything else on my vibrant to any other android device that supports the BT file transfer protocols. It works great! An entire CD of music in 128k MP3 took about 3 minutes to transfer from my Vibrant to my wife's Nexus.
You can also use Hoccer found in the market. It's best to use it while both phones are connected to a wifi network. It's also fun.
Think of it like Soccer where you're passing the ball back and forth, one person passes the other person "catches".
Except you pass data
The good thing about dropbox is that there is no need for any file transfers. You just upload your files and they are available to any phone with the app and login info. Done.
Bad thing about drop box is that you are limited to 2 gb of data and you got to upload from your chimp then download to your phone. Not really ideal for large file transfers like movies.
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^ depends on your connection, I download very large files from my phone using dropbox.
AND SPACE IS MADE LARGER IF YOU USE MY REFERRAL LINK, COUGH * below* COUGH
s15274n said:
^ depends on your connection, I download very large files from my phone using dropbox.
AND SPACE IS MADE LARGER IF YOU USE MY REFERRAL LINK, COUGH * below* COUGH
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I was in love with Dropbox. Until they deleted all my files, then replicated the "changes" down to all my PCs. That was fun. Luckily nothing critical. But I cringe when I see folks talk them up for backup, etc, after having that trouble.
I guess the fastest way to transfer is by FTP, just install a client and a server on both phones and you get the maximum speed that your router supports. I'm using ANDFTP and SWIFTP from the market, both free.
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Issues with bluetooth file transfers

I cannot seem to reliably transfer files between my Nexus S and my Prime using bluetooth. I almost always get a "Service Discovery Failed" or "Stream Closed" message. Does anyone know anything about this? Is anyone having similar problems?
Update: Upon further research, it might be because of the file type. Frigging ridiculous! It won't accept a .apk file via bluetooth. If you rename it to something else, like .zip the file is accepted. Is Google starting to implement some anti piracy nonsense?
I have lots of games I have purchased using SIM spoofing apps(Android Market does not support my country) on my Nexus S that I cannot access on my unrooted Prime. This is why I want to transfer them over from my Nexus S.
trying doing it via USB or sdcard. What I did was copied a few apks from my infuse to my home cloud drive. And then just used es file explorer from my prime to pull them back down and bad a Bing. Got them apps
ryanbmw51 said:
trying doing it via USB or sdcard. What I did was copied a few apks from my infuse to my home cloud drive. And then just used es file explorer from my prime to pull them back down and bad a Bing. Got them apps
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That's a viable work around. But, it's tedious to do this for every new app I purchase. Anyway, the renaming file extension works but, I was just taken aback by the need for it.
I have been using androwook rom v1.5 but still can not receive apk files from other devices .. is there any solution other than changing the file extension will be accepted?
I just email the .apk to myself when I want it on another device. Never had an issue that way. Good luck
only zip files it is possible to transfer not apk
Dropbox is awesome for this, I backup apps using Astro & upload them to my Dropbox.
Comes in handy when you download a dud update like the latest YouTube app
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ES File Explorer fails wifi copy.

I noticed an issue with my favorite file explorer the other day, when trying to copy a large file over wifi, it would fail every time when letting the tablet sleep. I am using an alternate file explorer for those large file copies but really wish I could move back to ES FE. Anyone have this experience? It fails literally every time I do a file over a few hundred Meg. I don't have the issue on any of my other android devices, but none have ICS. Maybe an issue with ICS and that program? Or just my Prime? It is not losing the signal, just stops the transfer--- still shows that it is going but never completes and file size never changes.
I have the same problem. Beside that I'm somehow unable to cancled a transfer, I had several failed downloads of huge files. Also switched to a different file-browsers which works without problems.
Mine failed too...
Can anyone confirm other devices that have ICS having the issue? It would be helpful to know if it had something to do with ICS or just the prime. I actually installed it based on recommendations from this forum and found issues with it on my first large file transfer... I can agree on how powerful and simple it is but switched over to File Explorer HD because it works. Not that I recommend FEHD, full of ads and still not "HD" enough for the prime
Is there a manual somewhere how to transfer files with wifi using es explorer?
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slowatsch said:
I have the same problem. Beside that I'm somehow unable to cancled a transfer, I had several failed downloads of huge files. Also switched to a different file-browsers which works without problems.
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It's not a prime (or ICS) specific problem. It happens frequently across all my devices with ES File Explorer. And as far as I can tell, there's no way to cancel a copy once it's started.
wohli - there may be a manual somewhere but it really is pretty easy. Just tap the "local" selection on the top left corner of the app, then choose LAN. You can either scan for servers with SMB shares or you can attach one by using the "add" dialog, that will ask for user/pw, IP or name, domain (optional). Then hold on a file from one of the shares for the copy option. Then use the same menu at the top left to get back to local, then tap the paste button at the top.
vels13 - Thanks for the info!! Question: Why do you think there are so many people that recommend ESFE if it doesn't even do a decent wifi copy? I have seen it plastered on every "first apps to install" post and "recommended apps" post!!
jordanmw said:
wohli - there may be a manual somewhere but it really is pretty easy. Just tap the "local" selection on the top left corner of the app, then choose LAN. You can either scan for servers with SMB shares or you can attach one by using the "add" dialog, that will ask for user/pw, IP or name, domain (optional). Then hold on a file from one of the shares for the copy option. Then use the same menu at the top left to get back to local, then tap the paste button at the top.
vels13 - Thanks for the info!! Question: Why do you think there are so many people that recommend ESFE if it doesn't even do a decent wifi copy? I have seen it plastered on every "first apps to install" post and "recommended apps" post!!
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I actually like the app and use it for wifi copying, but it does halt frequently when copying files over wifi and that's kind of frustrating. Usually happens on really large files or when you queue up a bunch. I don't think I've ever been able to queue up say 10 video files and get them all to finish. The annoying thing is when it finally does stop copying, you can't cancel and restart, you have to force close the app or reboot phone. I've experienced this on transformer prime, galaxy 10.1, and my HTC glacier. Works great for smaller files though.
This is probably obvious, but I believe the Prime is set to turn off wifi when sleeping by default. This might be an ICS default.
You can change it under Wifi->Advanced.
Yeah, same here. Both my phone and Prime have that problem w/ ES.
I don't know if there's a better WiFi file manager on the market but I really like ES.
Even if wifi is set to sleep when the prime does... the prime will not fully sleep with a data stream going of any kind. Other File explorers do not fail when it sleeps.
vels-- Why would you use something that constantly errors, and has the issues that you described? Like I said, I am using File Explorer HD.. at least it works!
Does ANYONE know of a good file explorer that will pull files down from wifi reliably? It would also be nice if it had most of the features from ES and even better yet if it displayed at native resolution for our primes!!!
Anyone?
jordanmw said:
vels-- Why would you use something that constantly errors, and has the issues that you described? Like I said, I am using File Explorer HD.. at least it works!
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It works well enough for what I need it for 95% of the time. If I need to transfer a big file or a lot of files, it's quicker to do it over USB anyways.
guys,
you may use airdrod for wi-fi file transfer if that's what you wanted
Try Ghost commander. Not a good interface, but work well for wifi transfer, and you can see a speed - current/average.
it's the same man
jordanmw said:
Can anyone confirm other devices that have ICS having the issue? It would be helpful to know if it had something to do with ICS or just the prime. I actually installed it based on recommendations from this forum and found issues with it on my first large file transfer... I can agree on how powerful and simple it is but switched over to File Explorer HD because it works. Not that I recommend FEHD, full of ads and still not "HD" enough for the prime
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Nothing new, the problem still exists, you can't move large files, I'm keeping try to move a 2GB file with no luck.

[Q] Sync folders between devices via bluetooth?

How's it going?
I am looking for an app that will allow me to sync files from a certain folder on one device (phone) to another folder on my other device (tablet).
I know this has to exists, but I cannot find such an app on the play store.
Perhaps one of my file managers has this feature, but I'm unaware of it.
Thanks!
I am also looking for such an app but through wifi will be much preferred because bluetooth is too slow.
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I am transferring smaller files, so the speed of bluetooth doesn't bother me.
Wifi Direct would work as the interface to transfer, but my older device doesn't have that capability.

An alternative to Sony's Wireless Media Transfer

Hey there!
So I usually use the magnetic charger I have on my desk. Because of this I've found wireless media transfer to be very convenient.
However, its performance is rather poor and very inconsistent:
- Creating new folders makes it crash.
- Random dropouts.
- stuck in "Awaiting connection"
- The fact that you need to scroll like 3 menus to get there.
So I was wondering if anyone knows about a reliable app that does wireless file transferring (for both internal memory and SD card)?
Airdroid.
i use MiXplorer as my file manager. it allows setting up of your phone as an FTP server, which appears on my pc as a folder, from which i can drag/drop/copy files just like any other pc folder
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danibus said:
Airdroid.
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Tried it, too funky, lots of bugs and files over 10mb require premium.
wyt18 said:
i use MiXplorer as my file manager. it allows setting up of your phone as an FTP server, which appears on my pc as a folder, from which i can drag/drop/copy files just like any other pc folder
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How do you configure it? I was unable to use it as an FTP server?
I use for every transfer from/to Phone WLAN FTP -> I use FileZilla! Fast an stable.
To build the FTP server on Phone I use Solid Explorer (old version - not 2.x) - Same File Mananger I use anyway.
fluffi444 said:
I use for every transfer from/to Phone WLAN FTP -> I use FileZilla! Fast an stable.
To build the FTP server on Phone I use Solid Explorer (old version - not 2.x) - Same File Mananger I use anyway.
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does it allow SD card access?
Sydrox said:
does it allow SD card access?
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Sure! Internal and external.
EDIT
I just tried this MiXplorer - And it seams that it has some problems with FTP, indeed.
In my short test I didn't make to show files which are in folders. So browsing through folders and file was not possible correctly. Don't know why.
I'll stay with Solid Explorer. Even if the UI (of 1.x version) is not looking very up-to-date. But there is also an 2.x with Material design.
WiFi File Transfer - using it for 2 years, works Always
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smarterdroid.wififiletransfer&hl=en
Photosync, free on Android : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchbyte.photosync&hl=en
Bought iOS app when I had the iPhone, then kept using it, it syncs new media with a touch of a button, makes new folders etc.
with xender you can transfer anything you want between phones, or computer.. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cn.xender
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Also sshdroid for access to everything, even root
I'm using an old version of ES file explorer, back when it didn't have all that crap. Transfer is easy as a breeze between devices.
Sydrox said:
Hey there!
So I usually use the magnetic charger I have on my desk. Because of this I've found wireless media transfer to be very convenient.
However, its performance is rather poor and very inconsistent:
- Creating new folders makes it crash.
- Random dropouts.
- stuck in "Awaiting connection"
- The fact that you need to scroll like 3 menus to get there.
So I was wondering if anyone knows about a reliable app that does wireless file transferring (for both internal memory and SD card)?
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