[Q] Copy files from android to android using Wifi - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey,
Me and friend of mine, we both have Galaxy S. All I want to do is copy some bigger file (few GBs) relatively fast, that means I would like to use Wifi.
Is there any software which would allow me to directly connect (no router or hotspot available) to friend's android and copy the file?
I tried searching google, but nothing so far.
Thanks.

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i do not think that there is a way to do that.
Sry

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Without Wi-Fi you have to use Bluetooth, but that will be painfully slow
Sent from my ice cream powered Nexus S

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You COULD try using a cloud system like dropbox and both install it with a same dropbox account...you upload it to dropbox he sees it and download it...its the only way i see
here are my ¢2 cents hope it works
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You can try using apps like Wifi file transfer. Set it up on one device and connect using the browser from the other...
Works with pc, but the free app has a file dimension limit...

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frazar said:
You can try using apps like Wifi file transfer. Set it up on one device and connect using the browser from the other...
Works with pc, but the free app has a file dimension limit...
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He said he has no wifi router, so that won't work
Sent from my ice cream powered Nexus S

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Without wifi you are limited to 3G or bluetooth and both are slow. Quicker to let them use your sd card direct by putting it in their phone.
Dave
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It's theoretically possible. You'd have to make one phone act as an access point. This would be like wifi tethering, but instead of forwarding everything to the cell net, you would need to run an FTP server or networked filesystem on the server phone, have the service be made accessible by the network on the server phone, and connect to it with the client phone.

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Let us assume phone A wants the file which is on Phone B.
Do the following.
On Phone B
1. set wifi hotspot On.
2. Install Samba File sharing from market.
3. Run samba file sharing (u need to be root)
4. Set sharing name ,login username and password.
5. Enable faling sharing
On Phone B
1. Connect to wifi hotspot created on Phone B
2. Install Estrong File manager from market.
3. Open Estrong file manager.
4. Setup Lan ---->add server--->put the ip shown in samba file sharing on Phone B
5. Set login username and password same as setted on Phone B samba file sharing app.
6. Now browse all file of Phone B from Phone A
************ This is tested by me and 100% working**************

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musarraf172 said:
Let us assume phone A wants the file which is on Phone B.
Do the following.
On Phone B
1. set wifi hotspot On.
2. Install Samba File sharing from market.
3. Run samba file sharing (u need to be root)
4. Set sharing name ,login username and password.
5. Enable faling sharing
On Phone B
1. Connect to wifi hotspot created on Phone B
2. Install Estrong File manager from market.
3. Open Estrong file manager.
4. Setup Lan ---->add server--->put the ip shown in samba file sharing on Phone B
5. Set login username and password same as setted on Phone B samba file sharing app.
6. Now browse all file of Phone B from Phone A
************ This is tested by me and 100% working**************
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I'm quite impressed at that. Your clearly cleverer than those of us who didn't know how :thumbup:
Dave
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mistermentality said:
I'm quite impressed at that. Your clearly cleverer than those of us who didn't know how :thumbup:
Dave
Sent from my LG P920 using Tapatalk
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Hei, hit thanks button dear...........

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musarraf172 said:
Hei, hit thanks button dear...........
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I have lol. The info isn't needed by me, well not yet, but am surprised it can be done and that no app developers have found a way to do it as I would think it could be very useful.
Dave
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musarraf172 said:
Let us assume phone A wants the file which is on Phone B.
Do the following.
On Phone B
1. set wifi hotspot On.
2. Install Samba File sharing from market.
3. Run samba file sharing (u need to be root)
4. Set sharing name ,login username and password.
5. Enable faling sharing
On Phone B
1. Connect to wifi hotspot created on Phone B
2. Install Estrong File manager from market.
3. Open Estrong file manager.
4. Setup Lan ---->add server--->put the ip shown in samba file sharing on Phone B
5. Set login username and password same as setted on Phone B samba file sharing app.
6. Now browse all file of Phone B from Phone A
************ This is tested by me and 100% working**************
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This is very clever solution, very cool.