Hey, title says it all.
I've been using email but I guess there is better options.
Thx in advance
USB cable? easiest way I find!!!
Use dropbox
better than any other.
If i helped don't forget hitttiiiing thanks...........
Sv: [Q] easiest way to transfer file from phone to computer?
dropbox ?
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Search play store
you will be surprised by its fantastic features
if i helped don't forget hitttiiiing thanks...........
Dropbox, quickly and easy
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USB cable cut and paste .
Air Droid .
jje
An FTP server on the phone is more convenient than all of the above, imo
usb cable is the best.
even if u use dropbox, ur phone will first upload ur files to dropbox then only u will be able to c it..and u need to install dropbox on ur pc (though u can go to the website but app is much preffered).
so the fastest way is to plug in -> copy files -> jobs done.
depends how big the file is. If its big then usb cable, if its small and youre like me, never being able to find the thing then airdroid is easy
Thx for answer, how does airdroid work? I need to install it on computer also?
How difficult is it to setup an ftp server for the phone?
http://www.airdroid.com/
You always have the bluetooth file transfer option.
vifzor said:
Thx for answer, how does airdroid work? I need to install it on computer also?
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no, it does NOT like iOS devices needs to jail break or iTunes on computer to transfer files
simple connect with USB cable , basically , your Android phone will be show in computer as any other USB Mass Storage Devices.
if you are asking in non-physical contact case as you do not have USB cable.
simplest way and fastest way is using WIFI.
there are dozens applications in Play Store that will enable computer-mobile transfer files via WIFI (both of them must be connected in same WIFI network)
Bluetooth is good , but it's too slow , if your file is very big , it may take hours even days to finish it ...
vifzor said:
How difficult is it to setup an ftp server for the phone?
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As difficult as downloading it from the Play store and launching it
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Just released!
working great on the NC!
Drag & drop directly to/from SD on NC (or any android) over wifi!
Search for "samba fileshare" & download from market
Props to developer FunkyFresh!
This sounds awesome!
So if I'm understanding correctly, you can drop movies, music, and data files from your computer to the NC without hooking up the cable? This is something I'd be very interested in when I get my NC.
zstick said:
So if I'm understanding correctly, you can drop movies, music, and data files from your computer to the NC without hooking up the cable?
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You got it! Your NC (or any **ROOTED** wifi enabled android device) will show up in your network and you can navigate the SD card and drag and drop, etc. Just like any other computer share. Pretty sweet!
colorado_al said:
You got it! Your NC (or any wifi enabled android device) will show up in your network and you can navigate the SD card and drag and drop, etc. Just like any other computer share. Pretty sweet!
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Oh man, I cannot WAIT for this! Still saving my pennies for the NC, but when I get it this'll be the only way I transfer files.
Thanks!
Would have liked to post this in the dev's forum, but as a newbe, I'm unable to.
I hope someone will show the dev this post
ref: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8241781&postcount=130
Copying files to phone using Nautilus.
The link in the post above does not fix the problem.
sending files via nautilus to the phone works if the file size is under 65kb. If above that size the copying error "invalid argument" is returned. I have also found that the linux dolphin file manager will send any size file to the phone but cannot retrieve them.
I do hope this helps the dev, as I think the app is a superb piece of work.
zstick said:
This sounds awesome!
So if I'm understanding correctly, you can drop movies, music, and data files from your computer to the NC without hooking up the cable? This is something I'd be very interested in when I get my NC.
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Another method, if you don't like using the USB cable to transfer, is to download SwiFTP to the NC and then run a client like Filezilla on your host machine. SwiFTP will make your NC a FTP server that you can connect to over WiFi and upload files. That's how I've been transferring a lot of my stuff.
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I've been looking for something like this, thank you!!
Runs beautifully
Very nice! Up and running on Nook Color and Droid X in under 5 mins. Working flawlessly to access via explorer in Win7 64bit.
Works on one computer not the other??
agentburbank said:
Very nice! Up and running on Nook Color and Droid X in under 5 mins. Working flawlessly to access via explorer in Win7 64bit.
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I also have Win7 64bit at work and at home. It works great at work - but can't get my home computer to recognize it. Any suggestions?
evilxenu said:
Another method, if you don't like using the USB cable to transfer, is to download SwiFTP to the NC and then run a client like Filezilla on your host machine. SwiFTP will make your NC a FTP server that you can connect to over WiFi and upload files. That's how I've been transferring a lot of my stuff.
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I had just been reading about SwiFTP and wondering how these two compared. Thanks for the recommendation!
colorado_al said:
Just released!
working great on the NC!
Drag & drop directly to/from SD on NC (or any android) over wifi!
Search for "samba fileshare" & download from market
Props to developer FunkyFresh!
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I have used this all day. I love it. This plus adb wireless has me never plugging my nook into the laptop.
I've been using Awesome drop to do this for a while check it out as well
Great app. Works really well. Previously I was using WiFi File Explorer. The problem was that it worked through web browser, which meant no copying of complete folders or multiple files.
With Samba it is just like browsing another drive on Windows Explorer.
animatechnica said:
I've been using Awesome drop to do this for a while check it out as well
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Beat me to it. I was going to recommend Awesome Drop as well. It also works over 3G on your phone to boot.
Was having trouble connecting to my HTC Desire HD due to it not accepting broadcasts. Tried to fix with 'HTC UDP broadcast fix' app but that was useless as it doesn't ask for super user permissions!?!?
easy work around..... a manual arp entry for the Desire HD on my windows machine.
run cmd as admin..... then
C:\Windows\system32>arp -s ip-address-of-phone MAC-address-of-phone
bingo, happy to finally say 'great app!'
thanks!
Can somebody tell me how to use this app? I'm on a mac. Thanks.
Hello,
I am trying to add /mnt/usbhost1 to the shared folders. Is it /etc/smb.conf that I should edit?
KR,
crawy
zstick said:
I had just been reading about SwiFTP and wondering how these two compared. Thanks for the recommendation!
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For those of the unix persuation, I can recommend DropBear SSH server. Works well with CM10. I use putty (and pscp) on the pc side.
hi all
Have tried to connect Tab 10.1 to my mac but no joy. Apparently OS lion doesnt support kies BUT can i connect via usb in the same way i would on galaxy s 2? I cant find any info anywhere to help.
I want to transfer files from mac to tablet and using bluetoothis too slow due to file size.
Thanks
I'm interest too
try ftp
don't know about the usb hookup but i'm running osx leopard and found that the easiest way to connect to my macbook is with an ftp connection. i'm using cyberduck (free) on my macbook and an app called file expert on my tab. file expert is like astro, but it allows you to share files via an ftp connection.
once you get it set up your tab file tree will show up on your macbook screen and then you can just drag/drop from finder. the whole setup process took me like 5 minutes...
on my home wifi network i'm getting transfer rates of about 3mps. a little slow for huge files, like movies, but perfectly fine for anything else. it's actually really nice not having to hook up with a cable. i may just use this as my go-to setup even when android file transfer get's updated for the tab.
if you google it there's a thread somewhere that details how to set this up...
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don't know about the usb hookup but i'm running osx leopard and found that the easiest way to connect to my macbook is with an ftp connection. i'm using cyberduck (free) on my macbook and an app called file expert on my tab. file expert is like astro, but it allows you to share files via an ftp connection.
once you get it set up your tab file tree will show up on your macbook screen and then you can just drag/drop from finder. the whole setup process took me like 5 minutes...
on my home wifi network i'm getting transfer rates of about 3mps. a little slow for huge files, like movies, but perfectly fine for anything else. it's actually really nice not having to hook up with a cable. i may just use this as my go-to setup even when android file transfer get's updated for the tab.
if you google it there's a thread somewhere that details how to set this up...
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A this moment I use the ftp too..is the only way...
cwininger said:
don't know about the usb hookup but i'm running osx leopard and found that the easiest way to connect to my macbook is with an ftp connection. i'm using cyberduck (free) on my macbook and an app called file expert on my tab. file expert is like astro, but it allows you to share files via an ftp connection.
once you get it set up your tab file tree will show up on your macbook screen and then you can just drag/drop from finder. the whole setup process took me like 5 minutes...
on my home wifi network i'm getting transfer rates of about 3mps. a little slow for huge files, like movies, but perfectly fine for anything else. it's actually really nice not having to hook up with a cable. i may just use this as my go-to setup even when android file transfer get's updated for the tab.
if you google it there's a thread somewhere that details how to set this up...
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Can you help me out by pointing me the thread? I'm having a really bad time trying to find it.
Thanks
EDIT: Forget it, it's so easy it took me 30 seconds to do.
Thanks anyway
http://www.simplehelp.net/2011/07/05/how-to-transfer-files-from-your-mac-to-your-android-tablet/ this must do it!
If you are wanting to sync with files and playlists in iTunes, i use iSyncr. There are free options for USB amd WiFi as well as Mac/PC. The full versions are only $.99 if i recall. Ive used it on my Hero, Evo, Epic, Transformer, and now Galaxy Tab10.1. I have synchronized videos, podcasts, and music. Not really tried photos. Another useful function: it has an option to push new photos, amazon mp3, and video files from your android device to your computer.
The developers are responsive and nice to deal with. So I highly recommend as this solution as stood the test of time and Android updates. That says alot as ive noticed some apps can easily fall off the market or become out of date.
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aren't most people angry and jealous from the xperia s owners who have the w-fi direct on there phone's white papers
well here's the deal....... Sony never actually made any to the xperia s:victory:
and now every one can get a VERY similar service and even better...... without any restrictions like being only able to transfer with this technology to the same phone model only.......etc so lets cut to the chest
here is what you gonna do:
1- download the app wi-fi file explorer pro
2- turn on wi-fi hotspot
3- open the app
4- connect the other device(phone,laptop....all works) to your hotspot
5- on the 2nd device's web browser type the address exactly as shown in the app with the port too
(like http://192.168.1.1:8000/ where 8000 stands for port) i also recommand using the fastest net browser on the device such as google chrome on pc and opera's small version (800KB) on android.................etc
congratulations you can now transfer files without a router or a usb cable and with speeds up-to 50 Mb/s on a non-wifi direct device
HIT THANKS OR USE DROPBOX LINK TO GIVE ME SOME EXTRA SPACE
I think everybody know's that.
omtay2311995 said:
aren't most people angry and jealous from the xperia s owners who have the w-fi direct on there phone's white papers
well here's the deal....... Sony never actually made any to the xperia s:victory:
and now every one can get a VERY similar service and even better...... without any restrictions like being only able to transfer with this technology to the same phone model only.......etc so lets cut to the chest
here is what you gonna do:
1- download the app wi-fi file explorer pro
2- turn on wi-fi hotspot
3- open the app
4- connect the other device(phone,laptop....all works) to your hotspot
5- on the 2nd device's web browser type the address exactly as shown in the app with the port too
(like http://192.168.1.1:8000/ where 8000 stands for port) i also recommand using the fastest net browser on the device such as google chrome on pc and opera's small version (800KB) on android.................etc
congratulations you can now transfer files without a router or a usb cable and with speeds up-to 50 Mb/s on a non-wifi direct device
HIT THANKS OR USE DROPBOX LINK TO GIVE ME SOME EXTRA SPACE
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Have you ever tried AIRDROID???
AIRDROID is epic. Awesome stuff
wi-fi hotspot
p.s. Nevermind
Can't delete my post.
pepooh696 said:
I think everybody know's that.
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a few months when dev's started making a Wi-Fi direct tick button and removed it later because it was useless no one actually mentioned such a thing so not many people shared that at least
jithuelad said:
AIRDROID is epic. Awesome stuff
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gonna try it out thanks
I guess it's more of a qualcomm snapdragon problem than Sony's
I read somewhere that only snapdragon s4 will have that
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omtay2311995 said:
aren't most people angry and jealous from the xperia s owners who have the w-fi direct on there phone's white papers
well here's the deal....... Sony never actually made any to the xperia s:victory:
and now every one can get a VERY similar service and even better...... without any restrictions like being only able to transfer with this technology to the same phone model only.......etc so lets cut to the chest
here is what you gonna do:
1- download the app wi-fi file explorer pro
2- turn on wi-fi hotspot
3- open the app
4- connect the other device(phone,laptop....all works) to your hotspot
5- on the 2nd device's web browser type the address exactly as shown in the app with the port too
(like http://192.168.1.1:8000/ where 8000 stands for port) i also recommand using the fastest net browser on the device such as google chrome on pc and opera's small version (800KB) on android.................etc
congratulations you can now transfer files without a router or a usb cable and with speeds up-to 50 Mb/s on a non-wifi direct device
HIT THANKS OR USE DROPBOX LINK TO GIVE ME SOME EXTRA SPACE
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we didnt get wi-direct coz our outdatet kernel
n1kolaa said:
we didnt get wi-direct coz our outdatet kernel
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correct
the thing to notice too is when wi-fi direct first launched it was saying in the wi-fi alliance web site that this technology doesn't require any special hardware and also can connect to other devices that don't have this software
but now it seems to have change because of there marketing strategy
because if a simple programs such as AIRDROID and wi-fi file explorer pro can do it on any wi-fi device how could companies claim that this is a hardware required tech???
omtay2311995 said:
aren't most people angry and jealous from the xperia s owners who have the w-fi direct on there phone's white papers
well here's the deal....... Sony never actually made any to the xperia s:victory:
and now every one can get a VERY similar service and even better...... without any restrictions like being only able to transfer with this technology to the same phone model only.......etc so lets cut to the chest
here is what you gonna do:
1- download the app wi-fi file explorer pro
2- turn on wi-fi hotspot
3- open the app
4- connect the other device(phone,laptop....all works) to your hotspot
5- on the 2nd device's web browser type the address exactly as shown in the app with the port too
(like http://192.168.1.1:8000/ where 8000 stands for port) i also recommand using the fastest net browser on the device such as google chrome on pc and opera's small version (800KB) on android.................etc
congratulations you can now transfer files without a router or a usb cable and with speeds up-to 50 Mb/s on a non-wifi direct device
HIT THANKS OR USE DROPBOX LINK TO GIVE ME SOME EXTRA SPACE
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It doesnt work on TV s
you can use superbeam instead :laugh:
you can find it for free on the google play market.
Use fast file transfer just simple install and done. U need to do nothing just like NFC and free on play store.
i am sick and tired of android file transfer for mac and the sony program both suck big time
what do mac users use for transferring files from their mac to the phone
hykhleif said:
i am sick and tired of android file transfer for mac and the sony program both suck big time
what do mac users use for transferring files from their mac to the phone
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Just use something like SolidExplorer or any other kind of FTP providing app on your phone and a client of choice on your desktop?
S.D.Richards said:
Just use something like SolidExplorer or any other kind of FTP providing app on your phone and a client of choice on your desktop?
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is there something not ftp based like simple plug in and transfer
hykhleif said:
is there something not ftp based like simple plug in and transfer
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That depends on the ROM you're using, if it allows to connect the device as USB mass storage, then you could use that. Most probably that isn't available, though, since this mode blocks the device from being used for other things in the meantime. Aside from that, there's the MTP protocol, but that doesn't work well(thanks Microsoft).
There's also 'adb' and 'QtADB' is a nice frontend for it which is also available for OSX(only tested it on Linux myself). It works, but it isn't perfect.
So using FTP or SFTP is the best option if you want to do stuff like drag'n'drop.
Many instructions tell me how easy it is ... just attach the flash drive and then cool down the menu that is the notification... thats the problem...I get no notification on my phone that the device is attached to my phone... I go to my file manager internal storage where it is allegedly also listed... not on my phone though... no siree which conjures up great disappointment on my part can anybody help this guy who's at the end of his rope? why has life become so complicated?
Hi, nice to meet you. To transfer android phone photos to flash drive, maybe you can do that by using a third-party program from the computer. First, connect your Android phone to the computer via USB cable. If your Android phone can be detected by the computer, you can do that easily. Such program like Coolmuster Android Assistant will scan out all data on your android phone, including photos. Then you can preview and choose photos you want, and export them to the computer. After that, you can transfer them to the flash drive via PC. Hope this will be your help.
Welcome to XDA
What kind of phone do you have?
A Android file manager can be used.
Samsung's come with one but 3rd party ones work too. I use the Samsung one a lot because I like it's layout.