How can i backup my apps data without screen and USB debugging turned off? I need backup google authenticator beacsue i can't access my discord account without it.
Do you have root access? TWRP?
I'm not sure whether it's even possible to do it with those, it would be best and safest to get the phone repaired.
BloodyFruitDestroyer said:
Do you have root access? TWRP?
I'm not sure whether it's even possible to do it with those, it would be best and safest to get the phone repaired.
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no i don't have twrp and root. I used my phone for banking so i needed to have no root
Well in that case you can
1. Get the phone fixed or
2. Use a USB-A to USB-C or micro USB (idk what your device has) adapter and attach a mouse to it. It might work but it won't be of any use unless you can still see stuff on the screen.
Those are the options I can think of
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Well in that case you can
1. Get the phone fixed or
2. Use a USB-A to USB-C or micro USB (idk what your device has) adapter and attach a mouse to it. It might work but it won't be of any use unless you can still see stuff on the screen.
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i don't see anything on the screen
remo2137 said:
i don't see anything on the screen
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Hmm. With said adapter and a mouse and keyboard you could maybe enable TalkBack and use it to tediously navigate to the necessary place to move the authenticator to a new device. But that might not work or will at least be hard. Are you sure that the screen's the only problem?
Or just go with the easiest (and most expensive) option of getting your device fixed.
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Hmm. With said adapter and a mouse and keyboard you could maybe enable TalkBack and use it to tediously navigate to the necessary place to move the authenticator to a new device. But that might not work or will at least be hard. Are you sure that the screen's the only problem?
Or just go with the easiest (and most expensive) option of getting your device fixed.
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yeah i'm sure that it's screen problem because i broke the tape that go to motherboard. I don't want repair this because i'm buying new phone
You said you only care about Discord authentication. Could you just disable it?
BloodyFruitDestroyer said:
You said you only care about Discord authentication. Could you just disable it?
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i can't do it without backup code
And have you lost yours? Are you currently logged in on any other device?
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And have you lost yours? Are you currently logged in on any other device?
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i'm only logged in on this phone because my main pc is broken and i changed password so it logged out the pc. I didn't saved my backup codes so i can't remove it
Damn. I have to say this: Always save your backup codes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But the only remotely practical plan I can think of is to buy a new screen. I know this isn't what you wanted, but it is a solution. I don't know how recent your device is, maybe you could sell it to someone second hand after repairing the screen?
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Is there anyone else using Barnacle with this phone? It seems to work great except for when i try to stop the tethering. the UI shows it has stopped but the device i am tethered to is clearly still receiving data?
Anyone else experiencing this?
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Is there anyone else using Barnacle with this phone? It seems to work great except for when i try to stop the tethering. the UI shows it has stopped but the device i am tethered to is clearly still receiving data?
Anyone else experiencing this?
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Why use Barnacle? The native tethering works better (actually behaves as an AP instead of adhoc) once you freeze or delete TetherManager2.apk
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Why use Barnacle? The native tethering works better (actually behaves as an AP instead of adhoc) once you freeze or delete TetherManager2.apk
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How do you go about to freeze or delete TetherManager2.apk? I imagine root is needed correct?
apexi350z said:
How do you go about to freeze or delete TetherManager2.apk? I imagine root is needed correct?
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Yes - but it would be needed for Barnacle anyway.
"freeze" is something you can do with TitaniumBackup.
I usually just manually remove it in an ADB shell.
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Yes - but it would be needed for Barnacle anyway.
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i know root is needed, i think you you thought the other guy was me? anyways i will try it out when i get home, thank you
"freeze" is something you can do with TitaniumBackup.
I usually just manually remove it in an ADB shell.
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ive already removed it i just thought i read somewhere its safer to use a 3rd party app but if the stock one is safe after removing this than id much rather do that
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i know root is needed, i think you you thought the other guy was me? anyways i will try it out when i get home, thank you
ive already removed it i just thought i read somewhere its safer to use a 3rd party app but if the stock one is safe after removing this than id much rather do that
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I don't think anything is safe any more. AT&T seems to be doing deep packet inspection now.
So far people who have tethered Android tablets don't seem to have problems, but even light tethering with a PC gets you nailed now.
good to know, thanks again
Hi all,
Read an article the other day about how MI state police will routinely dump all the data from your phone when they stop you for any reason. While i don't really have anything i need to hide, they don't really have any reason to go on a fishing expedition just because the law hasn't caught up to the 21st century.
So I'd like to know the best way to go about securing all the data on my phone. Up until now I've just been using a PIN code. I know that doesn't do anything for the data on the sd card and apparently it doesn't do anything for the data on the phone itself since whatever device the police are using can circumvent that.
So - any apps/tips etc I can use to make the data on my phone as secure as possible from prying eyes? Can the whole SD card be encrypted? If so, how about preventing access to the phone? Oh, and i'm using a rooted EVO 4G
thanks
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Hi all,
Read an article the other day about how MI state police will routinely dump all the data from your phone when they stop you for any reason. While i don't really have anything i need to hide, they don't really have any reason to go on a fishing expedition just because the law hasn't caught up to the 21st century.
So I'd like to know the best way to go about securing all the data on my phone. Up until now I've just been using a PIN code. I know that doesn't do anything for the data on the sd card and apparently it doesn't do anything for the data on the phone itself since whatever device the police are using can circumvent that.
So - any apps/tips etc I can use to make the data on my phone as secure as possible from prying eyes? Can the whole SD card be encrypted? If so, how about preventing access to the phone? Oh, and i'm using a rooted EVO 4G
thanks
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Well you can do several stuff.First is screen lock with a password combining caps and numbers which will make it harder to crack using brute force.Second I use avast mobile security with anti theft installed and when i send it a remote command it secure wipes everything.It takes about 5 min tough for a secure wipe.Its called secure since if you delete something from the sd card it is quite possible and easy to recovery its content using a pc program like recuva.But when you are secure-wiping the it generates junk files over the original ones which makes it impossible to recover.Also a good idea when using screen lock is to keep USB debugging deactivated so its imposible to bypass the lock.
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Thanks, although that's not exactly what I was looking for. I want to know if there's a way to secure the phone so that it's as close to impossible for someone to read any data on the phone. I do know about the various products that offer remote wiping of the phone.
In the article that i read, the police have some sort of device where it will bypass any screen lock you have. So I would assume really the only way to secure the data on the phone would be to encrypt everything. It just annoys the crap out of me that the michigan state police are making it a habit of searching your phone just for simple traffic stops.
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Thanks, although that's not exactly what I was looking for. I want to know if there's a way to secure the phone so that it's as close to impossible for someone to read any data on the phone. I do know about the various products that offer remote wiping of the phone.
In the article that i read, the police have some sort of device where it will bypass any screen lock you have. So I would assume really the only way to secure the data on the phone would be to encrypt everything. It just annoys the crap out of me that the michigan state police are making it a habit of searching your phone just for simple traffic stops.
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I suppose that the device requires usb debugging on right? If so keep it off and use a lockscreen.
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I don't know what it requires, but the article said it will bypass the lock screen. and they can certainly bypass everything and examine the SD card. I'm pretty sure it wont matter if USB debugging is turned on or off as most people dont have a rooted phone anyhow.
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/34/3458.asp
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I don't know what it requires, but the article said it will bypass the lock screen. and they can certainly bypass everything and examine the SD card. I'm pretty sure it wont matter if USB debugging is turned on or off as most people dont have a rooted phone anyhow.
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/34/3458.asp
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You do not need root to enable usb debugging.
You can also consider encrypting your device.
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I don't know what it requires, but the article said it will bypass the lock screen. and they can certainly bypass everything and examine the SD card. I'm pretty sure it wont matter if USB debugging is turned on or off as most people dont have a rooted phone anyhow.
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/34/3458.asp
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From what I see here it's doubtful that even encription woul be of any use.If they have the right to grab all private data like that I'm sure that they can also request that you disable any encription you have.So don't hide anything on your android while driving
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It's not a question of right or not - i'd like to know how to prevent them from doing it. ubernoobza said i could encrypt the phone - how do i do that? I know there are some apps that will encrypt photos or files on your SD card. But is there a way to protect the whole phone?
You could look into this: https://guardianproject.info/code/luks/
But I'd suspect that you'd have to shutdown or yank out your battery before police get to your phone.
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It's not a question of right or not - i'd like to know how to prevent them from doing it. ubernoobza said i could encrypt the phone - how do i do that?
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Are you using ics? If so go to Settings - Security - Encrypt Phone.
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I'm looking at LUKS - hopefully i dont bork my phone.
And no, i'm not running ICS - i have an evo 4g - i haven't really looked into putting ICS on my phone yet. I'll look into the built in encryption on ICS and see if it'll do what i want - if so might be worth just installing ICS rather then messing around with LUKS (plus it gives me an excuse to play with ICS
ICS would be easier to try now, although I haven't. And the pleasure of ICS is holding me back from going to CM6 to try LUKS. I haven't read up anything about the ICS encryption yet though, being a little lazy.
If you read down on Guardian Project/LUKS' Gihub page, there's a mention of Moxie Marlinspike. His Whisper Systems company was the one that made the Redphone and TextSecure apps that were big Egypt's Arab Spring. They're developing a similar security/encryption suite, something to look out for.
http://www.whispersys.com/
It sounds like the ICS encryption encrypts everything. The one downside to it i've found some far is that it uses the same pin/password that's used to lock/unlock the phone.
To me that's a big mistake. You don't want a simple 4 digit pin for encryption - too easy to brute force. But you also don't want some super long complicated password for your lock code. Hopefully they'll change that at some point.
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It sounds like the ICS encryption encrypts everything. The one downside to it i've found some far is that it uses the same pin/password that's used to lock/unlock the phone.
To me that's a big mistake. You don't want a simple 4 digit pin for encryption - too easy to brute force. But you also don't want some super long complicated password for your lock code. Hopefully they'll change that at some point.
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It doesn't allow you to just use a 4 digit pin. It needs to be a strong password. 1 digit, 1 letter and 1 capital minimum.
I can see what you mean about being a pain to unlock all the time, but I guess thats the price you pay for security!
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It sounds like the ICS encryption encrypts everything. The one downside to it i've found some far is that it uses the same pin/password that's used to lock/unlock the phone.
To me that's a big mistake. You don't want a simple 4 digit pin for encryption - too easy to brute force. But you also don't want some super long complicated password for your lock code. Hopefully they'll change that at some point.
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That is a downside. But the pin/pass is minimum 4 characters. I just read somewhere that this might be capped at 7, still not great. Also, someone suggested using a pattern for unlocking and pin/pass for encryption. Dunno if that's a real workaround, not the most thorough web searches now.
Just found the android encryption notes page. It uses dm-crypt with 128 AES for filesystem and master key.
http://source.android.com/tech/encryption/android_crypto_implementation.html
Does this encrypt the contents on the sd card as well?
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Does this encrypt the contents on the sd card as well?
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man, i'm learning some new things reading around, albeit mostly that i don't know ****. that android source link says it isn't usable with YAFFS, which likely means no. but then, i don't know **** about these filesystems -- yaffs, mtd, bml, ext4, they're all new to me.
I'm pretty sure the sd card is formatted with FAT32. The only other file system i've seen mentioned before in regards to the sd card would be ext2 and ext4.
Guess i'll have to do some digging. It would be REALLY cool if this encrypted the entire contents of the sd card as well.
Any idea how long the encryption should take and how you can tell when it's done? On the screen to start the encryption it says it could take an hour or more. It's been running for about 3 hours now. All it showed on the screen was a big android icon - and when i hit the home key just now, it took me to the home screen. So I'm not even sure if it's really finished, or if it even really started.
yikes, that's crazy. you'd think another screen or popup message would show.
I guess the only ways to find out are to go back to that menu and see if it's changed, check the log, or cross your fingers and reboot. eesh.
Hi, I recently dropped my Vibrant and the screen is broken. Now I don't need to get it fixed because I already ordered a new phone a few days ago, but I do need the data on the Vibrant. Is there any way to extract the data like contacts from the phone? And I think usb storage is off
edit: was able to blindly enable usb mass storage if that helps
You don't have your contacts sync'd to your gmail?
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apparently not, it looks like it hasn't been updated in while since it's missing a lot of contacts
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apparently not, it looks like it hasn't been updated in while since it's missing a lot of contacts
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Do you have the Android sdk installed on your pc?
Can you recall if "USB Debugging" was enabled on your phone?
If you meet the criteria above well here is your answer.
http://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/
This little handy program will allow you to control your phone via your pc. This should help you navigate through your phone and sync your contacts to your gmail account.
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montyalbo said:
Hi, I recently dropped my Vibrant and the screen is broken. Now I don't need to get it fixed because I already ordered a new phone a few days ago, but I do need the data on the Vibrant. Is there any way to extract the data like contacts from the phone? And I think usb storage is off
edit: was able to blindly enable usb mass storage if that helps
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Give the phone to me and I will switch the MB on your phone to my phone and get the information for you. (my phone has lost the capability to use SIM card so currently I use it for a music player.) PM me.
I have a vibrant with a wonky connection somehwere, but perfectly functioning screen. If you sell the phone to me then I'd be happy to pull whatever data I can off of it and send you a CD/DVD/Flash drive with everything on it.
Ideally, I'd like to use your logic board to get my vibrant back in working condition.
Hi, basically the glass smashed on the front of my S3 so i decided to try and fix it myself. Stupidly I managed to break the amoled screen underneath so I now have a phone (that works and turns on) with just a black screen. I can still answer calls by pressing one of the volume buttons but that's pretty much it.
I could really do with finding a way to control my phone from my pc so I can install apps, check emails etc (just until i send it off to get repaired). But this seems to only be possible through rooting the phone.
Reading through some of the tutorials on rooting it seems you need to give permission to go into download mode etc, and you need to be in usb debugging mode (which my phone isnt).
Im just wondering if there's any workaround to this, or if there's any software out there that will give me full control of the phone without having to launch an app or touch the screen at all. I know it's a long shot but it's worth a try!
Thanks in advance!
There are a number of broken screen posts use search.
A clue use ADB
Root will void warranty .
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i think airdroid does not need you to be rooted... but since you cant see your screen... thats gonna be hard
exge said:
i think airdroid does not need you to be rooted... but since you cant see your screen... thats gonna be hard
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Yeah that's the problem, I can install the app from the web store, but it needs to be opened before it'll work - although I do have a hdmi output lead which could make things easier?
oh if you have hdmi out, then it will be so much easier.
or you can use
Code:
adb shell
am start -n com.sand.airdroid/com.sand.airdroid.ActivityName
not too sure about the activity name though
exge said:
oh if you have hdmi out, then it will be so much easier.
or you can use
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am start -n com.sand.airdroid/com.sand.airdroid.ActivityName
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Oh cool! Im a complete noob on this so how would I got about that?
I have an S23U with up-to-date software and a Mac Book Pro running OS Ventura 13.2.1. I have installed 'Android File Transfer' on the laptop as directed by the software but the laptop and phone will not connect, despite my switching both off and on, trying other USB-C cables, etc. Has anyone any suggestions as to why this might be, please? As things stand I can only transfer files wirelessly (and slowly) via Google Drive. Edit - I have now tried uninstalling and re-installing AFT, removing Kies and Smart Switch apps from the laptop and enabling developer status on the phone to allow USB de-bugging. Nothing has allowed the phone to be connected to the Mac Book Pro. BTW, I assume I don't need to install AFT on the phone as well, as that isn't mentioned on their site?
When you have the usb plugged into the pc and phone do you have a notification on the phone that says something like usb connect or charging or something? If so I'd tap that notification and it opens an android setting that lets you choose what to do with that usb connection charging, file transfer, etc. Make sure that it is on file transfer. Default is charging. And if this isn't the issue then I'm no more help because i have no other ideas
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When you have the usb plugged into the pc and phone do you have a notification on the phone that says something like usb connect or charging or something? If so I'd tap that notification and it opens an android setting that lets you choose what to do with that usb connection charging, file transfer, etc. Make sure that it is on file transfer. Default is charging. And if this isn't the issue then I'm no more help because i have no other ideas
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Yes, all that is set correctly. Thanks for trying. I'm mystified and rather worried that I seem to be the only one experiencing this issue.
If all else fails you could always set up a local network folder so you don't have to use gdrive so it wouldn't have to go to internet and back it would just be over your network
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If all else fails you could always set up a local network folder so you don't have to use gdrive so it wouldn't have to go to internet and back it would just be over your network
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OK, food for thought. I will need to seek out how to set that up. Many thanks.
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I have an S23U with up-to-date software and a Mac Book Pro running OS Ventura 13.2.1. I have installed 'Android File Transfer' on the laptop as directed by the software but the laptop and phone will not connect, despite my switching both off and on, trying other USB-C cables, etc. Has anyone any suggestions as to why this might be, please? As things stand I can only transfer files wirelessly (and slowly) via Google Drive. Edit - I have now tried uninstalling and re-installing AFT, removing Kies and Smart Switch apps from the laptop and enabling developer status on the phone to allow USB de-bugging. Nothing has allowed the phone to be connected to the Mac Book Pro. BTW, I assume I don't need to install AFT on the phone as well, as that isn't mentioned on their site?
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If you have gdrive syncing in the Macbook, quit it and then run the AFT. It will connect to the phone. This is a known bug in Mac OS.
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If you have gdrive syncing in the Macbook, quit it and then run the AFT. It will connect to the phone. This is a known bug in Mac OS.
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Thanks. I use Google Drive only for specific file transfers, not synching. I'll try closing GD down and then using AFT, but I don't have it synching.
Deepgreen23 said:
Thanks. I use Google Drive only for specific file transfers, not synching. I'll try closing GD down and then using AFT, but I don't have it synching.
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Actually, what I meant was that as long as gdrive app is opened, it will interfere with AFT.
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Actually, what I meant was that as long as gdrive app is opened, it will interfere with AFT.
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Right - I will shut it down and re-try - many thanks again. Watch this space!
Well, I actually removed GD from the Mac Book Pro completely and re-started - still won't connect. Can you confirm I don't need AFT on the phone as well as the laptop? I've also tried another USB cable to no avail.
Deepgreen23 said:
Well, I actually removed GD from the Mac Book Pro completely and re-started - still won't connect. Can you confirm I don't need AFT on the phone as well as the laptop? I've also tried another USB cable to no avail.
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There no AFT on the phone but I knew that Kies and Smart Switch could cause problems with AFT.
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There no AFT on the phone but I knew that Kies and Smart Switch could cause problems with AFT.
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Yes, I've removed both of those from the laptop and the phone has never had them. It seems hard to avoid the conclusion that Samsung have made it impossible to connect the S23U (and other S23s?) with AFT to transfer files - a commercial decision, perhaps? Looks like I'll have to go back to GD. I'm a keen photographer and have ony just taken the plunge into phone photography (I still use my proper cameras most of the time) so I use the 200mp setting a lot - hence large files and slow transfer on GD, but so be it.
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Yes, I've removed both of those from the laptop and the phone has never had them. It seems hard to avoid the conclusion that Samsung have made it impossible to connect the S23U (and other S23s?) with AFT to transfer files - a commercial decision, perhaps? Looks like I'll have to go back to GD. I'm a keen photographer and have ony just taken the plunge into phone photography (I still use my proper cameras most of the time) so I use the 200mp setting a lot - hence large files and slow transfer on GD, but so be it.
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You can try using adb.
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You can try using adb.
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Sorry, what is adb?
Deepgreen23 said:
Yes, I've removed both of those from the laptop and the phone has never had them. It seems hard to avoid the conclusion that Samsung have made it impossible to connect the S23U (and other S23s?) with AFT to transfer files - a commercial decision, perhaps? Looks like I'll have to go back to GD. I'm a keen photographer and have ony just taken the plunge into phone photography (I still use my proper cameras most of the time) so I use the 200mp setting a lot - hence large files and slow transfer on GD, but so be it.
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There's another app called openMTP. You could try that or file transfer using ADB. ADB is foolproof and will work as long as the computer recognizes your device.
Thanks for this. I looked up MTP and below is an interesting extract from the blurb - is it correct that AFT is "officially dead"? If so that would explain why I have wasted so much effort trying, but failing, to use it!
OpenMTP overviewOpenMTP is a Free and Open-source alternative to Google's officially dead Android File Transfer app for macOS. Use OpenMTP to transfer files between macOS and Android phone using your phone's USB cable.
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Thanks for this. I looked up MTP and below is an interesting extract from the blurb - is it correct that AFT is "officially dead"? If so that would explain why I have wasted so much effort trying, but failing, to use it!
OpenMTP overviewOpenMTP is a Free and Open-source alternative to Google's officially dead Android File Transfer app for macOS. Use OpenMTP to transfer files between macOS and Android phone using your phone's USB cable.
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Well, there hasn't been an official statement from Google but as far as I know AFT is not being updated anymore and left on its own.
Send me a Macbook (to keep) and I'll port my Windows AdbSync to it.
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There's another app called openMTP. You could try that or file transfer using ADB. ADB is foolproof and will work as long as the computer recognizes your device.
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OK, again - thank you. I have tried OpenMTP and it doesn't work, despite my having followed all the FAQs, etc. ADB is above my abilities, requiring as it does a knowledge of 'programming-speak'. Looks like I only have GD as my option - perhaps I am unusual in having an Android phone and an Apple laptop, but I wouldn't have thought it was that rare. Is it thought on this forum, I wonder, that Samsung have pulled out all the stops to make their new products as incompatible as possible with Apple's?
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I have an S23U with up-to-date software and a Mac Book Pro running OS Ventura 13.2.1. I have installed 'Android File Transfer' on the laptop as directed by the software but the laptop and phone will not connect, despite my switching both off and on, trying other USB-C cables, etc. Has anyone any suggestions as to why this might be, please? As things stand I can only transfer files wirelessly (and slowly) via Google Drive. Edit - I have now tried uninstalling and re-installing AFT, removing Kies and Smart Switch apps from the laptop and enabling developer status on the phone to allow USB de-bugging. Nothing has allowed the phone to be connected to the Mac Book Pro. BTW, I assume I don't need to install AFT on the phone as well, as that isn't mentioned on their site?
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Have you enabled Firewall on your Mac?
If so, you'll have to add this app as an exception, so your phone can communicate with it.
Alternatively, you can setup/ enable SMB service on your Mac and then connect to it using a file manager on your phone. This doesn't require internet to work. Same holds true for other file transfer protocols like SFTP, FTP, etc.
If you're not aware of these, let me know and I'll help you set it up.