Hey.
Is it possible to transfer a file through bluetooth from computer (computer has bluetooth) to phone?
Thanks.
Absolutely yes. I did file transfer to/from another phone and computer through bt.
I bought a Bluetooth dongle for this exact reason. While it does work, it is way too slow. Fastest transfer speed I've seen is a little over 120 KBps.
so how do I transfer a file from computer to phone, do I have to pair it?
Dependant on the software, there will be a "scan for new devices" button to press on the computer. You might need to make your phone discoverable and this is done via the Bluetooth settings menu on the phone. It will need pairing and then just select the file on PC and send it over.
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whenever i try to send some file from my other bluetooth devices like nokia 8861, nokia 6630, my laptop etc it always fails....does someone know the reason why?
How are you trying to send a file? Bluetooth transfer works fine for me from my laptop. I connected via bluetooth, moved the file I wanted to transfer to my Bluetooth Exchange Folder on my laptop, and used the Bluetooth Explorer on the phone to see it. Then I just copied and pasted into a My Documents folder on the phone and it transferred fine. Laptop did ask me if I wanted to allow File Transfer Protocol to the phone. I suppose you could also ActiveSync with Bluetooth, click Explore Device and drag and drop files. Ill try to send a file with my dads 8525 and see what happens.
-edit- I was able to send files between the TyTn II and the 8525 no problem.
i am still not able to transfer data from nokia mobile to my tytn ii.... is there some way to find som debug info...al i can see is the error..."sending failed"
gandotratushar said:
i am still not able to transfer data from nokia mobile to my tytn ii.... is there some way to find som debug info...al i can see is the error..."sending failed"
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It is NOT a bug. Go to your bluetooth settings. Go to the FTP tab and make sure that Enable File Sharing is checked. Then you will be able to recieve files via bluetooth.
thanks a lot man....now its working....i thought that function is for sharing the files but not file transfer.
I have your problem too.
Hi all,
I'm looking for the quickest way to wirelessly transfer files to my Pocket PC from my Desktop, without using ActiveSync.
Is it via BT Explorer? I have used this before but wonder if there is another way before I buy a BT dongle for my desktop. If there is an application out there that perhaps does it over WiFi, I'd like to try that. I'm willing to pay for it if it's a decent app.
How does everyone typically transfer files without having to connect to USB and fire up ActiveSync?
i just select the file on vista, right click on mouse and select "send to -> bluetooth device"
Cool, thanks for the reply. I use XP but it looks like it has this feature as well.
Depends what you mean by quickest. If you mean just click on file and send to other device, then bluetooth is the "quickest" once you have established the partnerships. If you mean how fast the file(s) get transferred to the other device, then WiFi will do it faster, but you need to map network drives, setup sharing, permissions, firewalls, etc. You would also need a program that allows mapped network drives, like Resco. Personally, I use bluetooth all the time to transfer files to/from my phone. I use Wifi only when I need to transfer music or pictures or large files. Hope this helps.
Since the transformer doesn't have usb without the keyboard dock, i was wondering if there are any apps that work with it that allow transfering files to and from the device via bluetooth, wifi or other method. If so are there other reasons people are concerned about the lack of usb on the device itself?
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sfetaz said:
Since the transformer doesn't have usb without the keyboard dock, i was wondering if there are any apps that work with it that allow transfering files to and from the device via bluetooth, wifi or other method. If so are there other reasons people are concerned about the lack of usb on the device itself?
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Hi,
I'm not really concerned with the missing usb....
There is always the microSD card. Also the wifi is good for transfering files: ES file explorer just transfered 313 images from my NAS to the Transformer.
Something that I'm not completly happy about is the MyNet app. It finds my DLNA server on the NAS, but could only manage viewing images and listening to music. Still can't get it to play video.
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I discovered the magic of dropbox with my Galaxy Tab. I`d drop stuff into it on my main pc and then access with the Tab whenever I wanted. Great for smaller files like ebooks, PDFs, photos etc
can't you just plug the tablet into your computer?
With mine I just plug the cable that came with the device into my tab, plug the other end into the usb port on my computer and it shows up as an external drive. I just drag and drop.
Did I misunderstand the problem?
You can hook it up to the computer, it just has a propriety connection, it comes with the USB connector cable, it looks similar to the Iphone/Ipod cables if that helps
sfetaz said:
Since the transformer doesn't have usb without the keyboard dock, i was wondering if there are any apps that work with it that allow transfering files to and from the device via bluetooth, wifi or other method. If so are there other reasons people are concerned about the lack of usb on the device itself?
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I don't understand why don't you just plus the USB end of the HDMI cable straight into you laptop/pc USB port and drag and drop any files.
That's another great thing android has over ipoo.
I've used bluetooth fine to transfer files between my Desire HD and the Transformer. In bluetooth settings there's advanced -> FTP server, then use ES File Explorer or something to browse files. Or you can push them the other way using 'send to' 'bluetooth'.
Oh where Oh where?!?
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(...) In bluetooth settings there's advanced -> FTP server (...)
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Uhmmm... where exactly?!? In Bluetooth settings, I have:
Bluetooth (On/Off)
Device name
Identifiable (On/Off)
Identifiable duration
Display received files
(Roughly translated from French)
No menu, no advanced settings, nothing.
I have the 16GB, Android 3.2.1 Transformer TF101
BlueTooth Version 6.24
Core Version 2.6.36.3
Build Number HTK75.US_epad.8.6.5.21
Precisions would be appreciated.
Why do you need a wired connection when you can connect using a lot of wireless options, such as:
Direct transfer bluetooth (device - device)
FTP (from or to a server)
SMB (Windows shared files/folders)
Also another great choice is unmount the SD card, and plug it to a card reader on the PC you want to copy things.
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Uhmmm... where exactly?!? In Bluetooth settings, I have:
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No menu, no advanced settings, nothing.
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Precisions would be appreciated.
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Sorry, that option is only on the Desire HD so 'built-in bluetooth file server' must be a HTC Sense thing, not standard Android. It's not in ICS either :-/
If you want to run a bluetooth file server on your Transformer, just download either 'Bluetooth File Transfer' or 'File Expert'. Once the server is running you can access it using the same app or 'ES File Explorer' on the phone.
File Expert will also do FTP over WiFi which will be faster.
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(...) If you want to run a bluetooth file server on your Transformer, just download either 'Bluetooth File Transfer' or 'File Expert'. Once the server is running you can access it using the same app or 'ES File Explorer' on the phone.
File Expert will also do FTP over WiFi which will be faster.
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I absolutely need BlueTooth. I've got this nifty little device called an Anoto pen, which is able to recors your writings on a specially marked paper. It packages those writings into a file with a PGC extension, then sends it to any moble device using BlueTooth. I have been able to make it work with numerous devices with various versions of Android (2.1 or later). But it won't work with the Transformer. I tried with BlueFTP as well, no go.
It's my impression the Transformer does not implement OBEX or OOP (whichever is needed to receive files) or simply refuses files whose extension it does not recognize. For instance, if I try to send a JPG file via Bluetooth to the Transformer using another Android phone, it works. But if I try, from that same other phone, to send a PGC file, it fails.
Any help would be truly appreciated.
Ah, yes you do need OBEX.
And you're right that only some filetypes seem to be accepted by the standard Honeycomb OBEX receiver.
But you're in luck:
The app 'Bluetooth File Transfer' has its own implementation of the OBEX receiver, you might need to enable it in settings, that one seems to accept any type of file transfer.
Watch for toasts when the app starts (after enabling the setting), if you see one saying that OBEX failed because something else is using the port you'll need to turn Bluetooth off so that the standard Honeycomb OBEX receiver stops listening, then turn on Bluetooth via the Bluetooth File Transfer app so it gets to start its receiver before the Honeycomb one starts.
I managed to make it work with BlueTooth FTP. Just needed to grant SU (again?!?), and it worked right out the box.
Now, on to my CyanogenMod'ed HTC Magic, which has the same kind of issue. Maybe your little trick about the order in which to turn bluetooth off/on will work.
I'll post back my results.
Is there a reason why I am not able to transfer a 1gb file from my pc to my tablet?
I can transfer small file, but say for instance like custom roms, i am not able to.
I read over some threads but would like to just be able to transfer without any other apps and just do it through a plug and play.
I'm about to just transfer through a sd card, but this is really annoying!
Any inputs on how to fix this or a reason why i'm not able to would be great
Thanks
You should specify if you use wireless or the usb connection to the pc. If wireless, consider a router restart and setting your security to wpa2 or wpa.
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oh sorry about that. i'm actually transferring through the usb cord.
Try another usb slot, preferably not on the front panel. Also check if you have the necessary drivers. If your device is visible trough kies you should be ok. Do not use a usb hub.
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I'd like to be sitting on a beach with a beautiful Irish redhead - ah, excuse me already wandering ... I'd like to be sitting outside and if I need something from my PC, I'd like to fire up a bluetooth app and connect and get what I want. BUT it seems that everything is initiated from the PC.
Can someone point me in the right direction (both to the beach and the solution)?
But everything
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I'd like to be sitting on a beach with a beautiful Irish redhead - ah, excuse me already wandering ... I'd like to be sitting outside and if I need something from my PC, I'd like to fire up a bluetooth app and connect and get what I want. BUT it seems that everything is initiated from the PC.
Can someone point me in the right direction (both to the beach and the solution)?
But everything
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You could set up a server on your computer, and access it via your tablet with an app like ES File Manager. Are you trying to send files or receive them from your tab?
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You could set up a server on your computer, and access it via your tablet with an app like ES File Manager. Are you trying to send files or receive them from your tab?
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I've been trying to get ES FM to work, it starts the BT service then spends hours (if let it) trying to get the file list from the PC - they are paired, but traveling from the tablet to the PC never works, but I can reverse it and transfer from the PC to the Tablet.
I'd really like it both ways. I also have Medevils (sp) Bluetooth File Transfer, but that can't connect to the PC.
SO, it would seem I'm missing the drivers, or config on the PC.
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I've been trying to get ES FM to work, it starts the BT service then spends hours (if let it) trying to get the file list from the PC - they are paired, but traveling from the tablet to the PC never works, but I can reverse it and transfer from the PC to the Tablet.
I'd really like it both ways. I also have Medevils (sp) Bluetooth File Transfer, but that can't connect to the PC.
SO, it would seem I'm missing the drivers, or config on the PC.
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Its impossible to access EVERYTHING on your computer. For obvious security reasons.
What i would recommend, is simply creating a folder on your Windows PC, sharing that file across your network, then using ES navigate to that networked folder. Then, if you need something that isnt in that networked folder, use VNC to access and control your PC and simply copy the file to the networked folder. Then you got what you want
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Its impossible to access EVERYTHING on your computer. For obvious security reasons.
What i would recommend, is simply creating a folder on your Windows PC, sharing that file across your network, then using ES navigate to that networked folder. Then, if you need something that isnt in that networked folder, use VNC to access and control your PC and simply copy the file to the networked folder. Then you got what you want
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The sharing isn't the problem - it's the lack of being able to connect via BT. I can via WiFi but do not want to due to where I am.
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The sharing isn't the problem - it's the lack of being able to connect via BT. I can via WiFi but do not want to due to where I am.
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Well think about it. If I could push files from my computer to my tablet, pretty much anyone with Bluetooth can...
Wi-Fi is your only option..
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elesbb said:
Well think about it. If I could push files from my computer to my tablet, pretty much anyone with Bluetooth can...
Wi-Fi is your only option..
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I DO push files TO my tablet from my PC. But the reason no one else can is that they're paired and the tablet will/can only accept files from the PC, anything else and I'm notified and have to allow. I wait too long and the sender errors out.
I can do it with WiFi in both directions, and with BT from PC to tablet. I just can't FROM Droid to PC.
THAT is the basis of my original post.
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I DO push files TO my tablet from my PC. But the reason no one else can is that they're paired and the tablet will/can only accept files from the PC, anything else and I'm notified and have to allow. I wait too long and the sender errors out.
I can do it with WiFi in both directions, and with BT from PC to tablet. I just can't FROM Droid to PC.
THAT is the basis of my original post.
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No i understand what you are saying. I should have worded my post more clearly.
What i am trying to say is that you can only initiate a Bluetooth transfer from the device sending the file for security reasons. You cant "pull" a file for instance. But i would try to use WiFi to take control of your PC then push the file to the tablet via VNC from the tablet. So for instance, you are controlling the PC from your tablet, now you have full control as if you were sitting in front of your computer. Then to send a file from your tablet to the computer, just use Root Explorer or a similar browser app that allows sharing with bluetooth, then send the file from the tablet, use the VNC view to control your computer and accept the connection and file.
RBraverman said:
I DO push files TO my tablet from my PC. But the reason no one else can is that they're paired and the tablet will/can only accept files from the PC, anything else and I'm notified and have to allow. I wait too long and the sender errors out.
I can do it with WiFi in both directions, and with BT from PC to tablet. I just can't FROM Droid to PC.
THAT is the basis of my original post.
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No i understand what you are saying. I should have worded my post more clearly.
What i am trying to say is that you can only initiate a Bluetooth transfer from the device sending the file for security reasons. You cant "pull" a file for instance. But i would try to use WiFi to take control of your PC then push the file to the tablet via VNC from the tablet. So for instance, you are controlling the PC from your tablet, now you have full control as if you were sitting in front of your computer. Then to send a file from your tablet to the computer, just use Root Explorer or a similar browser app that allows sharing with bluetooth, then send the file from the tablet, use the VNC view to control your computer and accept the connection and file.
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Thanks for clarifying. Now that I've thought about it, I realize that all of my BT exchanges have been a transfer from a device, they've never initiated a pull. For all the years I've used BT it's never occurred to me what was happening - in Windows a coupla clicks and " ... do you want to send a file or receive ..." yet even when you say receive, you have to move to the OTHER device to start it. hum...... being too poor to pay more attention I guess that's what happens.
As far as WiFi, I've used that in this senario, but we're staying in an RV park for awhile, and although they have good WiFi ( they should, I built it), it's too slow. I think I've simpler solution to elegant idea, the LAN Shares plug-in with Total Commander allows back and forth transfers, just tunnel inside a VPN.
Thank you again for clarifying - I could have died trying trying to get this to work.