Scenario:
Have you been in a situation where no cable, no wifi router available to do a file transfer? The only thing you got, is the Android phone and your Windows PC?
Solution:
Tested on Sensation ICS. Now you can with only these apps:
- Samba Filesharing (available in Google Play)
- Wifi Hotspot (Portable Wifi Hotspot)
Steps:
-Configure Wifi Hotspot, Menu > Advanced > LAN settings and setting as follow:
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-Enable Wifi Hotspot
-Configure Samba Filesharing
-Enable Samba Filesharing:
-Now you can access your Android phone via wireless network by entering \\192.168.1.1 in your Windows Explorer (or Internet Explorer) address bar. It may request you a username and password if you configure it as such in Samba Filesharing
Happy File Transfer~
If your on wifi you can also use es file explorer to navigate your pc folders and copy to or from it by simply browsing for wireless devices and when prompted entering your windows name and password.
This then lets you do any file actions on or between both devices.
Dave
( http://www.google.com/producer/editions/CAownKXmAQ/bigfatuniverse )
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mistermentality said:
If your on wifi you can also use es file explorer to navigate your pc folders and copy to or from it by simply browsing for wireless devices and when prompted entering your windows name and password.
This then lets you do any file actions on or between both devices.
Dave
( http://www.google.com/producer/editions/CAownKXmAQ/bigfatuniverse )
Sent from my LG P920 using Tapatalk 2
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there is excellent thread that explains this method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896999
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simple and easy trick if you have the following
1) Winxp pro installed on ur Desktop
2) Terminal client on ur xda.
3) be crazy enough to operate your PC from your XDA
First of all turn on the remote desktop function on your win XP OS
1) system properties -> remote ->
allow users to connect remotely to this computer (note down ur computer name* which is visible under this remote option tab to use within ur LAN wifi range)
2) user account must have a password to log on remotely
3) Check ur PCs IP address and enable DMZ on ur Wifi router or follow the port forwading rules to direct the incoming trafic from ur ISP to ur computer which you like to operate remotly (only for users who wants to work out side from their LAN or wifi router) read more about port forwarding here http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/port-forwarding-dmz.asp (Warning Proceed with caution as enable DMZ would expose all ur ports to the internet)
IF Your XDA and your desktop PC is connected to the same Wifi router (LAN users) start terminal client on ur XDA and type your computer name* which you found under the system properties tab and press conncet
ELSE
start terminal client on ur XDA and type your WAN IP address which u can find on the router configuration menu (enter default gateway address (you can find it under network connection status) on ur internet browser to access router config menu)
Good Luck
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V
Hi guys, as I have use two Android PC manager- Moborobo and AirDroid. I'd like to make a comparison of them.
Air Droid is extremely convenient, you just need to install an App, open your browser to start managing your Android, using WIFI connection. But to me, browser is not a safe place to manage my date like contacts. And Air Droid don't provide backup/restore service.
Moborobo has the backup/restore feature, you can save your contacts on your PC through backup/restore, it's safer to do that on your local PC than doing that on the web using services by google and other App. But instead, you need to install a client about the size of 20M. I hate this.
AirDroid has integrated the Google Play, you can search download, and install Apps on Google Play using AirDroid.
On the other hand, Moborobo provide an open platform build-in App Market, now I found PandApp.com has worked with Moborobo as a content provider. Think there will be more. But why doesn't Moborobo work with Google like Air Droid does, it will be more official!
Both of the offers WIFI connection. It seems like a trend for Android manager to have that kind of feature.
But none of them provide features that help you root your phone. Do you think it is needed?
Here is the detail comparison with pictures.
Contact Manager Feature
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Message Manager Feature
App Manager Feature
Music Manager Feature
Video Manager
Image Manager
File Manager feature
Connection and Other
FilePortal is a free app that offers easy file transfer between Android 2.2+ devices, devices and PC running Win, Mac, Linux Devices can be paired using QR Code scanning (with the included scanner) .
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How to use:
transfer files from PC to device
transfer files fom device to PC
Features:
Share files between devices
Share files between devices and PC
Share single or multiple files of any type (photos, videos, zip files, APK's... You name it!)
Works with all 3rd party file managers and photo galleries.
Support android 2.2.+
Google Play link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.AvatarBlueray.FilePortalAds
app for PC View attachment FilePortalServer.zip
known bugs
1) Service running, no file transfer
menu -> kill service
2) Camera assigned by another app
restart device
3) wrong codepage
run codepage_fix.reg
or set Enveronment variable to "JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS"="-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8"
4) scaner close, but no file transfering
check firewall on PC, ping PC from device
Support and feature requests
If you have any issues or suggestions, please feel free to contact me via email AvatarBlueray [at] gmil.com or reply to this thread. You can suggest new features here: http://avatarblueray.hpage.com/
Please try it and let me know what you think.
I'm using Nexus 6, Android 6.0.1, AirDroid 3.2.1
Recently couldn't find HTTPS option. Was it removed or it's just me being blind? I'm using application primarily to quickly get files from my phone but doing this in corp network, especially when Wi-Fi on a separate subnet, using plain HTTP might not be safe. I know, might sound suspicious but I just want to keep private things as much private as possible.
To answer your question, No. There is no HTTPS / SSL. Everything is sent over plaintext.
I started using Airdroid yesterday and wanted to test the security.
When I send a message from my phone to my PC it shows, in Wireshark, the entire stream in plaintext including:
- The message I typed "test"
- My device model and name of the device in airdroid
- The source IP address and port number
- My airdroid account id number, name associated with my airdroid account, email address associated with my airdroid account.
- The unique device ID and version of the app
Push data from airdroid.com to the Windows client is also sent in plaintext.
Airdroid had this message on their site when they used to support secure connections.
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http://help.airdroid.com/customer/en/portal/articles/1301287-is-airdroid-secure-
Hmm, that article seems to be removed.
Google cache link
Airdroid supported HTTPS in the past, however running a secure connection locally from the phone to the PC usually uses a self-signed SSL certificate. This is considered insecure and causes a warning message in most browsers so Airdroid removed the feature. Or rather they could have just removed encryption to allow for analyzing messages for whatever reason.
Hello,
I have a Samsung S7 egde with stock ROM. I can surf via WLAN through the internet, but it is not possible to connect to any devices within my LAN. Neither my NAS storage nor my air conditioning system. I have installed a network tooling app and test some pings. I can ping the phone itself, which show that the local network stack works. I can also ping the router. I´m using a fritzbox for a while. Any other components can talk to each other. The S7 have the same profile like any other smartphones and tablets within my LAN, but it is not possible to connect to any devices in the network. The problem is when I use ES Datei Explorer or any wifi sync, the S7 can not find my NAS storage.
I use the latest firmeware on the S7 (6.0.1) and on the fritzbox (6.51)
Are three any configurations on the S7 I need to adjust?
BR
iggi13
I use ES File Explorer to connect to my NAS
I go to the Network section > LAN > Add IP of the router (NAS is connected directly to router via USB) and dir manually and tick the 'Anonymous' login box
That's all I need to do and it adds a shortcut to the NAS in the network section
Domain = Empty
Server = IP of router /dir of NAS
Username/Password empty
Anonymous = Checked
Display as = NAS
Hit OK
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Hello,
Thanks for your response. The problem isn't Es Datei Explorer. I think there any restrictions in Android OS or in the fritzbox. Any other apps, that want to connect to local components within my network, failed...
Any ideas?
Obviously the restrictions are not with Android or I wouldn't be able to do it