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[Q] Easy way to send files to Phone

Hi guys i was thinking how useful Chrome to Phone is and the ease that it has brought me, and i was wondering if there is a similar app that will allow me to send files from my pc to my phone (and maybe vice versa but am not too bothered about that).
Rather than using bluetooth, maybe an app that you could just right click on the file and give an option to send to a phone over the internet.
Does anyone know of an app like that?
Thanks in advance

Dropbox
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yeah i have dropbox, but you cant right click on the file and send it to phone, you have to copy the file into the dropbox folder and then go onto the dropbox app on your phone then navigate to it and then download it.
Thanks, but i am looking for something that will immediately download it straight to my phone, just like chrome to phone does with websites

DROPBOX
I think dropbox is the best you're going to get...the only this that is quicker than dropbox is adb one the computer but that defeats the whole not having to plug in anything.

There is also adbwireless (though not as user-friendly since you have to use the command line---there may be a script or something you can do to add the command to your right-click menu though). You can also run an FTP server on your phone using something like SwiFTP. Then just map your phone as a drive on your computer. Then it's just simple drag-and-drop.

well maybe if there arent any option it could be a great idea for a developer, i not being one, have no idea how to do that, but i think it could be a great app.

SugarSync lets you set up a folder that will automatically sync to your phone. It can be any directory you choose. Not quite as simple as chrome to phone but works similar to dropbox with 5GB free.

I use windows 7's built in bluetooth software to connect to an app called bluetooth file transfer on my phone. Of course, you need bluetooth hardware on you computer to do this.
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You could give WIFI Explorer a try. Connect your phone through WiFi and navigate to it's IP in your internet browser. You can upload/delete/copy/move files. Only disadvantage is that it's only for external storage access...
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-dooblou-wififileexplorerpro-Awzw.aspx

Samba File Sharing. Never used it myself, but heard good things.
There's also FileExpert. It can start a file server, that you browse to on your computer, then upload through an HTML form. (When started, it pops up the URL to use)
I usually use AndFTP, which requires me to have an ftp server running on my computer. All the browsing is then done from the phone.
Alternatively, SwiFTP is an ftp server for the phone - then you can run the client on your computer and browse from there.

SwiFTP gets a big +1 from me: Two minutes set-up, and then whenever the App/WiFi is open, your phone is accessible as a shared drive: I'm using this for everything but 500mb+ video transfers. I can just drag and drop e-books/APKs/etc from folder to folder and they're instantly on my phone.
On a related topic: CIFSmanager is a great App to browse your PC files from your phone, and then copy/paste any over. I use both daily

Wobstar said:
You could give WIFI Explorer a try. Connect your phone through WiFi and navigate to it's IP in your internet browser. You can upload/delete/copy/move files. Only disadvantage is that it's only for external storage access...
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-dooblou-wififileexplorerpro-Awzw.aspx
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+1 on this app also. It's not perfect by any means but there have been dozens of times I have just forgotten my usb cable or simply needed quick access to push or pull something off my SD. It's really a pretty decent app and it does get the job done quickly. It has a free and pro so you could always check out the free and see if its like what you want.

Without doubt the best solution is Awesome Drop
Chek it out, you won't regret it

willylatorre said:
Without doubt the best solution is Awesome Drop
Chek it out, you won't regret it
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This works great in the way is as simple as write the 4 numbers code and drop the file to the PC browser, but it's slower as it uses the upload speed (uploads the file to somewhere), so for large files is slow. Wifi Explorer is much faster because uses the speed of the router (which is different from the ADSL speed). FTP is also very faster.

[Q] how to transfer files from pc to transformer

im stumped.
All i want to do is move over a video and some music files from my pc to my Transformer tablet using the USB charging cable. My pc is running XP.
I dont have dock/keyboard or an sd card. Just my tablet. I figure i could do this with the usb charging cable. My tablet should show up as a mass storage drive on the pc right?
went to the site to install drivers. Asus sync works, so does my Splashtop remote. I also downloaded a zip file called "ASUS Android USB drivers for windows" and a RAR file called "pc suite_v1_0_18".
asus usb driver i got some MTP error
pc suite i got error "application failed to initalize properly (0xc0000135)
I figure this would be simple. I figure "Pc Suite" should help me move files? I dont know what it is since it wont install. or maybe i could use splashtop? I really dont know.lol All i want to do is move over some files through the usb cable. 15+ experience with computers and I'm embarresed asking all this.

You rebooted both devices?
Wifi explorer also works.
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rbaucom said:
You rebooted both devices?
Wifi explorer also works.
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guess i'll give wifi explorer a try. who uses usb anyway right? lol
but I should be able to use usb though right? isn't it supposed to show on my pc as a drive along with the other drives under 'my computer'?

it should also show up as a drive in my computer. like you mentioned. all the other android builds show device as a drive. I would say driver issue

I don't know the size of your video but on smaller files I'll just use dropbox.

Now if someone can tell me how to do it on a mac I'll be happy. I have 4 other android devices and all mount fine.

It just gets mounted as a standard USB drive when I plug my TF into PC, just copy files as you would with any thumb drive

Go market install ES File Explorer, its Free
Create a share folder or setup a share on existing folder on your PC
Go to the LAN mode of ES File Explorer on your tab and scan for new server, select the server or IP address on the same network
there you go, can copy file from PC to tab...no root needed
CHeers

Adb push? Mounting doesn't work with Honeycomb, because they doesn't use FAT32 anymore. All data is in ext4 now.
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blackjack5 said:
I dont have dock/keyboard or an sd card. Just my tablet. I figure i could do this with the usb charging cable. My tablet should show up as a mass storage drive on the pc right?(
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No - Honeycomb doesn't use USB mass storage, it uses MTP. If you are using XP, you should install Windows Media Player 10 at a minimum to gain MTP support.
Regards,
Dave

sharpfork said:
Now if someone can tell me how to do it on a mac I'll be happy. I have 4 other android devices and all mount fine.
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The Mac doesn't natively support MTP. You need this.
Regards,
Dave

THANKS for all the responses so far!
I've only had a droid phone (Optimus V) for 3 months. Its my first smartphone and now i've stepped it up to this tablet. Not rooted.
To clarify my original post I'm trying to move a large movie file to my tablet and give Vital player a try. The info provided by the responses so far have been a big help.
THANKS again for helping a noob out.

Very simple, but not least expensive.
I use a Tonido plug ( ubuntu based server) on my network ( always on) to store any files I want to share. I can have access and stream from it on my local wifi network or remotely via direct IP connect. Using ES file Explorer, it looks like just another drive on my network, Store my music there then just stream to TF over network no TF storage needed,.

App to transfer files remotely?

Anyone know of a good remote file transfer app? I have logmein and whatnot, but i'd rather have the option of just dragging and dropping or copy/pasting files from my home pc to my phone without having to use a remote view.

Software Data Cable: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lyy.softdatacable&feature=order_history

Try Dropbox

dmang83 said:
Software Data Cable: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lyy.softdatacable&feature=order_history
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Is this app any different than using Filezilla or Andftp?

dr.ketan said:
Try Dropbox
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I concur. Pretty much the only use my cable gets is to charge my phone thanks to this

My favorite method is using the PirateBox method as posted here.
NOTE* I am not rooted so there will be know adhoc but once you start it on the phone it gives you an ipaddress:8080 to go to. do that on you computer and youll be golden

For me, I wanted to not only transfer files remotely, but also 'sync' automatically and found this program: https://market.android.com/details?id=org.pcfilesync. I'm using an SMB profile that automatically sync's my shared directory '\users\mywindowsprofile\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Podcasts' every 3600 seconds (1hr). Works well since when I delete the Podcast in iTunes, that deletion is replicated to my Android's '/sdcard/Music/Podcasts' folder. I really like this set and ignore automation.

Thanks for the feedback so far everyone. I found:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tonido.android&feature=search_result
Which seems to do justice.
I have dropbox, but i guess i should have explained better. I wanted remote access to all drives / files on my computer at any given point, without a full desktop display.

nice app you found , personally i dont like dropbox myself

does it have to be remote remote or are you just trying to find a way to transfer files without plugging a cable in.
SMB filesharing in the Play shop
with one click the whole of your sd is available on your pc as a shared network drive, and it doesnt dismount the sd card on your phone while its on.

Media management apps for android. Are they backwards?

Hi Everyone,
I am just wanting to open up this idea for debate and see how many people like the way they are forced to manage their music and movies etc at the moment. (being manage from the computer and select what songs/playlists etc you push to your mobile device instead of pick what you pull to it using your mobile device.
Do you like sitting at your computer to pull stuff to your phone/table or would you like to be able to do it from your phone/tablet using your Wifi?

Redback200 said:
Hi Everyone,
I am just wanting to open up this idea for debate and see how many people like the way they are forced to manage their music and movies etc at the moment. (being manage from the computer and select what songs/playlists etc you push to your mobile device instead of pick what you pull to it using your mobile device.
Do you like sitting at your computer to pull stuff to your phone/table or would you like to be able to do it from your phone/tablet using your Wifi?
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I have a wireless hard drive connected to my router, my media is available instantly on my phone as both server and phone are dlna compliant so I don't have that problem but before I had the hard drive I had no problem connecting any android device wirelessly to my laptop and sharing files.
If your android device and a computer are both wireless and on same wifi network you shouldn't need to sit on your computer to retreive files as long as its a windows pc and is on you can use es file explorer on android market to browse pc and copy or play its shareable files.
Dave
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That what I was thinking too. I was thinking it would be great to have an app where if your in Wifi range of your computer it shows all media files available and can stream them you can copy/sync them to your device while on the same Wifi. Then when your out of range of the Wifi only the stuff that you have synced shows locally on your device.
That way you won't even have to go the computer to pick up anything. No interface installed on your computer for this specific syncing and it could even pick up from Windows media center or itunes. But I don't know if it's possible. would be nice though.
(I am shamelessly trying to get devs to read my idea as I am not sure who to approach for this as it would be a big task if possible)

Redback200 said:
That what I was thinking too. I was thinking it would be great to have an app where if your in Wifi range of your computer it shows all media files available and can stream them you can copy/sync them to your device while on the same Wifi. Then when your out of range of the Wifi only the stuff that you have synced shows locally on your device.
That way you won't even have to go the computer to pick up anything. No interface installed on your computer for this specific syncing and it could even pick up from Windows media center or itunes. But I don't know if it's possible. would be nice though.
(I am shamelessly trying to get devs to read my idea as I am not sure who to approach for this as it would be a big task if possible)
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As I said if you have a windows computer connected wirelessly you can use es explorer to browse its shared files.
Dave
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I'm not sure if anyone read that you can do this already but here's how. You need to install es file explorer and then to access your files from pc on android...
1. In es file explorer go to the lan tab and click its search button. Your pc will show up
2. Click on your pcs ip address to see everything on it and transfer files from or to it. If you protect pc with password you need your windows user name and password.
It's that easy
Dave
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what is the importance of usb mass-storage mode?

if you have something like samsung kies or airkies?
thanks.

randomandroid said:
if you have something like samsung kies or airkies?
thanks.
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Because I rather be able to plug in my phone and access my files like a normal hard drive in windows, mac, linux, whatever than having to run a whole bloated software to which is nothing more than a file explorer. It's like iTune. I rather be able to open my USB storage device, copy a folder of mp3s and go play them on my my phone. not open up some stupid massive bloated program that will convert my mp3's to another format, rename them to unfindable file names, organize them in stupid structures so I can never retrieve my mp3's off the device, loose quality converting all over the place, just to be able to play a damn song.

On the flip side of things, I use adb, scp, or rsync most of the time, and occasionally pull the microSD and put it in a reader. I have literally, in all the time I have owned my phone, never put it in mass-storage mode.

Me too. Most of the time I use dropbox to avoid phone disassemble.
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