I recently started looking in to ways to transfer files wirelessly over wifi and was surprised at how little info there is here on xda. Though there are quite a few ways to accomplish this, for now I discuss one which is easy, free, and offers the option of remote (as in from your couch) manipulation of files on your PC as well.
The first question you might ask is, "why". Personally, I transfer a lot of files and I always worry about damaging my usb port when connecting to my PC many times a day. Also, if you already damaged your usb port, this offers a faster and more simple alternative to uploading to Dropbox or Google Drive, then downloading to your device. And if you have wireless charging on your device, you have the option to go (almost) completely wireless.
Feel free to use this thread as a place to discuss and share other methods of wireless file transfer.
Anyway, enough intro. On to the guide...
What you need:
A PC (this guide is for Windows 7)
A phone or tablet
ES File Explorer
Wifi network
This method should work for just about any phone or tablet, and any PC.
Limitations:
This method in general is not as fast as usb transfer. As such, it is not really practical for transferring large amounts of data (as in gigabytes).
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1) On your PC navigate to Control Panel, Network and Internet, Network and Sharing Center.
2) Click on your wifi network, Details, then write down your IPv4 Address.
3) On your phone open ES File Explorer, then navigate to LAN and hit the + (New) icon.
4) Enter your IPv4 Address, and user name and password for your PC.
5) Still in the LAN tab, click on the new PC icon. You have now accessed you PC hard drive from your phone!
At this point you have numerous options. I created a folder on my PC desktop named "Transfer" where I drop files to copy to my phone (you can find your desktop from ES File Explorer at Users, <your user name>, Desktop). Now I simply long-press the file to transfer, select "Move to" from the "More" menu, then select the destination on my phone.
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Hi All,
I am struggling to access my transformer files using my PC.
I have used the SDK tools and can get the device ID, so i know that bit works
USB Debugging is on
USB cable is new
I am using ICS Nightlies v24, the latest Gapps and TestyMeh v1.0 kernal
i can access the files in androids file explorer
my issue is odd, i connect my transformer to my pc and i hear the connection tone, it then shows up in my windows explorer (see picture 1). I click on it and it opens (Picture 2). then when i click on any of the files it goes to a blank window, and at the bottom it says "0 files" (Picture 3). if i try to drop a file it says it is going to root of storage and nothing happens (picture 4)
any idea why i cant see them?
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Thanks
Mike
I have same issue (but not that severe). I nailed it down to the .nomedia flags. Recently, the TF is connected to the PC as a media-device, so I think that .nomedia flag will play its role.
If you have the flag in the root --> whole drive is hidden.
If you have the flag in the root of a folder --> whole folder may appears empty. I just remove the flags to see the contents. But then the multimedia apps make pick up all the junks and add them to their library.
Currently I switch to a wireless connection (using some apps like Samba) to get around.
hyperxguy said:
I have same issue (but not that severe). I nailed it down to the .nomedia flags. Recently, the TF is connected to the PC as a media-device, so I think that .nomedia flag will play its role.
If you have the flag in the root --> whole drive is hidden.
If you have the flag in the root of a folder --> whole folder may appears empty. I just remove the flags to see the contents. But then the multimedia apps make pick up all the junks and add them to their library.
Currently I switch to a wireless connection (using some apps like Samba) to get around.
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Samba seems to allow me to access the internal and external SD card, but it isn't the .nomedia issue. I guess this will work for now, but i would still like to get it sorted..........
thanks anyway, anyone else got an ideas?
Mike
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Well FTP app (free fom the play store)
Ever had a data cable connection fail on you?
Had to fork out for a repair.... Nope.... me neither.
That's because I use an awesome app from the play store to
transfer files between PC/mac and phone via my router.
I know as an avid flasher that constant plugging and unplugging takes its toll
on the microUSB port on the phone which you cant ignore.
After all, its the only way to charge.
You need 2 free components and your router to get this working and
after 2 mins setting it up, it takes seconds to use.
You need WellFTP app available free from the Google Play store.
You also need a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) program.
A popular, easy to use and even better, Freeware FTP is Filezilla.
Install the downloaded filezilla.exe ready to use on your pc/mac.
Assuming you have the WellFTP app on your phone and Filezilla
installed on your pc with a wireless connection via your router:
(1) Activate the app on your phone. It should show the following:
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(2) Run the Filezilla program on your PC/mac. At the very top left click File>Site Manager
(3) Click New Site and name the device (mine is HTC One X):
(4) Now enter the ftp server address from your phone screen (eg 192.###.1.76) into the General tab, Host box.
Then type the port number (thats the last 4 digits on the app server address, in my example its 2121) into the Port box.
Press OK.
(5) Select the Site Manager button (directly below the File button) on the Filezilla program.
On the dropdown select your device.
(6) This should activate the server and connect to your phone.
A list of the sd card contents will appear in the listbox on the
right side of the screen and your pc files will show on the left.
(7) You are now connected and can either drag and drop files to/from the phone
contents using the browser windows or straight from your desktop. You will see
the transfer details in the bottom window with eta's etc.
Next time you want to connect your phone via the wifi connection, activate the WellFTP app
on the phone and the filezilla program on your PC.
Select the device from the server dropdown as per setup and it will quickly show the phone files.
Drag and drop till your hearts content.
This isnt new.... its not ground breaking but if it means our phones last a bit longer and
we don't need to return to stock for un-nescessary warranty work its well worth using.
I use this daily for web design etc and so far have had no issues whatsoever.
I am not however responsible if something happens to your phone, your pc or whatever.
Use this software/app at your own risk.
mine!
look well.
Sent from my HTC One S using xda app-developers app
I am mainly interested in this app for the purpose of screen mirroring. I use the Torque app while in my vehicle, which also has a touchscreen Windows 8 computer. I am searching for an effective solution to mirror the screen. Since this will be used while traveling I will have to use the phone WIFI tether to enable the connection.
Does Airdroid offer a USB tether option? It would be great to have this. My monitor only has a VGA connection. If it had an HDMI connection I could just plug in a cable from the phone but it does not. I am not really worried about the FPS rate as I am not watching videos from the phone, and the lag isn't really an issue either....
Thanks
I've moved your post to this new thread.
AirDroid does offer USB tether option, just follow these steps:
1) Connect your Android to your computer with a USB cable.
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2) Enable USB tethering. The detailed steps may vary for different devices, but should be similar: Go to Settings> WIRELESS & NETWORKS> MORE> Tethering & portable hotspot and check the box next to USB tethering.
3) Open AirDroid on your device, go to Tools tab, and press Tethering. A new AirDroid url like “http://192.168.42.129:8888” will be displayed.
4) Visit the full url above on your computer web browser to start using AirDroid.
You can find it in our help center http://help.airdroid.com/customer/portal/articles/1296187-how-to-use-airdroid-without-wi-fi-or-other-network-connection
If you don't care about fps, then TeamViewer might be what you are looking for. They offer screen mirroring, but it is really laggy and way to slow to play game on, but for torque it might do the trick
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Teamviewer will be a functional solution as a base, but I would wonder if the interface will be sufficient. It's gesture controlled with a mouse-style format. If you need to interact you may well find it difficult to drive and control the unit and maintain the focus necessary to drive safely.
I don't know enough about Torque or your specific needs in regard to it to make a good assessment but do try it as Gormsen suggested and please post back some thoughts and/or details so others in your situation or similar have some info to go on. I would imagine as someone thinking about implementing your type of setup having some input before dropping significant cash on it would be tremendously helpful
Good luck..
i make simple and small android app that you can Wifi Connect to your phone SD memory via Lptop or computer or Phone and see, delete send or receive files from or to phone.
for Exchange files between phone and computer or other phone, 2 device (sender and receiver) must connect to Same Wifi network or phone that installed this App must set Hot Spot and other device Connect it.
no internet connection need.
app size: 720 kb
Default ip and Port is:http://192.168.43.1:1234 (port 1234) you can change from setting
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on Test i Send 10 Gig Files fast Without error
you can set Password from setting that connecting device must enter password
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Fake?
Original version:
WiFi File Transfer ProAndroid 4.4 - 2013
gidano said:
Fake?
Original version:
WiFi File Transfer ProAndroid 4.4 - 2013
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hi, this app not Fake and improve and better from "Wifi File Transfer Pro" also you can send and Transfer Big File Size with my App But "Wifi File Transfer Pro" is Limited File Size to Transfer !!
Anyhow some menu and Theme is Similar
Nice,you should really work on that UI,make it look modern.
i also would like a better looking UI
connecting phone to pc via PTP/MTP or "file transfer" suck because you can't browse full photos without downloading them to local drive first for example.
USB Mass Storage mode doesn't have this deficiency, is there easy way to get it back?
device?
Cubot king kong mini 2
it also happens on other android devices!
You can't bring back
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Modern Android devices use different USB connection protocols, for example MTP what acts a lot like USB mass storage. This because the Android file system had to be accessible from Windows device, it had to be formatted with the FAT file system. Not only does Microsoft have patents it exerts on FAT, FAT is also an older, slower file system without a modern permission system.
An MTP device shows up in Windows Explorer so you can browse and transfer files.
For wireless file transfers, a good choice is AirDroid. It allows you to connect to your Android device over Wi-Fi with just a web browser, moving files back and forth without the necessity of a cable. It will likely be a bit slower, but it can be a life-saver if you’re out and about and didn’t bring the appropriate USB cable. For transferring files from Android to your PC, Portal is also a quick and easy solution.
thanks, I've actually found some ad-free apps on https://playsearch.kaki87.net/
Cubot33 said:
connecting phone to pc via PTP/MTP or "file transfer" suck because you can't browse full photos without downloading them to local drive first for example.
USB Mass Storage mode doesn't have this deficiency, is there easy way to get it back?
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I suggest using x-plore and using the same network to transfer/view files. Have been using it's wifi share function since 2014 or something.