Is there a way to wirelessly transfer files from the S10e to other Samsung's or Androids very quickly that's baked into Android?
Ideally I don't wanna use a third party app myself and the receiver need to download and install.
This is my new work phone but my main phone is an iPhone 7 which comes with a handy utility called Airdrop built in that allows me to very quickly send files with minimal fuss.
Tried googling it but only found stuff about using wifi direct.
How do other android users do this simple task?
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Doesn't seem like this is possible in Android natively, quite disappointing for a 2019 phone. Will see what apps are available.
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3rd party app
Mixplorer, start a server
Wutang200 said:
Is there a way to wirelessly transfer files from the S10e to other Samsung's or Androids very quickly that's baked into Android?
Ideally I don't wanna use a third party app myself and the receiver need to download and install.
This is my new work phone but my main phone is an iPhone 7 which comes with a handy utility called Airdrop built in that allows me to very quickly send files with minimal fuss.
Tried googling it but only found stuff about using wifi direct.
How do other android users do this simple task?
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You can try wifi direct between 2 Android phones. The setting on Samsung phones is usually located in connection settings
Google seem to be stripping back on things like this to put tasks into apps instead. That way they get updated as needed rather than rely on an OS update. We also have OTG for USB media or connect to PC and transfer files. Not sure how extensive that kind of support is with iOS. I frequently just transfer files by cable between my phones and my work PC because it's so quick and hassle free. I also use a file explorer app from Google Play which has much more functionality than the stock file explorer.
I would try wifi direct first.
Use your file explorer, choose share, select the content you want to share and then select wifi direct from the options share brings forth. Go from there.
I'll be honest, when I'm with people who have an iPhone and a task needs to be done, mostly the Android leaves the iPhone in it's dust due to the plethora of options and customisation possible. Even had this last night with a friend playing audio in the car. The iPhone had a weird issue putting out a decent bluetooth volume and kept turning back down whereas my phone just powered, loud and clear.
There will be a few cases where the iPhone has the edge though.
Does Wifi direct still require the sender receiver to enable and configure it?
I'll give it a go when transferring files. The main stuff I'm looking ti transfer are photos.
There's an option on the iPhone that reduces the bluetooth volume under accessibility. I've had that annoying issue before.
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"Files by Google" is the Airdrop alternative on Android, but it is not baked into Android yet. It's still better than using a third party app though.
install telegram app on every phone, then you can send large files. problem solved
jayr5978 said:
"Files by Google" is the Airdrop alternative on Android, but it is not baked into Android yet. It's still better than using a third party app though.
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Thanks very much! This is exactly what I was looking for, a close to native way to transfer files wirelessly. Will give it a try when I get a chance.
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"Files by Google" is the Airdrop alternative on Android, but it is not baked into Android yet. It's still better than using a third party app though.
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Thanks very much! This is exactly what I was looking for, a close to native way to transfer files wirelessly. Will give it a try when I get a chance.
Quite surprised that no one else who replied uses it.
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Does anyone know if there is an app out there where you can take one android device and remote control it from another android device. Preferably via a bluetooth connection.
I would like to be able to use my current Android phone and remote control my old android phone. This way i can just leave my old android phone hooked up to a set of speakers and use my new android phone to change the music.
It would be nice to be able to browse the media library off the old android right from my new android device with out having to put that media collection on my new phone.
So, i guess idealy im looking for a remote desktop app for android from android
I didn't read the whole page but I'm pretty sure this is what your looking for.
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any chance do you know a way to do this with out having a network in place? Or could i use my new phone, set up a hot spot and then proceed to use my phone hosting the hot spot to control the old phone?
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any chance do you know a way to do this with out having a network in place? Or could i use my new phone, set up a hot spot and then proceed to use my phone hosting the hot spot to control the old phone?
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I'm not entirely sure, its worth a try. I haven't done this personally, I'm just a search warrior lol.
Thanks a lot! This is the exact idea of what I'm looking for conceptually. Now to find a way to week the network settings!
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No problem, let me know how it goes.
I found mixing PlugPlayer and Bubble UPNP (apps) together allow me to obtain the actual results of what i want to do with the two phones. All i need to do is get the Wifi tether to create a local network without affecting my actual data service.
well done sir
I'm not looking for a two-way sync here. I want a one way sync!!
So here's what I want to do. My company wants to switch our salesforce to tablets, be it ipads or otherwise. After researching ipads, I find their software choices to be extremely limiting. And while the android software is generally similar, I can root and create 'factory' images of how these devices will be setup for our employees right on the SD card for emergency recovery, so I've pretty much settled on the galaxy tab 10.1. As far as sync software goes, I want an android program that will check a remote location for files and download them. This needs to be automatic, if left in the hands of our reps, nothing would work.
So I'm thinking a desktop app that allows me to select a folder/folders to upload from, and an android app that downloads those files. Extra points if the client side recognizes when a file has been updated and downloads the newest version.
Ideas?
I'm not 100% sure if this is what you're looking for, and I haven't tried the app myself but based on the description it seems as though this app would do exactly what you want. You could set up triggers to send to each device to download your new files.
Post with download links here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1123423
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hey guys! How to make Kindle fire share with Android Phone. My Ipad2 and Notebook can easily share my android phone,but KF can't,I use the App——Wifi founder，it can only find my phone signal,but couldn't connect. Thx U all.
I use dropbox to send files between my phone and KF.
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hey guys! How to make Kindle fire share with Android Phone. My Ipad2 and Notebook can easily share my android phone,but KF can't,I use the App——Wifi founder，it can only find my phone signal,but couldn't connect. Thx U all.
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Most likely because the KF doesn't support AdHoc WiFi connections.
Like Nandorian said, use something like DropBox.
There are many other alternatives.
krelvinaz said:
Most likely because the KF doesn't support AdHoc WiFi connections.
Like Nandorian said, use something like DropBox.
There are many other alternatives.
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Yes it does, I'm using Ad-hoc wi/fi switcher and can switch back and forth between the two. I use it to connect to my HTC Hero.
Not by default it doesn't.... The OP didn't provide much info about what he has done, but a good guess is that he isn't using that and by default the KF doesn't support AdHoc WiFi connections.
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Not by default it doesn't.... The OP didn't provide much info about what he has done, but a good guess is that he isn't using that and by default the KF doesn't support AdHoc WiFi connections.
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Doesn't matter who's fault it is, It supports it or I wouldn't be able to switch from infrastructure mode to ad-hoc mode. Does require root to do this..
There is an app that will make the KF use ad-hoc wifi... I don't know what it is, though...
I just hacked the radio in my wife's X2 to enable the hotspot while bypassing Verizon... now it throws out infrastructure wifi.
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Doesn't matter who's fault it is, It supports it or I wouldn't be able to switch from infrastructure mode to ad-hoc mode. Does require root to do this..
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Yes it does, I'm using Ad-hoc wi/fi switcher and can switch back and forth between the two. I use it to connect to my HTC Hero.
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Can I ask you to share brief tutorial for noobs how to do that. I wish to send files from Galaxy S2 to Kindle. Without internet access. Idea is to use my S2 as ext storage
i have a KF and a galaxy s. i use dropbox too but it's not feasible for large files. i use swiftp for all my devices. really simple and easy. my galaxy is fully modded with a ROM, but i didn't want to mess with the KF too much so it's not rooted just sideloaded a few apps.
AirDroid is great for interfacing Mobile>PC>Mobile, which I tend to like for backup/checksum options. It's not a direct ICU connection, though; which sounds like what you're looking for.
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AirDroid is great for interfacing Mobile>PC>Mobile, which I tend to like for backup/checksum options. It's not a direct ICU connection, though; which sounds like what you're looking for.
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It's quite close to my needs. But, as far as I undestand Airdroid work with PC, and I am looking to find a way to connect KF with phone via Wi-Fi, but don't using Internet (long flights, for example)
Anyway, thank you! Button pressed
Backatcha!
Thank you u all
Dropbox is a good choice, but only for small size file. Because it takes a long time for large size file!
you can use app "file expert" to share between two android devices by wifi. special, if your device have wifi hotspot, you can share without data internet.
i tested by LG P500 and my KF
I use WellFTP server from the marketplace. (Called WIFI Transport on icon but WellFTP server inside the application)
I run this on the Kindle. Then from the Phone I run ESFileExplorer and ftp to it to do bidirectional transfers. As long as they are on the same network (WIFI) this will work. I have not tried this on ADHOC, since I am running a stock non-root Kindle.
Get a nexus. It supports USB hosting. Lol
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Use Tonido to share files between your kindle fire and Android phone
I'm stock, so not sure if this will work on rooted?
I found online a program called "Print to Kindle". I have it installed on my computer and when you go into the "print" option on anything, one of the options is print to kindle. I hit that and the next time I turn on my Fire, it downloads into the documents and I have it.
It's pretty cool and easier than emailing it to your kindle email.
But yes, dropbox, sugarsync, or box work good too!
i know alot of ppl have been having alot of issues with CM9 and not being able to transfer files to their kindle fires from their PC's via usb. While i was trying to help figure out how to fix this, i found a nice work around. I found that using wifi transfers works just fine. There are a few different programs on the app market, but i found "websharing lite" to work quite well, and so far quite stable. The lite version says it has some restrictions, but the paid version is only 3 dollars and quite full of features.
The version of CM9 that im currently using is the Reloaded V1.3 by biteblaze. But i would guess the app will work with other versions of ics as well. Hope that this helps, i know that rebooting into twrp can be a pain.
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i know alot of ppl have been having alot of issues with CM9 and not being able to transfer files to their kindle fires from their PC's via usb. While i was trying to help figure out how to fix this, i found a nice work around. I found that using wifi transfers works just fine. There are a few different programs on the app market, but i found "websharing lite" to work quite well, and so far quite stable. The lite version says it has some restrictions, but the paid version is only 3 dollars and quite full of features.
The version of CM9 that im currently using is the Reloaded V1.3 by biteblaze. But i would guess the app will work with other versions of ics as well. Hope that this helps, i know that rebooting into twrp can be a pain.
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Thanks for the idea. I just found and downloaded "WiFi File Transfer Pro" in the Play Store and it works phenomenally.
Is there a difference between these apps and Dropbox? They seem like the same kinda idea to me, I dunno why anyone wouldn't just use Dropbox.
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Is there a difference between these apps and Dropbox? They seem like the same kinda idea to me, I dunno why anyone wouldn't just use Dropbox.
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Dropbox doesn't instantly access files on your sd card.
Drop box is a type of cloud storage isnt it? I can see where that would work, but it seems more like the long way around, instead of a direct route.
On a side note i would be interested to know if you could sent files from android to android using one of the many wifi trans programs. It seems like it would work as you have browsers on each device. But ive been wrong with these things b4.
I use AirDroid to transfer files back and forth along with a few other things. It's free and works great.
I was gonna say all I ever use is the LAN option in ES File Explorer--just set up a few network shares. But after looking at AirDroid, I'm amazed at all the stuff it can do. I'm still checking it out and it just keeps getting better. Why I didn't know about this app is beyond me. Thanks!
I uninstalled my drivers and then plugged my kindle back in. Since then I've had no problems with USB transferring between my kindle and PC. Running gedRom 5/13
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I generally use Dropbox for file transfers. Its a bit of a roundabout way of doing things, but it has worked out fine for me so far.
I'm going to look in to AirDroid, however.
ES file explorer. You just scan for your shares then log in. After that it is just cut and paste. It stores the credentials so it is a one time setup. No software on the pc needed. My dropbox space is too precious for big Rom files.
Airdroid is focused on controlling from the pc and I prefer to do it from the tablet or phone.
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I use AirDroid to transfer files back and forth along with a few other things. It's free and works great.
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That is the coolest app I ever saw!!! Thanks for telling us about it!
If you have larger files that you want to transfer, I believe it's best in ICS to boot into recovery, and mount from there. Apparently you get much faster speeds
Using Note 9 on Pie version Android. As far as I can tell, it's not yet possible to add things to a Google keep list with the headset that your phone is off. Google will just add them to a shopping list.
I'm fine with using a new productivity system and I've been looking at todoist even though I like Google keep and I also have an Evernote premium subscription that I really haven't taken advantage of but mainly I need a place to immediately put down thoughts without having to pull out my phone. Can anyone point me to a good system that someone else uses? I have a decent amount of experience using Tasker and could probably put something together with an app like IFTTT. However, this seems like such a common need in a common problem that there must be a viable solution that exists already. Again my main problem seems to be that the Google assistant is different when your phone is off versus when you are using Google now on the phone itself.
Thank you for any help and I'll be sure to edit if I find a good solution.