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Martijn Vos Jun 30, 2025

Why is copying files from Android to PC so hard?

This used to be easy: connect by USB, and access your phone from the PC as USB storage. Now they've got a fancy MTP protocol that is very advanced at not making it work.

Bluetooth? Doesn't work. Some of my devices can connect over bluetooth, but not my phone and PC.

KDE Connect? Should make it really easy, but despite them knowing each other by IP, it doesn't work. They both claim the other isn't there.

You know what worked? Sticking a USB stick in my Fritz Box, using my phone's Fritz Box app to share photos to the USB stick, and then sticking the USB stick in the PC. That worked, almost reliably (it missed 2 files on the first try).

It's not just a linux issue, sharing to my son's Windows PC was at least as bad. (He's suddenly eager to upgrade to Steam OS, by the way.)

#android #linux #androidfiletransfer #bluetooth #KDEConnect #mtp #fritzbox

O Iago

Dec 1, 2024

https://whoozle.github.io/android-file-transfer-linux/

Windows 10/11 Microsoft Photos cannot import gallery from Android 7 (it outputs errors and other uninformative going to no-exit loops messages). The linked tool on Linux works perfectly to import the full data in the Android smartphone.

BTW, for Debian derived distributions, it can be installed through `apt install android-file-transfer`

#Android #Android7 #Linux #Windows #AndroidFileTransfer

Android File Transfer For Linux (FreeBSD and macOS, too!)

Android File Transfer for Linux (and macOS!)

android-file-transfer-linux

Arda Kılıçdağı Sep 4, 2024

OpenMTP: A modern MTP (Android File Transfer) tool for macOS by Ganesh Rathinavel

It allows you to transfer files on MacOS over MTP, and works both on Intel and Apple Silicon macs.

https://openmtp.ganeshrvel.com/

https://github.com/ganeshrvel/openmtp

#OpenMTP #AndroidFileTransfer #macOS

OpenMTP - Advanced Android File Transfer Application for macOS.

Tired of using expensive, outdated, bug heavy, Android File Transfer apps for macOS? Try OpenMTP. It's Safe, Transparent, Open-Source and FREE for a lifetime! Samsung phone, Garmin, FujiFilm, Macbook Apple Silicon M1/M2 (arm64) and Intel (x64) support available