Does anyone know of an app that allows you to move pictures straight from a phone to a connected tablet? over bluetooth or something?
Im doing a lot of reviews recently and having to sit down and manually transfer all the pictures from my Nexus 4 over to my prime is a real pain in the ass, especially like today when I have very little time to start with :/
I was hoping it could work similar to a wireless SD card in a camera, every picture taken is backed up then wirelessly transfered over to a connected machine?
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Did you try "Bittorrent Sync"? You could sync your files from your phone -> to your PC -> to your tablet
Have you tried the wifi direct feature?
With airdroid? Just scan the qr code on the tablet with the phone.
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Try superbeam http://superbe.am
I think with the app Tasker and some plugins you can realizes this.
I think AirDroid will be a good option. You can connect your phone to PC or tablet wirelessly, and then you can just manage you mobile on the web.
wasn't WiFi direct supposed to be the thing you use for this?
I've always wondered why was there a lack of support in stock android for a simple sharing feature that uses WiFi Direct, or even NFC for that matter.
or just dropbox...?
ES File Explorer should do the job pretty easily. You'll need to pair the two devices initially, but after that, you can browse your phone from your tablet and also be able to access files. But the limitation will be on slow speed of bluetooth, which can be overcome by using the FTP/LAN option provided.
pushbullet can push files between two or more devices
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pushbullet.android&hl=de
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So the Nexus 7 has some super sweet specs for that price point, but the one thing holding me back is the lack of an SD card slot. No, no, no, Google!!!
So I'm wondering if it's possible to work around this by streaming media from my phone (Galaxy S2, ICS + Touchwiz) directly to the tablet via wifi or bluetooth? I.e. the tablet connects directly to the phone, and not via a wifi network.
If not then I might have to pass on this tab, which is a damn shame because it looks so nice...
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So the Nexus 7 has some super sweet specs for that price point, but the one thing holding me back is the lack of an SD card slot. No, no, no, Google!!!
So I'm wondering if it's possible to work around this by streaming media from my phone (Galaxy S2, ICS + Touchwiz) directly to the tablet via wifi or bluetooth? I.e. the tablet connects directly to the phone, and not via a wifi network.
If not then I might have to pass on this tab, which is a damn shame because it looks so nice...
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I was wondering the same thing. If this had a microSD slot I would have ordered one already.
The other thing holding me back is no HDMI output. Other than the “Q”, how could you stream video to a TV? Is that even an option??? I currently use my ipad to stream MLB.tv to my TV and this is a must for any tablet I own. I want to get rid of my ipad for the Nexus 7 but these two issues are holding me back.
no microsd card makes me glad i bought the tab2 7.0 when it came out 2-3 months ago.
i was planning on selling and buying this if it had it (due to nexus dev community), but that is downright silly not to have the slot.
I suspect you can set up a local ad hoc wifi network between the two.
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I suspect you can set up a local ad hoc wifi network between the two.
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Maybe it would include the wifi direct feature thats in the galaxy nexus. That would connect the two nicely
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Maybe it would include the wifi direct feature thats in the galaxy nexus. That would connect the two nicely
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Probably, but even if not, use wifi tether on your phone, give the tablet internet. then use the cloud.
Also, as I posted in general, use micro USB to USB for more storage
you can use wifi direct or you could set up ftp on phone then mount it on tablet
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Probably, but even if not, use wifi tether on your phone, give the tablet internet. then use the cloud.
Also, as I posted in general, use micro USB to USB for more storage
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The cloud isn't an option for me as I travel on the London Underground a lot. No clouds to be seen down there, that's for sure.
Perhaps use the storage on your phone with WiFi hotspot and XLink to transfer files? I think that would work just fine.
I kind of wish it had more to offer, but then it would certainly cost way more too. So I think the options and alternatives will come, given the mass of people who will get this .
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The cloud isn't an option for me as I travel on the London Underground a lot. No clouds to be seen down there, that's for sure.
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Yeah, I hate it that they didn't at least offer higher capacities. I'd gladly would have paid for a 64GB version. I wasn't going to get one, but then I figured that I may simply use it to read on or play games instead of store all my media. I think it would have been better if they had an microSD slot and included 2GB of system storage and 8GB card for data. That way people could put whatever sized card they wanted to on there. :\
I guess Google wants people to expand their imaginations.... Imagine how awesome your device would be if you had access to wi-fi on your commute.
Wifi Direct Might be an option as stated earlier. I haven't played with it yet though. Also don't forget the NFC Android Beam that was upgraded in 4.1 and also Bluetooth could also be an option. I'm going to head home and test some stuff on my Acer A500 tonight and see if some of this works.
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The cloud isn't an option for me as I travel on the London Underground a lot. No clouds to be seen down there, that's for sure.
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Ok here's how i managed to transfer files from my phone to my tablet without needing to be connected to wifi/mobile data connection - and it's much faster than bluetooth (bout 3-4 min for a 500mb file. I wasn't able to properly stream video, but you can play the file as you download, so it's kind of like streaming only you have to delete the file afterwards.
1. Download FTPserver (free app) from Play onto your phone.
2.Turn off your mobile data connection and then switch on wifi hotspot.
3. Setup FTPserver (user, password, port etc) and make sure you check all the boxes for accepting connections.
4. Connect tablet to the wifi hotspot. Open up an FTP client (es file exporer or whatever) and connect to your phones FTP server. Voila; access away.
If you've already got plenty of space on your phone, it's bypasses the need for wi-drives and the need to carry around an extra gadget.
[update] Using Samba Filesharing (similar setup to above) app on my phone i was able to stream video over the hotspot, only bout 5 secs buffering before it started to play. So pretty good.
[update 2] The built in server on FileExpert allows you to stream - works better than the samba app which was a bit crashy when starting it up.
Bubbleupnp works for me.
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On my home WiFi I use Skifta to stream between the N7, my phone and my PC.
Works very well. http://www.skifta.com/
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On my home WiFi I use Skifta to stream between the N7, my phone and my PC.
Works very well. http://www.skifta.com/
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Working well. Had to connect Skifta to "mobile network" to make nexus see it, but works great! Thanks for the tip!
Have attempted to search forums for this and have not found anything... I understand this might be a limited use case...
The ability to create a wifi hotspot is gone from the build of android running on the N7. Is there a way to add it back in?
At first this might seem bizarre since the N7 doesn't have any 3G to share. I would like to be able to transfer files to the N7 using wifi but without relying on another device. I can use AirDroid to transfer files, however without the wifi hotspot feature this is a moot point. Sadly the play store seems to only offer apps that create a shortcut to the built in hotspot features and don't work.
That sounds bizarre.
Tell us what it is you want to accomplish in detail.
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That sounds bizarre.
Tell us what it is you want to accomplish in detail.
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As it stands, for me to transfer files wirelessly between my laptop and N7, I would need a wireless network. I don't currently have a wireless network to connect to. Instead, I want to use the hotspot on the N7, connect with my laptop and then use AirDroid or similar to transfer files.
I suppose a similar way to accomplish this would be with an AdHoc network, although I believe Android will not connect to these with it's default configuration.
Because Bluetooth doesn't exist? I'm a little confused on what you're really asking. =.3
Sure, I guess the end result is a little like sharing files over Bluetooth. Except without Bluetooth, obviously.
Not sure how I can make this any clearer. :/
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Uh.......plug the USB cable in.
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Not sure whats the trouble with my N7. My Win 8 laptop fails to see it in the MTP mode. It does see it sometimes if I change to PTP but then the data copying capabilities get limited.
I was trying to capitalize the "WiFi Direct" to move files from my Note-2 to N7 but looks like there as well are some problems. I can pair but I can't transfer no files.
Are there any options other than the USB OTG? I personally hate carrying extra stuff, however small it be. Since the phone would always be with me, its the most logical thing to carry all the data (have odd 40gigs available) on the phone and transfer to the N7 wherever the need be.
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Bluetooth?
If you don't want to go otg then I don't see any other option if wifi won't work.
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Bluetooth?
If you don't want to go otg then I don't see any other option if wifi won't work.
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Bluetooth is slower than a snail.
The issue is some frakked up rights issue. The devices pair fine via wifi. The transfer gets rolled down by some "Transfer not allowed" $hit. Even NFC doesn't seem to be complying.
I am very sure some custom ROM would get that fixed but then what is the point? I need pure google experience.
May be some app on play store?
In the worst case I'll sell this thing off. The Note-2 is good enough for most of my needs except for movie watching (and book reading (and internet browsing (and timely updates (and simplicity (and.....:silly))))
Dropbox
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Dropbox
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Good option while at my home but not when I am on the move. Transferring big files is again a hassle. Not to mention the data network dependency. I just need something which can workout directly between the Note-2 and N7.
Installhttp://fdmobileinventions.blogspot.com/p/fast-file-transfer.html on phone. It uses WiFi tether in your phone. On tablet to receive file(s) you need to connect to WiFi and enter link in browser. I bookmarked link for easy use.
No data connection on phone required.
I've used AirDroid to transfer files between two Nexus 7 tablets. They need to both be on the same WiFi network so it is not direct. Just install and start AirDroid on your Nexus. Then direct the browser on your Samsung to the web address and enter the password - both listed on the Nexus. Files can be transferred in either direction. No need to install AirDroid on the Samsung.
You can also connect your Nexus to your PC this way.
Nexus Media Importer is another possibility. It will import files from a flash drive to your Nexus over an OTG USB cable but will not transfer files from the Nexus to the flash drive.
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Installhttp://fdmobileinventions.blogspot.com/p/fast-file-transfer.html on phone. It uses WiFi tether in your phone. On tablet to receive file(s) you need to connect to WiFi and enter link in browser. I bookmarked link for easy use.
No data connection on phone required.
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I've used AirDroid to transfer files between two Nexus 7 tablets. They need to both be on the same WiFi network so it is not direct. Just install and start AirDroid on your Nexus. Then direct the browser on your Samsung to the web address and enter the password - both listed on the Nexus. Files can be transferred in either direction. No need to install AirDroid on the Samsung.
You can also connect your Nexus to your PC this way.
Nexus Media Importer is another possibility. It will import files from a flash drive to your Nexus over an OTG USB cable but will not transfer files from the Nexus to the flash drive.
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Thanks to both of you but unfortunately thats not what I am looking at. I wish to have direct transfer, without needing any extra wifi router to be dependent upon. At home I have this Belkin N600 to which I can attach my 1TB USB drive and all the data is available over the network. Accessing stuff at home is not a problem. On the go, I don't have high speed internet or my LAN. Thats where I am seeking possibilities.
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Thanks to both of you but unfortunately thats not what I am looking at. I wish to have direct transfer, without needing any extra wifi router to be dependent upon. At home I have this Belkin N600 to which I can attach my 1TB USB drive and all the data is available over the network. Accessing stuff at home is not a problem. On the go, I don't have high speed internet or my LAN. Thats where I am seeking possibilities.
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You haven't read well enough. You don't need WiFi router nor data conection with 'fast file transfer'. it uses wifi tether from your phone and sends files directly to your tab. Try it, its free.
If you are like me and have an S3 and a Note 10.1 but never really needed to transfer files between the two until later then read on. I wanted to transfer some music from my tablet to my phone without having to transfer to my laptop, then to my phone. So I did some digging and found a program called fast file transfer which sends files using port 8080 to any android device from another android device. It worked great.
But while digging around in my wifi settings I noticed this thing called wifi direct. I wondered what it was. So I turned it on, on both my phone and tablet, found the file I wanted to transfer and hit the share button. Then I told it to share via wifi direct and bada bing, bada boom, the file was transferred. Very cool. Far easier than fast file transfer. So I will use wifi direct for me and others with Note tablets or S3's and fast file transfer for the other non cool android people.
A bit of a newb moment? Maybe. But I never had the reason to use this particular feature until now. So I just thought I would share and throw this out there, maybe it could help someone else in the future. It was kind of fun to do also.
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Well its news to me as its not something i ever bothered to look at in the past .
Useful to swap stuff phone tablet etc .
jje
I found it awhile back much the same way you did and you are correct it is very good and reliable.
Athough WIFI DIRECT works very well with file transfers it is limited to files only. The solution to this limited ability I found is a app called Software Data Cable which allows you to transfer complete folders not just files. It can be found here
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lyy.softdatacable
Thanks for the link, I will check it out.
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Temetka said:
If you are like me and have an S3 and a Note 10.1 but never really needed to transfer files between the two until later then read on. I wanted to transfer some music from my tablet to my phone without having to transfer to my laptop, then to my phone. So I did some digging and found a program called fast file transfer which sends files using port 8080 to any android device from another android device. It worked great.
But while digging around in my wifi settings I noticed this thing called wifi direct. I wondered what it was. So I turned it on, on both my phone and tablet, found the file I wanted to transfer and hit the share button. Then I told it to share via wifi direct and bada bing, bada boom, the file was transferred. Very cool. Far easier than fast file transfer. So I will use wifi direct for me and others with Note tablets or S3's and fast file transfer for the other non cool android people.
A bit of a newb moment? Maybe. But I never had the reason to use this particular feature until now. So I just thought I would share and throw this out there, maybe it could help someone else in the future. It was kind of fun to do also.
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This sounds like a use-case for a Wifi Direct file management app. I use HitcherNet to transfer files between my devices over Wifi Direct. It gets speeds up to 30 MB/s and is solid. You will have to check if your device is supported.
Hi All, feel free to move if this isn't quite the right place for this question:
Basically, if I have a torrent subscription set up on my computer to download files to it on an automated schedule, can I then use Tasker or another app to check for those files and tell my over-the-air app Airstream to download them to my tablet.
Here's my situation, I work out of my car, I don't pay for a high-speed hotspot, and my Nexus 7 is what I want to use in my car to watch videos while I wait around at work for things that are out of my control to happen. I sit and wait a lot, where there isn't wifi, and my sad old android phone would be a poor excuse for a hotspot on a 3G (but really, slower than that) network that wouldn't be able to stream anything to me from anywhere else anyway. I want to automate the process of sending videos from my computer to my tablet, because I want the files saved on the computer and delete-able on the go on my tablet.
TORRENT--->>COMPUTER--->>TABLET fully automated.
Thanks!