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I'm trying to set up my Samsung Galaxy S2 phone plus my Nexus 7 tablet so that I can copy the photos I've taken during the day with the S2 onto the N7 and process them on the tablet prior to uploading them to various online services.
I tried copying 58 files via Bluetooth today using ES File Manager. It took about an hour and a half and used a fair portion of my batteries. It didn't leave a lot of time for actually doing any processing.
In a place where public WiFi was accessible, albeit slow, I tried using AirDroid but the AP wouldn't let me log on twice using the same user name on two separate devices and, if it had, I doubt that it would allow peer-to-peer software for obvious security reasons.
I could upload the 58 files to Dropbox or Google Drive but that would involve twice the data transfer and the public WiFi seems to be even slower than Bluetooth. That many files would also hit my phone's data allowance pretty hard.
The Galaxy S2 can take a USB-OTG cable so I could transfer the
photos onto, say, an SD card. But to copy them onto the tablet I'd have to root it to get USB-OTG working. And that would mean wiping my apps and data.
I'll root the N7 eventually but, in the mean time, does anyone have an alternative solution that's relatively inexpensive? By which I mean not, for example, having to shell out for, and carry around, a wireless drive.
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Hey Garry! ...I'm one of your Flickr contacts (Michael). I picked up a Nexus 7 this Friday, and intend to use it with my HTC One X phone. I will be experimenting with this too, and will let you know if I find anything. I tried Photo Transfer App, but it locked up after 15 photos, and that was on a really good wifi network. So far, Dropbox is my best option.

Hi, Michael
The problem with Dropbox is that you have to upload the photos then download them again, which would eat heavily into my data plan, not to mention the time it would take.
Someone mentioned an app called Bump which I'm going to try out but I expect it will be as slow as using Bluetooth.
Whatever I find, I'll post back here.
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The other apps I'll be looking at when I get time are Nexus Photo viewer and Nexus Media Importer, both of which are being developed by an XDA from member. Hmmm... when I get time...
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My current set up is with +google instant upload. Photos taken are uploaded on the fly to my picasa account. I have an all you can eat data plan so I'm not that worried about usage however I generally have this set to wifi only. I find any time I want to mess around with my pics they will be there on the N7.
I never really have a need to edit something immediately.
I do have a problem trying to find files I've edited on my phone as they don't sync to the tablet.

[Q] SD Card Transfer to Computer

My wife and I both have Motorola Droid X phones that were activated through Verizon. My phone died on vacation and will no longer power on. Her's WAS fine.
We switched to Sprint (I got a SGS3 and my wife got an iphone 5) and I wanted to backup the information from our old SD Cards to our computer (Windows XP) so that I can re-use one of the cards in my SGS3 and transfer the good stuff (mainly the pictures and videos) to our new phones. Unfortunately, I am now unable to power on either phone (both batteries have kind of puffed up and they do not seem to work any longer).
I tried putting the SD Cards into an adapter and putting them directly in my SD Card Reader, but I can only see the files and cannot copy them. When I try the windows cmd line, I get a message saying, "The syntax of the command is incorrect." and when I try through Windows Explorer, I get the following error message:
Error Copying File or Folder
Cannot copy *FILENAME_WITH_NO_EXTENSION*: The parameter is incorrect.
Anyone have any ideas? I would like to just make an entire backup of the SD cards, but would settle just for the pictures and videos.

Have you tried just putting the old cards in the new phones? The pictures should be recognized. You may need a recovery program or app if the files/card was damaged.
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Thanks. I was actually able to get one of the old phones working again and was able to copy the information from both cards to my computer using that phone.
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[Q] LG G2 NFC transfer becomes bluetooth after kitkat update HELP

LG G2 NFC transfer becomes bluetooth after kitkat update HELP
everything started after updating my phone to kitkat 4.2.2
every time i send a file it will automatically turn on the paired phone's bluetooth and send the file via bluetooth, sending takes long because it is sent via bluetooth instead of NFC
never had this issue before the update, had the same issue transferring files on 2 phones, one GalaxyNote3 and another LG G2.
please help

NFC is only used to negotiate (pair) between two devices -- it's always been that way, as NFC is very low-bandwidth. Actual transfers are accomplished via BT/WiFi. See:
en[dot]wikipedia[dot]org/wiki/Near_field_communication#Bluetooth_and_Wi-Fi_connections
en[dot]wikipedia[dot]org/wiki/Android_Beam
If it wasn't done this way, given the size of many files, you'd need to keep the devices held together for the duration of the actual transfer. BT/WiFi eliminates that need.

but why did this just happen now just after the update? it was perfectly fine before the update

Files have never been transferred over the NFC link -- there's simply not enough bandwidth to do so. Perhaps older ROM versions didn't activate the BT icon, or maybe they used WiFi direct instead.

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thanks for the information. but how should I make it work again just like before?

Trey More said:
thanks for the information. but how should I make it work again just like before?
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flash 4.2.2 back or install superbeam

OTA Update disappeared

I have the Droid Turbo 2 through Verizon.. The Marshmallow update popped up on my device about a week or so ago and I ignored it. I thought if there was going to be a root for this phone, it would be before the update... So i waited.
Now though, when I go to download marshmallow or do/search for the update, it says I'm up to date (yet it says i have v5). It won't seem to detect the v6 update.
I've been looking all over on what I can do to update. I've tried using the Verizon android update app, but it wont detect my phone (???) and there's no way to do the update using Fastboot. And I'm not clearing the Google Services Framework as I've read way too much on how it can mess up the device.
Does anyone know what I can do to remedy this?

I think Verizon pulled the update a day or two after it went live. Probably due to some reported issues. I don't think they've made it available again yet.
I'll bet if it has been pulled for additional testing, we won't see an update until after the April security patch is published by Google (and maybe they'll also throw in wifi calling?).
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I have the Droid Turbo 2 through Verizon.. The Marshmallow update popped up on my device about a week or so ago and I ignored it. I thought if there was going to be a root for this phone, it would be before the update... So i waited.
Now though, when I go to download marshmallow or do/search for the update, it says I'm up to date (yet it says i have v5). It won't seem to detect the v6 update.
I've been looking all over on what I can do to update. I've tried using the Verizon android update app, but it wont detect my phone (???) and there's no way to do the update using Fastboot. And I'm not clearing the Google Services Framework as I've read way too much on how it can mess up the device.
Does anyone know what I can do to remedy this?
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We have three Droid Turbo 2's since November. The first two got the update "on time", downloaded and installed both parts with no problem. The third one, however, was never offered the update, and then over the last couple of weeks, despite checking for updates several times a day, it was never offered on that phone.
I tried connecting the phone to my own laptop (a Dell XPS15 - Windows 10). While the laptop recognized the phone, and I could transfer files back and forth, the VSUA (Verizon software upgrade assistant) never responded to having the phone connected. I tried moving the cable from one of the 3 USB 3.0 connections to the sole USB 2.0 connection - still no joy.
Finally, I installed VSUA on another laptop and also tried a different USB cable. It took about 30 seconds, but this time the VSUA actually recognized the phone and offered the update.
The OTA updates had been offered as two files: the first relatively small, and the second 1.1GB. This time, via VSUA, I was only offered a single update - and it was large, and took a long time to download. The install was also pretty slow - but in the end it worked, and the phone was fully updated to the same version that our other two phones were up to after the two OTA updates.
My suggestion: round up a couple of different very good USB cables. Make sure you're using a USB 2.0 port on your computer -- not USB 3.0; I don't know if that's superstition or not, but stories online seem pretty consistent that this is needed to make VSUA recognize your phone, and it worked for me. Make sure your phone is set to "MTP" mode in the USB options when you connect to your PC.
As I noted above, it took several tries on two different laptops, but VSUA finally worked for me, found and installed the update. It takes patience, but should work. Worst case, if you still have no luck, see if you can locate another computer to try - again making sure you're using a USB 2.0 port. I really think that, if you're persistent and methodical, you'll be able to install the update.

So, what's your Android version now? 6.0 or 6.0.1?
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bobyn said:
So, what's your Android version now? 6.0 or 6.0.1?
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All three are still at 6.0
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I posted this on the Marshmallow 1 of 2 thread under the Droid Turbo 2 General forum, I had the same issue with my wife's phone. I used Verizon SUA utility and was able to update with no problem. Hope this helps.

Alternative to OnePlus Switch...

I took the dive and got the TMO variant of the 6T. I had a 1+1 sitting around so I traded it in. This is my first 1+ phone since then.
I'm now trying to transfer my apps and settings to the new phone from my LG G6 using the OnePlus Switch app with limited success. I managed to get my contacts, call logs, msgs transferred after re-installing the app but nothing else will transfer at this rate. So, I'd like some suggestions on what I can use to transfer the rest of my data? Hopefully with fewer issues.
Note - The app seems to connect both phones but refuses to transfer anything as if it's stuck on the first item.
Thx for any help!

Not sure what happened but finally got apps over but data associated with them is not there. Any suggestions?