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Wi-fi file sharing

Hi, how can i transfer files PC>TRANSFORMER or TRANSFORMER>PC via WI-FI?
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also would like toknow if a good upnp soft exit without needing multiple tools like upnplay and moboplayer...

Try AndSMB.
Also if you have a kernel with cifs support, you can use cifs manager to mount your windows shares, so that you can directly open your shared files without copying them.

There are a few ways to do this.
The first is to use SwiFTP. This makes the transformer behave as an FTP server, then you can explore files on it using an ftp client from your computer.
The second is to use your computer as an FTP server and use AndFTP to explore files on your computer to move files onto your tablet.
I use both all the time, and they work really well.
Cheers.

I use ES File Explorer (free from Android Market) on my Transformer (and before that, my GTab).
It supports browsing of FTP and LAN. So as long as you know how to set up shares on your windows PC, you can access those directories from your T.F. and copy / paste / install APK straight from your PC.

or install File Manager HD.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rhmsoft.fm.hd&feature=search_result
and you can browse files on your pc from the Transformer (once you have shared them in windows.) and set up the connection in File Manager HD.
You can then copy and paste them as if they were on the same machine.
It will ask for login details, these are:
your computers network ip address eg 192.168.0.2,
your log on which is the name you use to log into windows with,
and a password, again, this is your windows password.
You will need to install Windows Media Player 11 or higher and add the shared directories to your 'library' then they will show up on the shared network using UpnP or SMB.

eliak said:
Hi, how can i transfer files PC>TRANSFORMER or TRANSFORMER>PC via WI-FI?
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The Cloud

I originally tried that. But, for whatever reason, it wouldn't see my "shares" across my network whereas ES File Explorer did.
Also, File Manager HD has advertisements. ES File Explorer doesn't clutter up your screen with ads. Unless of course you are rooted and have ad blocking software installed on your TF.
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or install File Manager HD.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rhmsoft.fm.hd&feature=search_result
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I'm going to offer a different solution...dropbox.
I use it constantly to transfer files to and from my phone, laptop, and TF...
Its fast and brainless.

rpavich said:
I'm going to offer a different solution...dropbox.
I use it constantly to transfer files to and from my phone, laptop, and TF...
Its fast and brainless.
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This and "my cloud" are really simply and easy solutions that i also prefer, however they are not really wifi, or your home internal network. They require moving the data up over your broadband access and back again. If you have a large broadband monthly rate who really cares i guess but it seems kind of silly to push it up and back again. But at the same time i do't really trust free services like drop box to snoop over my stuff if not to just sell my habits or likes and dislikes to potential sales.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk

proplayer44 said:
This and "my cloud" are really simply and easy solutions that i also prefer, however they are not really wifi, or your home internal network. They require moving the data up over your broadband access and back again. If you have a large broadband monthly rate who really cares i guess but it seems kind of silly to push it up and back again. But at the same time i do't really trust free services like drop box to snoop over my stuff if not to just sell my habits or likes and dislikes to potential sales.
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Ahh...right, I never thought of it that way....true.

There is a free app called Wireless File Transfer Lite in the Market that does what you want to do.

thanks for the tip..I'm going to try it too.

you can try es fie explorer they have lan tab where you cantrasfer to share folders

Dropbox
rpavich said:
I'm going to offer a different solution...dropbox.
I use it constantly to transfer files to and from my phone, laptop, and TF...
Its fast and brainless.
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+1 for Dropbox!!!

proplayer44 said:
This and "my cloud" are really simply and easy solutions that i also prefer, however they are not really wifi, or your home internal network. They require moving the data up over your broadband access and back again. If you have a large broadband monthly rate who really cares i guess but it seems kind of silly to push it up and back again. But at the same time i do't really trust free services like drop box to snoop over my stuff if not to just sell my habits or likes and dislikes to potential sales.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk
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Very true!!! I never thought of dropbox like that!!! OK!!!

Many awesome suggestions so far. Going to try a few of them, since I've been wondering the same. Thanks!

CarsnGadgets said:
or install File Manager HD.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rhmsoft.fm.hd&feature=search_result
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Thanks, this works really well. I hate having multiple apps that have overlapping functions, so was keen to avoid a separate app just for file transfer. Was using File Manager HD anyway, so that works!
As for Dropbox, want to keep my files where they are, not put them in a special Dropbox folder. Also, having read somewhere that the only thing stopping Dropbox employees accessing your storage space is trust (ie no specific security measures stopping them from snooping), not sure I really trust that service!!

Thanks you work much .for information .is Very fine work on my galaxy tab
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i installed DROPBOX too...

Map Windows Network Shares?

Is there any way to map Windows network shares to the A500?

agentfazexx said:
Is there any way to map Windows network shares to the A500?
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I am not aware of any such. But File Manager HD atleast allows you to browse samba shares easily, would that be enough?

WereCatf said:
I am not aware of any such. But File Manager HD atleast allows you to browse samba shares easily, would that be enough?
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Samba is Linux, not Windows.

agentfazexx said:
Samba is Linux, not Windows.
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UUUhhhhhh a cifs share, good enough.........

bonzer2u said:
UUUhhhhhh a cifs share, good enough.........
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What's wrong with that?

agentfazexx said:
Is there any way to map Windows network shares to the A500?
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Try ES file explorer then move to LAN and scan. Worked on my home network.

tomlogan1 said:
Try ES file explorer then move to LAN and scan. Worked on my home network.
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I'll give it a shot tonight. Thanks.

tomlogan1 said:
Try ES file explorer then move to LAN and scan. Worked on my home network.
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Any way to play media such as movies or music from ES? I'm still waiting for VLC to be released for Honeycomb.

agentfazexx said:
Samba is Linux, not Windows.
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The underlying protocol is called SMB. So yes, it is Linux, Windows, OSX and several other OSes.

WereCatf said:
The underlying protocol is called SMB. So yes, it is Linux, Windows, OSX and several other OSes.
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Understood. So perhaps it could connect then. I'll try it out.

You can connect and copy it over, but I haven't found a way to stream video from my NAS yet.
I would love to turn this into a XBMC-style media hub.

nithos1 said:
You can connect and copy it over, but I haven't found a way to stream video from my NAS yet.
I would love to turn this into a XBMC-style media hub.
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It'd be nice. Honestly we need a VLC app conscious of Windows shares.

Es file manager file manager hlhd works well for me. Also can access direct to my windows web hosting server as mapped drive.but only works within that app.wish it was built into long click menues. But we don't get everything we want
Someone could provided write something for this as if you install say Facebook at it added a share likpnk in long click lenient of other photo and sharing

If you are rooted and install any of the kernel available in the forum then you can use cifs app in the market to map windows shares.

erica_renee said:
Es file manager file manager hlhd works well for me. Also can access direct to my windows web hosting server as mapped drive.but only works within that app.wish it was built into long click menues. But we don't get everything we want
Someone could provided write something for this as if you install say Facebook at it added a share likpnk in long click lenient of other photo and sharing
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I'm using ES File Explorer (pre and post root) and I'm able to access a networked windows share (Win7) with my video files. When I select a video file, a dialog box appears asking me which player to use. I use Rock Player Lite and after about 15s, my video starts!
Also, this works remotely using VPN (DD-WRT!!!)

agentfazexx said:
Is there any way to map Windows network shares to the A500?
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You seem to already be rooted according to your sig. So now, backup all your apps and settings with titanium backup, and put the Honeyvillain ROM on your tab. Full wipe. Restore your apps etc. The reason for the ROM is that it already has the Cifs module integrated right into it, making it so you dont have to add it yourself. And it is an awesome Rom that is 3.1 and works great.
Now, go to the market and DL the free app calls Cifs Manager. In it you set your network shares just like in windows. You just have to run the app once (and after any reboot) and it mounts your pre set shares as if they were right on your tab. Then you can use ES File explorer to browse to them. /mnt/cifs/your shares. Clicking aything will allow access as if it was on your device.
I stream videos with no lag or delay this way. It works perfectly. And if you set Moboplayer as your default video player you can play pretty much any file without issues (at least I have so far).
Good luck!

AndSMB seems to work fine
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willbur73 said:
You seem to already be rooted according to your sig. So now, backup all your apps and settings with titanium backup, and put the Honeyvillain ROM on your tab. Full wipe. Restore your apps etc. The reason for the ROM is that it already has the Cifs module integrated right into it, making it so you dont have to add it yourself. And it is an awesome Rom that is 3.1 and works great.
Now, go to the market and DL the free app calls Cifs Manager. In it you set your network shares just like in windows. You just have to run the app once (and after any reboot) and it mounts your pre set shares as if they were right on your tab. Then you can use ES File explorer to browse to them. /mnt/cifs/your shares. Clicking aything will allow access as if it was on your device.
I stream videos with no lag or delay this way. It works perfectly. And if you set Moboplayer as your default video player you can play pretty much any file without issues (at least I have so far).
Good luck!
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Good point. What else do I gain with a third party ROM on this device?

[Q] USB file transfer speeds!??

Hi,
Has anyone else noticed very slow USB file transfer speeds (like USB 1.0 ?) in Windows 7?
I have been copying movies and TV episodes to watch on the KF and was wondering if I broke anything by rooting etc... or if this speed was to be expected (seems ridicilous for modern hardware).
If this is a USB driver issue is there a workaround i.e. installing a different driver for the device in device manager?
Or alternatively an easy and FAST way to transfer files between the KF and Windows 7?
Thanks

This is a well known issue.
See here for the details: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amazon-kindle-fire-review,3076-11.html
Possibly can be fixed in a future update/mod as it's not a fundamental hardware bottleneck.
Anyway it's actually much faster to transfer via wifi! I use Dropbox to get files onto my Fire (it's an easy side load that be downloaded direct from the Dropbox website onto the Fire).

Do you know of any wifi file explorer options, i.e., use wifi to see folders on another computer for download?
Thanks.

esoh said:
Do you know of any wifi file explorer options, i.e., use wifi to see folders on another computer for download?
Thanks.
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I use cifsManager. It's available on the Android Market. But first you need the cifs kernel module. You can get it at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396960
And, here's a nice little tutorial on how to get this done: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1397461

esoh said:
Do you know of any wifi file explorer options, i.e., use wifi to see folders on another computer for download?
Thanks.
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I can see my network shares over wifi with Astro and with File Expert, both file explorers.
Dropbox is pretty handy too!

If you want to do it from the Kindle, you can point ES File Explorer (free) to your share. Use the LAN tab.

right - best choice - i use es file exlorer to stream from other devices (computer,nas,...)
with file expert you can activate a built in ftp or http server and you can stream from your kindle - really easy !

File transfer options (USB and WiFi)

This is a list of all the options I tried (in chronological order) to solve my file transfer issues with the Galaxy Tab 10.1. The last option is the most stable one and until either Samsung or Android give us something usable I'll keep using it. Its a WiFi solution, so its slow in comparison to a USB solution.
Kies Software: Simply does not work for me since it requieres the USB drivers to be installed and for some reason they will not install correctly in my laptop.
Kies via Wi-Fi (Settings/Wireless and networks/Kies via Wi-Fi, it requires the Kies software): It says that the SIM card was not detected... There's obviously something really wrong with that Kies app because I have a WiFi only tablet...
Kies App: Basically creates a server in your tab that you can access through your browser. It works but if you need to transfer several GB's of music files organized in folders... you're going to have issues with it... Plus its really unstable.
SwiFTP FTP Server: Basically creates an FTP server in your tablet that give you access to the whole disk. It works with any FTP client in your computer. I use FileZilla. Its realy stable and you can simply drag and drop all your files to your FTP client. Also, it doesnt interfere with the use of the table. So you can use it while the files transfer. There's more options for FTP servers in the market but this one works, so why bother...
I hope this thread help you guys!

joseamirandavelez said:
This is a list of all the options I tried (in chronological order) to solve my file transfer issues with the Galaxy Tab 10.1. The last option is the most stable one and until either Samsung or Android give us something usable I'll keep using it. Its a WiFi solution, so its slow in comparison to a USB solution.
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I hope this thread help you guys!
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Try installing "samsung_usb_driverP4" .

I transfer filesnto and from my tab using the android sdk enviroment and the tab in debug mode. Once the sdk is installed it's just as easy as your phone though usb mass storage.

jolobe said:
Try installing "samsung_usb_driverP4" .
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I'll check that out. Thanks!
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lexvandoef said:
I transfer filesnto and from my tab using the android sdk enviroment and the tab in debug mode. Once the sdk is installed it's just as easy as your phone though usb mass storage.
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I tried looking for that but only found a thread on a script that seemed really complicated... Can you please post a link? Thanks!
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jolobe said:
Try installing "samsung_usb_driverP4" .
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Actually, I could not find it... What's P4?

It took the whole day to transfer all my music collection.... I'm not happy. I really need to fix this usb connectivity issue.
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If you have rooted your Tab, there is a free app that is so simple a US Congressman could us it. Check out Samba Filesharing. It makes your Tab's SD drive show up as a wireless device on Windows computers. It is fast and easy as drag and drop.
Bob

wifi file explorer pro.
I haven't used my USB cable for transfers since I got this program in August. Dev is awesome, will help those that need it, and he updates the program with new features about once a week. Best 99c on the Market.

Another option is Airdroid. Search for it in the Market.

I know theres a lot of options in the market, but I want to fix the usb issue. My music collection is about 5GB. It took the whole day to copy over WiFi... I'm contemplating re-installing Windows... which is a huge PITA...

use google music on your computer it will sync 20000 songs

FileExpert does this and much more
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Here is what I did to get usb driver to work on 10.1, including debugging mode:
1) First go here to install the drivers without the SDK.
2) Then go here to install the Samsung Drivers.

joseamirandavelez said:
Actually, I could not find it... What's P4?
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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/45601975/Samsung_USB_Driver_P4_Including_Escape.exe
This is the one i use and it works for me :had also problems with a regular usb stick ,wasn't recognized but after installing the samsungdrivers my pc recognizes my tab 10.1 and usb stick aswell.

had similar problems and removed KIES and installed Airdroid on my tablet and works great!

kies air is not an option when you have to transfer more than a couple of files.
I only found the option to transfer one at a t ime through the web interface.
so it is extremely time consuming to do 1 at a time...
The best option i found so far, was the como with the adaptor for usb sticks and flash cards.
I got it on ebay for about 25$ and i been using it all the time since then.
It is VERY fast (depending on your usb stick as well) but with a trancent stick, i get about 10~15 secs for 1GB of mp3s.
So far it is the best way i found to transfer files.
P.S. I believe it is a lot faster than using the cable usb connection with the included charge/data cable.

Zargon335 said:
Another option is Airdroid. Search for it in the Market.
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All the options u presented are great, but I was looking for a way to share files with my PC via Windows Explorer, i.e., transfer files from/to my tablet via samba file share. Does anyone knows any way to?

rexxxlo said:
use google music on your computer it will sync 20000 songs
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The overhead is just too much. Fist you need to upload all your songs and then you need to download them to your phone... Unless you have a reliable 3G or 4G connection, which I don't have...

marceloid said:
All the options u presented are great, but I was looking for a way to share files with my PC via Windows Explorer, i.e., transfer files from/to my tablet via samba file share. Does anyone knows any way to?
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A guy posted a market app called Samba Filesharing...

[Q] G2 Media Transfer with Macs

Hey everyone,
I was looking to get an LG G2 but my only concern is that my primary computer is a Mac, and I see no compatible way for me to transfer media files (primarily music) from my computer to my phone. Other companies such as Samsung have Kies that works with Macs as well, or Sony that has Bridge for Mac compatibility, but LG doesn't have this alternative I believe.
Does anyone know of any alternatives I can use? As I really do want this phone.
Thanks in advance!

Not a problem. Use http://www.android.com/filetransfer/

izzuedotcom said:
Hey everyone,
I was looking to get an LG G2 but my only concern is that my primary computer is a Mac, and I see no compatible way for me to transfer media files (primarily music) from my computer to my phone. Other companies such as Samsung have Kies that works with Macs as well, or Sony that has Bridge for Mac compatibility, but LG doesn't have this alternative I believe.
Does anyone know of any alternatives I can use? As I really do want this phone.
Thanks in advance!
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Use google chrome on your mac and proceed to download and install the Google Music Manager.
Good Luck
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57582439-285/the-complete-guide-to-using-android-with-a-mac/

meln4ya said:
Use google chrome on your mac and proceed to download and install the Google Music Manager.
Good Luck
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57582439-285/the-complete-guide-to-using-android-with-a-mac/
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also, you can use the Terminal and the Android SDK, and 'adb push file locationOnPhone' to get files onto the phone.

Thanks for all your help!

meln4ya said:
Use google chrome on your mac and proceed to download and install the Google Music Manager.
Good Luck
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After checking out Google Music Manager I've noticed that I cannot use it in Canada, or as Google says "The Google Play music player is currently available in select territories." Do you happen to know when I would be able to use this alternative? Thanks again

I have used ISyncr for quite a while and a number of different Androids. It easily interfaces with itunes on my MacBook Pro. For file transfer I use Android Transfer you can easily drag and drop. Some limitations but overall works straight forward easy drag and drop.

I used DoubleTwist + AirTwist. I had it purchased a long time ago. Android File Transfer worked too but it would freeze randomly (on OSX 10.8.3).

Transfer photos and music from MAC to LGG2
This is really easy to do WITHOUT a third party application or a USB connection.
Just go to to your SETTINGS in the LG G2, then NETWORKS then tap on Share and Connect. Make sure Wireless Store is ON, then tap on it. You'll get a page with URLs on the bottom for Windows and Mac. Also a Username and Password.
On your MAC, click on the blue face FINDER and click on COMMAND K.
You'll get a little box, then type in the URL for MAC from your phone, click on ADD then click on URL in the second box . If it asks for the Username and Password, type those in too. Click on + then CONNECT.
Your phone will then pair with your MAC and you'll get a folder on your desktop for the phone. Open that up and click to open the SDCARD folder, you will see all the folders contained in your phone. Open the MUSIC or PICTURES folder, then copy your songs or pics to these folders. When you're done, check your phone. All that you've copied will be in your phone. My pics were all in folders, and this trsnsferred them all over in folders.
I stuffed about for days downloading all these programs that are supposed to connect up with the phone, waste of time, none of them worked. I even paid for 2 of them, so waste of money also. All the time, the function was sitting there in the phone !
Good Luck.