Alright i been trying to decide between transformer and nexus 7. I just spent the last hour trying to transfer a video file from my galaxy s3 to the transformer. I have yet to be able to do so, i used an app called wifi shoot and was able to transfer to the N7 but since there is no Wi-Fi direct on the transformer jelly bean update does anyone have an alternative?
But not looking for FTP servers.
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jebise101 said:
Alright i been trying to decide between transformer and nexus 7. I just spent the last hour trying to transfer a video file from my galaxy s3 to the transformer. I have yet to be able to do so, i used an app called wifi shoot and was able to transfer to the N7 but since there is no Wi-Fi direct on the transformer jelly bean update does anyone have an alternative?
But not looking for FTP servers.
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Bluetooth? It's slower but works.
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Wifi transfer pro.
$5 but worth the money, it has many features.
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SwiFTP + FileZilla FTW
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Wifi transfer pro.
$5 but worth the money, it has many features.
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I would suggest to try free variants like Swift FTP server. Have been using it from the beginning of my android adventure, works flawlessly
Use a FTP client like FileZilla to configure the device. Assign manual IPs for each of your android devices in your router and save as different devices in FileZilla, click and connect over WiFi.
The transfer speed is limited only by your WiFi connection speed.
This is one of the free software alternatives
k1chy said:
I would suggest to try free variants like Swift FTP server. Have been using it from the beginning of my android adventure, works flawlessly
Use a FTP client like FileZilla to configure the device. Assign manual IPs for each of your android devices in your router and save as different devices in FileZilla, click and connect over WiFi.
The transfer speed is limited only by your WiFi connection speed.
This is one of the free software alternatives
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That won't work while i'm on the go and don't have access to WiFi. Was in the car with both tablets and needed to transfer a file from my phone to the tablets and with WiFi-Direct and WiFi Shoot it was a snap and the file was transferred within a minute on the Nexus 7, I have yet to do this on the Transformer do to the lack of WiFi Direct.
Why in the world would Asus REMOVE WiFi Direct in the JB update?
I don't want to start FTP server on the phone and share a hotspot etc WiFi Direct with WiFi Shoot was so simple and effective.
Anyway to add it back without flashing CM9/10?
@nooktablet
will have to try that and hopefully it works.
k1chy said:
I would suggest to try free variants like Swift FTP server. Have been using it from the beginning of my android adventure, works flawlessly
Use a FTP client like FileZilla to configure the device. Assign manual IPs for each of your android devices in your router and save as different devices in FileZilla, click and connect over WiFi.
The transfer speed is limited only by your WiFi connection speed.
This is one of the free software alternatives
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i use the FTP method like you too, but the OP said he doesn't want to use FTP so i didn't recommend it.
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That won't work while i'm on the go and don't have access to WiFi. Was in the car with both tablets and needed to transfer a file from my phone to the tablets and with WiFi-Direct and WiFi Shoot it was a snap and the file was transferred within a minute on the Nexus 7, I have yet to do this on the Transformer do to the lack of WiFi Direct.
Why in the world would Asus REMOVE WiFi Direct in the JB update?
I don't want to start FTP server on the phone and share a hotspot etc WiFi Direct with WiFi Shoot was so simple and effective.
Anyway to add it back without flashing CM9/10?
@nooktablet
will have to try that and hopefully it works.
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sorry but it won't work, because you still need a wifi hotspot to make it work, and you said you're in a car you don't have wifi hotspot,
basically either FTP or Wifi transfer pro or any WiFi transfer method still requires you to have a wifi hotspot to work, this wifi hotspot is where the 2 devices can transfer files, this wifi hotspot does NOT need internet connection, so even if your wifi hotspot can't go to internet, you can still use it to transfer files.
so what's the solution? use your android to create a virtual wifi hotspot? how? i don't know . on computer i usually use connectify. i believe on android there should be a way to do it.
hopefully you understood what i meant, 'cause i'm not good at explaining
Did you try Bluetooth transfer method? Load the same Bluetooth transfer app on both devices, and they can send files to each other. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.medieval.blueftp
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software data cable creates wifi hotspot on tf300 or ftp server.
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=software+data+cable
Might suit your purpose.
jebise101 said:
Alright i been trying to decide between transformer and nexus 7. I just spent the last hour trying to transfer a video file from my galaxy s3 to the transformer. I have yet to be able to do so, i used an app called wifi shoot and was able to transfer to the N7 but since there is no Wi-Fi direct on the transformer jelly bean update does anyone have an alternative?
But not looking for FTP servers.
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funnel71 said:
Did you try Bluetooth transfer method? Load the same Bluetooth transfer app on both devices, and they can send files to each other. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.medieval.blueftp
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that is the most likely app that works similar to wifi direct and wifi shoot.
@Others
I can create a wifi hotspot with the s3 and did that while in the car for internet on the tablet. Its just I don't want to create a hotspot then start a FTP server every time i need to transfer a file on the go or carry cables. If i ever take my tablet on the go its mainly to watch videos or play games but not for browsing the web so it that sense wifi direct was such a simple way to transfer files.
Bluetooth file transfer might have to do until the JB bootloaders security are beaten and i can install CM9/10.
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Using bluetooth file transfer and trying to transfer a 300MB avi will take at least 15 minutes which is extremely slow, god i hate why they removed features. I wish i could install CM, anyone have any idea if that will be possible in the near future or are we in for a long wait?
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that is the most likely app that works similar to wifi direct and wifi shoot.
@Others
I can create a wifi hotspot with the s3 and did that while in the car for internet on the tablet. Its just I don't want to create a hotspot then start a FTP server every time i need to transfer a file on the go or carry cables. If i ever take my tablet on the go its mainly to watch videos or play games but not for browsing the web so it that sense wifi direct was such a simple way to transfer files.
Bluetooth file transfer might have to do until the JB bootloaders security are beaten and i can install CM9/10.
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Using bluetooth file transfer and trying to transfer a 300MB avi will take at least 15 minutes which is extremely slow, god i hate why they removed features. I wish i could install CM, anyone have any idea if that will be possible in the near future or are we in for a long wait?
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Try Airdroid
Software Data Cable worked ok for this purpose..
Very nice app, thanks for tip!
sharing thru wi-fi and wi-fi direct
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Alright i been trying to decide between transformer and nexus 7. I just spent the last hour trying to transfer a video file from my galaxy s3 to the transformer. I have yet to be able to do so, i used an app called wifi shoot and was able to transfer to the N7 but since there is no Wi-Fi direct on the transformer jelly bean update does anyone have an alternative?
But not looking for FTP servers.
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in case you are still interested in options of sharing thru wi-fi or wi-fi direct, please check out my app "PeerDeviceNet" which does exactly that and more. it supports android2.2+, allowing sharing web pages, contacts, photos videos and other docs. in my own tests, i tried to send 2G file successfully. it has been on google market for a while. unfortunately i cannot post the link here (too new to post external links). you can find the links at my web site: peerdevicenet.net , or search for it at google play.
hope it helps.
yigong
XCONNS LLC
I use WiFi File Explorer
Looks and feels ez.
For phone/tablet i just make hotspot with wifi tether for rooted users from phone.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.fun2code.android.xlinkE]
Have you tried the app X-Link? Does what you need (File transfers via wifi network across devices).
these are all great suggestions but all require the devices to be on the same network. So this will not work if i'm sitting on train or something which is why wifi direct was so easy and did not require devices to be connected to a wifi network.
I know i can still do this and use any of the above apps using wifi hotspot and will try them out.
jebise101 said:
these are all great suggestions but all require the devices to be on the same network. So this will not work if i'm sitting on train or something which is why wifi direct was so easy and did not require devices to be connected to a wifi network.
I know i can still do this and use any of the above apps using wifi hotspot and will try them out.
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software data cable doesn't require a wifi network.. it creates a hotspot.. this app acts like wifi direct..
jebise101 said:
these are all great suggestions but all require the devices to be on the same network. So this will not work if i'm sitting on train or something which is why wifi direct was so easy and did not require devices to be connected to a wifi network.
I know i can still do this and use any of the above apps using wifi hotspot and will try them out.
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PeerDeviceNet works over wifi direct without requiring external wifi net. it works with wifi net with the same ease. And it is free app. Give it a try.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xconns.free.peerdevicenet
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yigong
XCONNS LLC
There's and app in the play store called wifi file transfer and you could go on either of the devices and download files back and forth. And it's free.
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So this is an open question, that started with me trying to play music off my Galaxy SII on my A500. So far no luck, as the best technology to do this seems to be Wifi Direct, but that's only on the A500.
I can set up ftp , cifs, or samba shares, but they only work when both are connected to my home network. Not on many public ones and not at work, due to ports being restricted.
Are there any cool bluetooth programs I have not found?
Any way to use Wifi-Direct or some other direct link between the devices?
Or just any cool uses for two android toys that I have not thought of?
They are both rooted, with custom rom's and I am fairly capable, so a little hacking is ok.
Thanks in advance.
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So this is an open question, that started with me trying to play music off my Galaxy SII on my A500. So far no luck, as the best technology to do this seems to be Wifi Direct, but that's only on the A500.
I can set up ftp , cifs, or samba shares, but they only work when both are connected to my home network. Not on many public ones and not at work, due to ports being restricted.
Are there any cool bluetooth programs I have not found?
Any way to use Wifi-Direct or some other direct link between the devices?
Or just any cool uses for two android toys that I have not thought of?
They are both rooted, with custom rom's and I am fairly capable, so a little hacking is ok.
Thanks in advance.
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Sounds like you need a DLNA server/player. AcerMedia supports DLNA shares, so you need to find a suitable server for your phone. As for the connection itself, public hotspots are no good for that. It has nothing to do with port blocking, etc. but rather a security feature called AP isolation, that prevents two clients connected to the same hotspot to communicate at all. My best bet is an ad-hoc connection (seeing that you are rooted) and DLNA streaming over it.
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Broomfundel said:
So this is an open question, that started with me trying to play music off my Galaxy SII on my A500. So far no luck, as the best technology to do this seems to be Wifi Direct, but that's only on the A500.
I can set up ftp , cifs, or samba shares, but they only work when both are connected to my home network. Not on many public ones and not at work, due to ports being restricted.
Are there any cool bluetooth programs I have not found?
Any way to use Wifi-Direct or some other direct link between the devices?
Or just any cool uses for two android toys that I have not thought of?
They are both rooted, with custom rom's and I am fairly capable, so a little hacking is ok.
Thanks in advance.
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Download Crazy Snowboard. You can watch it on your A500 while controlling it using your phone, pretty sweet.
One cool little app I've found so far is TabletTalk - syncs SMS between tablet & phone (over wifi or bluetooth) and allows you to send SMS from the tablet. Particularly useful for me working fly-in/fly-out in construction as often there will only be a small area in my room where I can get reception so I leave the phone sitting there and can txt at will from the a500..
Perfect guys. Just the sort of stuff i was after. Tablet Talk in particular looks amazing. Thanks and keep then coming.
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I downloaded tablet talk today after reading about it in this thread. App works great! A few months ago i got rid of my home wifi, have been using my phone as a hotspot. to get a good 4g signal i usually put my phone near a window, and obviously if you get a text it can be annoying to get up and go get your phone so you can respond. This app solves the problem conpletely! well worth the 3 dollar imo!
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Is there any hope for having wifi file share feature on blade .
Few days ago I have seen two of my friends having Samsung galaxy note which has WIFI DIRECT. The file transfer through WIFI DIRECT is amazingly fast. My friend got 100MB transfered in around 30seconds on his galaxy note running gingerbread .
I'm wondering if this feature is hardware only or will it come to all devices sometime in the future. I think ics has APIs to it but is it hardware-only..??
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You can download File Expert from Play store and use that to setup FTP and share files through wifi or network. I've used it and it is indeed very fast.
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But what I'm talking about doesn't require internet access point to share files.
WIFI DIRECT between two phones without even having internet access to both phones. Just like Bluetooth file sharing between devices.
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But what I'm talking about doesn't require internet access point to share files.
Wifi file share between two phones without even having internet access to both phones. Just like Bluetooth file sharing between devices.
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But then for that any one of the phones would need to be on the hotspot mode using a mobile network right?
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But then for that any one of the phones would need to be on the hotspot mode using a mobile network right?
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No.
WIFI DIRECT is like local wifi file sharing without any interference of mobile networks or access point.
In file manager when we long press on file and select share , there will be option to send file via wifi direct. Then one device has to create a local wifi network and other device has to connect to same network. But it won't need mobile network or 3G or access point or any hotspot connected.
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Is there any hope for having wifi file share feature on blade .
Few days ago I have seen two of my friends having Samsung galaxy note which has wifi file share. The file transfer through wifi file share is amazingly fast. My friend got 100MB transfered in around 30seconds on his galaxy note running gingerbread .
I'm wondering if this feature is hardware only or will it come to all devices sometime in the future. I think ics has APIs to it but is it hardware-only..??
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basically, this feature to share file b/w devices without any router(access point) is called WIFI DIRECT. I am not sure that this feature if fully dependent on hardware or may be software dependent but I with my brother making a very similar app whicg sends files between devices without using any access point.
It is 90% complete now and soon we will publish it in the play store (android market).
it does not require any user interpretation u just have to send file like u send through bluetooth. it gives 2.5-3.0 MBps speed.
so plzz wait for our upload and appreciate our work if like it.
aman.droid said:
basically, this feature to share file b/w devices without any router(access point) is called WIFI DIRECT. I am not sure that this feature if fully dependent on hardware or may be software dependent but I with my brother making a very similar app whicg sends files between devices without using any access point.
It is 90% complete now and soon we will publish it in the play store (android market).
it does not require any user interpretation u just have to send file like u send through bluetooth. it gives 2.5-3.0 MBps speed.
so plzz wait for our upload and appreciate our work if like it.
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Hey all the best for the work on this.
Yes my bad , the feature is WIFI DIRECT and not wifi file share. I would appreciate it.
The meaning of wifi has always something to do with internet access point which is useless for file sharing if we have a less speed internet (high speed wifi device with low speed internet where internet speed limits the transfer speed). I always wished to have wifi file transfers without the access point and haven't yet found anything similar other than the wifi direct on newer devices.
Once again all the best and im eagerly waiting for ur app.
aman.droid said:
basically, this feature to share file b/w devices without any router(access point) is called WIFI DIRECT. I am not sure that this feature if fully dependent on hardware or may be software dependent but I with my brother making a very similar app whicg sends files between devices without using any access point.
It is 90% complete now and soon we will publish it in the play store (android market).
it does not require any user interpretation u just have to send file like u send through bluetooth. it gives 2.5-3.0 MBps speed.
so plzz wait for our upload and appreciate our work if like it.
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Nice to hear people working on it. Wish you luck for your project. Hopefully it comes soon.
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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!
Has anyone tried using Wifi Direct to transfers files between devices? I tried to do it between my N7 and SGS2 and it always seems to fail.
Also anyone know if you can use Wifi Direct between an android device and a laptop/computer?
Also interested. I cannot get it to work via One X and nexus 7
glowsti047 said:
Has anyone tried using Wifi Direct to transfers files between devices? I tried to do it between my N7 and SGS2 and it always seems to fail.
Also anyone know if you can use Wifi Direct between an android device and a laptop/computer?
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i thought i'm the only one with this problem.
i keep getting fail notification as well.
is this another defect of nexus 7?
any one else have this problem?
my phone is sgs2 international version.
glowsti047 said:
Has anyone tried using Wifi Direct to transfers files between devices? I tried to do it between my N7 and SGS2 and it always seems to fail.
Also anyone know if you can use Wifi Direct between an android device and a laptop/computer?
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Tried to install the Intel Wifi Direct Dashboard on my desktop PC, but had a permission problem with one registry entry, even though I'm an administrator. Will try later with my netbook. Anyway, this software is needed in order to communicate between a phone/tablet with Wifi Direct and a PC.
Originally Posted by glowsti047
Has anyone tried using Wifi Direct to transfers files between devices? I tried to do it between my N7 and SGS2 and it always seems to fail.
Also anyone know if you can use Wifi Direct between an android device and a laptop/computer?
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Using Wifi File Transfer (tried free - upgraded to get beyond 4MB limit). It does a very good job between anything with a browser and my Nexus 7. Simply have to go to the URL
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But from what I understand you have to use a router to get that app to work, we should be able to use the WiFi direct... I'm trying to connect my N7 to my Evolte
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But from what I understand you have to use a router to get that app to work, we should be able to use the WiFi direct... I'm trying to connect my N7 to my Evolte
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See my corrected response above - I'm working on connecting to a PC using Intel software on the PC. Don't know about connecting to other phones/tablets - I'd think they would work if they also have Wifi Direct.
Have the same issue with my Galaxy Note running stock ICS rom
if you want to connect from android device to android device there's one (and only one) app to do it:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.budius.WiFiShoot
this was developed by yours truly, and I did exactly because I noticed there was nothing to make it work.
I tested it between Nexus 7, Galaxy Nexus, Asus TF300 and Galaxy SII (stock ICS) and all worked fine.
The most problematic of those were the Galaxy Nexus that not always want to connect, but between N7-GalaxySII was flawless.
At the moment the app just works for photo and video but I'll be expanding more, if you guys fancy helping spreading the word about it, I'm really looking forward to see the downloads explode on it.
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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Wifi Direct App (HitcherNet)
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.