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| From | VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android |
| Subject | Re: iPhone USB access |
| Date | 2024-12-21 11:54 -0600 |
| Organization | Usenet Elder |
| Message-ID | <tize88dlin1m$.dlg@v.nguard.lh> (permalink) |
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Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> wrote: > VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> Wrote in message: > >> Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> wrote: >> >>> VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> Wrote in message: >>> >>>> B00ze <B00ze64@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm an Android user thinking of getting an iPhone, and I see articles >>>>> about apps that let ppl share files with their PCs, and I'm wondering >>>>> why is there such an app? If I plug an iPhone into my PC's USB port, do >>>>> I not get access to the iPhone's filesysten? >>> >>> No. All you see are photos and videos from the camera. >>> >>>> https://discussions.apple.com/welcome >>> >>> So you don't need to go there. >> >> Apple likes their walled garden. The article below mentions iTunes. >> The OP didn't mention his PC's OS. iTunes runs on Windows. Maybe runs >> under WINE on Linux. By its name, not sure if it only allows access to >> media folders, or to all folders. Never bothered with anything Apple. >> >> https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/transfer-files-between-devices-iphf2d851b9/ios > > Well, iOS is clearly off-topic as VanguardLH's first answer hints. > So I'll just say, as someone who uses an Android tablet, an > iPhone, Linux and Windows PCs (though not a Mac) that the iOS is > the most difficult to get stuff into and out off and and between > apps - by design - especially if you don't want to use a cloud > service such as Dropbox. I often use FTP. > > But forget iTunes. I see they also mentioned using their cloud service, iCloud, to transfer files. I've used Onedrive on my Android phone and desktop PC to transfer files, but it is slow. Since the phone has Android, it comes with Google Drive which I also on my desktop PC, too. I also have a Dropbox account, but only used it to share small files. My bandwidth is asymmetric: upstream speed is a LOT slower (22 times slower) than downstream. Plus, the sync clients are designed to throttle themselves to reduce impact on net traffic. A USB cable is a lot faster, and a lot less hassle, but not on an iPhone. There are apps for both Android and Windows that use the local wi-fi to transfer files; e.g., LocalSend. Google came out with their Quick Share (renamed from Nearby Share) app for Android and Windows. Requires Windows 10 x64, or later. https://blog.google/products/android/nearby-share-windows-android/ https://www.android.com/better-together/quick-share-app/ No Internet is involved. No external servers are involved. Just wi-fi transfer between devices. The 2nd article says Quick Share is already installed on Android 6+, but I've not seen it. Says I have to setup "device visibility" in my Google account (for the phone and desktop to see each other). I've not yet tried local wi-fi file transfer since the USB cable is so easy for local transfer. For remote file transfer, there are the slow cloud services.
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iPhone USB access B00ze <B00ze64@hotmail.com> - 2024-12-20 21:50 -0500
Re: iPhone USB access VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2024-12-20 21:35 -0600
Re: iPhone USB access Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2024-12-21 07:37 +0000
Re: iPhone USB access VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2024-12-21 03:51 -0600
Re: iPhone USB access Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2024-12-21 11:18 +0000
Re: iPhone USB access Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-12-21 12:27 +0100
Re: iPhone USB access Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2024-12-21 12:47 +0000
Re: iPhone USB access "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-21 14:10 +0100
Re: iPhone USB access Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-21 16:22 +0000
Re: iPhone USB access VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2024-12-21 11:54 -0600
Re: iPhone USB access Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-12-21 19:19 +0000
Re: iPhone USB access VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2024-12-21 14:25 -0600
Re: iPhone USB access Frankie <frankie@nospam.usa> - 2024-12-21 20:30 +0000
Re: iPhone USB access Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-12-22 11:07 +0000
Re: iPhone USB access VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2024-12-22 19:15 -0600
Re: iPhone USB access Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-12-23 14:40 +0000
Re: iPhone USB access Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-23 16:59 +0000
Re: iPhone USB access Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-12-21 12:25 +0100
Re: iPhone USB access Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-12-21 08:39 +0100
Re: iPhone USB access Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2024-12-21 11:25 +0000
Re: iPhone USB access Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-12-21 12:29 +0100
Re: iPhone USB access Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-21 18:04 +0000
Re: iPhone USB access Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2024-12-21 18:37 +0000
Re: iPhone USB access Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-12-21 10:41 -0800
Re: iPhone USB access Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2024-12-21 18:52 +0000
Re: iPhone USB access Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-21 20:15 +0000
Re: iPhone USB access Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-12-21 12:32 -0800
Re: iPhone USB access Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2024-12-22 18:57 +0000
Re: iPhone USB access Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-12-22 17:07 -0500
Re: iPhone USB access Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-23 00:56 +0000
Re: iPhone USB access Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-12-22 18:46 -0800
Re: iPhone USB access Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2024-12-21 12:52 +0000
Re: iPhone USB access "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-21 14:15 +0100
Re: iPhone USB access Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-12-21 15:26 +0100
Re: iPhone USB access Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2024-12-21 18:44 +0000
Re: iPhone USB access Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-12-21 21:55 +0100
Re: iPhone USB access Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-21 20:24 +0000
Re: iPhone USB access Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-12-21 13:00 -0800
Re: iPhone USB access Quincy the fifth <quincythefifth@telekom.net> - 2024-12-21 21:26 +0100
Re: iPhone USB access Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-12-22 20:19 +0000
Re: iPhone USB access Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-23 01:01 +0000
Re: iPhone USB access Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-12-22 17:17 -0800
Re: iPhone USB access B00ze <B00ze64@hotmail.com> - 2024-12-23 22:12 -0500
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