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cybervigilante 08-04-2018 09:28 PM
Is there an Android mounter?
 
I see MX Tools has an iDevice mounter for apple stuff. Is there something similar for Android? I can't get MX to read my Android storage.

frankbell 08-04-2018 09:56 PM
Google has progressively made Android more difficult to mount via a USB connection.

You might want to take a look at Airdroid. It works very nicely and you can use it to transfer files locally without creating an Airdroid login.

ondoho 08-04-2018 11:39 PM
the standard on linux nowadays is to use gvfs and one of its many modules - gvfs-mtp in this case, i guess.
which file manager are you using?

Jerry3904 08-05-2018 03:46 AM
I have no problem loading my Android phone, and none has been reported on the Forum. There is a section in the Users Manual on the general procedure you might want to have a look at, section 3.1.1. Here is the main part:
Quote:
• Connect phone, and make sure storage option id is set to MTP.
• Open Thunar. When the upper left pane (Devices) shows your phone’s name (or: Storage), click on it. If you don’t see it, reboot the phone.
• Navigate to the location you are looking for.
• If problems, Android phones can be accessed via a web browser by installing an app from Google’s Play Store such as AirDroid.

TheEzekielProject 08-05-2018 04:14 AM
There is also KDEConnect. I prefer it to Airdroid, personally. https://community.kde.org/KDEConnect

cybervigilante 08-06-2018 01:44 PM
Alas, Airdroid wouldn't install on my older Android tablet, so I guess I get to do it the hard way.

Update. Easier than I thought. My USB to micro USB connector had some goo in one end (no idea how it got there). I bought another one and it connected fine :)


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