[PLUG] Samsung S5 and Ubuntu 12.04,

Galen Seitz galens at seitzassoc.com
Thu Aug 21 17:36:38 UTC 2014


On 08/19/14 10:09, Joe Shisei Niski wrote:
> Not sure about the S5, but my Nexus4 appears only as a "media device" when
> i connect it via usb, and i can't manipulate files (my old Nexus 1
> dutifully shows up as storage on every OS i've connected it to, not sure
> why this capability is missing from an otherwise very capable phone).
>
> The "AirDroid" app from the Play Store provides a really nice UI for
> browsing/uploading/downloading to/from the phone's filesystem, and you can
> easily limit access to the phone from a local network only.

I'll second the AirDroid recommendation.  It's a great way to quickly 
transfer photos, etc.  No cable required.  Just direct your browser to 
the URL supplied by the AirDroid app.

galen
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Galen Seitz
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