Re: iPhone USB access

Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:

VanguardLH <V@nguard.lh> wrote:
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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.

 
  (On my (Samsung Galaxy A51) Android 13 phone,) I don't see Quick Share
as an app on my app pages. I only see it when I select something (file,
folder, etc.) and then tap 'Share'. Then 'Quick Share' is one of the
share options.
 
  On the Windows side, 'Quick Share from Google' is a Windows program
(in C:\Program Files\Google\NearbyShare), not a Windows 'app'.
 
  I use Quick Share if I only have to transfer a single file or a few
files, a folder, etc.. For larger transfers, I use the USB cable.
 
  'Cloud'!? 'Internet'!? What *are* those!?

I called it an app, because Google did.  Haven't use it, so didn't know
if it was a Win32 program, or a UWP app.  I rarely share, so I didn't
realize Quick Share was already an option.  Never noticed it, or didn't
know what it was, so ignored it along with the myriad of other choices.
Just tested, and, yep, there it is.  Thanks for sharing. ;-)

Confusing is the same product name, Quick Share, from Samsung
(https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9pctgdfxvzlj).  Seems to have the
same OS requirements, so maybe it's the same program, except Samsung
says theirs only works with Samsung devices.  Both have you download a
.exe to install.  Not sure why both wi-fi and Bluetooth are required.  I
would think just one wireless method would suffice.  The Samsung one
gets as many negative votes as positive.