That is how Android File Transfer works for Mac, since Apple doesn't support MTP mode by default. The only way for this is to mount your device in USB Mass Storage Mode (because by default, Mac supports FAT32 and vFAT file systems). This mode was available in Android till Jelly Bean. Since KitKat (4.4+), USB Mass Storage (UMS) mode is removed.
- The user takes the hit when he tries transferring a file from an Android device to the MacBook. Google does offer an Android Files Transfer app. In this, you use a USB cable to connect your Mac and Android device. However, a majority of users find it buggy and not at all user friendly. Also, it has file size limitations.
- On Mac, you'll need to install Android File Transfer to successfully transfer files between your Oculus Quest and computer. On Chromebook/Chrome OS, you'll need to use the Files app to access your Oculus Quest headset. Click and drag files to or from your Oculus Quest headset on your computer.
- There are 3 simple ways to transfer files between your Mac and Android devices: via Android Transfer App, via Google Drive, or via Portals.
Android File Transfer for Linux — reliable MTP client with minimalistic UI similar to Android File Transfer for Mac.
It just works™. Vlc download mac filehippo.
Do I need it?
If you’re happy with
gmtp
/gvfs
/mtpfs
or any other mtp software, you might not need this software (but give it a try!).If you’re suffering from crashes, missing tags, album covers, usb freezes and corrupted files, this software is right for you.
Pre-built Packages
If your distribution does not provide
android-file-transfer-linux
package, you can still install it in your system. There’s quite a few packages available:- Snapcraft: https://snapcraft.io/android-file-transfer-linux
- AppImage: https://github.com/whoozle/android-file-transfer-linux/releases
- MacOSX DMG image: https://github.com/whoozle/android-file-transfer-linux/releases
- MacOSX Homebrew:
brew cask install whoozle-android-file-transfer
orbrew cask install whoozle-android-file-transfer-nightly
Support me
If you want to help me with development, click on the link below and follow the instructions. I’m developing AFTL in my spare time and try to fix everything as fast as possible, sometimes adding features in realtime (more than 100 tickes closed by now).Any amount would help relieving pain of using MTP. :D
https://www.paypal.me/whoozle
Features
- Simple Qt UI with progress dialogs.
- FUSE wrapper (If you’d prefer mounting your device), supporting partial read/writes, allowing instant access to your files.
- No file size limits.
- Automatically renames album cover to make it visible from media player.
- Supports Zune/Zune HD.
- USB ‘Zerocopy’ support found in recent Linux kernel (no user/kernel data copying)
- No extra dependencies (e.g.
libptp
/libmtp
). - Available as static/shared library.
- Command line tool (aft-mtp-cli)
FAQ
Please take a look at FAQ if you have issues with your operating system. It’s not that big, but those are the questions asked very often.
Building instructions
Gentoo
AFT for Linux is now included in Gentoo, you don’t have to build anything, just run
If you need fuse mount helper to mount MTP filesystem, you have to enable fuse use flag, e.g. adding the following in /etc/portage/package.use (which can either be a directory or a file)
You can use
sys-fs/android-file-transfer-linux-9999
ebuild if you want the latest git-version by adding the following entry into /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords (which can either be a directory or a file)Prerequisites
- You will need Qt libraries for building ui program. If you’re planning to use only library (Qt is not needed), you could turn the option
BUILD_QT_UI
off. - For ubuntu and other debian-based distros use the following command:For Fedora:
- Basically, you need
libqtX-dev
for UI,libfuse-dev
for FUSE interface,cmake
,ninja
ormake
for building the project. You could use libqt5-dev as well.
Building with ninja
Building with make
Installing binary package on OS X / macOS
There is a binary package that can be installed via Homebrew:
- First install brew if you don’t have it already installed.
- Then the stable package may be installed via:
- Nighlty build may be installed via;
![Download Download](https://imobie-resource.com/fr/support/img/transferer-photos-huawei-vers-mac-1.png)
- Please note: they are in conflict, so please make sure to uninstall it when you want switch between stable and nightly.
Building app package on OS X / macOS
You’ll need Qt installed to build the GUI app. Here are the build instructions with qt5 from homebrew (
brew install qt5
):Installation
sudo ninja install
or sudo make install
will install program into cmake prefix/bin directory (usually /usr/local/bin)File Transfer Mtp Mode Android
How to use
FUSE interface
Remember, if you want album art to be displayed, it must be named ‘albumart.xxx’ and placed first in the destination folder. Then copy other files.Also, note that fuse could be 7-8 times slower than ui/cli file transfer.
Qt user interface
- Start application, choose destination folder and click any button on toolbar.
- The options available there are:
Upload Album
,Upload Directory
andUpload Files
.The latter two are self-explanatory.Upload album
tries searching source directory for album cover and sets best available cover. - You could drop any files or folders right into application window, the transfer will start automatically.
Known problems
- Samsung removed android extensions from MTP, so fuse will be available readonly, sorry. Feel free to post your complaints to http://developer.samsung.com/forum/en
- Sometimes downloading fails with usb timeout, then phone becomes unresponsive. Android bug #75259
- Objects created in UI will not show up in FUSE filesystem. Android bug #169547
Up to date list of all known problems and bugs available here
Contacts
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions, my email address is [email protected].
Special thanks
- All who filed bugs on github and wrote emails, many features appeared only because of your feedback. Thanks!
- Alexey gazay Gaziev for useful suggestions, support and invaluable help with MacBook and MacOSX port.
- @ssnjrthegr8 for the new logo!
License
Mtp File Download
Android File Transfer for Linux is released under GNU LGPLv2.1 License.
Copyright © 2015-2020 Vladimir Menshakov
Android File Transfer is an official app developed by Google with which you can easily transfer files from your Android device to any computer running Mac OS X.
To transfer any file, you just have to install the app on your computer and connect the Android device using a USB cable, selecting the MTP option.
From the window you can drag and drop files in a very simple manner. Once the transfer is finished, you just have to securely disconnect the USB cable to enjoy your files on your phone or computer.
Now, thanks to Android File Transfer, you can have a backup of the photos or music on your Android phone, or transfer any file to it from your computer.
To transfer any file, you just have to install the app on your computer and connect the Android device using a USB cable, selecting the MTP option.
From the window you can drag and drop files in a very simple manner. Once the transfer is finished, you just have to securely disconnect the USB cable to enjoy your files on your phone or computer.
Now, thanks to Android File Transfer, you can have a backup of the photos or music on your Android phone, or transfer any file to it from your computer.
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If you want to upload music from your computer to your collection on Google Play, you should do so with the Music Manager application.