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10 years of android and I never managed to share files via WiFi direct

Anyone has a fool proof method? Preferably that does not involve third party apps, or a Foss one.

PS at home I use mixplorer over my home WiFi, but on the go WiFi direct would be useful. I use a Samsung smartphone and lenovo tablet, both on android 14. I can easily connect them, but I never see any WiFi direct option in the share menu (nor Samsung’s quickshare)

EDIT: Enabling Quickshare on both devices then the quickshare icon shows up in the share menu.

Although:

  • it asks to deactivate WiFi direct (as Markaos says below, probably so it can decide the best connection type, and probably active WiFi direct on demand)
  • it relies on the contacts of the Google account. As I use a dummy and different gmail on both, and Foss apps for contacts, the only way to share is to “allow sharing with everyone for 10 minutes”

So my question remains as to how to use Wi-Fi direct well…directly.

stardust ,

I just use syncthing.

muhyb ,

+1 for Syncthing

stardust ,

Yeah love it. I use it to share files between Linux, Android, Windows, Steam Deck, and MacOS. Best OS agnostic sync tool I’ve used.

OlivervanOsten ,
@OlivervanOsten@mastodontech.de avatar

@stardust @muhyb LocalSend for simple file transfer is quite nice

muhyb ,

Seems pretty useful. Thanks for sharing.

gregor ,
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Localsend has never failed me. You can find it on F-Droid for android and their website for installation options for desktop.

BeatTakeshi OP ,
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The description says it is over the local WiFi though, so not what I’m looking for

Fisch ,
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Doesn’t this require the devices to be connected to the same wifi?

Edit: OP already replied so nvm

n3m37h ,

KDE connect

BeatTakeshi OP ,
@BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world avatar

I tried this between the Samsung and my Debian laptop and none ever recognised the other. Also quite sure it relies on a local network?

dudecalledeagle ,

Not sure if it helps but i fixed this problem by connecting both devices using a cable. Works like a charm now, even over network

EisFrei ,

Warpinator works quite well for me

Markaos ,

The Quick Share option missing is weird - Nearby Share/Quick Share is supposed to be available on every Android 6 or newer device since roughly 2020. And it’s supposed to be able to automatically figure out a reasonable way to connect the devices (LAN if they are in the same network, Bluetooth or WiFi Direct otherwise).

BeatTakeshi OP ,
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You are right that it is workable, I will edit my post

algorithmae ,

I use Superbeam. You can send to desktop too

merde ,

localsend makes it easy.

i used it for android to android, android to mac, mac to ipad, &c

i as a fool can confirm that it’s “fool proof”

MudMan ,

To share from where to where? For sharing with your own computer at home I just have a SMB share and I use Cx File Explorer to access it like I would on a PC. For direct phone to phone sharing... I haven't had to do that in ages, so I wouldn't know. I have a number of solutions for cloud file sharing that are platform agnostic, though.

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