Mount / access files on Android (Samsung)
by androidnoob from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4YJYJ)
Hi!
I realize this is probably more a Samsung issue more than a Linux issue, but I hope someone here knows this stuff.
So, back in the days, accessing the files on the phone was as simple as connecting the USB-cable and access the files through the file explorer. The last few years, however, have been an absolute pain in the arse. I've had huge problems with Android File Transfer, as it just freezes whenever the phone connects. This has happened with four different PCs and five different Samsung phones. Samsung's response is that I should use their software, Samsung Smart Switch (or Samsung Kies), but I am of course very little willing to bend over for their crap, when they're blocking off other methods that should've been working fine. I am also, of course, hesitant to use other 3rd party cloud services, such as Google, Dropbox etc to transfer files. I just want to connect my PC to my phone, and extract the files, goddammit! I have used AirDroid for a while, but they are now pretending that the local connection doesn't work, so all transfers must go via remote servers. That shitty app is getting more and more shady by the hour.
How do you do it?
I have both Windows, MacOS and Linux computers available, and I just want to copy over my files without going through remote servers. How?!
Thank you very much for your response!
I realize this is probably more a Samsung issue more than a Linux issue, but I hope someone here knows this stuff.
So, back in the days, accessing the files on the phone was as simple as connecting the USB-cable and access the files through the file explorer. The last few years, however, have been an absolute pain in the arse. I've had huge problems with Android File Transfer, as it just freezes whenever the phone connects. This has happened with four different PCs and five different Samsung phones. Samsung's response is that I should use their software, Samsung Smart Switch (or Samsung Kies), but I am of course very little willing to bend over for their crap, when they're blocking off other methods that should've been working fine. I am also, of course, hesitant to use other 3rd party cloud services, such as Google, Dropbox etc to transfer files. I just want to connect my PC to my phone, and extract the files, goddammit! I have used AirDroid for a while, but they are now pretending that the local connection doesn't work, so all transfers must go via remote servers. That shitty app is getting more and more shady by the hour.
How do you do it?
I have both Windows, MacOS and Linux computers available, and I just want to copy over my files without going through remote servers. How?!
Thank you very much for your response!