LocalSend is a great way to share files between all devices. There are Linux, Android, iOS, Windows and OSX versions.
On Thu, Jul 30, 2026 at 9:11 AM George <[email protected]> wrote: > I have to assume you're trying to 'mount' the phone as a drive or access a > daemon on the phone for communication (like you would ssh into another > machine). Android has a system that says 'Linux machine X s trying to > access me, is that ok?'. If your phone isn't prompting you, then the > computer isn't granted access. 1st question 'does it work on another phone > or USB thumb drive?'. This will tell you if the is on the phone or on the > computer. > > On Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 8:56 AM Dick Steffens <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I've done this before, but the process is escaping me. > > > > I've plugged a USB cable into the phone and the computer. > > On the computer I can see a window with "SAMSUNG Android" on the left > > column. > > I click on it, but nothing happens. > > My recollection is that a permission request used to appear on the > > phone. I get nothing. > > > > What am I forgetting? > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Dick Steffens > > >
