diff --git a/wiki/android.md b/wiki/android.md index 6538698..592b456 100644 --- a/wiki/android.md +++ b/wiki/android.md @@ -4,6 +4,23 @@ [Linux](/wiki/linux.md) kernel. It is designed primarily for mobile devices with touch screens like tablets or smart phones. +## Managing the Data + +The data and files stored on Android +[smart devices](/wiki/smart_devices.md#smartphones-and-tablet-computers) are sometimes needed on +computers. + +For [Windows](/wiki/windows.md) this can easily be achieved by connecting it via USB. +No further software is needed as the device manager handles the phone correctly most of the times. + +For [Linux-based systems](/wiki/linux.md) the +[device](/wiki/smart_devices.md#smartphones-and-tablet-computers) also has to be connected to the +computer. +But in this case also a software is needed to [mount it](/wiki/linux/disk-management.md#mounting), +this software/program is called [android-file-transfer](/wiki/linux/android-file-transfer.md). +For further information and a guide on how to mount a Android device correctly navigate to the +[corresponding section](/wiki/linux/android-file-transfer.md#mounting-and-unmounting-android-device). + ## App Store The most used app store of android is the [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/). diff --git a/wiki/linux/android-file-transfer.md b/wiki/linux/android-file-transfer.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5d28be1 --- /dev/null +++ b/wiki/linux/android-file-transfer.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# android-file-transfer + +[android-file-transfer](https://github.com/whoozle/android-file-transfer-linux) is an MTP client +that allows accessing the files of an [Android](/wiki/android.md) +[smart device](/wiki/smart_devices.md#smartphones-and-tablet-computers) under +[Linux](/wiki/linux.md). + +## Setup + +On most linux distributions Khal can be installed with the `android-file-transfer` package. +Alternatively it can be installed via +[GitHub](https://github.com/whoozle/android-file-transfer-linux). + +## Usage + +This section addresses the usage of android-file-transfer. + +### Mounting and Unmounting Android Device + +An [Android](/wiki/android.md) +[smart device](/wiki/smart_devices.md#smartphones-and-tablet-computers) can be mounted by using the +following command. +Please note that this command assumes one Android device is connected via USB. +In this case the device will be mounted on the directory `~/mnt`. + +```sh +aft-mtp-mount ~/mnt +```