

You have to follow these steps only once, however, you need to select the type of connection every time by swiping down on screen and selecting the option "MTP". Now connect your device to your PC and you should be ready to go. Then tap on "Select USB configuration" and select the option "MTP(Media Transfer Protocol)".Now go to "Settings->Developer options" and enable "USB debugging".Now clear the data and cache for those apps.This mode is basically recommended only if the user wants to transfer photos easily as it allows us to transfer photos from the device to the computer without the need to use any additional software or tool. In that list of apps, find the apps "External Storage" and "Media Storage". While in PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol) mode, the smartphone simply behaves like a photo camera without MTP support.Tap on the three dots on the TOP RIGHT corner of the screen and tap on "Show system apps".Make sure the SD card is inserted properly.Change USB configuration to MTP, if charging or some other option is selected.

Then you will see a pop up saying, Developers options enabled. Go to Settings -> About Device -> Tap on Build Number for seven times. Select the option "Transfer Files(MTP)".īut, if this DOES NOT solve the problem, then follow the following steps. It should be on MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) Step 1.Swipe down on the screen, tap on "USB for file transfer".For some special phone models like HUAWEI or OPPO, you need to find 'Setting', then find 'About phone', next clickDeveloper options, then click Select USB Configuration, finally chooseMTP mode Second Method. To access the files on your PC you need to follow the steps mentioned below: What you need to do is to switch to 'MTP mode' or File transfer mode for some models. On the Ubuntu side, just register yourself on Ubuntu One (click the envelope icon and choose Ubuntu One).This is a major problem for a layman to use. photo sharing runs in the background in an instant. On the phone side,just go to Android market and install the Ubuntu one app. įor Bluetooth Connection, you can go here : a bit complicated but fun as well. If you want to make the phone as modem, go here. I Use Samsung Galaxy Mini (Android 2.2 ~ Froyo), and I'm doing file transfer so far by three ways, Bluetooth connection, Cable connection or using Ubuntu One app.įor cable connection you can do it easily as plug the cable, wait a while and choose mass storage mode. And there is no need for plugins for Nautilus either.

There is no GUI needed for file transfer (No One on Ubuntu is interested in making a GUI for only file transfer).
