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Re:Firefox Send: Free encrypted file transfer service by millstone on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @11:09AM (#19368866)
Does Files actually allow transfer with desktops or laptops? It sounds like it only transfers between Android devices.
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Re:Firefox Send: Free encrypted file transfer service by runn1ng on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @11:46AM (#19369294)
Apparently only Android - Android (and maybe ChromeOS, since that can run Android apps)
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Re:Firefox Send: Free encrypted file transfer service by novaRom on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @11:50AM (#19369371)
You can only share files "with others nearby who also have the app".
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Re:Firefox Send: Free encrypted file transfer service by skrowl on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @01:19PM (#19370584)
It's not really necessary on a desktop or laptop., Unlike an iPhone, all you have to do to transfer to a desktop is plug in a USB cable. After that, you select to share your storage with the PC on your android phone and you can operate on it as if it were a USB drive or a digital camera. On an iPhone you have to install iTunes, log on, jump through a bunch of hoops, and then you only get access to a fraction of the phone's filesystem anyway.
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