The way I do it is through Syncthing for syncing folders between my pc and phone.
For individual files and sometimes to send clipboard I install the LocalSend application on both iPhone and PC. Very simple program to use. Sent from my iPhone > On May 13, 2026, at 2:15 PM, David Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed 13 May 2026 at 11:27:06 (-0600), D. R. Evans wrote: >> 3. I can also physically connect the phone and the computer using a >> USB cable -- all that seems to do, though, is to start charging the >> phone; nothing pops up on the desktop to tell me that a new USB device >> is connected to the computer. The output from "lsblk" doesn't change >> when I physically connect the phone -- unlike when, for example, I >> plug in a USB drive. > > When you plug it in, if you don't get any lines added to > /var/log/kern.log (or systemd's equivalent journal entries), > you may have a charging-only cable (good for privacy), or > a duff cable. > > Don't expect to see a filesystem like a USB drive: your system > won't be handling the block device inside the phone, but making > file transfers instead. I can't help you a great deal as I use > an android phone with aft-mtp-mount, but I have read that you > might be able to get limited access with that method (AI slop?). > > My script is: > > samsungd () > { > sudo mkdir -p /media/samsungd || true; > sudo chown "$LOGNAME" /media/samsungd; > aft-mtp-mount /media/samsungd > } > > Note that the final d is for my phone (we have two); it doesn't > stand for daemon. When I run it after connecting the phone, it > (phone) asks for permission on its screen. > > I move things back and forth in mc. After I'm finished, I run: > > unsamsungd () > { > fusermount -u /media/samsungd; > sudo rmdir /media/samsungd || true > } > > Finally, before removing the cable, I pull down Notifications, > tap "Use USB for File Transfer" and then "Charging phone only". > I don't know whether that's really necessary. > > Cheers, > David. >
