Hi Daniel I found references to bluetooth data transfer during my (google!) browser search but it seemed to be a more complex way of doing it, so I didn’t go into details. And I never did a search through the 1,234,567 apps on the google play store. Simple job, simple app. Or so I hoped.
BTW - I see (MacRumors) that AirPort Extreme is “sold out” at US Apple stores - and that Apple Garden City has them “in stock” (at full price). I’m tempted. Cheers Alan > On 18 May 2018, at 11:32 am, Daniel Kerr <wa...@macwizardry.com.au> wrote: > > Lol,..you have an Android/Galaxy,…they probably already have all your data > and everything anyway :) lol > Did you also try or see if it has something similar to the iPhone where you > have to “Activate” the bluetooth to connect it “pair” it, so it’s recognised > as a “Secure device”. I think from memory there was a way to do this so you > had to “approve” it once, for it to then show up. (A bit like the iPhone does > the first time it’s plugged in and you have to “approve”/“trust” the device > both ways. > > Kind regards > Daniel > > Sent from my iPhone 7 > > --- > Daniel Kerr > MacWizardry > > Phone: 0414 795 960 > Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> > Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> > > > **For everything Apple** > > NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and > as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. > Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or > accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this > email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the > author be requested. > >> On 18 May 2018, at 11:24 am, Alan Smith <sma...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >> >> Hi Ronni >> >>>> Have you tried ‘Airmore’ File Transfer? >>>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airmore&hl=en >> >> Airmore gets very positive reviews including Mac users. One reviewer >> likened Airmore to “Airdrop for Android”. >> >> I did not install the app. After accepting Google Play T&C to proceed to >> the download of Airmore, there was another list of Google conditions - >> essentially free access to any data it wants. It did not say if this access >> was limited to the Android device, or included the iMac. Too much spyware! >> >> I can access the photo files from the micro SD card. Reluctant to do this >> on a regular basis as handling the micro card with my macro fingers is sure >> to lead to trouble. The card holds other data apart from photos, so I don’t >> want to lose the lot. >> >> Thanks very much for your lead to an app that would probably have satisfied >> my needs admirably. Pity it is only available through one channel whose only >> concern is to give me the best possible internet experiences. >> >> BTW I manually deleted the Android File Transfer app plus associated >> Google/Keystone presence in ten different locations on the iMac. There’s >> probably more somewhere. >> >> Cheers >> Alan >> >>> On 16 May 2018, at 10:55 am, Alan Smith <sma...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Ronni >>> >>> Thanks for the suggestion. I will check out the details over the next few >>> days. >>> >>> My copy of the user manual for the original Android os (Marshmallow) >>> explained how to do data backups to a Mac via usb - and even use Image >>> Capture for photo imports. This feature was completely removed in the next >>> upgrade (Nougat). So my web searches for assistance were not sufficiently >>> focussed to have any meaning. It is possible that the “recommended” data >>> transfer apps I tried yesterday only work with Marshmallow or older >>> systems. >>> >>> While I left the Galaxy switched on and connected to WiFi overnight, it >>> downloaded the latest operating system (Oreo) which I installed. Three >>> different operating systems in 12 months! I’ve kind of lost interest in >>> outer space and Galaxies - and prefer something more down to earth like >>> Apples. >>> >>> I may have a last-ditch option. Photo data should be stored on a removable >>> micro SD card. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Alan >>> >>> >>>> On 16 May 2018, at 6:19 am, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Alan, >>>> >>>> Have you tried ‘Airmore’ File Transfer? >>>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airmore&hl=en >>>> >>>> Official Website: https://airmore.com/ >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> >>>> Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB >>>> >>>> >>>> On 15 May 2018, at 9:43 pm, Alan Smith <sma...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I cannot transfer photos from a 2017 Samsung Galaxy A7 mobile phone to my >>>>> late 2012 iMac. This is the first attempt at downloading, so I don’t >>>>> know if it is High Sierra thing. >>>>> >>>>> Any ideas for resolving the problem? >>>>> >>>>> The Galaxy A7 has not got a SIM card and has only been used as a camera >>>>> in recent months. Most phone “features" have been turned off. >>>>> >>>>> I’ve installed Android File Transfer (AFT) app vers 1.0.11 (64 bit) but >>>>> get the message “Could not connect to device”. This app is suggested in >>>>> the Apple Support KB article HT205063 which provides a link to the >>>>> Android website for downloading. >>>>> >>>>> The Samsung website recommendation is to use either the AFT app or >>>>> Samsung Smart Switch. I downloaded the SSS app vers 4.1.1 but macOS >>>>> gives an alert that the app is “not optimised”. This app is 32 bit and >>>>> didn’t work either. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Alan >>>>> >>>>> iMac 13,2 (27 inch, late 2012), macOS High Sierra 10.13.4. >>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
