Install Android File Transfer MTP client for Linux Ubuntu to transfer files from Linux to Android or transfer files from Ubuntu to Android. Android File Transfer for Linux — reliable MTP client with minimalistic UI similar to Android File Transfer for Mac.
It supports the following set of features:
- Simple Qt UI with progress dialogs.
- FUSE wrapper (If you’d prefer mounting your device), supporting partial read/writes, allowing instant access to your files.
- No file size limits.
- Automatically renames album cover to make it visible from media player.No extra dependencies (e.g. libptp/libmtp).
- Available as static/shared library
- Command line tool (aft-mtp-cli)
Android File Transfer for Linux Ubuntu
Run the following commands to install Android File Transfer for Linux Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake libqt4-dev ninja-build libfuse-dev libreadline-dev
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:samoilov-lex/aftl-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install android-file-transfer
Once installed, open the android-file-transfer application from Ubuntu Dash or run the following command:
./qt/android-file-transfer
Qt user interface
- Start application, choose destination folder and click any button on toolbar.
- The options available there are: Upload Album, Upload Directory and Upload Files. The latter two are self-explanatory. Upload album tries searching source directory for album cover and sets best available cover.
- You could drop any files or folders right into application window, the transfer will start automatically.
Known problems
- Samsung removed android extensions from MTP, so fuse will be available readonly, sorry. Feel free to post your complaints to http://developer.samsung.com/forum/en
- Sometimes downloading fails with usb timeout, then phone becomes unresponsive. Android bug #75259
- Objects created in UI will not show up in FUSE filesystem. Android bug #169547