When I first opened this I immediately found it better than Android File Transfer which is badly in need of an update. Once installed and setup on your Mobile and Mac you will see the following Window appear instead of the default Android File ManagerĪs you can see you now have easy access to your photos, music, videos, download and files. Further reading lead me to Handshaker so I gave it a try and it is a very decent tool so thought I would share it with others who may like to give it a try. I read a few sites and it seems that Android File Manager is causing issues for other Google Pixel users too ( source: Android Headlines). The reason I came across this app is due to the fact that the default Android File Manager that Android users will be aware of has been giving me real problems recently with my Google Pixel XL. There’s no central or cloud server involved.Handshaker is an app that allows you to easily work with files on your Android phone through your Mac. This basically means that the data is shared directly between your Android and Windows PC.

Snapdrop works on a peer-to-peer architecture. It works only within your Wi-Fi but provides fast transfer speeds.

Snapdrop is the most easiest and minimal file transfer app. Best Android File Transfer Apps to Windows 1. So, here’s the list for the best Android file transfer apps from Android to Windows PC. So, foremost I needed a file transfer app that doesn’t have a file limit and in addition to that, faster transfer speeds. You can always use Google Drive but it significantly increases the transfer times and not to forget it only works on an active internet connection. Other file transfer apps like Feem, File Explorer+ are often slow. The free variant of Pushbullet limits files sending to 25 Mb whereas Your Phone doesn’t let you share anything apart from photos. Pushbullet, Your Phone is pretty much seamless when it comes to mirroring notifications but falters when it comes to files transfer.

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