[ubuntu-uk] WifiTransfer app on Ubuntu Phone

[Dave Morley]

On Thu, 27 Aug 2015 15:45:47 +0100
Tony Pursell <ajp at princeswalk.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi All
> 
> I wonder if anyone can help me.
> 
> It has long been difficult to move files on and off an Ubuntu phone
> as the only way to do it was by USB cable.  Now there is an app called
> WifiTransfer which uses FTP to transfer files over WiFi which is
> meant to make it easier.  The problem is, it uses a folder called
> ~/.local/share/wifitransfer.sil to move files in and out of which is a
> hidden folder and I can find no quick way to move to and from it
> without having to type in .local every time.  One of the reviews for
> it says that you can show hidden files but I don't know how to do
> this in File Manager on the phone.  Does anyone here know how to do
> it?
> 
> Also, is there a way, in File Manager on the Phone, to copy more than
> one file for pasting?
> 
> And finally, as this seems to me to be a bit of a botch, are there any
> plans to add SMB network connections to File Manager on the Phone?
> I've got it on my Android phone and well worth the £1.99 I paid for
> it.
> 
> Tony

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