Mention Android File Transfer for macOS users

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Jorge Carrillo 2022-02-17 12:10:51 -08:00 committed by Daniel Micay
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at boot or when the device is unlocked. You can configure this in Settings ➔
Security.</p>
<p>Transferring files to an attached computer is done with MTP / PTP. After
plugging in the phone to the computer, there will be a notification showing
the current USB mode with charging as the default. Pressing the notification
acts as a shortcut to Settings ➔ Connected devices ➔ USB. You can enable file
transfer (MTP) or PTP with this menu. It will provide read/write access to the
entire profile home directory, i.e. the top-level directory named after the
device in the system file manager which does not include internal app data.
Due to needing to trust the computer with coarse-grained access, we recommend
transferring files with a flash drive or an app with end-to-end encryption
such sending the files to yourself via an end-to-end encrypted messaging app
like Element (Matrix).</p>
<p>Transferring files to an attached computer is done with MTP / PTP. Users on
a Mac computer will need to install
<a href="https://www.android.com/filetransfer/">Android File Transfer</a> to be
able to transfer files between macOS and Android. After plugging in the phone
to the computer, there will be a notification showing the current USB mode with
charging as the default. Pressing the notification acts as a shortcut to
Settings ➔ Connected devices ➔ USB. You can enable file transfer (MTP) or PTP
with this menu. It will provide read/write access to the entire profile home
directory, i.e. the top-level directory named after the device in the system
file manager which does not include internal app data. Due to needing to trust
the computer with coarse-grained access, we recommend transferring files with a
flash drive or an app with end-to-end encryption such sending the files to
yourself via an end-to-end encrypted messaging app like Element (Matrix).</p>
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