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