Is Samsung Kies or Android File Transfer recommended for file transfers

[Appletise]

from my OSX 10.9.4 to samsung note 2 and back? appreciate if someone can tell me which is more user friendly, and if AFT is compatible with other android phones, that can only be a plus.

remember using kies on my pc in past and didnt remember it being that user friendly.

thanks in advance

 

[0dev]

Android File Transfer is better, Kies is bloated and buggy in my experience. AFT just does what it says on the tin. It's a bit basic but if you just need to copy files it'll do it fine.

 

[Lloydbm41]

Android File Transfer is better, Kies is bloated and buggy in my experience. AFT just does what it says on the tin. It's a bit basic but if you just need to copy files it'll do it fine.

No kidding. Kies is utter crap. Its like Samsung tried to copy iTunes functionality, but just ended up making a mess.

I only use AFT on my Mac.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

Kies is only useful to restoring the original ROM/OS back to your Samsung phone. It does a great job with that. It does everything else extremely poor.

 

[0dev]

Kies is only useful to restoring the original ROM/OS back to your Samsung phone. It does a great job with that. It does everything else extremely poor.

Aren't you meant to use ODIN for that anyway?

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

Aren't you meant to use ODIN for that anyway?

When I had the S3, I must have flashed almost everything. I've ran into situations that I couldn't even get into any mode, so ODIN wouldn't detect. Phone was basically bricked. Kies is basically the fail proof way of getting your phone back up and running if something goes wrong at that level.

 

[chagla]

from my OSX 10.9.4 to samsung note 2 and back? appreciate if someone can tell me which is more user friendly, and if AFT is compatible with other android phones, that can only be a plus.

remember using kies on my pc in past and didnt remember it being that user friendly.

thanks in advance

install this app called "airdroid" on your android device. one of the best android app you can ever have. you can not only transfer file from ANY computer simply by using your browser but also do a whole bunch of other things - sending messages, manage other apps etc etc.

 

[0dev]

When I had the S3, I must have flashed almost everything. I've ran into situations that I couldn't even get into any mode, so ODIN wouldn't detect. Phone was basically bricked. Kies is basically the fail proof way of getting your phone back up and running if something goes wrong at that level.

I'll have to remember that. I once managed to almost brick my S4 but I managed to save it by flashing the stock recovery in ODIN.

 

[JaySoul]

1) Kies is OK to make a pretty complete backup, especially if you are moving from Samsung to Samsung or lose your phone etc.

2) Android File Transfer is damn quick for things like films, other files etc.

3) iSyncr is relatively slow but very accurate for transfer iTunes music to your phone

4) Rocket Player combines well with iSyncr as the Music playing app

 

[Klyster]

1) Kies is OK to make a pretty complete backup, especially if you are moving from Samsung to Samsung or lose your phone etc.

2) Android File Transfer is damn quick for things like films, other files etc.

Agreed. I only use Kies for total backups, nothing beats AFT for speed an control.

Helium is worth a look to, great for saving app data rather than the whole app.

 

[hovscorpion12]

So I removed DRM purchased iTunes movie that weighs in at 6GB which exceeds the max 4GB Android File Transfer? Any other software suggestions for transfer

 

[RMXO]

Use Airdroid for file transfer, it's one of the best there is.

 

[0dev]

So I removed DRM purchased iTunes movie that weighs in at 6GB which exceeds the max 4GB Android File Transfer? Any other software suggestions for transfer

That's not a limitation of the transfer software, it's a limitation of the filesystem used by Android itself. The only way to bypass that is re-encode the movie to make it smaller. You can retain 1080p quality at around 2GB anyway, no way does it need to be 6GB. Use Handbrake to transcode it.

 

[Klyster]

Are you sure the android file system is the issue?

forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1823746

"Internal storage is ext4, which has a filesize limit of 16 TB. I believe it will be enough for all Infinity users The 4GB limit is under FAT16 and FAT32 only, which on your device you won't see anywhere besides the (micro)SD(HC) card!

If someone here really thinks your internal storage could be formatted FAT32, read about file permissions under Linux for the starters

And just to make sure, I've just copied a 5.46 GB file from full-size SDHC card in the dock to my internal storage (/sdcard/) with an average speed of 15 MB/s without experiencing any problems (within the tablet, so if you experience problems with USB transfers, consider it a problem with Windows handling MTP on your device or a similar issue).

This whole thread actually spreads disinformation. Better try to make sure, if you are unsure.

BTW, don't go with NTFS under Android in general and under .26 Infinity firmware in particular, it will give you trouble at some point on any device you connect to it. Just format your external cards to exFAT and don't even try to touch internal...

As to watching big .mkv files, try BSPlayer Free, it has played my 15 GB 1080p mkv files very smoothly. You can see more about apps for the Infinity in my apps (sticky) therad."

 

[Klyster]

Just copied 8gb movie onto my Android tablet (internal memory), no issues.
Copied via USB cable from win7 pc.

 

[0dev]

It may be a limitation of the MTP protocol itself rather than the filesystem. Either way the issue is not with the file transfer software and it's still true that you do not need your movie to be 6GB. That's just a waste of memory.

 

[Klyster]

Too true, I just wanted to see if it was possible.

It played fine after I found a DTS encoder.

 

[2298754]

They both suck. Just horrible.

I usually just use the SD slot on my Macbook. Faster and more stable.

 

[Klyster]

Good luck using your sd slot for internal memory.

 

[lugworm]

Good luck using your sd slot for internal memory.

This.
I used AFT last night to transfer music and movies from my mac to a new Oneplus 3t. I was amazed at the transfer speed !