Airdroid is very easy to share and moreover, easy to use. How do we send photos and music from PC to phone or vice versa? We can connect a USB (old useful timewasting trick), send a mail to ourselves attaching desired files (dont tell this to anyone this is indeed funny), send it via bluetooth(ah! we used to do it since childhood)…last but not the least…copy stuffs into phone’s memory-card and plug it into PC via memory card reader ( ¬‿¬)
If we use Android, guys, we use AirDroid (dig this into your brain). AirDroid is an application (available only for Android only) where you can share all items (documents, every file type, contacts and messages) between your computer and phone. You need to:
1. Download the app from here, open it and sign in with Facebook or create a new account
2. Then goto http://web.airdroid.com/ in your computer and sign in with the same.
Without any doubt, AirDroid IS the best remote desktop sharing app available. Here are some more features:
1. You can copy text to your phone’s clipboard via AirDroid in PC
2. You can play phone’s music and videos flawlessly via computer.
3. Drag and drop apk files and it will get installed
4. Open an URL via computer and it will open in your phone
5. See how much your phone battery is charged.
6. Check your internal as well as external memory status.
7. Get access to phone’s camera
8. Make a call.
9. Review/send SMS
10. View list of recently contacted persons.
Mentioned below are some top 10 alternatives to AirDroid:
1. bu.mp
Now this is called a real alternative to something. I don’t know what kind of TRP Mr. Bump possesses, but hell yeah…im sure people using Bump never have to search the World Wide Web for “top alternatives for Bump”.
Very very sexy GUI…nothing is complicated. If you want to xfer things from your mobile to PC you have the first tab, if you want to xfer things from PC to mobile you have the second tab. Just like AirDroid, you need to download its app.
Download from the Play store here.
Download from the App strore here.
2. Mighty Text
Text from your computer, sync’d with your Android phone & number…well friends, this is all they say :)
From morning to evening you don’t need to touch your phone!!!! Ummmm……yes you can look at it, you can charge your batteries if you like. With MightyText, you can also sync your photos and videos.
You need to download MightyText app available only in Android.
You can download it from here.
3. Kies Air
Hello World, how can you forget me! Infact I was the father of all remote desktop sharing in smartphones!!. Says Kies Air. This “thing” is similar to AirDroid, but you know what? it requires impeccable amount of virtual memory in computer. Install it in PC from here. It is available in Lite version after installation but….who cares.
Well friends, i don’t use neither i recommend Kies Air to anyone, but a good alternative howsoever.
This Samsung app can be downloaded from Play store from here.
4. Evernote
Just another AirDroid fellas. I like this one. They say you can save all your important notes in a blink of eye. It is usually designed for quick notes and text sharing between laptop and mobile. But you can share files, share over FB or twitter or sync.
Download it for PC from here.
Download the Play store app from here.
5. Samba
Root required.
Superuser required.
Well, this is real deal right here.
You need can customise username and passwords and device network name.
Wifi Whitelist lets you limit which Wifi Access Points filesharing will start on.
It has many features that other AirDroid alternatives cant offer.
Check it out here.
6. HitcherNet
All they say is “HitcherNet uses Wifi Direct technology to allow users to quickly transfer large files without relying on internet connectivity or routers”.
All i say is “down to Earth and straightforward”.
It is very easy. Simply download it from here, search for devices you want to send files, and there you go.
HitcherNet is new in the market, not many people have downloaded it, why don’t you try this cool app!
7. AirStream
They have some really cool additional features:
►Automatically detects computers present on the same wifi network.
►Block folders that you dont wish to access.
►Supports file copy and file streaming from PC to phone over wifi.
Download Airstream PC suite from here (jar format available;)
Download from Play store from here.
8. SuperBeam
“easiest and fastest way to share large files between Android devices using WiFi direct”
you just need to pair your devices…thats all they ask.
one thing that makes this app useful is that you can upload or download multiple files at once…no restrictions.
Download the Android app here
9. Polkast
You guys must be wondering why Polkast is so much below all these craps above. Well, i dont know, but i think heavier the object…greater the ergonomics.
►Connect up to 5 mobile devices to computer
►No Storage Limits!
►Photo Editing and posting to FB and many many more
Download for PC from here
Download for Android from here
Download for iOS from here
10. ES File Explorer
Simple and very basic app for transferring files from your computer to smartphone instantly.
It is a file manager, which means you can add, delete, edit or view files.
To view mare features, click here.
Download it for Android from here
This article did take you from your smartphone to your computer and back to smartphone from computer via WiFi. Sometimes you need to explore the Play store and App store to find out that alternatives to any other app and compare them. However, above apps are very useful if you phone does not support Airdroid. How would you rate these apps? I guess some of you have already used it……..
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Glad that people are liking our app HitcherNet. We have lots more development planned so please keep the downloads and comments coming! Should have another release next week!
Sounds great Steven! Thanks for the app :)