Over the months, we have seen many Android tricks presenting ways to get rid of the USB cable to perform many common tasks in favor of Wi-Fi. We have seen how we can
sync music from iTunes
access
computer shared folder on Android over Wi-Fi
,
Transfer music, photos, apps, etc.
and much more without using wires.
One thing that was missing that kept me from connecting completely wirelessly was the ability to mount the Android SD card on the computer over Wi-Fi with read/write access. Thanks to a tip from James (one of our readers), users with rooted Android phones can go completely without a USB cable and mount the phone’s SD card to Wi-Fi using the Samba server.
So let’s see how you can configure your Android.
Wireless Android SD card access
Step 1: Download and install Samba File Sharing on your Android device from Play Store and run the app. When you run the application for the first time, you will receive a Superuser request that you need to grant to run the application.
Note: The official app has been removed from the Play Store. But you can sideload the APK to your Android using this link. Also, here is the direct link for the latest updated version of the APK file stored on my personal cloud account.
If launching the app fails, make sure your phone is rooted and updated with the latest Superuser binaries.
Step 2: Open the application menu and select Settings to open the Samba File Sharing settings. Please do not enable the service without configuring the application.
Step 3: In the Samba File Sharing settings, configure the username and password that you will use to access Android. You can omit the Workgroup Name and NETBIOS Name settings.
Step 4: If your phone supports SD card storage, you can enable it from More File Sharing Settings—>Second Shared Folder. Since I tested the app on my HTC One X which has only one internal storage and doesn’t support SD card external storage, I can’t be more specific about that.
Step 5: After configuring all these parameters, return to the Samba File Sharing main screen and enable the service from the menu. After you activate the service, the application will give you the IP of your phone on the main screen of the application.
Step 6: Now, first make sure that both – Android and computer – are connected to the same Wi-Fi network, then open Windows Run Box (Windows + R). On the Run Box, type the IP address displayed on the phone along with two prefixed backslashes and press enter.
Step 7: If everything is fine, you will see a security window asking for network credentials. Use the credentials you configured on the Samba File Sharing app on Android and press enter.
That’s it, you’ll be able to access the Android storage on your computer over a Wi-Fi network. You can use the permissions to access, read, modify and delete SD card contents directly from your Computer.
Note: Because Samba Fileserver grants write access to the connected computer, you should always choose a strong password and use the Wi-Fi whitelist feature to connect to only a trusted network. Also, once you’re done, be sure to disable the service from the menu.
Conclusion
So I don’t think I’ll use the HTC USB data cable unless it’s for charging the phone. If you have any more Android wireless tips, don’t forget to share it in the comments.
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