There's nothing in the Android API this specific, you'll have to come up with your own solution / use a library.
By the way, wanting android-computer vs wifi direct are in opposition. Android-computer uses infrastructure based communication.. You can either do this using an intermediary, or having one host a server for the other to talk to, similar to an ftp system. though I believe that most people would do this using a web backend.. kris On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 4:18 PM, San <[email protected]> wrote: > Just to be more accurate, the file transfer or sharing shall be over > Wi-Fi Direct. > > On Jan 10, 12:13 pm, San <[email protected]> wrote: >> The file transfer could be between Android and non-Android devices or >> PCs or just between Android devices over Wi-Fi. Are there any APIs >> available to perform the file transfer (I am not looking for third >> party libraries or applications). Looking specifically for APIs from >> Google. >> >> Thanks >> >> San >> >> On Jan 10, 2:17 am, Mukesh Srivastav <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Hi San, >> >> > Can you answer below of the questions. >> >> > 1. What type of file transfer you are looking for , i mean client server or >> > Direct Android client, if it is Direct Android client, you can use >> > FTPClient class. >> >> > 2.File sharing: Facebook and Twitter api's are already there you can make >> > use of it. >> >> > 3. The other soultion would be, have a Server or middle tier (PHP) which >> > uploads the files to the server. you need to use httpclient to send a >> > request to your php server. >> >> > Warm Regards, >> > *Mukesh Kumar*, >> > Android Consultant/Freelancer, >> > India,Hyderabad. >> >> > On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 5:53 AM, San <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > Are there any file transfer or file sharing APIs available in Android. >> > > Tried to look around but could not figure it out, which is why I am >> > > asking this question on this forum. >> >> > > -- >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > > Groups "Android Developers" group. >> > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > [email protected] >> > > For more options, visit this group at >> > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >> >> > --- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
