Re: Download photos from Samsung Galaxy phone to iMac

[Daniel Kerr]

Hi Alan

Yes, makes me appreciate my iPhone even more when I see the way some of the 
things “work” with the other phones lol. And I’d much rather have a secure App 
store any day…lol.

Yes,…no more Airport. If want anything like that (or even a spare) ,..best get 
them now. I have a new sealed 2TB Time Machine stored away,…just for that 
reason. :) I notice wholesalers are getting low on a lot of them as well. Once 
it’s gone, that’s it. Another good product goes the way of the dodo 
unfortunately. :( Apple Thunderbolt monitor, Time Capsule, and so on ,…..

Kind regards
Daniel

Sent from my iPhone 7

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> On 18 May 2018, at 11:45 am, Alan Smith  wrote:
> 
> Hi Daniel
> 
> I found references to bluetooth data transfer during my (google!) browser 
> search but it seemed to be a more complex way of doing it, so I didn’t go 
> into details.  And I never did a search through the 1,234,567 apps on the 
> google play store.  Simple job, simple app.  Or so I hoped.
> 
> BTW - I see (MacRumors) that AirPort Extreme is “sold out” at US Apple stores 
> - and that Apple Garden City has them “in stock” (at full price).  I’m 
> tempted.
> 
> Cheers
> Alan
> 
>> On 18 May 2018, at 11:32 am, Daniel Kerr  wrote:
>> 
>> Lol,..you have an Android/Galaxy,…they probably already have all your data 
>> and everything anyway :) lol
>> Did you also try or see if it has something similar to the iPhone where you 
>> have to “Activate” the bluetooth to connect it “pair” it, so it’s recognised 
>> as a “Secure device”. I think from memory there was a way to do this so you 
>> had to “approve” it once, for it to then show up. (A bit like the iPhone 
>> does the first time it’s plugged in and you have to “approve”/“trust” the 
>> device both ways.
>> 
>> Kind regards
>> Daniel
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone 7
>> 
>> ---
>> Daniel Kerr
>> MacWizardry
>> 
>> Phone: 0414 795 960
>> Email: 
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>> 
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>> 
>>> On 18 May 2018, at 11:24 am, Alan Smith  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Ronni
>>> 
> Have you tried ‘Airmore’ File Transfer?
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airmore&hl=en
>>> 
>>> Airmore gets very positive reviews including Mac users.  One reviewer 
>>> likened Airmore to “Airdrop for Android”.
>>> 
>>> I did not install the app.  After accepting Google Play T&C to proceed to 
>>> the download of Airmore, there was another list of Google conditions - 
>>> essentially free access to any data it wants.  It did not say if this 
>>> access was limited to the Android device, or included the iMac.  Too much 
>>> spyware!
>>> 
>>> I can access the photo files from the micro SD card.  Reluctant to do this 
>>> on a regular basis as handling the micro card with my macro fingers is sure 
>>> to lead to trouble.  The card holds other data apart from photos, so I 
>>> don’t want to lose the lot.
>>> 
>>> Thanks very much for your lead to an app that would probably have satisfied 
>>> my needs admirably. Pity it is only available through one channel whose 
>>> only concern is to give me the best possible internet experiences.
>>> 
>>> BTW I manually deleted the Android File Transfer app plus associated 
>>> Google/Keystone presence in ten different locations on the iMac.  There’s 
>>> probably more somewhere.
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> Alan
>>> 
 On 16 May 2018, at 10:55 am, Alan Smith  wrote:
 
 Hi Ronni
 
 Thanks for the suggestion. I will check out the details over the next few 
 days.
 
 My copy of the user manual for the original Android os (Marshmallow) 
 explained how to do data backups to a Mac via usb - and even use Image 
 Capture for photo imports.  This feature was completely removed in the 
 next upgrade (Nougat).   So my web searches for assistance were not 
 sufficiently focussed to have any meaning.  It is possible that the 
 “recommended” data transfer apps I tried yesterday only work with 
 Marshmallow or older systems.   
 
 While I left the Galaxy switched o

Re: Download photos from Samsung Galaxy phone to iMac

[Alan Smith]

Hi Daniel

I found references to bluetooth data transfer during my (google!) browser 
search but it seemed to be a more complex way of doing it, so I didn’t go into 
details.  And I never did a search through the 1,234,567 apps on the google 
play store.  Simple job, simple app.  Or so I hoped.

BTW - I see (MacRumors) that AirPort Extreme is “sold out” at US Apple stores - 
and that Apple Garden City has them “in stock” (at full price).  I’m tempted.

Cheers
Alan

> On 18 May 2018, at 11:32 am, Daniel Kerr  wrote:
> 
> Lol,..you have an Android/Galaxy,…they probably already have all your data 
> and everything anyway :) lol
> Did you also try or see if it has something similar to the iPhone where you 
> have to “Activate” the bluetooth to connect it “pair” it, so it’s recognised 
> as a “Secure device”. I think from memory there was a way to do this so you 
> had to “approve” it once, for it to then show up. (A bit like the iPhone does 
> the first time it’s plugged in and you have to “approve”/“trust” the device 
> both ways.
> 
> Kind regards
> Daniel
> 
> Sent from my iPhone 7
> 
> ---
> Daniel Kerr
> MacWizardry
> 
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> 
>> On 18 May 2018, at 11:24 am, Alan Smith  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Ronni
>> 
 Have you tried ‘Airmore’ File Transfer?
 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airmore&hl=en
>> 
>> Airmore gets very positive reviews including Mac users.  One reviewer 
>> likened Airmore to “Airdrop for Android”.
>> 
>> I did not install the app.  After accepting Google Play T&C to proceed to 
>> the download of Airmore, there was another list of Google conditions - 
>> essentially free access to any data it wants.  It did not say if this access 
>> was limited to the Android device, or included the iMac.  Too much spyware!
>> 
>> I can access the photo files from the micro SD card.  Reluctant to do this 
>> on a regular basis as handling the micro card with my macro fingers is sure 
>> to lead to trouble.  The card holds other data apart from photos, so I don’t 
>> want to lose the lot.
>> 
>> Thanks very much for your lead to an app that would probably have satisfied 
>> my needs admirably. Pity it is only available through one channel whose only 
>> concern is to give me the best possible internet experiences.
>> 
>> BTW I manually deleted the Android File Transfer app plus associated 
>> Google/Keystone presence in ten different locations on the iMac.  There’s 
>> probably more somewhere.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Alan
>> 
>>> On 16 May 2018, at 10:55 am, Alan Smith  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Ronni
>>> 
>>> Thanks for the suggestion. I will check out the details over the next few 
>>> days.
>>> 
>>> My copy of the user manual for the original Android os (Marshmallow) 
>>> explained how to do data backups to a Mac via usb - and even use Image 
>>> Capture for photo imports.  This feature was completely removed in the next 
>>> upgrade (Nougat).   So my web searches for assistance were not sufficiently 
>>> focussed to have any meaning.  It is possible that the “recommended” data 
>>> transfer apps I tried yesterday only work with Marshmallow or older 
>>> systems.   
>>> 
>>> While I left the Galaxy switched on and connected to WiFi overnight, it 
>>> downloaded the latest operating system (Oreo) which I installed.  Three 
>>> different operating systems in 12 months!   I’ve kind of lost interest in 
>>> outer space and Galaxies - and prefer something more down to earth like 
>>> Apples.
>>> 
>>> I may have a last-ditch option.  Photo data should be stored on a removable 
>>> micro SD card. 
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> Alan
>>> 
>>> 
 On 16 May 2018, at 6:19 am, Ronda Brown  wrote:
 
 Hi Alan,
 
 Have you tried ‘Airmore’ File Transfer?
 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airmore&hl=en
 
 Official Website:  https://airmore.com/
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
 
 
 On 15 May 2018, at 9:43 pm, Alan Smith  wrote:
 
> I cannot transfer photos from a 2017 Samsung Galaxy A7 mobile phone to my 
> late 2012 iMac.  This is the first attempt at downloading, so I don’t 
> know if it is High Sierra thing.
> 
> Any ideas for resolving the problem?
> 
> The Galaxy A7 has not got a SIM card and has only been used as a camera 
> in recent months. Most phone “features" have been turned off.
> 
> I’ve installed Android File Transfer (AFT) app vers 1.0.11 (64 bit) but

Re: Download photos from Samsung Galaxy phone to iMac

[Daniel Kerr]

Lol,..you have an Android/Galaxy,…they probably already have all your data and 
everything anyway :) lol
Did you also try or see if it has something similar to the iPhone where you 
have to “Activate” the bluetooth to connect it “pair” it, so it’s recognised as 
a “Secure device”. I think from memory there was a way to do this so you had to 
“approve” it once, for it to then show up. (A bit like the iPhone does the 
first time it’s plugged in and you have to “approve”/“trust” the device both 
ways.

Kind regards
Daniel

Sent from my iPhone 7

---
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MacWizardry

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Email: 
Web:   


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requested. 

> On 18 May 2018, at 11:24 am, Alan Smith  wrote:
> 
> Hi Ronni
> 
>>> Have you tried ‘Airmore’ File Transfer?
>>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airmore&hl=en
> 
> Airmore gets very positive reviews including Mac users.  One reviewer likened 
> Airmore to “Airdrop for Android”.
> 
> I did not install the app.  After accepting Google Play T&C to proceed to the 
> download of Airmore, there was another list of Google conditions - 
> essentially free access to any data it wants.  It did not say if this access 
> was limited to the Android device, or included the iMac.  Too much spyware!
> 
> I can access the photo files from the micro SD card.  Reluctant to do this on 
> a regular basis as handling the micro card with my macro fingers is sure to 
> lead to trouble.  The card holds other data apart from photos, so I don’t 
> want to lose the lot.
> 
> Thanks very much for your lead to an app that would probably have satisfied 
> my needs admirably. Pity it is only available through one channel whose only 
> concern is to give me the best possible internet experiences.
> 
> BTW I manually deleted the Android File Transfer app plus associated 
> Google/Keystone presence in ten different locations on the iMac.  There’s 
> probably more somewhere.
> 
> Cheers
> Alan
> 
>> On 16 May 2018, at 10:55 am, Alan Smith  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Ronni
>> 
>> Thanks for the suggestion. I will check out the details over the next few 
>> days.
>> 
>> My copy of the user manual for the original Android os (Marshmallow) 
>> explained how to do data backups to a Mac via usb - and even use Image 
>> Capture for photo imports.  This feature was completely removed in the next 
>> upgrade (Nougat).   So my web searches for assistance were not sufficiently 
>> focussed to have any meaning.  It is possible that the “recommended” data 
>> transfer apps I tried yesterday only work with Marshmallow or older systems. 
>>   
>> 
>> While I left the Galaxy switched on and connected to WiFi overnight, it 
>> downloaded the latest operating system (Oreo) which I installed.  Three 
>> different operating systems in 12 months!   I’ve kind of lost interest in 
>> outer space and Galaxies - and prefer something more down to earth like 
>> Apples.
>> 
>> I may have a last-ditch option.  Photo data should be stored on a removable 
>> micro SD card. 
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Alan
>> 
>> 
>>> On 16 May 2018, at 6:19 am, Ronda Brown  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Alan,
>>> 
>>> Have you tried ‘Airmore’ File Transfer?
>>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airmore&hl=en
>>> 
>>> Official Website:  https://airmore.com/
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 15 May 2018, at 9:43 pm, Alan Smith  wrote:
>>> 
 I cannot transfer photos from a 2017 Samsung Galaxy A7 mobile phone to my 
 late 2012 iMac.  This is the first attempt at downloading, so I don’t know 
 if it is High Sierra thing.
 
 Any ideas for resolving the problem?
 
 The Galaxy A7 has not got a SIM card and has only been used as a camera in 
 recent months. Most phone “features" have been turned off.
 
 I’ve installed Android File Transfer (AFT) app vers 1.0.11 (64 bit) but 
 get the message “Could not connect to device”.  This app is suggested in 
 the Apple Support KB article HT205063 which provides a link to the Android 
 website for downloading.  
 
 The Samsung website recommendation is to use either the AFT app or Samsung 
 Smart Switch.  I downloaded the SSS app vers 4.1.1 but macOS gives an 
 alert that the app is “not optimised”.  This app is 32 bit and didn’t work 
 either.
 
 Cheers
 Alan
 
 iMac 13,2 (27 inch, late 2012), macOS High Sierra 10.13.4.
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Re: Download photos from Samsung Galaxy phone to iMac

[Alan Smith]

Hi Ronni

>> Have you tried ‘Airmore’ File Transfer?
>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airmore&hl=en 
>> 
Airmore gets very positive reviews including Mac users.  One reviewer likened 
Airmore to “Airdrop for Android”.

I did not install the app.  After accepting Google Play T&C to proceed to the 
download of Airmore, there was another list of Google conditions - essentially 
free access to any data it wants.  It did not say if this access was limited to 
the Android device, or included the iMac.  Too much spyware!

I can access the photo files from the micro SD card.  Reluctant to do this on a 
regular basis as handling the micro card with my macro fingers is sure to lead 
to trouble.  The card holds other data apart from photos, so I don’t want to 
lose the lot.

Thanks very much for your lead to an app that would probably have satisfied my 
needs admirably. Pity it is only available through one channel whose only 
concern is to give me the best possible internet experiences.

BTW I manually deleted the Android File Transfer app plus associated 
Google/Keystone presence in ten different locations on the iMac.  There’s 
probably more somewhere.

Cheers
Alan

> On 16 May 2018, at 10:55 am, Alan Smith  wrote:
> 
> Hi Ronni
> 
> Thanks for the suggestion. I will check out the details over the next few 
> days.
> 
> My copy of the user manual for the original Android os (Marshmallow) 
> explained how to do data backups to a Mac via usb - and even use Image 
> Capture for photo imports.  This feature was completely removed in the next 
> upgrade (Nougat).   So my web searches for assistance were not sufficiently 
> focussed to have any meaning.  It is possible that the “recommended” data 
> transfer apps I tried yesterday only work with Marshmallow or older systems.  
>  
> 
> While I left the Galaxy switched on and connected to WiFi overnight, it 
> downloaded the latest operating system (Oreo) which I installed.  Three 
> different operating systems in 12 months!   I’ve kind of lost interest in 
> outer space and Galaxies - and prefer something more down to earth like 
> Apples.
> 
> I may have a last-ditch option.  Photo data should be stored on a removable 
> micro SD card. 
> 
> Cheers
> Alan
> 
> 
>> On 16 May 2018, at 6:19 am, Ronda Brown > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Alan,
>> 
>> Have you tried ‘Airmore’ File Transfer?
>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airmore&hl=en 
>> 
>> 
>> Official Website:  https://airmore.com/ 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
>> 
>> 
>> On 15 May 2018, at 9:43 pm, Alan Smith > > wrote:
>> 
>>> I cannot transfer photos from a 2017 Samsung Galaxy A7 mobile phone to my 
>>> late 2012 iMac.  This is the first attempt at downloading, so I don’t know 
>>> if it is High Sierra thing.
>>> 
>>> Any ideas for resolving the problem?
>>> 
>>> The Galaxy A7 has not got a SIM card and has only been used as a camera in 
>>> recent months. Most phone “features" have been turned off.
>>> 
>>> I’ve installed Android File Transfer (AFT) app vers 1.0.11 (64 bit) but get 
>>> the message “Could not connect to device”.  This app is suggested in the 
>>> Apple Support KB article HT205063 which provides a link to the Android 
>>> website for downloading.  
>>> 
>>> The Samsung website recommendation is to use either the AFT app or Samsung 
>>> Smart Switch.  I downloaded the SSS app vers 4.1.1 but macOS gives an alert 
>>> that the app is “not optimised”.  This app is 32 bit and didn’t work either.
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> Alan
>>> 
>>> iMac 13,2 (27 inch, late 2012), macOS High Sierra 10.13.4.
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Re: Download photos from Samsung Galaxy phone to iMac

[Alan Smith]

Hi Ronni

Thanks for the suggestion. I will check out the details over the next few days.

My copy of the user manual for the original Android os (Marshmallow) explained 
how to do data backups to a Mac via usb - and even use Image Capture for photo 
imports.  This feature was completely removed in the next upgrade (Nougat).   
So my web searches for assistance were not sufficiently focussed to have any 
meaning.  It is possible that the “recommended” data transfer apps I tried 
yesterday only work with Marshmallow or older systems.   

While I left the Galaxy switched on and connected to WiFi overnight, it 
downloaded the latest operating system (Oreo) which I installed.  Three 
different operating systems in 12 months!   I’ve kind of lost interest in outer 
space and Galaxies - and prefer something more down to earth like Apples.

I may have a last-ditch option.  Photo data should be stored on a removable 
micro SD card. 

Cheers
Alan


> On 16 May 2018, at 6:19 am, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Alan,
> 
> Have you tried ‘Airmore’ File Transfer?
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airmore&hl=en 
> 
> 
> Official Website:  https://airmore.com/ 
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
> 
> 
> On 15 May 2018, at 9:43 pm, Alan Smith  > wrote:
> 
>> I cannot transfer photos from a 2017 Samsung Galaxy A7 mobile phone to my 
>> late 2012 iMac.  This is the first attempt at downloading, so I don’t know 
>> if it is High Sierra thing.
>> 
>> Any ideas for resolving the problem?
>> 
>> The Galaxy A7 has not got a SIM card and has only been used as a camera in 
>> recent months. Most phone “features" have been turned off.
>> 
>> I’ve installed Android File Transfer (AFT) app vers 1.0.11 (64 bit) but get 
>> the message “Could not connect to device”.  This app is suggested in the 
>> Apple Support KB article HT205063 which provides a link to the Android 
>> website for downloading.  
>> 
>> The Samsung website recommendation is to use either the AFT app or Samsung 
>> Smart Switch.  I downloaded the SSS app vers 4.1.1 but macOS gives an alert 
>> that the app is “not optimised”.  This app is 32 bit and didn’t work either.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Alan
>> 
>> iMac 13,2 (27 inch, late 2012), macOS High Sierra 10.13.4.
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Re: Download photos from Samsung Galaxy phone to iMac

[Ronda Brown]

Hi Alan,

Have you tried ‘Airmore’ File Transfer?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airmore&hl=en

Official Website:  https://airmore.com/

Cheers,
Ronni

 Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 


> On 15 May 2018, at 9:43 pm, Alan Smith  wrote:
> 
> I cannot transfer photos from a 2017 Samsung Galaxy A7 mobile phone to my 
> late 2012 iMac.  This is the first attempt at downloading, so I don’t know if 
> it is High Sierra thing.
> 
> Any ideas for resolving the problem?
> 
> The Galaxy A7 has not got a SIM card and has only been used as a camera in 
> recent months. Most phone “features" have been turned off.
> 
> I’ve installed Android File Transfer (AFT) app vers 1.0.11 (64 bit) but get 
> the message “Could not connect to device”.  This app is suggested in the 
> Apple Support KB article HT205063 which provides a link to the Android 
> website for downloading.  
> 
> The Samsung website recommendation is to use either the AFT app or Samsung 
> Smart Switch.  I downloaded the SSS app vers 4.1.1 but macOS gives an alert 
> that the app is “not optimised”.  This app is 32 bit and didn’t work either.
> 
> Cheers
> Alan
> 
> iMac 13,2 (27 inch, late 2012), macOS High Sierra 10.13.4.
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Download photos from Samsung Galaxy phone to iMac

[Alan Smith]

I cannot transfer photos from a 2017 Samsung Galaxy A7 mobile phone to my late 
2012 iMac.  This is the first attempt at downloading, so I don’t know if it is 
High Sierra thing.

Any ideas for resolving the problem?

The Galaxy A7 has not got a SIM card and has only been used as a camera in 
recent months. Most phone “features" have been turned off.

I’ve installed Android File Transfer (AFT) app vers 1.0.11 (64 bit) but get the 
message “Could not connect to device”.  This app is suggested in the Apple 
Support KB article HT205063 which provides a link to the Android website for 
downloading.  

The Samsung website recommendation is to use either the AFT app or Samsung 
Smart Switch.  I downloaded the SSS app vers 4.1.1 but macOS gives an alert 
that the app is “not optimised”.  This app is 32 bit and didn’t work either.

Cheers
Alan

iMac 13,2 (27 inch, late 2012), macOS High Sierra 10.13.4.
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