A quick search shows the following immediately: "With a fairly minimal install of Ubuntu, you may need to first explicitly install the gvfs-backends <https://packages.ubuntu.com/noble/gvfs-backends> package, which includes the GVFS-MTP integration needed for Android:
sudo apt install gvfs-backends Also, you can use KDE Connect or GSConnect (it is an extension of KDE Connect for Gnome desktop users) Some users report that using KDE Connect on their pc and GSConnect on their android, works like a charm. Hope this helps. On Sun, 31 May 2026, 12:59 Peter Flynn, <[email protected]> wrote: > On 31/05/2026 12:36, James Freer wrote: > > Another thing i am missing with this new install is the app/package to > > connect my phone to the file system to download/upload docs and pics. > > > > Be grateful if someone could advise me what it is called. > > When I plug my Pixel 8a into a Linux system, nothing happens except > charging. I looked for a file manager package on Linux that would > connect to a phone, they all said that MTP was not supported. It looks > like phone-to-host over USB is not A Thing. > > Then I found andFTP so now I can connect wirelessly without trouble. > > Peter > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users >
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