Access Device's And Computer's Data On A WiFi Network By Your Android Device

Connectivity in present day devices plays a major role, major companies are running research for either new connectivity options or refining the existing options. People use WiFi to be connected to internet wirelessly in a area. If you are connected to a network you can access the data on the other devices connected to the same network by a software.

Procedure to access other devices on WiFi via Astro File Manager :-

• Open the Astro File Manager User Interface.

•  Then click on 'Scan Local Network' 

•  'Work Group' icon will be displayed as shown in the Screen shot above

•  When you click on the 'Work Group' the devices connected to the network will be displayed

• Select the device you want to access, if it asks for password then enter the username and password of the system and then you can access it.

Astro file manager is an excellent file manager for android devices, it can be used to access your phones files as well as data on other devices connected to the same WiFi network wirelessly. This software is freely available on Google Play Store so you can easily download it and use it.  

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SuperBeam For Faster File Sharing

Connectivity in phones have been developing along with mobile phones. It started with infra-red, then came bluetooth, then NFC and now the newest is WiFi Direct. Developers have formulated a new application called the SuperBeam which provides a faster file transfer process. 

Photo Credits-Google Play Store

SuperBeam uses WiFi Direct to share any file stored on the device with another device, this is possible on a device that runs Android 4.0 or later. If your device runs an older version of Android, the application will automatically switch to hotspot mode. You can pair the devices using QR codes or NFC, you do not need to install an QR reader application because it has an inbuilt QR scanner. Another feature that SuperBeam boasts is the ability to use an existing WiFi network to connect and share files between devices.


Features:

• Share files between devices using NFC or QR code scanning.
• Blazing fast transfer speeds using WiFi direct.
• Switches to hotspot mode automatically for devices that doesn't support WiFi direct.
• Can use existing WiFi network connection between devices.
• Share single or multiple files of any type (photos, videos, zip files, APK's)
• Works with all 3rd party file managers and photo galleries.
• Light and dark color themes.
• Advanced settings

WiFi direct doesn't play well with custom ROMs. Please follow these steps to switch to hotspot (tethering) mode if WiFi direct is causing you issues:

• Open SuperBeam scanner.
• Tap options > settings.
• Tap Advanced settings > Preferred direct method.
• Choose Hotspot.
• Close SuperBeam and try sharing again.

This application is available for free on Google Play Store.

Source:- XDA Developers

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