A compact and bijou tipette for copying files to Vega

[Guest simonta]

Hi folks

I am forever copying files to my sdcard, mainly apps I've bumped into on tinterweb, and find the quickest way is via ADB. I leave debug turned on all the time because I find mounting and unmounting the sdcard too painful. So, up until today, I used to open a command prompt in the directory where the APK is, and use the normal command line tools (Tab etc) to quickly pump out the command:

adb push application.apk /sdcard/

Nice and quick - but still a bit of a pain. Then it dawned on me. I now have this batch file on my desktop. Just drag and drop a file to it and job done! Here's the batch file (*Nix and OSX types should be able to adapt with ease).

@echo off

adb connect 192.168.2.10

adb push "%1" /sdcard/

pause

I use ADB wireless so I don't need the USB cable so the "ADB connect" bit takes care of Vega being rebooted etc. Of course, you'll need to change the IP address.

Hope someone finds this useful...

Cheers

Simon

Edited October 12, 2011 by simonta

[Guest jimsie]

You could also use myphoneexplorer which is available on the Android market. Install the pc client then drag and drop files. Works on usb, Bluetooth and WiFi. Can also be used to back up contacts and sms messages. Works a treat :)

[Guest Andy_E]

Excellent tip, thanks. One question - don't you have to specifiy a port number for the TCP/IP connection?

[Guest jimsie]

not as far is I know, run the app on your phone then run client on PC and select connect. Works great on my blade :) when selecting android device I selected other, think it has a list for Sony Ericsson and Samsung also. Hope this helps.