How to move files between Ubuntu and iPhone
I recently got an iPhone 6s. Is there a way to transfer files (music, photos, PDF, or really anything actually) between Ubuntu and the phone? It should not involve syncing via an internet service, as I may have the need to transfer large or private files. Also, I do not want to jailbreak the device.
There are a few results when searching for this on Google, but none seems very up to date.
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I recently got an iPhone 6s. Is there a way to transfer files (music, photos, PDF, or really anything actually) between Ubuntu and the phone? It should not involve syncing via an internet service, as I may have the need to transfer large or private files. Also, I do not want to jailbreak the device.
There are a few results when searching for this on Google, but none seems very up to date.
iphone
asked Dec 1 '15 at 16:37
AndreaAndrea
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I recently got an iPhone 6s. Is there a way to transfer files (music, photos, PDF, or really anything actually) between Ubuntu and the phone? It should not involve syncing via an internet service, as I may have the need to transfer large or private files. Also, I do not want to jailbreak the device.
There are a few results when searching for this on Google, but none seems very up to date.
iphone
asked Dec 1 '15 at 16:37
AndreaAndrea
5713722
I recently got an iPhone 6s. Is there a way to transfer files (music, photos, PDF, or really anything actually) between Ubuntu and the phone? It should not involve syncing via an internet service, as I may have the need to transfer large or private files. Also, I do not want to jailbreak the device.
There are a few results when searching for this on Google, but none seems very up to date.
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I don't know whether there's any difference between versions, but I can simply access the files of my iPhone 5s via the file manager when it's plugged over USB (using the AFC protocol).
I'm using iOS 9.2 beta, I have no idea whether it works on 9.1 or earlier.
I can access the device from Nautilus' sidebar, if it doesn't show up, try navigating to the following address:
afc://<your iPhone's UDID>/
Also, most music players (at least Rythmbox, Banshee and Clementine) support music synchronization over AFC (Apple File Conduit).
EDIT: I just learned I can easily synchronize my pictures using tools like gThumb.
answered Dec 1 '15 at 16:47
s3lphs3lph
10.4k94572
it's plugged over USB (using the AFC protocol)how to connect like this
– Kasun Siyambalapitiya
Sep 25 '16 at 2:58
1
Just plug it in, and it should show up. If it doesn't, make sure you have the packagegvfs-backendsinstalled.
– s3lph
Sep 25 '16 at 20:35
I ransudo apt-get updateand thensudo apt-get install gvsf-backendsthen it notifies me that I am having the latest one installed. But when I connect iphone to Ubuntu, only I am able to copy the camera photos ( and other pdfs, pptx...) to my computer only, I cannot copy ones from my computer to the iphone. I even triedBansheebut it doesnot havedevicestab in the left side. How to Sync music and videos from Ubuntu 16.04 toiphone 4s?
– Kasun Siyambalapitiya
Sep 26 '16 at 1:28
2
pretty sure it should besudo apt-get install gvfs-backends
– Chris
Mar 15 '17 at 0:13
2
If you don't know the UDID, check out this answer. Also, if the phone's documents folder shows up automatically you can click it, press Ctrl+L and delete the colon and everything after it like it is shown in this picture.
– totymedli
Nov 22 '17 at 20:34
add a comment |
Apple constantly breaks Linux applications' access to iPhones. As of 2019, the best way of uploading and downloading files is to use a 3rd party app on iOS. Apparently, the file you upload is only accessible by that 3rd app.
Phone Drive is a good app for this. First, take note of the IP address of your iPhone, then, when PhoneDrive is in the foreground, typing the IP address of the iPhone from a PC connected to the same local area network would give you a website where you can upload and download files. You can also use FTP protocol on the same iPhone IP address. Phone Drive supports playback of a lot of video and music formats.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/phone-drive-file-storage-sync/id431033044
answered Jan 2 at 12:50
Peer GyntPeer Gynt
7731815
Thank you, Unfortunately, this does not help much. First, as you notice, the file you upload is only accessible by that 3rd app. This makes the upload feature essentially unuseful. Symmetrically, I guess it will not be able to download, say, photos taken with the phone. In the end, this can be occasionally useful to move a file when you don't have a pendrive and plan to use that file elsewhere (say on another computer), but not much more
– Andrea
Jan 3 at 12:59
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I don't know whether there's any difference between versions, but I can simply access the files of my iPhone 5s via the file manager when it's plugged over USB (using the AFC protocol).
I'm using iOS 9.2 beta, I have no idea whether it works on 9.1 or earlier.
I can access the device from Nautilus' sidebar, if it doesn't show up, try navigating to the following address:
afc://<your iPhone's UDID>/
Also, most music players (at least Rythmbox, Banshee and Clementine) support music synchronization over AFC (Apple File Conduit).
EDIT: I just learned I can easily synchronize my pictures using tools like gThumb.
answered Dec 1 '15 at 16:47
s3lphs3lph
10.4k94572
it's plugged over USB (using the AFC protocol)how to connect like this
– Kasun Siyambalapitiya
Sep 25 '16 at 2:58
1
Just plug it in, and it should show up. If it doesn't, make sure you have the packagegvfs-backendsinstalled.
– s3lph
Sep 25 '16 at 20:35
I ransudo apt-get updateand thensudo apt-get install gvsf-backendsthen it notifies me that I am having the latest one installed. But when I connect iphone to Ubuntu, only I am able to copy the camera photos ( and other pdfs, pptx...) to my computer only, I cannot copy ones from my computer to the iphone. I even triedBansheebut it doesnot havedevicestab in the left side. How to Sync music and videos from Ubuntu 16.04 toiphone 4s?
– Kasun Siyambalapitiya
Sep 26 '16 at 1:28
2
pretty sure it should besudo apt-get install gvfs-backends
– Chris
Mar 15 '17 at 0:13
2
If you don't know the UDID, check out this answer. Also, if the phone's documents folder shows up automatically you can click it, press Ctrl+L and delete the colon and everything after it like it is shown in this picture.
– totymedli
Nov 22 '17 at 20:34
add a comment |
I don't know whether there's any difference between versions, but I can simply access the files of my iPhone 5s via the file manager when it's plugged over USB (using the AFC protocol).
I'm using iOS 9.2 beta, I have no idea whether it works on 9.1 or earlier.
I can access the device from Nautilus' sidebar, if it doesn't show up, try navigating to the following address:
afc://<your iPhone's UDID>/
Also, most music players (at least Rythmbox, Banshee and Clementine) support music synchronization over AFC (Apple File Conduit).
EDIT: I just learned I can easily synchronize my pictures using tools like gThumb.
answered Dec 1 '15 at 16:47
s3lphs3lph
10.4k94572
it's plugged over USB (using the AFC protocol)how to connect like this
– Kasun Siyambalapitiya
Sep 25 '16 at 2:58
1
Just plug it in, and it should show up. If it doesn't, make sure you have the packagegvfs-backendsinstalled.
– s3lph
Sep 25 '16 at 20:35
I ransudo apt-get updateand thensudo apt-get install gvsf-backendsthen it notifies me that I am having the latest one installed. But when I connect iphone to Ubuntu, only I am able to copy the camera photos ( and other pdfs, pptx...) to my computer only, I cannot copy ones from my computer to the iphone. I even triedBansheebut it doesnot havedevicestab in the left side. How to Sync music and videos from Ubuntu 16.04 toiphone 4s?
– Kasun Siyambalapitiya
Sep 26 '16 at 1:28
2
pretty sure it should besudo apt-get install gvfs-backends
– Chris
Mar 15 '17 at 0:13
2
If you don't know the UDID, check out this answer. Also, if the phone's documents folder shows up automatically you can click it, press Ctrl+L and delete the colon and everything after it like it is shown in this picture.
– totymedli
Nov 22 '17 at 20:34
add a comment |
I don't know whether there's any difference between versions, but I can simply access the files of my iPhone 5s via the file manager when it's plugged over USB (using the AFC protocol).
I'm using iOS 9.2 beta, I have no idea whether it works on 9.1 or earlier.
I can access the device from Nautilus' sidebar, if it doesn't show up, try navigating to the following address:
afc://<your iPhone's UDID>/
Also, most music players (at least Rythmbox, Banshee and Clementine) support music synchronization over AFC (Apple File Conduit).
EDIT: I just learned I can easily synchronize my pictures using tools like gThumb.
answered Dec 1 '15 at 16:47
s3lphs3lph
10.4k94572
I don't know whether there's any difference between versions, but I can simply access the files of my iPhone 5s via the file manager when it's plugged over USB (using the AFC protocol).
I'm using iOS 9.2 beta, I have no idea whether it works on 9.1 or earlier.
I can access the device from Nautilus' sidebar, if it doesn't show up, try navigating to the following address:
afc://<your iPhone's UDID>/
Also, most music players (at least Rythmbox, Banshee and Clementine) support music synchronization over AFC (Apple File Conduit).
EDIT: I just learned I can easily synchronize my pictures using tools like gThumb.
answered Dec 1 '15 at 16:47
s3lphs3lph
10.4k94572
answered Dec 1 '15 at 16:47
s3lphs3lph
10.4k94572
answered Dec 1 '15 at 16:47
s3lphs3lph
10.4k94572
answered Dec 1 '15 at 16:47
s3lphs3lph
10.4k94572
10.4k94572
it's plugged over USB (using the AFC protocol)how to connect like this
– Kasun Siyambalapitiya
Sep 25 '16 at 2:58
1
Just plug it in, and it should show up. If it doesn't, make sure you have the packagegvfs-backendsinstalled.
– s3lph
Sep 25 '16 at 20:35
I ransudo apt-get updateand thensudo apt-get install gvsf-backendsthen it notifies me that I am having the latest one installed. But when I connect iphone to Ubuntu, only I am able to copy the camera photos ( and other pdfs, pptx...) to my computer only, I cannot copy ones from my computer to the iphone. I even triedBansheebut it doesnot havedevicestab in the left side. How to Sync music and videos from Ubuntu 16.04 toiphone 4s?
– Kasun Siyambalapitiya
Sep 26 '16 at 1:28
2
pretty sure it should besudo apt-get install gvfs-backends
– Chris
Mar 15 '17 at 0:13
2
If you don't know the UDID, check out this answer. Also, if the phone's documents folder shows up automatically you can click it, press Ctrl+L and delete the colon and everything after it like it is shown in this picture.
– totymedli
Nov 22 '17 at 20:34
add a comment |
it's plugged over USB (using the AFC protocol)how to connect like this
– Kasun Siyambalapitiya
Sep 25 '16 at 2:58
1
Just plug it in, and it should show up. If it doesn't, make sure you have the packagegvfs-backendsinstalled.
– s3lph
Sep 25 '16 at 20:35
I ransudo apt-get updateand thensudo apt-get install gvsf-backendsthen it notifies me that I am having the latest one installed. But when I connect iphone to Ubuntu, only I am able to copy the camera photos ( and other pdfs, pptx...) to my computer only, I cannot copy ones from my computer to the iphone. I even triedBansheebut it doesnot havedevicestab in the left side. How to Sync music and videos from Ubuntu 16.04 toiphone 4s?
– Kasun Siyambalapitiya
Sep 26 '16 at 1:28
2
pretty sure it should besudo apt-get install gvfs-backends
– Chris
Mar 15 '17 at 0:13
2
If you don't know the UDID, check out this answer. Also, if the phone's documents folder shows up automatically you can click it, press Ctrl+L and delete the colon and everything after it like it is shown in this picture.
– totymedli
Nov 22 '17 at 20:34
it's plugged over USB (using the AFC protocol) how to connect like this– Kasun Siyambalapitiya
Sep 25 '16 at 2:58
it's plugged over USB (using the AFC protocol) how to connect like this– Kasun Siyambalapitiya
Sep 25 '16 at 2:58
1
1
Just plug it in, and it should show up. If it doesn't, make sure you have the package
gvfs-backends installed.– s3lph
Sep 25 '16 at 20:35
Just plug it in, and it should show up. If it doesn't, make sure you have the package
gvfs-backends installed.– s3lph
Sep 25 '16 at 20:35
I ran
sudo apt-get update and then sudo apt-get install gvsf-backends then it notifies me that I am having the latest one installed. But when I connect iphone to Ubuntu, only I am able to copy the camera photos ( and other pdfs, pptx...) to my computer only, I cannot copy ones from my computer to the iphone. I even tried Banshee but it doesnot have devices tab in the left side. How to Sync music and videos from Ubuntu 16.04 to iphone 4s?– Kasun Siyambalapitiya
Sep 26 '16 at 1:28
I ran
sudo apt-get update and then sudo apt-get install gvsf-backends then it notifies me that I am having the latest one installed. But when I connect iphone to Ubuntu, only I am able to copy the camera photos ( and other pdfs, pptx...) to my computer only, I cannot copy ones from my computer to the iphone. I even tried Banshee but it doesnot have devices tab in the left side. How to Sync music and videos from Ubuntu 16.04 to iphone 4s?– Kasun Siyambalapitiya
Sep 26 '16 at 1:28
2
2
pretty sure it should be
sudo apt-get install gvfs-backends– Chris
Mar 15 '17 at 0:13
pretty sure it should be
sudo apt-get install gvfs-backends– Chris
Mar 15 '17 at 0:13
2
2
If you don't know the UDID, check out this answer. Also, if the phone's documents folder shows up automatically you can click it, press Ctrl+L and delete the colon and everything after it like it is shown in this picture.
– totymedli
Nov 22 '17 at 20:34
If you don't know the UDID, check out this answer. Also, if the phone's documents folder shows up automatically you can click it, press Ctrl+L and delete the colon and everything after it like it is shown in this picture.
– totymedli
Nov 22 '17 at 20:34
add a comment |
Apple constantly breaks Linux applications' access to iPhones. As of 2019, the best way of uploading and downloading files is to use a 3rd party app on iOS. Apparently, the file you upload is only accessible by that 3rd app.
Phone Drive is a good app for this. First, take note of the IP address of your iPhone, then, when PhoneDrive is in the foreground, typing the IP address of the iPhone from a PC connected to the same local area network would give you a website where you can upload and download files. You can also use FTP protocol on the same iPhone IP address. Phone Drive supports playback of a lot of video and music formats.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/phone-drive-file-storage-sync/id431033044
answered Jan 2 at 12:50
Peer GyntPeer Gynt
7731815
Thank you, Unfortunately, this does not help much. First, as you notice, the file you upload is only accessible by that 3rd app. This makes the upload feature essentially unuseful. Symmetrically, I guess it will not be able to download, say, photos taken with the phone. In the end, this can be occasionally useful to move a file when you don't have a pendrive and plan to use that file elsewhere (say on another computer), but not much more
– Andrea
Jan 3 at 12:59
add a comment |
Apple constantly breaks Linux applications' access to iPhones. As of 2019, the best way of uploading and downloading files is to use a 3rd party app on iOS. Apparently, the file you upload is only accessible by that 3rd app.
Phone Drive is a good app for this. First, take note of the IP address of your iPhone, then, when PhoneDrive is in the foreground, typing the IP address of the iPhone from a PC connected to the same local area network would give you a website where you can upload and download files. You can also use FTP protocol on the same iPhone IP address. Phone Drive supports playback of a lot of video and music formats.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/phone-drive-file-storage-sync/id431033044
answered Jan 2 at 12:50
Peer GyntPeer Gynt
7731815
Thank you, Unfortunately, this does not help much. First, as you notice, the file you upload is only accessible by that 3rd app. This makes the upload feature essentially unuseful. Symmetrically, I guess it will not be able to download, say, photos taken with the phone. In the end, this can be occasionally useful to move a file when you don't have a pendrive and plan to use that file elsewhere (say on another computer), but not much more
– Andrea
Jan 3 at 12:59
add a comment |
Apple constantly breaks Linux applications' access to iPhones. As of 2019, the best way of uploading and downloading files is to use a 3rd party app on iOS. Apparently, the file you upload is only accessible by that 3rd app.
Phone Drive is a good app for this. First, take note of the IP address of your iPhone, then, when PhoneDrive is in the foreground, typing the IP address of the iPhone from a PC connected to the same local area network would give you a website where you can upload and download files. You can also use FTP protocol on the same iPhone IP address. Phone Drive supports playback of a lot of video and music formats.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/phone-drive-file-storage-sync/id431033044
answered Jan 2 at 12:50
Peer GyntPeer Gynt
7731815
Apple constantly breaks Linux applications' access to iPhones. As of 2019, the best way of uploading and downloading files is to use a 3rd party app on iOS. Apparently, the file you upload is only accessible by that 3rd app.
Phone Drive is a good app for this. First, take note of the IP address of your iPhone, then, when PhoneDrive is in the foreground, typing the IP address of the iPhone from a PC connected to the same local area network would give you a website where you can upload and download files. You can also use FTP protocol on the same iPhone IP address. Phone Drive supports playback of a lot of video and music formats.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/phone-drive-file-storage-sync/id431033044
answered Jan 2 at 12:50
Peer GyntPeer Gynt
7731815
answered Jan 2 at 12:50
Peer GyntPeer Gynt
7731815
answered Jan 2 at 12:50
Peer GyntPeer Gynt
7731815
answered Jan 2 at 12:50
Peer GyntPeer Gynt
7731815
7731815
Thank you, Unfortunately, this does not help much. First, as you notice, the file you upload is only accessible by that 3rd app. This makes the upload feature essentially unuseful. Symmetrically, I guess it will not be able to download, say, photos taken with the phone. In the end, this can be occasionally useful to move a file when you don't have a pendrive and plan to use that file elsewhere (say on another computer), but not much more
– Andrea
Jan 3 at 12:59
add a comment |
Thank you, Unfortunately, this does not help much. First, as you notice, the file you upload is only accessible by that 3rd app. This makes the upload feature essentially unuseful. Symmetrically, I guess it will not be able to download, say, photos taken with the phone. In the end, this can be occasionally useful to move a file when you don't have a pendrive and plan to use that file elsewhere (say on another computer), but not much more
– Andrea
Jan 3 at 12:59
Thank you, Unfortunately, this does not help much. First, as you notice, the file you upload is only accessible by that 3rd app. This makes the upload feature essentially unuseful. Symmetrically, I guess it will not be able to download, say, photos taken with the phone. In the end, this can be occasionally useful to move a file when you don't have a pendrive and plan to use that file elsewhere (say on another computer), but not much more
– Andrea
Jan 3 at 12:59
Thank you, Unfortunately, this does not help much. First, as you notice, the file you upload is only accessible by that 3rd app. This makes the upload feature essentially unuseful. Symmetrically, I guess it will not be able to download, say, photos taken with the phone. In the end, this can be occasionally useful to move a file when you don't have a pendrive and plan to use that file elsewhere (say on another computer), but not much more
– Andrea
Jan 3 at 12:59
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