[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":233},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Ffeatures\u002Fdevice-connect":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":225,"extension":226,"meta":227,"navigation":228,"path":229,"seo":230,"stem":231,"__hash__":232},"features\u002Ffeatures\u002Fdevice-connect.md","Access Android Files from Any PC Browser",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":215},"minimark",[9,17,22,50,53,57,96,100,103,107,129,133,193,197],[10,11,12,16],"p",{},[13,14,15],"strong",{},"Device Connect"," starts a secure HTTP server on your phone. Type the IP address into any browser on your PC or Mac — you get a full file manager for your Android device, in the browser, no software to install.",[18,19,21],"h2",{"id":20},"how-it-works","How It Works",[23,24,25,36,44,47],"ol",{},[26,27,28,29,31,32,35],"li",{},"Open AnExplorer → sidebar → ",[13,30,15],{}," → tap ",[13,33,34],{},"Start",".",[26,37,38,39,43],{},"AnExplorer shows a local IP address and port (e.g. ",[40,41,42],"code",{},"http:\u002F\u002F192.168.xxx.xxxx:8080",") and a QR code.",[26,45,46],{},"On your PC: open any browser → enter the address (or scan the QR code).",[26,48,49],{},"The browser shows AnExplorer's web file manager — browse, download, and upload files.",[10,51,52],{},"No USB cable. No ADB. No drivers. Works from Windows, macOS, Linux, or any device with a browser.",[18,54,56],{"id":55},"what-you-can-do-from-the-browser","What You Can Do From the Browser",[58,59,60,66,72,78,84,90],"ul",{},[26,61,62,65],{},[13,63,64],{},"Browse"," all AnExplorer storage locations — internal storage, SD card, USB OTG",[26,67,68,71],{},[13,69,70],{},"Download"," files to the PC with a click",[26,73,74,77],{},[13,75,76],{},"Upload"," files from the PC to any folder on the phone",[26,79,80,83],{},[13,81,82],{},"Create folders",", rename and delete items",[26,85,86,89],{},[13,87,88],{},"Batch download"," — select multiple files → download as ZIP",[26,91,92,95],{},[13,93,94],{},"Trigger APK installation"," — upload an APK → install it remotely on the phone",[18,97,99],{"id":98},"transfer-speed","Transfer Speed",[10,101,102],{},"Device Connect uses your local WiFi, so transfers run at WiFi speeds — the same as transferring to a NAS. On WiFi 5 a 1 GB video transfers in under 30 seconds.",[18,104,106],{"id":105},"security","Security",[58,108,109,116,123,126],{},[26,110,111,112,115],{},"The server is ",[13,113,114],{},"local-only"," — it binds to your WiFi IP, not reachable from the internet",[26,117,118,119,122],{},"Optional ",[13,120,121],{},"PIN lock"," — set a 4-digit PIN so only you can connect",[26,124,125],{},"The server stops automatically when you close AnExplorer or lock the screen (configurable)",[26,127,128],{},"All data stays on your local network",[18,130,132],{"id":131},"use-cases","Use Cases",[134,135,136,149],"table",{},[137,138,139],"thead",{},[140,141,142,146],"tr",{},[143,144,145],"th",{},"Scenario",[143,147,148],{},"How Device Connect Helps",[150,151,152,161,169,177,185],"tbody",{},[140,153,154,158],{},[155,156,157],"td",{},"Back up photos to PC",[155,159,160],{},"Open browser → select all photos → Download as ZIP",[140,162,163,166],{},[155,164,165],{},"Move development APK to phone",[155,167,168],{},"Browser → Upload APK → Install remotely",[140,170,171,174],{},[155,172,173],{},"Bulk copy from phone to NAS",[155,175,176],{},"Use PC to download from phone and re-upload to NAS",[140,178,179,182],{},[155,180,181],{},"Access phone storage from SmartTV browser",[155,183,184],{},"Enter IP in the TV's browser",[140,186,187,190],{},[155,188,189],{},"Transfer from Chromebook (no ADB)",[155,191,192],{},"Browser-based — works natively",[18,194,196],{"id":195},"related-features","Related Features",[10,198,199,200,205,206,210,211,35],{},"For offline peer-to-peer transfers, use ",[201,202,204],"a",{"href":203},"\u002Ffeatures\u002Fwifi-transfer","WiFi Transfer",". For connecting to network drives from the phone, use ",[201,207,209],{"href":208},"\u002Ffeatures\u002Fnetwork-storage","Network Storage"," or ",[201,212,214],{"href":213},"\u002Ffeatures\u002Fsmb-file-manager","SMB File Manager",{"title":216,"searchDepth":217,"depth":217,"links":218},"",2,[219,220,221,222,223,224],{"id":20,"depth":217,"text":21},{"id":55,"depth":217,"text":56},{"id":98,"depth":217,"text":99},{"id":105,"depth":217,"text":106},{"id":131,"depth":217,"text":132},{"id":195,"depth":217,"text":196},"Transfer files from Android to PC or Mac over WiFi using AnExplorer Device Connect. Open a browser, enter the IP address — full file access with no USB cable, no drivers, no apps on the PC.","md",{},true,"\u002Ffeatures\u002Fdevice-connect",{"title":5,"description":225},"features\u002Fdevice-connect","6cIqEUrJ7nkQGlNybTiKoMZxcWs9UtevPwb8Ty5Jaqs",1776756951868]