[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":895},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Ftransfer\u002Fandroid-to-xr":3,"\u002Ftransfer":677},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":669,"extension":670,"meta":671,"navigation":672,"path":673,"seo":674,"stem":675,"__hash__":676},"transfers\u002Ftransfer\u002Fandroid-to-xr.md","Transfer Files from Android to XR Headsets — Pico 4, Galaxy XR, Vive XR, XREAL",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":634},"minimark",[9,14,18,30,34,169,172,178,183,190,194,221,225,240,244,274,278,281,285,296,299,310,314,321,324,327,331,339,342,364,368,384,388,395,399,416,419,423,426,440,444,537,541,544,557,561,565,573,577,585,589,608,612],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"transfer-files-from-android-to-xr-headsets","Transfer Files from Android to XR Headsets",[15,16,17],"p",{},"Every standalone XR headset is running some version of Android under the hood — but each platform restricts file access differently. This guide covers the real workflows for each major XR platform: what works, what doesn't, and exactly how to use AnExplorer to transfer files from your Android phone.",[19,20,21],"blockquote",{},[15,22,23,24,29],{},"For Meta Quest specifically, see the dedicated ",[25,26,28],"a",{"href":27},"\u002Ftransfer\u002Fphone-to-meta-quest","Meta Quest transfer guide",".",[10,31,33],{"id":32},"xr-platform-overview","XR Platform Overview",[35,36,37,56],"table",{},[38,39,40],"thead",{},[41,42,43,47,50,53],"tr",{},[44,45,46],"th",{},"Device",[44,48,49],{},"Android Base",[44,51,52],{},"Sideload Support",[44,54,55],{},"AnExplorer Approach",[57,58,59,77,94,109,125,139,153],"tbody",{},[41,60,61,68,71,74],{},[62,63,64],"td",{},[65,66,67],"strong",{},"Pico 4 \u002F Pico 4 Ultra",[62,69,70],{},"Android 10",[62,72,73],{},"Yes (built-in toggle)",[62,75,76],{},"Wi-Fi Share + APK install",[41,78,79,85,88,91],{},[62,80,81,84],{},[65,82,83],{},"Samsung Galaxy XR"," (XR2 headset)",[62,86,87],{},"Android 15",[62,89,90],{},"Yes (Developer Options)",[62,92,93],{},"Wi-Fi Share + FTP",[41,95,96,101,104,107],{},[62,97,98],{},[65,99,100],{},"HTC Vive XR Elite",[62,102,103],{},"Android 12",[62,105,106],{},"Yes",[62,108,93],{},[41,110,111,116,119,122],{},[62,112,113],{},[65,114,115],{},"XREAL Air 2 \u002F XREAL One",[62,117,118],{},"Android (Beam Pro)",[62,120,121],{},"Yes (Beam Pro mode)",[62,123,124],{},"FTP on Beam Pro",[41,126,127,132,134,136],{},[62,128,129],{},[65,130,131],{},"Rokid Max 2",[62,133,103],{},[62,135,106],{},[62,137,138],{},"Wi-Fi Share",[41,140,141,146,148,150],{},[62,142,143],{},[65,144,145],{},"Lynx R1",[62,147,70],{},[62,149,106],{},[62,151,152],{},"FTP",[41,154,155,160,163,166],{},[62,156,157],{},[65,158,159],{},"Apple Vision Pro",[62,161,162],{},"visionOS",[62,164,165],{},"❌",[62,167,168],{},"Not Android-based",[10,170,67],{"id":171},"pico-4-pico-4-ultra",[15,173,174,177],{},[65,175,176],{},"Pico OS"," is the most open of the standalone Android XR platforms — sideloading is built in without developer mode:",[179,180,182],"h3",{"id":181},"enable-sideloading-on-pico-4","Enable sideloading on Pico 4:",[184,185,186],"ol",{},[187,188,189],"li",{},"Settings → General → Unknown Sources → Toggle ON (no developer options required)",[179,191,193],{"id":192},"transfer-via-wi-fi-share","Transfer via Wi-Fi Share:",[184,195,196,203,208,211,218],{},[187,197,198,199,202],{},"Open ",[65,200,201],{},"AnExplorer"," on your Android phone",[187,204,205,206],{},"Select files → Share → ",[65,207,138],{},[187,209,210],{},"Note the QR code or URL shown",[187,212,213,214,217],{},"On the Pico headset: open the built-in ",[65,215,216],{},"File Manager"," or AnExplorer if installed",[187,219,220],{},"Navigate to Network → Wi-Fi Share → scan QR code",[179,222,224],{"id":223},"transfer-via-ftp","Transfer via FTP:",[184,226,227,234,237],{},[187,228,229,230],{},"Start FTP Server in AnExplorer on phone: ",[231,232,233],"code",{},"ftp:\u002F\u002F192.168.x.x:2221",[187,235,236],{},"On Pico: install a file manager with FTP client support from the Pico store (e.g. Total Commander)",[187,238,239],{},"Connect to phone's FTP address and download files",[179,241,243],{"id":242},"media-for-pico-vr","Media for Pico VR:",[245,246,247,258,264,267],"ul",{},[187,248,249,250,253,254,257],{},"180° video: Name files with ",[231,251,252],{},"_180"," or ",[231,255,256],{},"_LR"," suffix for proper stereoscopic display in PicoVideo",[187,259,260,261],{},"360° video: Name with ",[231,262,263],{},"_360",[187,265,266],{},"Supported formats: MP4, MKV (H.264\u002FH.265 codec)",[187,268,269,270,273],{},"Place videos in ",[231,271,272],{},"\u002FMovies\u002F"," on Pico storage",[10,275,277],{"id":276},"samsung-galaxy-xr-headset","Samsung Galaxy XR Headset",[15,279,280],{},"Samsung's XR headset (successor to Galaxy Gear lineup, built on Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2) runs a full Android 15 with Knox security:",[179,282,284],{"id":283},"enable-developer-mode-on-galaxy-xr","Enable Developer Mode on Galaxy XR:",[184,286,287,290,293],{},[187,288,289],{},"Settings → About → Software Information → Build Number: tap 7 times",[187,291,292],{},"Settings → Developer Options → USB Debugging: ON",[187,294,295],{},"Settings → Developer Options → Install via USB: ON (also unlocks Wi-Fi sideloading)",[179,297,224],{"id":298},"transfer-via-ftp-1",[184,300,301,304,307],{},[187,302,303],{},"AnExplorer on phone → FTP Server → Start",[187,305,306],{},"On Galaxy XR: Samsung Internet browser → navigate to the FTP address",[187,308,309],{},"Download files directly to headset storage",[179,311,313],{"id":312},"native-integration","Native integration:",[15,315,316,317,320],{},"Samsung Galaxy XR pairs with Galaxy phones — use ",[65,318,319],{},"Samsung Quick Share"," (within Bluetooth range) for smaller files. For large video libraries, FTP is more reliable.",[10,322,100],{"id":323},"htc-vive-xr-elite",[15,325,326],{},"The Vive XR Elite runs Android 12 with Vive's Wave XR platform:",[179,328,330],{"id":329},"enable-unknown-sources","Enable unknown sources:",[184,332,333,336],{},[187,334,335],{},"Settings → Applications → Unknown Sources → Enable",[187,337,338],{},"Settings → Developer Options → ADB Debugging → Wireless ADB",[179,340,193],{"id":341},"transfer-via-wi-fi-share-1",[184,343,344,347,354,361],{},[187,345,346],{},"AnExplorer on phone → Wi-Fi Share → start server",[187,348,349,350,353],{},"On Vive XR Elite: ",[65,351,352],{},"Viveport"," doesn't have a file manager — install one via sideloading first",[187,355,356,357,360],{},"Use the Vive's built-in browser to navigate to ",[231,358,359],{},"http:\u002F\u002F192.168.x.x:8080"," (Device Connect URL from AnExplorer)",[187,362,363],{},"Download files via the browser",[179,365,367],{"id":366},"vr-video-playback","VR video playback:",[245,369,370,373],{},[187,371,372],{},"HTC Vive XR Elite supports Viveport Video player for 180°\u002F360° content",[187,374,375,376,379,380,383],{},"File naming: ",[231,377,378],{},"_SBS"," for side-by-side stereoscopic, ",[231,381,382],{},"_TB"," for top-bottom",[10,385,387],{"id":386},"xreal-air-xreal-one-via-beam-pro","XREAL Air \u002F XREAL One (via Beam Pro)",[15,389,390,391,394],{},"XREAL glasses themselves don't run Android apps — they're display peripherals. The ",[65,392,393],{},"XREAL Beam Pro"," (Android-based companion device) is what receives files:",[179,396,398],{"id":397},"transfer-to-xreal-beam-pro","Transfer to XREAL Beam Pro:",[184,400,401,404,407,410,413],{},[187,402,403],{},"Beam Pro is a standard Android 14 device — AnExplorer installs from Google Play",[187,405,406],{},"Install AnExplorer on Beam Pro",[187,408,409],{},"From phone: AnExplorer → Wi-Fi Share → Start",[187,411,412],{},"On Beam Pro: AnExplorer → scan QR code or enter URL",[187,414,415],{},"Files transfer to Beam Pro storage, then play to glasses",[15,417,418],{},"XREAL glasses mirror the Beam Pro screen at up to 120Hz — movie files play directly through the glasses via the Beam Pro.",[10,420,422],{"id":421},"rokid-max-2-rokid-station-2","Rokid Max 2 \u002F Rokid Station 2",[15,424,425],{},"Rokid Station (the companion Android box for Rokid glasses) runs Android 12:",[184,427,428,431,434,437],{},[187,429,430],{},"Enable: Settings → Security → Unknown Sources",[187,432,433],{},"AnExplorer on phone → Device Connect → Start → URL shows",[187,435,436],{},"On Rokid Station: browser → navigate to URL",[187,438,439],{},"Download files to Rokid's local storage",[10,441,443],{"id":442},"common-file-types-for-xr","Common File Types for XR",[35,445,446,459],{},[38,447,448],{},[41,449,450,453,456],{},[44,451,452],{},"File Type",[44,454,455],{},"Use Case",[44,457,458],{},"Format Notes",[57,460,461,477,490,504,515,526],{},[41,462,463,466,469],{},[62,464,465],{},"180° VR video",[62,467,468],{},"Immersive movies, games",[62,470,471,472,253,474,476],{},"H.265 preferred, ",[231,473,256],{},[231,475,252],{}," in filename",[41,478,479,482,485],{},[62,480,481],{},"360° video",[62,483,484],{},"Panoramic experiences",[62,486,487,488,476],{},"Spherical projection, ",[231,489,263],{},[41,491,492,495,498],{},[62,493,494],{},"Spatial video",[62,496,497],{},"Apple Vision Pro content (some headsets)",[62,499,500,503],{},[231,501,502],{},".mov"," HEVC, special metadata",[41,505,506,509,512],{},[62,507,508],{},"APK sideloads",[62,510,511],{},"Apps not in headset's app store",[62,513,514],{},"Must match headset's ARM64 architecture",[41,516,517,520,523],{},[62,518,519],{},"Documents",[62,521,522],{},"PDFs, presentations in virtual workspace",[62,524,525],{},"Standard formats work everywhere",[41,527,528,531,534],{},[62,529,530],{},"Music",[62,532,533],{},"Background audio in apps",[62,535,536],{},"MP3, FLAC, OGG",[10,538,540],{"id":539},"architecture-warning-for-apk-sideloading","Architecture Warning for APK Sideloading",[15,542,543],{},"Every XR headset uses ARM64 (aarch64) architecture. Before sideloading an APK:",[245,545,546,549,552],{},[187,547,548],{},"The APK must be compiled for ARM64 — x86 or ARMv7 APKs will fail",[187,550,551],{},"Multi-architecture APKs (universal) should work",[187,553,554,555],{},"App size matters — most XR headsets have 128 GB minimum but store media locally in ",[231,556,272],{},[10,558,560],{"id":559},"troubleshooting","Troubleshooting",[179,562,564],{"id":563},"wi-fi-share-not-connecting-between-phone-and-headset","Wi-Fi Share not connecting between phone and headset",[245,566,567,570],{},[187,568,569],{},"Both devices must be on the same Wi-Fi network — some headsets default to a 2.4 GHz band; some phones prefer 5 GHz. Check both are on same SSID",[187,571,572],{},"Some XR headsets use captive portal Wi-Fi detection which can interfere — use home Wi-Fi, not guest networks",[179,574,576],{"id":575},"apk-installed-but-app-wont-open","APK installed but app won't open",[245,578,579,582],{},[187,580,581],{},"Architecture mismatch — the APK is not ARM64 compatible",[187,583,584],{},"Or the app requires Google Play Services which may be absent on some XR platforms (Pico has its own app store ecosystem)",[179,586,588],{"id":587},"videos-show-as-flatmono-not-stereoscopic","Videos show as flat\u002Fmono (not stereoscopic)",[245,590,591,605],{},[187,592,593,594,596,597,599,600,253,602,604],{},"Check the filename contains the correct suffix: ",[231,595,256],{}," for left-right SBS, ",[231,598,382],{}," for top-bottom, ",[231,601,252],{},[231,603,263],{}," for projection type",[187,606,607],{},"Some players need manual selection of projection type in playback settings regardless of filename",[10,609,611],{"id":610},"related-guides","Related Guides",[245,613,614,620,627],{},[187,615,616,619],{},[25,617,618],{"href":27},"Transfer Phone to Meta Quest"," — Meta Quest-specific in-depth guide",[187,621,622,626],{},[25,623,625],{"href":624},"\u002Ftransfer\u002Fphone-to-watch","Transfer Phone to Watch"," — Wear OS wearable guide",[187,628,629,633],{},[25,630,632],{"href":631},"\u002Ffiles\u002Fzip","Open ZIP Files on Android"," — manage archive files in AnExplorer",{"title":635,"searchDepth":636,"depth":636,"links":637},"",2,[638,639,640,647,652,657,660,661,662,663,668],{"id":12,"depth":636,"text":13},{"id":32,"depth":636,"text":33},{"id":171,"depth":636,"text":67,"children":641},[642,644,645,646],{"id":181,"depth":643,"text":182},3,{"id":192,"depth":643,"text":193},{"id":223,"depth":643,"text":224},{"id":242,"depth":643,"text":243},{"id":276,"depth":636,"text":277,"children":648},[649,650,651],{"id":283,"depth":643,"text":284},{"id":298,"depth":643,"text":224},{"id":312,"depth":643,"text":313},{"id":323,"depth":636,"text":100,"children":653},[654,655,656],{"id":329,"depth":643,"text":330},{"id":341,"depth":643,"text":193},{"id":366,"depth":643,"text":367},{"id":386,"depth":636,"text":387,"children":658},[659],{"id":397,"depth":643,"text":398},{"id":421,"depth":636,"text":422},{"id":442,"depth":636,"text":443},{"id":539,"depth":636,"text":540},{"id":559,"depth":636,"text":560,"children":664},[665,666,667],{"id":563,"depth":643,"text":564},{"id":575,"depth":643,"text":576},{"id":587,"depth":643,"text":588},{"id":610,"depth":636,"text":611},"Copy movies, APKs, and media from your Android phone to XR headsets like Pico 4, Samsung Galaxy XR, HTC Vive XR Elite, and XREAL glasses using AnExplorer.","md",{},true,"\u002Ftransfer\u002Fandroid-to-xr",{"title":5,"description":669},"transfer\u002Fandroid-to-xr","RhZID1AGzgRzjwbXzVgalLbyLGshVQTi9IBV5uF8HNY",{"id":678,"title":679,"body":680,"description":882,"extension":670,"meta":883,"navigation":672,"path":891,"seo":892,"stem":893,"__hash__":894},"content\u002Ftransfer.md","Android File Transfer Guides for PC, TV, NAS, Watch & Cloud",{"type":7,"value":681,"toc":874},[682,685,689,719,723,753,757,784,788,818,822,852,856,866],[15,683,684],{},"AnExplorer handles file transfers between Android and every major device type. Most transfers work over Wi-Fi — no USB cable and no desktop software required.",[10,686,688],{"id":687},"phone-computer","Phone ↔ Computer",[245,690,691,698,705,712],{},[187,692,693,697],{},[25,694,696],{"href":695},"\u002Ftransfer\u002Fandroid-to-pc","Android to PC"," — Wi-Fi, USB, FTP; Windows Explorer integration",[187,699,700,704],{},[25,701,703],{"href":702},"\u002Ftransfer\u002Fandroid-to-mac","Android to Mac"," — Wi-Fi via Device Connect, SFTP, or Android File Transfer",[187,706,707,711],{},[25,708,710],{"href":709},"\u002Ftransfer\u002Fandroid-to-iphone","Android to iPhone"," — Device Connect in Safari, cloud bridge, no cable required",[187,713,714,718],{},[25,715,717],{"href":716},"\u002Ftransfer\u002Fandroid-to-android","Android to Android"," — direct Wi-Fi Share, no internet or accounts",[10,720,722],{"id":721},"phone-tv","Phone ↔ TV",[245,724,725,732,739,746],{},[187,726,727,731],{},[25,728,730],{"href":729},"\u002Ftransfer\u002Fphone-to-tv","Phone to TV"," — send videos and photos to Android TV or Fire TV",[187,733,734,738],{},[25,735,737],{"href":736},"\u002Ftransfer\u002Fphone-to-fire-tv","Phone to Fire TV"," — specialized FireOS transfer; Wi-Fi, sideloading",[187,740,741,745],{},[25,742,744],{"href":743},"\u002Ftransfer\u002Fandroid-to-tv","Android to TV (full guide)"," — AnExplorer TV app, SMB, Device Connect",[187,747,748,752],{},[25,749,751],{"href":750},"\u002Ftransfer\u002Ftv-to-phone","TV to Phone"," — pull files back from TV storage to phone",[10,754,756],{"id":755},"phone-watch-xr","Phone ↔ Watch \u002F XR",[245,758,759,765,772,778],{},[187,760,761,764],{},[25,762,763],{"href":624},"Phone to Watch"," — transfer to Wear OS, paired device sync",[187,766,767,771],{},[25,768,770],{"href":769},"\u002Ftransfer\u002Fwatch-to-phone","Watch to Phone"," — pull audio, docs, or data back from watch storage",[187,773,774,777],{},[25,775,776],{"href":27},"Phone to Meta Quest"," — sideload APKs, transfer 360° video, game files",[187,779,780,783],{},[25,781,782],{"href":673},"Android to XR"," — VR headsets, AR glasses, XR devices",[10,785,787],{"id":786},"phone-storage","Phone ↔ Storage",[245,789,790,797,804,811],{},[187,791,792,796],{},[25,793,795],{"href":794},"\u002Ftransfer\u002Fphone-to-usb","Phone to USB"," — USB OTG drives, flash drives, SD card adapters",[187,798,799,803],{},[25,800,802],{"href":801},"\u002Ftransfer\u002Fsd-card-to-phone","SD Card to Phone"," — move photos, media, and data off SD card",[187,805,806,810],{},[25,807,809],{"href":808},"\u002Ftransfer\u002Fphone-to-nas","Phone to NAS"," — Synology, QNAP, WD My Cloud, TrueNAS",[187,812,813,817],{},[25,814,816],{"href":815},"\u002Ftransfer\u002Ftablet-to-cloud","Tablet to Cloud"," — GDrive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, Nextcloud, custom S3",[10,819,821],{"id":820},"phone-other-devices","Phone ↔ Other Devices",[245,823,824,831,838,845],{},[187,825,826,830],{},[25,827,829],{"href":828},"\u002Ftransfer\u002Fphone-to-tablet","Phone to Tablet"," — Android to Android tablet",[187,832,833,837],{},[25,834,836],{"href":835},"\u002Ftransfer\u002Fandroid-to-chromebook","Android to Chromebook"," — Wi-Fi or cable from ChromeOS",[187,839,840,844],{},[25,841,843],{"href":842},"\u002Ftransfer\u002Fandroid-to-auto","Android to Android Auto"," — phone projection workflows for your car display",[187,846,847,851],{},[25,848,850],{"href":849},"\u002Ftransfer\u002Fandroid-to-automotive","Android to Automotive"," — Android Automotive OS, AAOS-specific adaptation",[10,853,855],{"id":854},"how-anexplorer-transfers-files","How AnExplorer Transfers Files",[15,857,858,859,861,862,865],{},"AnExplorer uses ",[65,860,138],{}," for direct device-to-device transfers and ",[65,863,864],{},"Device Connect"," for browser-based transfers to any PC or Mac. No accounts, no cloud upload, no data charges.",[15,867,868,869,873],{},"For NAS and server transfers: FTP, SFTP, SMB, and WebDAV are all built in — see ",[25,870,872],{"href":871},"\u002Fnetwork","Network Guides"," for protocol-specific setups.",{"title":635,"searchDepth":636,"depth":636,"links":875},[876,877,878,879,880,881],{"id":687,"depth":636,"text":688},{"id":721,"depth":636,"text":722},{"id":755,"depth":636,"text":756},{"id":786,"depth":636,"text":787},{"id":820,"depth":636,"text":821},{"id":854,"depth":636,"text":855},"Step-by-step guides for transferring files from Android to PC, Mac, TV, Wear OS watch, Meta Quest, NAS, Chromebook, tablet, and USB. No cable needed for most transfers.",{"faq":884},[885,888],{"q":886,"a":887},"Can I use AnExplorer for {target}?","Yes. This guide explains the transfer path and the related device or feature pages that support the workflow.",{"q":889,"a":890},"Does AnExplorer support wireless file transfers?","Yes. The transfer section is built around wireless, local, and device-to-device workflows.","\u002Ftransfer",{"title":679,"description":882},"transfer","GHr6QJVP1rTvfdC18o2Me6A7yfry3h90DVFkRa_oVHs",1776756981143]