Android equivalents on the Ubuntu phone

1. Concerning the absence of AirDroid… I wonder if Send Anywhere would work on the phone browser (if there isn’t a dedicated app). In the desktop browser the little tab on the right has Send/Receive buttons – no account or login required. Easily handles single or multiple file transfers from desktop to device and vice-versa (over local wi-fi).

   https://send-anywhere.com/

   • Unfortunately, send-anywhere does not work in the Ubuntu phone browser. The site loads, but there is no side tab to send/receive from. 🙁

   • You’re right. The FAQ confirms a dedicated app is required for devices. The only other one I can think of is BitTorrent Sync, which has a dedicated Linux client.

     https://www.getsync.com/platforms/desktop

     Only question is whether it will work on Ubuntu phone.

     • True, but the Ubuntu phones don’t run Linux apps (as such). :/

2. The problem with most of the apps on the phone is that they’re all webapps. So, no offline mode, or if you’re in a bad signal area, tough. No looking at your mail, no looking at maps etc. Sounds strange to say that you want to use a phone where you don’t have a network connection, but not everyone is lucky enough to live in a good signal area, and is a PITA if you need to look at a mail you already looked at 5mins ago when your network suddenly drops. Plus, being webapps, there’s no native notifications, so I can have 20+ updates on facebook/twitter and I never know about them until I go back to the app (they’re working on that I think?).

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