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Как «подружить» Mac с Android-смартфоном

Одно из главных преимуществ продукции Apple — прекрасная работа разных устройств в рамках одной экосистемы. Mac, iPhone, iPad, и даже Apple Watch — всё эти гаджеты превосходно работают по отдельности и в связке. Никто из конкурентов пока не предлагает ничего подобного. Но технологии не стоят на месте: уже сейчас с Mac можно связать не только iPhone, но и любой другой Android-смартфон. Как это сделать? Сейчас расскажем.

Силами нескольких энтузиастов была разработана специальная утилита для синхронизации KDE Connect. Данное приложение предоставляет различные возможности для интеграции и тесной работы Android-устройств с настольными операционными системами.

Первоначально программа была доступна только под Windows и Linux, однако буквально на днях в Сети появилась тестовая версия и под macOS.

В настоящее время приложение KDE Connect поддерживает следующие функции:

• Запуск команд на Mac при помощи смартфона;
• Просмотр уровня заряда подключенных устройств;
• Подача звукового оповещения для поиска потерянного устройства;
• Передача файлов и общий буфер обмена;
• Управление громкостью и мультимедиа.

Также утилита позволяет просматривать полученные уведомления прямо на Mac. Однако, эта функция работает в тестовом режиме — её необходимо включать вручную в настройках.

Как установить KDE Connect

Для стабильной работы утилиты необходима версия macOS 10.14 и новее.

• Распаковываем образ и переносим ярлык программы в «Приложения».

• Запускаем утилиту. Нам будет предложено подключить Android-устройство к Mac.

• Перед непосредственной установкой соединения, необходимо загрузить и установить соответствующий клиент и для Android-смартфона.

После завершения процедуры настройки, на верхней панели появится иконка KDE Connect. Здесь мы сможем просмотреть все синхронизированные устройства, а также управлять ими. Конечно, подобное решение сложно назвать альтернативой Continuity, однако опробовать приложение стоит в любом случае. Тем более, программа распространяется совершенно бесплатно.

Разработчик обещает, что с течением времени утилита будет «обрастать» новыми функциями. Верим на слово.

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How to Use an Android Smartphone With Your Mac

Year upon year, Android has proven its value as an alternative to Apple’s iOS. Android’s 79-per cent marketshare worldwide means a fair number of Mac users also use Android phones. This tutorial covers what it’s like to be in that camp, and what apps and services are available to help make these obverse devices work together.

Managing Files

Early in Android’s iterations, working with files was on an Android device from a Mac was next to impossible. You’d have to hope against odds that either the phone’s manufacturer had built a specialized driver or the phone would be recognized as a storage medium by the generic driver included with Android’s developer toolset.

More recently, Android File Transfer has become a handy tool for interfacing with your phone from your Mac. It’s very basic, but it allows reliable access to the files on your Android device from your Mac and the ability to drag-and-drop files from your computer to the phone. It does require that your phone be on Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) or newer.

It’s no iTunes, but the Android File Transfer tool can provide a basic interface between your Android phone and Mac computer.

Because Android does not come with an all-in-one application to manage your media and data in the way that Apple does, Android File Transfer serves an important role. It’s a decent way to do things like add music or other media files or backup your phone’s contents by copying its files to a folder in Finder.

Once the files are on your Mac, you can use the respective format-friendly apps to modify or save them (ex. iPhoto for photos, iTunes for music, etc.) or move them to a different device.

Pictures, Wired

Understandably, dragging folders from your phone to computer, then importing them manually into iPhoto is not exactly a beautiful solution. Thankfully, if you are running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or newer, iPhoto should automatically recognize your phone as a camera when connecting via USB; it just requires changing a USB setting on the phone.

If you are on Android 4.0+, check your settings menu for the USB protocol or USB computer connection. If you choose Camera (PTP), iPhoto should recognize it automatically.

When you connect an Android 4.0+ device (Ice Cream Sandwich) to your computer, it typically defaults to Media Transfer Protocol (MTP), the Windows equivalent of the Android Transfer Tool.

Change that USB connection to Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP)—either in the Settings > USB computer connection or by selecting it from the status bar while connected to the computer—and iPhoto should open automatically with a prompt to import the images shot from your phone as it does when recognizing a camera.

Tip: This may not work on all stock Android builds as the default camera application uses a naming convention for image files that is not recognizable by iPhoto. Most manufacturers have remedied this in their builds. Alternatively, you can use a different camera app as a workaround.

Pictures, Wireless

If you don’t have a USB cable handy, Dropbox is your best bet. The service’s Android app offers the option to automatically upload photos taken on the device to the cloud every time the phone connects to a Wi-Fi network.

Set the Dropbox app up on your Mac as well, and you have a consistent folder from which to import into iPhoto. There is even a (mostly) painless way to have Automator regularly tap into the Dropbox folder to do the importing for you.

Dropbox for Android has an option to allow automatic Camera Upload over Wi-fi. This can be useful as a wireless way to get your photos onto your Mac desktop, if you already use Dropbox for Mac.

iTunes, Meet Google Music

You can use Android Transfer Tool to drag music to your phone, but assuming you have a data plan, you’d probably be better suited using Google Music Manager. Google freely offers the ability to upload up to 20GB of music to the cloud for access anywhere via your Mac or your Android phone.

The Google Music app makes it easy to navigate your library, and songs can even be made available offline.

Google Music Manager can make moving your music to your Android phone an easy process. It allows for up to 20gb of free song storage and can even automatically upload newly added songs.

Tip: This will not work with older DRM-protected music. If that affects a lot of your library, follow this tutorial about using iTunes Match to remove the DRM.

Bon Voyage, iCloud

If you choose an Android device, you can give up on using iCloud for most-everything except Find My Mac.

You will, however, find alternative solace in Google’s ecosystem for most of iCloud’s functionality, and Apple has largely added Google services to its two core productivity apps: Apple Mail and Calendar.

You can sync each app to Google’s services—by adding Gmail and Google Calendar as new accounts within the app—and in doing so, can live in relative harmony amidst your competing platforms.

To do so, click the respective app’s menu, then click Accounts. and choose Google. After adding your account, if you add an event using Apple Calendar, it is immediately added to the calendar app on your phone and vice-versa. In mail, deleting an email from your Android device will move it to the Trash on your Apple Mail app. It’s refreshingly un-tedious.

Sync your Google Mail and Calendar with your Mac’s Apple Mail and Calendar by adding your Google credentials in the Accounts area of each app.

Web Browsing

It may seem obvious, but if you’re using an Android phone, you should use Google’s Chrome browser on both your Mac and your Android phone (the default Android browser is not Chrome). Doing so unlocks a few features that can make your life easier between ecosystems.

First, your bookmarks, browsing history, and autofill passwords will automatically sync between devices.

Second, you can use the Chrome to Mobile extension to push websites directly to your mobile device from your computer.

Chrome to Mobile is an innovative Chrome extension that can push webpages directly from your Mac desktop to your Android smartphone.

The Future of Cross-Platform Bliss

Apple has recognized the Google users among its customer base and made strides to support them. Using an Apple computer and an Android phone will likely never offer the seamless experience as using an iPhone, but it’s now easier than ever.

Moving forward, be wary of the apps where you plan to invest your time to ensure each has a cross-platform mentality. Some popular ones include Dropbox, Google Drive, Evernote, Simplenote, Wunderlist, and Google Chrome. Hopefully, the future continues toward platform-agnostic apps so users can switch their OS at will. Until then, use this guide to make your Android more collaborative with your Mac.

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How to use Android with your Mac

If you prefer the flavor of Android when you’re mobile but like a Mac when it comes to laptops and desktops, then you’ll want the two to work well together. The extent of using your Android phone with your Mac is pretty much file transfer.

You can download an app, which lets your Android talk to your Mac, or you can use some other options.

Here’s how to use Android with Mac!

How to use Android File Transfer to transfer media from Android to Mac (and vice versa)

The beauty of Android is that transferring media (files, music, videos, etc.) is simple file storage; there’s no painful syncing process like there is with iPhone.

Most hardcore Android users won’t love this option, but I’ve had great luck with Android File Transfer.

1. Download Android File Transfer.
2. Unlock your Android device.
3. Connect your Android device to your Mac via USB. This should launch Android File Transfer automatically. If not, just launch it manually.
4. Tap Allow on your Android device when prompted.
   • You may also be asked to choose the connection type. Choose to transfer media files or whatever variation of that phrase your Android device says.
5. Open a Finder window on your Mac.

Drag and drop files from Finder to Android File Transfer. You can create folders in Android File Transfer that’ll show up on your Android device.

If you have an SD card in your Android device, you can choose to drop files onto the SD card right in Android File Transfer. You can transfer files from your Android device to your Mac the exact same way — just drag from Android File Transfer to a Finder window or your desktop.

The thing about AFT is that it’s quite hit and miss. Sometimes it simply won’t recognize your Android. Always make sure you unlock your device before connecting to your Mac.

So continues the awkward dance between Android and Apple products. If your phone isn’t recognized, just disconnect it from your Mac and connect it again.

Use Google Drive

Here’s where an Android version of AirDrop would come in handy, but we unfortunately don’t have that option. Your next best option for file transfer is to save stuff to Google Drive.

Your Google Drive goes with you wherever you have an internet connection, and you can download the files store there onto whichever device you’re using. The best part is that you get 15GB of free storage and unlimited photo storage, so there’s no need to use up space on your Mac hard drive or your Android device.

Here’s how to save to Google Drive on your Mac:

1. Launch a web browser. (You can also download the Google Drive app).
2. Log in on Google.com.
3. Click the apps button on the upper right of the window.
4. Click Drive.
5. Click New on the upper left of your screen.
6. Click File upload. You can also choose to upload an entire folder.

Click Open or hit enter on your keyboard. Your file or folder will upload to Google Drive. It may take a few minutes, depending on how big your upload is.

Alternatively, you can just drag files or folders from a Finder window into the Google Drive window on your browser. In fact, Google Drive just becomes another folder on your Mac, so any time you want to make something available on your Android device, just drag it into the Google Drive folder. Simple as that.

Use another cloud-based service

In the end, connecting your Android device to your Mac via USB doesn’t really get the job done. There are manufacturer tools, like Samsung Smart Switch and LG Bridge, but if you don’t have a device from either of those manufacturers, then what do you do?

A cloud-based storage service is the easiest way to access files between your Android and your Mac. You can download the apps on your Android device and visit the corresponding websites on your Mac.

We recommend Dropbox, since it’s easy to use and you get up to 2GB of cloud storage for free. Like Google Drive, Dropbox acts like just another folder on your Mac, so you can just drag files and folders over as you please and then access them via the Android Dropbox app.

Use an SD card

Many Android devices come equipped with microSD card slot, which allows you to expand their storage. If you have a regular SD adapter, you can just pop that into your Mac and transfer files to and from the card like you would normally when transferring photos from a camera.

Some Android devices have an «adoptable storage» option, which lets you integrate the SD card as part of the phone’s system memory. If you’ve opted for this, then you can’t just remove your SD card at will, so be careful.

Can I do anything else with my Android and my Mac?

Not really, no. Since they’re not a part of the same ecosystem, there isn’t much else a Mac and Android can do together. That being said, if you don’t mind the slight hurdle when it comes to file transfer, then there’s no reason you shouldn’t have an Android phone or tablet and a Mac together.

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