Patch/App Request - Bluetooth File Transfer

d.moss · 10/17/2009, 03:18 PM

is it poossible to create a patch or app or both that can enable the capability to transfer files from my pre to another device through bluetooth?

SirWill · 10/17/2009, 06:27 PM

This should probably be moved to the main webos development forum.

DrewPre · 10/17/2009, 06:41 PM

Great idea!!

d.moss · 10/17/2009, 07:59 PM

thanx drew.. anybody else agree?

Shadavis08 · 10/17/2009, 08:22 PM

yeah that would be cool ,it would be like backing up your phone over bluetooth or send a friend a song or file im sure this can be done with an app or something because the iphone can

d.moss · 10/17/2009, 08:24 PM

yep.. my brother has the hero.. and he has music files and pics that i want and i have stuff that he wants and we want to eliminate having to use the cpu or having to mms it or email it.. would be much quicker and more efficient through bluetooth

TMed_ATL · 10/17/2009, 08:43 PM

+1 for this idea! would love to be able to send my girl some ringers as she has no web on her phone and tmo flexpay so she cant access the web either..

d.moss · 10/17/2009, 08:53 PM

yup.. hopefully the geniouses (and I mean that literally.. not being "smart") over at webos internals are already on this because i know i'm not the only one who thought of this..

jbg7474 · 10/17/2009, 09:07 PM

It's already possible to do this--you have to install an sftp server and use that protocol after creating a network connection. If you follow the directions at webOS internals to gain root access, the script they have you run already provides what you need. Then you can just use a SFTP client on your computer to transfer files.

As for doing it like most phones (via OBEX BT profile), I think that's kind of a tricky one. There may be enough Linux tools out there to do it, but I would imagine that Palm is already working on it (without infrared, this is one of those notable absences on the Pre).

d.moss · 10/17/2009, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbg7474

It's already possible to do this--you have to install an sftp server and use that protocol after creating a network connection. If you follow the directions at webOS internals to gain root access, the script they have you run already provides what you need. Then you can just use a SFTP client on your computer to transfer files.

As for doing it like most phones (via OBEX BT profile), I think that's kind of a tricky one. There may be enough Linux tools out there to do it, but I would imagine that Palm is already working on it (without infrared, this is one of those notable absences on the Pre).

thanx for the info.. i'm actually trying to transfer from one phone to another.. not to a cpu.. i also don't wanna have to go through the trouble of rooting my pre.. i'm far from a whiz kid when it comes to this stuff.. that info was good to know though.. love webos internals

d.moss · 10/19/2009, 10:57 PM

hellooooo.. i can't be the only pre user in need of this

Apollo2X · 10/26/2009, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by d.moss

hellooooo.. i can't be the only pre user in need of this

Nope, you're not the only one. When I bought my Pre, I was expecting it to have bluetooth transfer capabilities. Surprisingly, I later found out that this is not a given, and not just on the Pre but in many modern US handsets. I'm an international student from Europe, and part of my routine was transferring photos and music between my laptop and my Sony Ericsson Z800. And that's a 2005 model! Now all we're left with on the Pre is USB transfer. That's quite unintuitive, let alone embarassingly passé for a 2009 smart touch phone if you ask me.

I wish I had the programming knowledge to create a patch, but even if I did, we will still have to wait for Palm to open up their bluetooth profile APIs. I read somewhere that this is also why homebrew developers cannot yet develop WebOS-friendly bluetooth connectivity software for BT watches such as Sony Ericsson's BMW-150 and LG's Prada.

Dvigilante1 · 11/05/2009, 02:34 AM

bluetooth file transfer is available on my wife's $40 palm centro

maddball · 11/06/2009, 03:29 AM

Cell phones have had bluetooth fie transfer for YEARS! It's the 1st thing i tried to do with the Pre to get pix transfered from my Instink.

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TMed_ATL Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: ATL/ Athens, GA Posts: 365 Thanks: 55 Thanked 23 Times in 20 Posts	+1 for this idea! would love to be able to send my girl some ringers as she has no web on her phone and tmo flexpay so she cant access the web either.. __________________ SCK Manager To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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10/17/2009, 06:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
SirWill Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 396 Thanks: 57 Thanked 34 Times in 32 Posts	This should probably be moved to the main webos development forum.

10/17/2009, 06:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
DrewPre Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HARD Streets of Alpharetta, GA Posts: 552 Thanks: 33 Thanked 95 Times in 48 Posts	Great idea!!

10/17/2009, 07:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
d.moss Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 298 Thanks: 0 Thanked 38 Times in 20 Posts	thanx drew.. anybody else agree?

10/17/2009, 08:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
d.moss Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 298 Thanks: 0 Thanked 38 Times in 20 Posts	yep.. my brother has the hero.. and he has music files and pics that i want and i have stuff that he wants and we want to eliminate having to use the cpu or having to mms it or email it.. would be much quicker and more efficient through bluetooth

10/17/2009, 08:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
d.moss Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 298 Thanks: 0 Thanked 38 Times in 20 Posts	yup.. hopefully the geniouses (and I mean that literally.. not being "smart") over at webos internals are already on this because i know i'm not the only one who thought of this..

10/19/2009, 10:57 PM	#11 (permalink)
d.moss Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 298 Thanks: 0 Thanked 38 Times in 20 Posts	hellooooo.. i can't be the only pre user in need of this

11/05/2009, 02:34 AM	#13 (permalink)
Dvigilante1 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Cali Posts: 326 Thanks: 2 Thanked 34 Times in 19 Posts	bluetooth file transfer is available on my wife's $40 palm centro



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