Sharing a file between the phone and a computer over time It has been simple, all this always without the cable, a safe and widely used way in its beginnings. As if it were a hard drive, the terminal can use the USB port it comes with to transfer valuable information to a PC.
The transfer at this point has evolved favorably, so much so that the user will not need a standard connection and will hardly need an application for it. In the case of Xiaomi devices, a utility that was born for this is ShareMe, which translated into Spanish is concretely share me.
Through this tutorial we will explain what is ShareMe and how to use it from your device to another, also from phone to Windows PC, which usually works well when transferring data. It admits any file, be it an image, a PDF, videos and many other documents that you have on your smartphone, being transferable in an easy and fast way.
What is ShareMe?
ShareMe is an application released by the well-known mobile device manufacturer Xiaomi, which is used to share files safely and without the need for an Internet connection. It works from phone to Android phone, also from mobile to PC, transferring at a good speed.
It is an easy-to-use utility, when transferring data from the terminal to the PC, WiFi will be needed, which is what will be transferred in this case. The computer does not need a program, as it happens in other cases, certainly this will save us from having one more app installed in Windows.
Not much experience is required to use this utility available for any Android phone, Xiaomi has decided to open this as it is considered one of the perfect tools for the exchange of information. It is considered a professional type app and is used by millions of people, it has more than 1.000 million downloads.
First thing, download the app
The first step to use it is none other than downloading ShareMe from the Play Store, is available in the Google store and does not weigh too much. Huawei users have Huawei Share, although another option is to be able to use it, accessible from the Aurora Store and download sites, such as Uptodown.
A device with at least Android 4.0 onwards is required, always have a WiFi connection, if it is not connected it will not work on the phone. ShareMe makes use of wireless to pass the data, which usually arrive protected, all because they are encrypted to the other terminal, which can be a phone, a tablet or a PC, all this as long as you use the app on the phone you want to use as a transmitter.
The download does not take up too much, if you do not have it you can download it from the link Specifically from the box, different permits are required. The program will ask for it once you install and start it on your smartphone, grant all of them and do not cancel any of them if you want the operation to be affected.
How to use ShareMe from your device
Passing information to the other device (phone, tablet or PC) is done using WiFi, you do not need the Internet at any time if what you want is to transfer photos, videos, documents, as well as other data. The phone must have the wireless switch always on if you want it not to be interrupted.
It is easy to use, you only have to carry out a few steps, specifically two or three, the two that pass data also have to be linked, as if you were using the Bluetooth connection. Transfer speed is higher than used by the other technology, so sending a file will be a breeze.
To send a file via ShareMe, do the following on your phone with the app installed:
- The first thing is that you download and install the application on your device, grant all permissions
- Open the application and configure the account, add what you consider appropriate to your profile
- Set permissions, this will make the transfer take place, if you say no you have to force it back on if you want to operate
- It will show you the basics, the "Send" button and the "Receive" button, click on the first one if you want to send a shipment at that moment
- Clicking on "Send", it will go to the folder you want, choose the photo, video, document or file and click on “Send” again
- Make the device show up in the local network, for this put the other phone (with ShareMe) or PC (it can connect to the same network quickly)
- ShareMe always provides a QR code that you can read to receive the file, read and accept
- After accepting this, you will begin to receive what is sent, which can be one or several things at a time, since it is fast
How to send from phone to computer
The question that many users of ShareMe is how I send a file from a phone to a computer, be it Windows, Mac Os or Linux. This is usually just as simple as you do from one phone to another, all this as long as you connect that computer to the network created by the Xiaomi app.
Said network is as if you established it from computer to computer, the important thing is that this is what makes everything work and you can use the app to send things from time to time. If you see that your gallery has been filled, Drive space is already short, his thing is that you remove things and send it to the PC.
The connection between the two is made as follows:
- Launch the app on your Android device
- Connect both the phone and the computer to the same local connection (WiFi connection)
- Start the application and click on “Menu”, select here the option “Connect to computer” and hit "Start"
- Set the connection type, use the one that generates the password, for your security
- Copy the FTP code, this will be used to send through the Wireless connection
- Copy the address in your trusted browser and press Enter to access
- And ready