How Can I send files to Xiomi Mi 4i

Question

I tried connecting my new Xiaomi Mi 4i via USB. Its mounted and all, everything was fine till i tried to copy some files to the phone. It says the device is "Read-only." Now Xiaomi says their file transfer interface is for Windows only and not Ubuntu. Can someone please suggest some way to transfer my files?

Answer 1

Actually I kind of stumbled upon an almost too obvious solution.

I can just connect a flash drive or external HDD using an OTG cable. Cables are available readily at any local store for about a dollar. No setup is required.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VUhFKJgqqQ

Answer 2

Weird. I've had 2 Xiaomi and never had any issue (specially compared to windows!). Make sure your cable allows transferring data (not only charging). Alternatively, you can use Gsconnect to transfer things wirelessly.

Answer 3

There are various ways to send files to a mobile device.

Method 1:

Prerequisites:

adb is to be installed on the Ubuntu system and Developer mode is to be enabled on the device

You could push the files to your mobile device through the terminal.

Method 2:

There are various applications available in Play Store like AirDroid, Xender etc which helps with graphical file copy interfaces and are pretty simple to use.