How to Transfer Files from Phone to Laptop Using Xender, by Michael Akpatsu on YouTube. 2 min 55 s.
- Video length
- 2 min 55 s
- Time to do it
- 5 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Install Xender from the Play Store or App Store on your phone. Open it once so it finishes setting up before you connect anything.
Join your phone and laptop to the same Wi-Fi network. Avoid guest networks, and turn off any VPN on either device.
On the laptop, open a browser and go to web.xender.com. Leave that page open.
On your phone, open Xender and tap the PC or web connect icon near the top of the screen. A QR scanner opens.
Point the phone camera at the QR code shown on the laptop page. Wait for the page to confirm the two devices are connected.
On the phone, tap Send and pick the photos, videos or files you want to move. Tick each item, then tap Send.
Look at the laptop page and click Download or Save next to the files. Choose a folder such as Downloads and confirm.
Open the folder on the laptop and check the files play or open. Then tap Disconnect in Xender and close the browser tab.
Tips and common mistakes
Keep the Xender app open and the phone screen on until the transfer finishes, or the connection can drop.
Both devices must be on the same network, so a phone on mobile data will not see the laptop.
Large video files take longer than photos, so start them before you need to leave.
Do not close the browser tab on the laptop mid-transfer, or the download will stop.
Questions
Do I need internet to use Xender?
No. The transfer runs over your local Wi-Fi network, so you do not need a data plan. You only need the network itself to be switched on.
Can I send files from a laptop back to the phone?
Yes. On the same Xender web page you can select files on the laptop and send them to the connected phone.
Does it work with an iPhone or a Mac?
Xender is available for iPhone, and the browser page works on Mac. Connect both devices to the same Wi-Fi and follow the same QR code steps.
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