您是否曾经想在智能手机和计算机之间共享一些文件，但没有随身携带USB 数据线(USB cable)？如果也没有Internet 连接(Internet connection)，您可能不得不使用速度慢且有问题的蓝牙(Bluetooth)。值得庆幸的是，您的智能手机和 Windows PC 都有一个WiFi 适配器(WiFi adapter)，您可以直接连接这两个设备。今天，我们将演示一个名为Feem的多平台应用程序的(multiplatform application)Android 版本(Android version)，它可以让您做到这一点：将文件从智能手机发送到您的PC，反之亦然(PC and vice versa)。这是如何做。
WiFi直接与。费
不久前，我们有一篇关于WiFi Direct的文章，这是一项最新的技术，非常适合无线连接两个设备并将其用于直接打印、播放音乐或发送文件等许多事情。经过一番研究，事实证明WiFi Direct 标准(WiFi Direct standard) 仍处于初级阶段(is still in its infant stages)，还不是很完善。这意味着有些事情并没有像预期的那样工作。
尽管有视频证明在两台(there is video proof)三星(Samsung)移动设备之间共享文件而不需要任何第三方应用程序是完全可能的，但事实证明文件共享的故事到此结束。WiFi Direct 标准(WiFi Direct standard)本身还没有完全准备好，因此我们需要一些专门的软件来在两个设备之间共享文件，而无需使用路由器设置本地无线网络(without setting up a local wireless network with a router)。这就是Feem发挥作用的地方。
Feem是一个多平台应用程序，可用于在您的智能手机和 PC 之间共享文件，无需使用任何电缆、路由器、互联网(Internet)或任何其他设备 - 您只需要智能手机和笔记本电脑或台式 PC。实际上，它的工作原理类似于(similarly)WiFi Direct 概念(WiFi Direct concept)，尽管它本身并不使用标准。让我们看看，如何使用它将文件从Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)发送到Windows PC并返回。
下载安装费
首先，您需要从Feem 网站(the Feem website)下载适用于您的两台设备的应用程序。桌面支持Windows 桌面(Windows desktop)、Windows Metro 和 RT(Windows Metro and RT)、Linux（32 位和 64 位）和Mac OS X，而移动部分提供Android 和 Windows Phone 选项(Android and Windows Phone options)，即将支持黑莓。(BlackBerry support)
当我们在Android(Android)上进行测试时，我们从 Play Store(from the Play Store)下载了Lite 版本(Lite version) ，因为它具有我们需要的所有功能，而且是免费的。我们建议 iOS 和Windows Phone用户也都从Lite 版本(Lite version)开始。
在 PC 上安装非常简单，完成后，启动应用程序并在Android 设备(Android device)上设置连接。
创建热点并连接到它
您首先必须在智能手机上创建一个便携式热点：您可以使用我们的Android指南来执行此操作。完成此操作后，请继续连接到计算机上的此热点，就像使用任何其他无线网络(wireless network)一样。这是在Windows 7上执行此操作的指南，您可以在此处查看Windows 8/8.1过程。您可以连接多台 PC 或智能手机，因此您可以同时将文件发送到多台设备。连接后，在智能手机和 PC 上启动应用程序，这样您就可以发送文件了。
注意：(NOTE:)如果您手头有路由器，并且设备在同一个WiFi 网络(WiFi network)上，您不必在智能手机上启用热点，Feem会发现网络上所有运行有Feem的设备，并让您在它们之间传输文件。
使用Feem将文件从Android发送到 Windows
要将文件从智能手机发送到 PC，请首先检查智能手机应用程序(smartphone app)的连接是否正常。当您启动应用程序时，个人 wifi 上的(personal wifi is on)文本应显示在顶部。
现在选择您要发送的文件类型：您可以在照片（显示智能手机上的所有图片）、音乐（显示所有音乐文件）、应用程序（显示智能手机上所有已安装的应用程序）和所有文件之间进行选择文件（这使您可以浏览智能手机上的各种文件）。
选择适当的选项卡后，勾选要发送的文件附近的复选框。(file or files)
对于照片，复选框选择整个目录（基于照片的拍摄日期）。为了选择单个图片，只需点击它们。在这里，我们选择了三张照片：
接下来，点击右下角的发送按钮。(Send)
现在会显示一个屏幕，其中包含所有连接到智能手机便携式热点并运行Feem应用程序的设备。如果需要，您可以选择多个设备。
接下来，再次点击发送(Send)按钮。
在 Windows PC 上，Feem应用程序将显示一个窗口，显示文件已成功传输。
使用Feem将文件从Windows发送到 Android
现在让我们反过来做，将一些文件从Windows PC发送到Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)。当您启动Windows 应用程序(Windows app)时，您将立即看到您之前连接的智能手机，如果它也运行了Feem。勾选其复选框，让Feem知道您想将文件发送到此设备。
接下来，点击右下角的发送(Send)按钮，点击(corner and click) 发送文件(send files)选择要发送的部分文件，或者发送文件夹(send folder)发送整个目录。
在这里，我们选择了发送一些文件。在下一个屏幕中，浏览(screen browse)并选择要发送的文件，然后单击打开(Open)以发送它们。我们选择了三张图片。
在Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)上，您将在Feem中看到文件已成功传输。
结论
在智能手机和计算机之间传输文件通常涉及USB 电缆(USB cable)、将数据复制到存储卡或从存储卡(memory card)复制数据，或者使用基于 Internet 的文件共享服务，该服务使用带宽和时间(bandwidth and time)，此外通常还有文件大小限制。Feem是一个简单的应用程序，可以解决所有这些问题。
尽管Feem没有太多功能，而且设计非常简单，但考虑到它的实用性，这并不重要。它肯定会成为我们智能手机上的默认应用程序(default app)！请记住，您只看到了Android 版本(Android version)，但Feem 也(Feem)有Windows Phone和 iOS 版本。
您认为Feem会帮助您进行文件传输吗？或者您是否知道任何其他类似的有用的应用程序？让我们在评论中知道！
How To Share Files Between Smartphones & Windows PCs With Feem
Has it ever happened that you wanted to share some files between your smаrtphonе and your computer, but you had no USB cable with yoυ? Іf there was no Internet connectіon either, you probably had to uѕe the slow and problematic Bluetooth. Thankfully, both your smartphone and your Windows PC have a WiFi adapter and you can conneсt the two devices dirеctly. Todaу we wіll dеmo the Android version of a multiplatform application called Feem that lets you do exactly this: send files from your smartphone to your PC and vice versa. Here's how.
WiFi Direct Vs. Feem
Not long ago we had an article about WiFi Direct, a recent technology that's great for connecting two devices wirelessly and using it for a number of things like direct printing, playing music or sending files. After some research, it turns out that the WiFi Direct standard is still in its infant stages and it is not very polished. This means that there are things that don't work just as well as expected.
Although there is video proof that sharing files without the need for any third-party app is quite possible between two Samsung mobile devices, it turns out that the filesharing story ends about here. The WiFi Direct standard is not completely ready for this by itself, so we will need some specialized software to share files between two devices without setting up a local wireless network with a router. That's where Feem comes in to play.
Feem is a multiplatform application that can be used for sharing files between your smartphone and your PC, without using any cables, router, Internet or any other device - all you need is your smartphone and your laptop or desktop PC. Actually it works similarly to the WiFi Direct concept, even though it doesn't use the standard itself. Let's see, how to use it to send files from an Android smartphone to a Windows PC and back.
Download & Install Feem
First, you will need to download the app for both of your devices from the Feem website. Windows desktop, Windows Metro and RT, Linux (32 bit and 64 bit) and Mac OS X are supported on the desktop, while Android and Windows Phone options are available in the mobile section, with BlackBerry support coming soon.
As we were testing on Android, we downloaded the Lite version from the Play Store, as it has all the features we need, and it's free. We suggest that both iOS and Windows Phone users start with the Lite version too.
Installation is pretty straightforward on the PC, and once you're done, launch the app and set up the connection on the Android device.
Create A Hotspot & Connect To It
You will first have to create a portable hotspot on your smartphone: you can use our guide for Android to do so. Once you're done with that, go ahead and connect to this hotspot on your computer, just like you would do with any other wireless network. Here is a guide for doing this on Windows 7, and you can check out the Windows 8/8.1 procedure here. You can connect with multiple PCs or smartphones, so you can send files to multiple devices at the same time. After connecting, start the app on the smartphone and on the PC too, so you're ready to send files.
NOTE: If you do have a router at hand, and the devices are on the same WiFi network, you don't have to enable the hotspot on the smartphone, Feem will discover all devices on the network that have Feem running and will let you transfer files between them.
Using Feem To Send Files From Android To Windows
To send files from your smartphone to the PC, first check in the smartphone app that the connection is working. When you start the app the personal wifi is on text should be displayed in the top part.
Now select what kind of files you want to send: you can choose between photos (it displays all the pictures on your smartphone), music (it shows all the music files), apps (shows all the installed apps on your smartphone) and all files (this lets you browse all kinds of files on the smartphone).
When you have selected the appropriate tab, tick the checkbox near the file or files you want to send.
In the case of photos the checkboxes select whole directories (based on the date the photos were taken). In order to select individual pictures, just tap on them. Here, we have selected three photos:
Next, hit the Send button in the bottom right.
Now a screen is displayed with all the devices connected to the smartphone's portable hotspot that run the Feem app. You can select multiple devices if you want to.
Next, tap the Send button again.
On the Windows PC the Feem app will display a window showing that the files have transferred successfully.
Using Feem To Send Files From Windows To Android
Now let's do things the other way around and send some files from the Windows PC to the Android smartphone. When you start the Windows app you will instantly see the smartphone to which you have previously connected if it has Feem running as well. Tick its checkbox to let Feem know you want to send files to this device.
Next, click the Send button in the bottom right corner and click send files to select some files to be sent, or send folder to send a whole directory.
Here, we have chosen to send some files. In the next screen browse for and select the files you want to be sent and click Open to send them. We selected three pictures.
On the Android smartphone you will see in Feem that the files have transferred successfully.
Conclusion
Transferring files between a smartphone and a computer usually involved a USB cable, copying data to and from a memory card, or using an Internet-based file-sharing service that uses bandwidth and time, besides usually having a filesize limit. Feem is a simple app that makes all these problems go away.
Although Feem doesn't have many features and it has a very plain design, this doesn't really matter considering how useful it can be. It will surely be a default app on our smartphones! And remember, you've only seen the Android version in action, but Feem comes in Windows Phone and iOS flavours as well.
Do you think Feem will help you with your file transfers? Or do you know of any other, similar apps that can be helpful? Let us know in the comments!
