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Android Apps > Tools > Ftp Server
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Ftp Server

by The Olive Tree · Free · Version 1.32

“Transfer files to/from your PC” the developer's tagline

Availability No longer on Google Play
Rating on Google Play
4.14/5
8,272 ratings
Rating
4.14
8,272 reviews
Total installs
1.7
million
Best rank
–
not in the top lists
Last updated
May 11, 2017
1.32
AppBrain's verdict Removed

Ftp Server is no longer on Google Play. It was there for 12 years, until October 2024. It was popular, with 1.7 million installs. Users rated it well: 4.1 stars from 8,272 ratings. Show more ›

Ftp Server is made and published by The Olive Tree. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with The Olive Tree. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to The Olive Tree and are shown as published on Google Play.

Pros & Cons

  • Large, established user base with 1M+ downloads
  • Free to use for all features
  • Flexible network support across WIFI, Ethernet, mobile, and USB
  • Configurable home directory, user accounts, and file visibility options
  • TLS/SSL support is not implemented yet (TODO), which may limit secure connections.

About Ftp Server

Ftp Server was a tools app developed by The Olive Tree. It was removed from Google Play Oct 11, 2024.

Install Statistics

Ftp Server had been installed 1.7 million times before it became unavailable.

User Ratings

Ftp Server was rated 4.14 out of 5 stars, based on 8.3 thousand ratings.

App Information

Ftp Server was free. The app size was 2.71 MB. The last available version was 1.32. The last update was on May 11, 2017.

Technical Requirements

Ftp Server required Android 2.1+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play since December 2011.

Description by The Olive Tree (from Google Play)
Read/write any folder, including sdcard, in your android device with this ftp server. You can backup your photos to your PC, copy music and movies to your device, etc.

If you still do not have a ftp client I recommend FileZilla client (you can download it on http://filezilla-project.org/) but you can also use file explorer on windows.

Free version does not allow landscape screen.

Features:

Use any network interface in your device including: WIFI, Ethernet, Mobile network, USB...
Anonymous user (can be disabled).
One Ftp user (can be disabled). Name and password can be changed.
Home directory can be root directory,
Read only mode.
Passive and active modes.
Show hidden files.
Custom home folder.
Option to run server as a foreground service.
Energy save mode.
Languages supported: English, Spanish, Romanian, French, Italian, Hungarian, German, Chinese, Portuguese, Korean, Russian and Catalan.
Intents:
com.theolivetree.ftpserver.StartFtpServer
com.theolivetree.ftpserver.StopFtpServer

TODO:

Run server as root user (only rooted devices).
TLS/SSL support for secure connections.

How to connect with Ftp server using USB cable:

This can useful when you have USB cable and not network available.
1) On your phone go to Settings->Applications->Development and set option "USB debugging".
2) Connect your phone to your PC using USB cable.
3) Start adb server. On your PC run command "adb start-server".
adb is a program that you can find on android sdk. Usually you will find it on android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.
4) Forward needed ports from your PC to your phone. On your PC run command "adb forward tcp:2221 tcp:2221"
You will need to repeat this step for all ftp server and passive ports configured in your phone. It will be easier if you use a small range of passive ports.
With this, any connection in your pc to 127.0.0.1:2221 will be forwarded to your phone in port 2221.
5) Run Ftp server in your phone, open settings and in "Network interfaces" select "Loopback (127.0.0.1)" or "All"
6) Start ftp server.
7) In your PC connect your ftp client to ftp://127.0.0.1:2221 (port might be different, it depends on your Ftp Server configuration).

Connections in this mode need to be always started by PC so only passive mode is available when using USB connection.

Permissions needed:

INTERNET
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
ACCESS_WIFI_STATE

Network permission to enable server to open network communication with ftp clients.

WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Enables ftp server write received files from ftp clients on sdcard.

WAKE_LOCK

Keeps phone wake only while server is running. If phone is not wake connections to ftp server can fail.

Libraries used by this program: Apache ftp server v1.0.6. Apache2 License. Android viewflow pakerfeldt (01/Nov/2011). Apache2 License: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html

Special thanks to: Beatriz Vera, Surjit Panda, Alex Sovu, Balazs David Molnar, Damien Varvenne, Simone Balducci, Juanvi, Chengcheng Hu, Noelia, Noxa Tagakov, Joon Lim, Tomokazu Wakasugi and Paulino Feitio.

Recent changes:
Fix delete/rename files in external SDCard in Android 6
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Comments on Ftp Server for Android

★★★★★ The best. After getting a new samsung phone 2022 i couldn't use Wi-Fi direct with old phone....only Bluetooth. Extremely slow .30 min for 200mb. I ran this ftp server on my new phone and used a ftp client on the old phone. Perfect. Very fast. Very easy. Very stable. And very useful can edit and delete or send or download directly. Small ad in bottom flashing absolutely no problem it doesn't bother in the least. Highly recommended.
★★★★★ This app is best and easy to use I cannot like if this app is removed from Play store
★★☆☆☆ App is garbage. Can't FTP my pictures of my phone to back then up, even on a LAN. Why are you protecting me from me? I didn't ask that. "Yo protect your privacy, choose another folder" error. It's *MY* phone! *I* choose where to save \ retrieve data from!
★★☆☆☆ Could not connect ever! Signed up for help, won't allow me to sign in. Lousy.tried again it won't connect at all...it's just a bad app
★★☆☆☆ Slower than moses ... 10kb/s ftp transfers. Garbage! Tablet speed test says 30Mb/s down 22Mb/s down as available.
★★☆☆☆ It did work kind of. The file transfer kept timing out, and then this app doesn't show up on my phone when I attempt to find it. I at least managed to transfer a couple of photos across

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