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Use Wi-Fi Direct on Huawei phone

Almost all Huawei mobile phones have the Wi-Fi Direct feature included natively. You can use Wi-Fi Direct on Huawei phone without any third-party apps. WiFi Direct allows us to connect two compatible devices wirelessly without internet connection, and quickly transfer files without the hassle of cables. It is like Bluetooth. But Wi-Fi Direct is easier to use, we don’t need to pair two devices together. Best of all, the Wi-Fi range and transfer speeds are significantly higher than those of Bluetooth. It is the perfect solution when you need to share big files between mobile phones, such as those heavy apps, movies, zip files.

We use a Huawei Nova in the demo. The user interfaces might vary across different phone models. If you use other Android phones, such as Samsung, Huawei, Lenovo, ZTE, Nexus, Xiaomi, refer to this guide to use Wi-Fi Direct to share files on Android phones.

How to set up Wi-Fi Direct on Huawei phone?

To turn on Wi-Fi Direct on Huawei phone, go to Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi. Tap the toggle to turn on Wi-Fi first. It doesn’t matter if no Wi-Fi network available, you don’t have to connect to any Wi-Fi network in order to use Wi-Fi Direct on Huawei phone. Once the Wi-Fi is turned on, you can find the Wi-Fi Direct button below the Wi-fi networks list at the screen bottom.

Touch Wi-Fi Direct button to start searching all nearby devices. Any available devices will be found and listed, mobile phones, computers. Tap a device in the list, a connection request will be sent to the other device. Tap Accept or Connect in the Wi-Fi Direct configuration screen on the other phone to connect both phones via Wi-Fi Direct.

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Send files via Wi-Fi Direct from Huawei phone

To transfer photos, videos from Huawei phone to other Android phones, open the Gallery app on your phone, select the photos and/or videos, tap Share > Wi-Fi Direct, the Choose Wi-Fi Direct device screen pops up where you can tap on a connected phone to send the selected files to.

huawei phone share photos videos wifi direct

To share more files via Wi-Fi direct on Huawei phone, go into the Files app, you can then select and transfer not only images, but also audios, music, videos, documents, Office documents, archives, apps and even more through Wi-Fi Direct.

Transfer files over Wi-Fi Direct on Android

Wifi direct is a new technology that can help us transfer files wirelessly in a way similar to Bluetooth, but in blazing fast speed, much faster than Bluetooth. Like Bluetooth, Wifi direct has the same “discover, pair and send” functionality. However Wi-fi direct is not as universal as Bluetooth at this moment. Some devices may not be Wi-Fi direct enabled. In this demo, we will use a Samsung Galaxy phone and a Huawei smartphone, with Wi-Fi direct available on both of them. No third-party apps required. Also note that both devices must be in the same physical location but Internet connection is not required.

No Wi-fi Direct? No problem. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to find Wi-Fi direct alternatives.

Step 1. Connect two phones via Wi-Fi Direct

There seems to be some difference in how it is implemented on different devices. Generally speaking, you can go to Settings > Wi-Fi, touch the toggle to turn on Wi-Fi on your Android phone, then activate Wi-Fi Direct. You can think of WiFi Direct as a sort of Bluetooth over Wi-Fi, or file transfer over Wi-fi. You need to enable Wi-Fi on the phone before you can turn on Wi-Fi Direct.

On Huawei mobile phone, you can find the Wi-Fi Direct option at the bottom of the screen where all the Wi-fi networks are listed. Touch Wi-Fi direct to scan for available devices nearby.

On my Samsung Galaxy mobile, turn on Wi-Fi from Settings, touch the More menu (three vertical dots) at the top right corner, then choose Wi-Fi Direct from the drop-down menu to activate Wi-Fi Direct on Samsung phone. Your phone will then search for other Wi-fi direct ready devices. See how to use Wi-Fi direct on Samsung mobile.

Touch the mobile phone name in the Available Devices to send a connection invitation to that phone. Go to the other Android phone to accept the invitation and connect the two Android mobile phones through Wi-Fi Direct.

When a phone is connected via WiFi direct, you can find its status in the Available Devices changes from Available to Connected. You are now ready to initiate file transfer between the two phones through Wi-Fi direct.

Step 2. Send and receive files via Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi Direct is usually implemented in the Share or Action menu on Android phones, same place you choose Bluetooth, Email and other options to send files. You can select photos, videos from the Gallery app, then tap Share > Wi-Fi Direct, then select a Wi-Fi Direct connected device to share the selected photos, videos. You can select any file(s) from the files manager on your phone to send them through Wi-Fi Direct.

share photos via Wi-fi direct on Huawei phone

On the receiving device, you may receive a Wi-Fi Direct Incoming Files notification. When you get this notice, confirm you want these files. The files may also be received automatically without the confirm on some devices.

Different Android phones may save the files received through Wi-Fi Direct to different path or folder on the phone. On my Samsung phone, the default Download folder receives all the incoming file transfer via Wi-Fi direct; on my Huawei phone, a new folder name Wi-Fi Direct was created to store all files and documents received via Wi-Fi Direct.

Share files with Wi-Fi Direct on Android

There are many other ways you can transfer files between Android phones without Wi-Fi Direct. You can connect two Android phones via Bluetooth, then exchange between them via Bluetooth. Email is a good way to share files across different devices. Many third-party apps, such as AirDroid, SHAREit, Send Anywhere, ES File Explorer, allow us to send files across various devices wirelessly without any fee.

ES file explorer & manager

File Explorer (File Manager) for Android provides us a free, safe, simple way to manage files on our mobile phones efficiently and easily. We can use it to manage various files, such as images, music, movies, documents, apps for both local and networked use. ES File Explorer helps you handle all your files whether they are stored in your device’s memory, microSD card, local area network, and cloud storage accounts.

Send, manage, view, archive files

• Sender: Transfer apps, images, music, movies, documents, without using mobile data and cables. Support same Wi-Fi mode & auto-created hotspot.
• File Manager: Manage your files with cut, copy, paste, rename, and compress operations
• Built-in viewers and players for various file types: click to play music/videos, check image(s) and document(s)
• Built-in ZIP and RAR support: allows you to compress and decompress ZIP files, unpack RAR files, and create encrypted (AES 256 bit) ZIP files

Remote File Access – Get to your files from anywhere

• Cloud Storage: Supports Dropbox, Box.net, Sugarsync, Google Drive, OneDrive(SkyDrive), Amazon S3, Yandex and more clouds platforms
• Remote File Manager: When this feature is enabled, you can manage files on your phone from your computer
• Functions as an FTP and WebDAV client: Manage files on FTP, FTPS, SFTP, and WebDAV servers just like you manage files on your SD card
• Access your home PC: Through your smartphone via WiFi with SMB

File transfer and File Explorer

• Root Explorer: The ultimate set of file management tools for root users. Provides access to the entire file system and all data directories, and allows the user to change permissions.
• Bluetooth file browser: You can copy and paste files between Bluetooth-ready devices. ES File Explorer (File Manager) supports OBEX FTP for browsing devices and transferring files between Bluetooth devices
• Wi-Fi File transfer: Use your PC to wirelessly edit your mobile files using FTP

More tools you need

• App Manager: Categorize, uninstall, back up, and create shortcuts to your apps
• Note editor: support syntax highlight for 30 languages (Java, XML, Javascript, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, etc).
• SD Card Analyst: Analyze for App Associate Folder & Large Files & Recently Created Files & Redundancy Files & Duplicate Files to help save space; Detect Sensitive Permission & App Cache & Memory Usage to know your apps better
• Kill tasks with a single click, increase memory and speed up your device: Includes a simple widget that stays on your home screen to let you know your current RAM situation and automatically kill tasks, with an ignore list to ignore the applications you want to keep running. The Task Manager module is required for this feature.
• Cache Cleaner and Auto-start Manager: Delete junk files that take up valuable storage space. The Task Manager module is required for this feature.
• Smart Charge: Display SD card status, real-time new files on screen when charging
• Real-time Observer：help load recently added files in library 80% faster

Download & Availability

Get ES from Google Play

AirDroid

AirDroid allows you to access and manage your Android phone or tablet from Windows, Mac and Linux, wirelessly, for free.

Calls, SMS, and the app notifications you allowed, mirrored to the large computer screen you are focused on.

Major features:

1. Files Transfer

– AirDroid supports transferring all kinds of files in different platforms like Windows, Mac, Linux and mobile device, on the same network and even remotely.

– Send music, video, photo, gif, apk, link and all kinds of files you would like to transfer.

2. Remote access and control ( root NOT required )

– Complete remote access and control of your Android devices from Windows, Mac OS, wireless and without rooting.

– Provides secure screen sharing, phone screen recording.

– Remote camera feature can help you see through the lens of both front and back cameras, monitor the environment around the device in real-time.

3. Notification Mirror

Mirror phone notifications from any allowed apps to your computer. Reply to mobile messages (WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, Line and Kik) from desktop clients.

4. SMS & Contacts management

– Receive, reply and send SMS messages via AirDroid PC desktop client and Web AirDroid.

– Managing messages and contact stored on your phone.

5. Make and Answer calls via PC

– Web AirDroid provide incoming calls review function which allow you accept or reject calls by clicking the mouse. Review missed calls.

– Dialpad even allow you make calls via PC.

6. Backup & Sync

– Backup photos and videos from phone to computer.

– Share clipboard between phone and computer.

7. Other phone management features (Web client only)

– Find phone: locate your phone when it’s lost.

– Apps & Media: manage photos, ringtones and videos, upload, install and uninstall apks remotely

Download & Availability

Get AirDroid from Google Play

Note: This app uses the Device Administrator permission. It is used for the Find Phone feature.

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