So, with AnyTrans now running on both the PC and my Galaxy S3 (connected by USB cable, with USB debugging enabled on the device), I was able to see what the software could do.
Nevertheless I proceeded and AnyTrans installed without a hitch. I know my way around Android devices and for me, changing some security settings isn’t a problem, but most users know nothing about installing third-party APKs and this procedure may be somewhat off-putting for many. The APK link is behind the ad by the way, so I hit the link and as expected was warned by Android not to install programs that I hadn’t acquired from Google Play, for security reasons. Once scanned, a link for the AnyTrans APK appeared on the phone screen along with an annoying ad for something entirely different, which I found a tad confusing. This then prompts a QR code to appear on the desktop and since my Galaxy S3 doesn’t have a native QR code reader, I had to download a free version from Google Play and scan the image using that. One has to understand that the majority of phone users are novices when it comes to the nuts and bolts of software usage and they simply want a one-click solution, which this program isn’t, at least to begin with.įollowing the Windows AnyTrans installation (without the device connected to the PC), you are prompted to install the Android APK (Android Application package) which isn’t on Google Play and is only available once you connect your device to the PC with the desktop version of AnyTrans running.
Taglines aside, the first job was to install the trial Windows software, which gives you 50 quotas, which translates to 50 instances of file transfers, following which, the Android version needs to be installed on your device, which is when I became concerned that the average user would get confused. “ Your Almighty Manager For Your Entire Mobile Life” is quite a tagline and frankly a little over the top, but poetic license isn’t a sin is it? It’s worth pointing out here that iMobie also sells AnyTrans ® for iOS, but since I no longer own an iPhone, I’m not able to test that version. According to iMobie’s very welcoming website, AnyTrans ® allows you to do the following:
One thing the mobile phone market isn’t short on is phone managers and iMobie is in a very crowded room, so it’s with a certain amount of trepidation that I began an albeit limited evaluation of their AnyTrans® Android phone managersoftware.
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