How To Wirelessly Transfer Files From Phone To Phone

Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to share stuff with your friends by simply shaking hands with them? Science fiction, you say? It is actually possible-well, almost. An easy fast and almost magical way to wirelessly transfer files between any two devices (mobile phones, tablets or computers) is to use an app called Bump.

Bump is available as a free download from https://bu.mp and can be run on Android and iOS phones, or even through the Internet connection on your computer. Bump allows you to wirelessly transfer files between any two device by simply doing a gentle fist bump between the two devices. For example, imagine you are at a conference and want to exchange contact information with someone that you just meet. You can wirelessly exchange the details by simply doing a fist bump with them! Think of Bump as a modern-day equivalent of a handshake with a business contact, which automatically allows you to exchange business cards with each other.

Whenever you bump two devices, the Bump app running on each of the devices will record their respective GPS coordinates and transmit them to the central Bump server. The sensors on the two devices will also literally 'feel the bump' and transmit the Bump Details to the central Bump server. The central Bump server will use the GPS coordinates and Bump Details to match up the two devices and establish a data communication channel between them. When you send Bump files to your friend's device, the files are getting transmitted using Internet connections on both the devices.

For example, imagine a situation where I have taken some holiday photos with my mobile phone and want to Bump them to my friend John Doe. For that to happen, both John and I need to start the Bump app on our phones. Once Bump is launched, I have to select all the photos I want to share with John.

Now, while holding our mobile phones in our hands in the normal position, John and I have to do a gentle fist bump. Immediately the Bump app kicks in and displays a notification on the screens of both the mobile phones that the other person is trying to establish a connection. For the selected photos to be exchanged between the two photos, both John and I need to press the Connect button.

Within a few seconds, the selected photos will be transferred from my phone to John's phone via Bump. Similarly, it is also possible to use Bump to exchange business cards with someone else by simply doing a gentle fist bump with them.

Once you aree back from a long holiday, you can use Bump to even transfer photos from your phone to your laptop. Start your browser and connect to https://bu.mp. Open Bump on your mobile phone and select the photos you wish to bump to your laptop. Connect your phone to your laptop by pressing the spacebar key with your mobile phone. A connection notification will now be displayed on both your mobile phone and your browser screens. Press the Connect button on your mobile phone to transfer the selected photos.

Soon enough, the selected photos will be magically transferred from your mobile phone to your desktop and displayed in your browser. No need for wires or anything! Bump will allow you to either save the photos on your computer or instantly share them with your friends.

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