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I want to browse files on my mobile with ubuntu.

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Android 2.1 (Eclair)

  1. Plug in your phone
  2. Pull the notification bar; tap on "USB connected (Select to copy files to/from your computer)". Tap "Mount".
  3. Ubuntu should autoprompt you to browse the phone using File Manager (Nautilus)

eclair usb notification eclair usb mounting

Android 2.2 (Froyo) (and probably Android 2.3)

  1. Plug in your phone
  2. Android should autoprompt you to enable USB Mass Storage.
  3. Ubuntu should autoprompt you to browse the phone using File Manager (Nautilus)

froyo usb mass storage

(Froyo image shamelessly taken from http://droidfreeapps.com/2010/05/usb-mass-storage-tweaks/)

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