Most of the Samsung users should hear the freeware developed by Samsung called Kies. The main purpose of this software is to connect your Samsung phone to the PC so that you can manage and transfer files between the phone and computer. This app supports Windows 10/8/7 and Mac OS X. You can download Samsung Kies from its website. Kies or Kies 3 can be used for syncing smartphone contacts, tasks, calendar with Outlook. In addition, it also allows you to restore and back up all sorts of data on the phone that include personal information like contacts, messages, photos, videos etc.
Unfortunately part of the Samsung users are not satisfied with this software and there are some reasons behind it. Connection problem is one of the most common issues that piss off the consumers. Kies is unable to connect the phone and this happens quite regularly with this app. Another crucial problem of Samsung Kies is loading data slowly. It takes a good amount of time to get all the data loaded when the device is connected to computer. Finally it comes with very limited features. So it is the time to find a good alternatives to Kies.
Yeah, those on r/android know better than to use Kies and those that aren't are mainstream users that likely haven't used Kies or care enough to. Level 1 Comment deleted by user 6 years ago ( More than 4 children ). Another best OS Alternative is MAC OS which was developed by Apple Inc back in 1984. That is just a year before Windows was developed. It is the second most widely used operating system and being used by 6.375 of the OS users. The first desktop version was out in 2001 and it was MAC OS X 10.0 and the next version 10.1 came right after.
User Tips : Top 4 Samsung Kies Alternatives in 2016
Alternative 1AirMore
It is a free app for managing mobile devices. It allows you to transfer data between your PC and Samsung phone without using USB cable. All you have to do is search the app from Google Play Store and download it to your mobile.
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Now you need to go to the address 'web.airmore.com' from your browser and there you will find a QR code. Now open the app on your mobile and select the option called 'Scan to connect' and now you need to scan the QR code. Now you would find a dialogue box and you have to tap 'Accept' to connect. Now you can easily use all the features of this software to transfer and manage your files between PC and phone.
Alternative 2:Wondershare MobileGo
Wondershare MobileGo is considered to be the best alternative to Kies. It has all the features you need to manage the phone, such as data backup/restore, install/uninstall apps, rooting, data recovery and data transfer between different phones. It can ever send bulk sms via PC and edit contacts with your mouse.
The program works fast on both Windows and Mac without delay. It also has an astonishing user interface that you can know how to use the program at first glance. With this software you can manage almost everything on your Samsung phone though a computer, including messages, contacts, notes, photos, videos, call logs, calendar apps.
Alternative 3:Apowersoft Phone Manager
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This is another effective tool that you should consider. It is able to manage all types of files like messages, contacts, notes, photos, videos, music etc. It also allows you to restore and back all your phone data. All you have to do is download the software on your PC. Now you should connect your phone to the computer with USB cable and click the 'Trust' button to get your phone detected by the software. After that, you can easily manage all the files with the help of this smart alternative of Kies.
Alternative 4: Samsung Sidesync
If you use both computer and phone manufactured by Samsung, then Sidesync is the best alternative to Kies. It is a free screen and data sharing software. This software allows you to cast your phone screen on your PC and you can control the mobile by using keyboard and mouse. You can easily back up data and transfer files between your PC. You can easily drag and drop feature to manage and transfer your files.
There are many more alternatives if you do more research on the web. However, the above 4 are the best ones for all types in regards of features and user friendly. So it would be a useless to look for others as download and install take time. Not to mention testing the functions after install. However, if you came across some nice one, please feel free to share it in comment.
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Sep. 28, 2016 14:32 / Posted by Candie Kates to Android Solution
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Developer(s) | Samsung |
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Stable release |
2.6.3.16011.2 (8 January 2016; 4 years ago) [±]
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Operating system | Windows, Mac OS X |
Available in | Multilingual |
License | |
Website | www.samsung.com/in/support/kies/ |
Samsung Kies/ˈkiːz/[1] is a freewaresoftware application used to communicate between Windows or Macintosh operating systems, and more recently manufactured Samsungmobile phone and tablet computer devices, usually using a USB connection (though wireless LAN Kies connectivity is now possible using some devices). Samsung has released new software to replace Kies, named Samsung Smart Switch, which is mainly directed at migrating customers onto new Samsung devices. The name K.I.E.S. originated as an acronym for 'Key Intuitive Easy System'. After version 2.0, the name was shortened to 'Kies'.
Versions[edit]
Kies is available in several versions and editions, depending on the specific Samsung device and the OS it is running. Kies (currently in version 2.6.3.14074_11) supports devices with Android 2.1 through 4.2. Kies3 (version 3.x) supports devices with Android Jelly Bean (4.3 and up). Trying to use Kies with newer devices, or Kies3 with older devices, will result in an error message.[2]
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There is also a Kies Mini version, which is available only for specific devices such as Samsung Captivate, Infuse, or Vibrant.[3] It is used to update these devices' operating systems (OS versions). Though there are both Windows and Mac(intosh) versions of the full Kies product,[4] there is only a Windows version of Kies Mini for most Samsung devices; however, non-Windows users may overcome this limitation by using a Windows virtual machine, installing Kies Mini within it and connecting a Samsung device via USB cable to accomplish the OS update.[citation needed]. On Windows devices, the file transfer happens via a plug-and-play mode.[5]Note that since 2012, Intel processors mounted the Cache Acceleration Software, which was tuned by system administrators when connected with SSD cards.
Although Kies connectivity has traditionally been via mini or micro-USB cable (needing of some software, and not plug and play), wireless LAN connectivity between a Samsung device on which the Kies Wireless Android app[6] is running, and any Windows or Macintosh computer running the Kies full version, is now also possible. The Kies Wireless app also supports wireless connectivity with other devices via said other devices' web browsers. All such connectivity, though, must be via a local Wi-Fi connection (and not via cellular2G, 3G, or 4G data networks) wherein all involved devices are on the same Wi-Fi LAN.[7]
The full version of Kies may be downloaded from the Samsung Global Download Center[8] or from the download part of an individual mobile device's technical support web page on the Samsung website. With few exceptions, it is usually only the Kies Mini version, and not the full version, which is typically downloadable from a given Samsung device.
Smart Switch is part of a technical and commercial strategy finalized to connect all electronics in a unique semi-automation system, which is managed via a smartphone central app of Samsung.[9]
Alternative software[edit]
Since 2012, most of the Intel product line just mounted the Cache Acceleration Software, both as an accelerator and a temporary database in connection with the parallel subsystem named Intel Management Engine (with ring-3 privilege inside the device).
Although lockstep, simple and oldest Trivial File Transfer Protocol was optimized for a client-server network, far different from a one-to-one and peer-to-peer connection.
Android File Transfer for Linux is a FOSS app, stable since version 2.2.,[10] though FOSS has somewhere (e.g. on GitHub) protected under the copyright law, and subject to file robots.txt mirroring exclusions.
System requirements[edit]
OS | CPU | RAM | HDD space | Screen resolution | Required software |
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Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 | Intel Pentium Dual-Core 2.1 GHz processor or higher (recommended) | 2 GB recommended | At least 500 MB | 1366 × 768 (600), 32 bit or above | .NET Framework 4.6.1 or later, Windows Media Player 12 or later, DirectX 11 or above |
Mac OS 10.6 (*Samsung Kies mini) | 1.8 GHz Intel or faster processor | 1 GB or more | 30 MB of available hard disk space | Wave (GT-S8500) Firmware upgrade is available for bada 1.2 or later. Wave II (GT-S8530) |
References[edit]
- ^Samsung Apps & Kies Tutorial (English) – Official video on YouTube
- ^'Kies 3.0 Unsupported Device Alert'. Samsungcsportal.com. Samsung Electronics.
- ^'Kies Mini Download'. Softpedia.
- ^'Feature Comparison by OS version: 'What Features Does Samsung Kies Have?''. Samsung Electronics.
- ^Raphael, JR (August 9, 2017). 'How to move data between your phone and computer'. Computerworld. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017.
- ^'Kies air (Android app)'. Google Play Store. Samsung Electronics.
- ^'Sync Your Life with Kies'. Samsung Electronics.
- ^'Manuals & Downloads'. Samsung Electronics.
- ^Niccolai, James (January 5, 2014). 'Samsung Smart Home aims to control TVs, refrigerators with a single app'. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016.
- ^'Lean and independent rolling distro of Linux-KDE'. KaOS. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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