I wish there was an easier way to send things to/from a phone. I use a 1-person slack channel for this because I can't find a simpler way.
Google Drive and Dropbox are both awful mobile clients.
Google Drive and Dropbox are both awful mobile clients.
For copying the same things on a regular basis, I run rsync scripts in Termux (https://termux.dev/en/). They push photos from my phone to my computer and pull essential backup from my computer to my phone. They also synchronize themselves and Termux configuration. For exchanging files without a direct network connection, I have croc and the Rust version of Magic Wormhole (https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole.rs) installed in Termux.
It may seem arcane and archaic, but I have found this setup better (more predictable and more reliable) than anything "mobile-native". I appreciate that Termux behaves mostly like other Linux machines.
I had a pretty positive experience with Syncthing for Android on my previous phone. It was before I started using Termux. I had a directory called "clipboard" that synchronized between my desktop, laptop, and phone. Sometimes it took a while to notice new files. I would use it if I didn't use Termux or if I needed to keep multiple mobile devices in sync.
If I had to often send files to a mix of Android and iOS devices on the same local network, I would try LocalSend (https://localsend.org/).
A friend wrote a faster and more sophisticated version of `python -m http.server 8000` in rust which also supports uploads, you can read about here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37628347
File transfers are performed over the local network, and therefore should be very fast. If you don't have a network connection, you can just enable a Wifi hotspot on your mobile device and transfer the files over that. There is no need to install any software on the mobile device, you can just use a web browser to browse to a directory that you share over the network.
[1]: https://github.com/psanford/wormhole-william-mobile
†: There's also a working iOS port but its not released on the App Store because of how hostile Apple makes that process to open source developers.
Also you can connect a USB cable.
There should be a way to just right click and "send to phone"