[digiKam-users] Adding mtp devices (for example mobile phones) to collections

[cerp at eeos.biz]

It is not really the same. The have to stay on the mobile device,  
because it is a device I use for work, and so are the pictures. I have  
to treat it like a collection like any other collection.

Regards

Quoting Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com>:

> I do not think we can add this feature. With the import tool you can download
> images, but also transfer them back to an MTP device. Why do you want to have
> all images on the mobile devices? Maybe the built-DLNA server in digiKam is
> exactly what you are looking for. You can access and view your image
> collection via network with all mobile devices. There are a lot of Apps for
> all systems that support DLNA.
>
> Maik
>
> Am Mittwoch, 2. Mai 2018, 10:03:20 CEST schrieb cerp at eeos.biz:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Can we add this feature?
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Quoting Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com>:
>> > I have read again. No as a collection you can not add an MTP device.
>> > DigiKam requires local paths for collections.
>> >
>> > Maik
>> >
>> > Am Dienstag, 1. Mai 2018, 17:34:22 CEST schrieb cerp at eeos.biz:
>> >> Dear all,
>> >>
>> >> I do not seem to be able to add mtp devices like mobile phones to
>> >> collections. Is there a way to do so?
>> >>
>> >> I need to be able to bidirectionally transfer pictures between the
>> >> mobile phones SD cards and the file storage.
>> >>
>> >> I am using Digikam 5.9.0 on Kubuntu 17.10 64 bit.
>> >>
>> >> Best
>> >>
>> >> Corrado