Hey Nibbles!/ WP Gurus, Windows Phone Query

"ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)" (adabofoppo)
10/20/2014 at 13:53 • Filed to: Windows Phone 4 Lyfe Yo!

What file transfer protocols does WP phones use? Is there any difference across the range; i.e. do the 'flagship phones' like the 920, 928 etc have a different set of protocols than the cheaper phones like the 520 etc? Any changes within 8.0-8.1 updates?

"...Windows Phone 8 devices do not use Universal Mass Storage for USB (i.e. what you get in Windows Explorer when you connect a standard thumb drive). Instead it uses Media Transfer Protocol, which integrates with Windows Media Player in syncing etc."

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Had the question come up related to work. Thanks for the help.

DISCUSSION (4)

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
10/20/2014 at 14:02

Windows Phone should be able to use FTP in some way or another, I guess you've already found out that it uses MTP.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
10/20/2014 at 14:04

All Windows Phones, from the 521 to the 1020 to the 930 all use MTP via USB for file transfer. I believe Android uses MTP as well. I have successfully used WP devices with Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows XP, Ubuntu, ElementaryOS, and OS X 10.8

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/20/2014 at 14:11

The specific issue is related to Lexus vehicles. Since WP phones use MTP and not the standard USB, a Lexus will not charge nor read any music stored on the phone through the USB port installed in the car.

Just wanted to clarify why, and if there was any change to that system in a more recent update.

Thanks.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
10/20/2014 at 14:14

Pretty much every phone is moving away from USB Storage Mode and to MTP because MTP allows the phone to still read data while it is connected to a computer. USB Storage Mode requires that the SD card/internal memory be unmounted from the phone OS and remounted as a storage device, blocking access to it from the phone.

unfortunately, most head units don't work with MTP.