Top 10 Best Wi-Fi File Transfer Apps For Android

#1 Shareit By Lenovo

ShareIt is one of the best WiFi transfer apps  for  your Android smartphone and the purpose it has been put on the top of a list because of its reliable and user-friendly Interface. Using ShareIt for file transfer from Aandroid to Android over WiFi is quite easy. Here’s a brief tutorial on what else this app can do.

Features:

• Share all kinds of files whenever and wherever.
• 200 times Bluetooth speed!
• No USB! No data usage! No internet needed!
• Supports Android, iOS (iPhone/iPad), Windows Phone, Windows, and Mac.
• The choice of OVER 400 Million users from 200 countries.
• Top 1 downloaded App on Google Play in 15 countries and regions

#2 Xender for Android

Xender is another app for WiFi file transfer, but it’s even one step ahead than ShareIt. Unlike ShareIt which is for transferring files between one sender/one receiver, Xender enables even group transfer! i.e one sender and multiple receivers. Using Xender too doesn’t require an Internet connection.

Features:

• No USB, no internet, no data usage!
• Transfers everything – files, pictures, music, videos, even apps!
• Extremely fast – imagine sending your party video to friends in seconds!
• Supports group sharing to up to 4 devices.
• Supports cross-platform transfer and sharing between Android and iOS devices.

#3 Zapya

There are some contenders like xender which was fighting for the third spot, but I eventually went to Zapya, because of characteristic as well as due to the fact that other app’s hadve annoying ads. Zapya is super easy to use and supports multiple languages! File transfers have never been simpler!

Features: 

• QR Code Sharing – Generate personalized QR Codes and share content through QR codes! Have others scan the QR to instantly join a group or start transferring!
• Transfer files of any size – Zapya can share photos, music, video, apps, PDF, and any other file types with unlimited file size.
• Instantaneous transferring speed – The fastest file transferring option out there. Up to 200 times faster than Bluetooth!
• Group Sharing  – Multiple files of all formats can be sent instantly to a group of friends. You can connect to up to 4 devices simultaneously!

#4 SuperBeam

SuperBeam is another example of a file transfer app with an intuitive interface. It also has the standard features mentioned in the previous apps. One of its best features is the methods it uses to pair your Android phone or tablet to your computer. SuperBeam lets you pair devices via NFC or QR codes, so there’s no need to do a lot of clicks and manual sharing of keys.

Features: 

• Blazing fast transfer speeds using WiFi direct.
• Pair devices using NFC or QR code scanning.
• Sharing with devices that do not have SuperBeam through the web interface.
• Share single or multiple files of any type (photos, videos, zip files, APK’s, contacts… You name it!).
• Keep the history of all transfer operations.

#5 WiFi File Transfer

This is one of the most downloaded apps in its category. WiFi File Transfer allows you to upload and download files to and from your phone/tablet and computer through an easy-to-use web interface. That interface also lets you delete, copy, rename, zip or unzip files quickly. You can upload entire folders if you use the Google Chrome browser.

Features:

• Upload or download multiple files at once
• Upload entire folder structures (Google Chrome only)
• Delete, rename, copy, zip or unzip files using the built-in file manager interface
• Password authentication (optional)
• Shortcuts to photo, video and music directories

#6 WifiDroid

The app is just 981KB and has a simple web interface to view and manage files. If that sounds boring, please note that you can also stream the music and videos saved on your Android device to your browser.

Features:

• Simple to use web-interface to manage and view files.
• Being lightweight delivers results quickly.
• Stream music, videos, and media like camera shots and pictures through the browser.
• Image Preview: mouse-over on any kind of image to generate a preview without clicking on the picture.
• Click on any jpeg image to start the image gallery.

#7 AirDroid

Airdroid Simply allows you to access and manage your Android smartphone from Windows. It is the effective file sharing app you can have on your phone as well as the computer. This works more like a PC suite. However, it completely unfolds all your mobile in your computer browser

Features:

• Better focused: Calls, SMS, and the app notifications you allowed, mirrored to the large computer screen you are focusing on.
• Better equipped: Type with full physical keyboard and control with a mouse. Transfer things faster without looking for a cable. Better equipment, better life.
• Better connected: Control your Android from a computer and use any apps on the computer, like WhatsApp, WeChat, and Line. (root required for some devices)

#8 Infinit

Infinit is the easiest and fastest file transfer app for sending any file, of any size to your friends; and transferring large files between your own devices: phone, tablet, and computer. Infinit is the fastest file transfer application on the market thanks to a unique peer-to-peer (P2P) technology that bypasses the cloud, directly connecting the sending and receiving devices.

#9 Portal

Portal makes transferring pictures, videos, and other files from your computer onto your phone simple. Just grab the app, scan the code above, and then drop as many files as you want onto this site. We’ll get them onto your phone, and we’ll do it fast!

Features:

• Transfer individual files, multiple files, or entire folders at once
• Easily browse, open, or share the files you’ve put on your phone
• Pictures transferred with Portal are automatically put into your phone’s Gallery
• Android 5.0 (Lollipop) or later: have Portal save files to your removable SD card!

#10 Pushbullet

With Pushbullet you can do everything like sending text messages while typing with your computer keyboard. See your phone’s notification, exchange links and of course transferring files.

Features:

• Conveniently send and receive SMS messages from your computer
• Reply to messages from many popular apps including WhatsApp, Kik, and Facebook Messenger
• Easily share links and files between your devices, or with friends

Top 10 Password Cracking Techniques Used By Hackers

#1 Dictionary Attack

Dictionary attack is a technique used by most of the regular hackers to determine the passphrase by trying their luck many times. Unlike its name, it works like a dictionary it is just a simple file which contains some unusual words that many people use as their password it is one of the easy ways to hack into anyone’s account. But putting up a tough password can beat this attack.

#2 Brute Force Attack

The main motto of Brute force attack is to crack passwords. It will try its level best and try every possible combination until the password is found. But nowadays, people are smarter, so the growing size of passwords is making Brute Force attack difficult to crack any password. It is much similar to Dictionary attack it is something like the upgraded version of Dictionary attack.

#3 Phishing

Phishing is the easiest method used by hackers. It does nothing, it simply ask users for their passwords but the process of asking password is unique and different, Hackers used to create the fake page, fake emails, fake apps etc. It simply asks you to log in with your Id and password and once you have entered the details, your details are transferred into hacker’s server.

#4 Trojans, Viruses, And Other Malware

These programs are usually developed by hackers for the sole purpose of generating the target destruction. Viruses and worms are usually added to a user’s system so that they can make the full use of a machine or a network as a whole, and are usually spread by email or either it is hidden in any applications.

#5 Shoulder Surfing

Shoulder surfing is the practice of spying on the user of a cash-dispensing machine or another electronic device in order to obtain their personal identification number, password, etc. It is mostly found in the eye-catching notes stuck in front of your LCD monitor which keep asking you to login into them.

#6 Port Scan Attack

This is a technique often used to find weaknesses on a given server. It is normally used by those who are responsible for security to find vulnerabilities in the system. Port Scan Attack is used to send a message to a port and wait for a response and the received data from the open port is an invitation for hackers to hack into your server.

#7 Rainbow Table Attack

Rainbow Table is usually a large dictionary which contains loads of pre-calculated hashes and the passwords from which they were calculated. The major difference between Rainbow and other dictionary attacks are Rainbow table are specially optimized for hashes and passwords.

#8 Offline Cracking

Mostly password hacking takes place offline usually data is obtained from a compromised system. A hacker can test the validity of password attempts. Offline password attacks include dictionary attacks and rainbow table attacks.

#9 Social Engineering

Social engineering is an attack which relies heavily on human interaction and often involves tricking people into breaking normal security procedures. Hackers can try different tricks to break into normal security procedures.

#10 Guessing

Here hackers can try guessing your passwords, they can even try to guess your security answer. In short, hackers can try to guess everything to break your security and hack your account. However, thanks to two-steps and login code alert this type of techniques are usually a failure nowadays.