Questions tagged [windows-phone]

Windows Phone is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft, You should only use this tag if your question is using windows phone on Ubuntu.

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How can .mp3, .mp4 files be transfered from a computer to a Windows 10 phone?

I have a Nokia Lumia Windows phone. I've found that though you can attach the device to a linux machine via the USB data cable, once you transfer music files to the phone the do not populate in the ...
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How to use windows phone as a webcam in Ubuntu 14.04?

I want to use windows phone rear camera as a webcam for my opencv app in Ubuntu. Is their any app or method?
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how to mount windows phone in Ubuntu?

In Ubuntu, windows phone are not being detected. How can I mount it using the terminal? The PPA provided in this link How to connect Nokia Lumia 520 to Ubuntu 12.04. is not valid
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Cannot access contents of Nokia lumia 800

I have everything in place for the device. mtp-everything possible under it, and gmtp. the device mounts. But, returns error 'Could not get object handles.', when I try to access its hard disc. ...
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Not able connect my Nokia Lumia 530 in ubuntu 14.04

I am trying to connect my Nokia Lumia 530 mobile phone using a USB cable in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS version. I have already tried the solution given in the first answer of the question How to connect Nokia ...
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my windows phone is not getting detected on ubuntu 14.04, how can i make it happen?

My Lumis 730 having windows 8.1 is not being detected on my ubuntu 14.04 when connected via usb, kindly provide me a solution to make it work!!
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Why does Microsoft Lumia Mobile Phone not detect on lubuntu ? [closed]

I'm having problems connecting my Lumia 532 phone (Windows phone 8.1) to Lubuntu 14.10 (on my HP-Pavilion-dv6000-RZ901PA-ACJ Laptop). When plugging the USB cable, the device does not shows up on the ...
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How to connect Nokia Lumia 730 to Ubuntu 15.04?

My Nokia Lumia 730 (WP8.1) is not getting detected on Ubuntu 15.04. Can anybody tell me how to fix this?
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How to connect a Nokia Lumia 730 to Ubuntu 14.04? [duplicate]

I have trouble to connect my new Nokia 730 to Ubuntu 14.04. I tried some solution I found searching WEB (like this one: How to connect Nokia Lumia 520 to Ubuntu 12.04) but nothing helped. My File-...
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How can I acces to my Windows Phone?

I have a Nokia Lumia 520 and I was wondering if there is an application or something like that to access to my Windows Phone storage. It runs Windows Phone 8.1.
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Accessing WP8.1 Lumia 930 phone in 14.10

Is it even theoretically possible to access music files in WP8.1 Lumia phone with Ubuntu (or any other distribution)? I think I've installed all the essential mtp related tools and libraries, but I ...
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How can I transfer media files from an Ubuntu PC to a Windows Phone?

I am trying to copy media files from an Ubuntu computer to a Windows Phone (Lumia 520), but cannot get it to work. Instead, the device always behaves as a mass storage device and the media copied or ...
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Mounting Windows Phone 8.1 on Ubuntu 14.04

I've recently installed Ubuntu on my computer, erasing Windows Vista forever. So far, so good: I love the OS! The only issue for me is my mobile phone, a Nokia Lumia with Windows Phone. Sometimes it ...
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Can't sync Nokia Lumia 800 on Ubuntu 12.04

I am just started using Ubuntu, and i came up with some issue. I have Nokia 800, which runs on Windows phone 7.5 and to sync my files i have to use Microsoft Zune which runs only on MAC and Windows. ...
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Remote desktop from Windows Mobile to Ubuntu

I'm using Ubuntu 14.04, I'm wondering is there a any possibility, to share remote desktop from Windows Mobile Pocket PC device. Like ActiveSync Remote Display, from MS Windows Mobile Developer Power ...
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Unable to mount/access phone after upgrade to Ubuntu 14.04

A Nokia Lumia 920 will not mount in 14.04. When I was running 13.10 this wasn't an issue. What should I try? Or will I have to revert to 13.10? What mtp-detect shows: kjhg@kjhg-LIFEBOOK-AH530-HD6:~$ ...
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WiFi Hotspot not working with mobile devices on Ubuntu

WiFi hotspot not working with windows phone 8 and of course its not working with a any other phones as well. I have tried both Android and Windows phone 8. Either of these devices doesn't even detect ...
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How to connect Nokia Lumia 520 to Ubuntu 12.04

I have done the following steps: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:langdalepl/gvfs-mtp sudo apt-get update and updated some packages from update manager. After doing above steps I am able to see lumia ...
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IDE for Developing windows phone 8 applications in Ubuntu

I used to work with Ubuntu, and I don't want to switch back to Windows platform. I am participating in a code contest. In that contest, I need to create windows phone 8 apps. I need an IDE in Ubuntu ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 unable to mount my lumia 720

I shifted permanently from the windows 8 to the Ubuntu, but I have a windows phone and I need to sync music pictures books. But in Ubuntu 13.04 I cannot mount the device and displays error. Foremost ...
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Will ubuntu run on a WP8? [duplicate]

I recently bought a lumia 521 and was wondering if it would be able to run ubuntu touch. I did not see this question anywhere else, but please tell me if it is.
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How to transfer music to a Windows Phone device?

I recently bought a Nokia 620. Ubuntu 13.04 does recongize it and is able to mount it. Music files transferred through the file explorer don't show up at all in my phones media player. Trying to do it ...
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Does Ubuntu detect and recognize Windows phones?

I recently bought a Nokia Lumia with Windows Phone 8 OS on it; and now I'm planning to install Ubuntu on my Laptop. My concern is, does Ubuntu detect or recognize Windows phone?
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remote connection from WP8 to ubuntu 12.04

Is it possible to establish something like a remote desktop connection from a Windows Phone 8 based phone to Ubuntu? I just migrated my desktop from Windows 7 to Ubuntu 12.04. So I'm pretty much an ...
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Windows Phone 8 detected as mass storage

From version 8 onwards Windows Phone supports MTP (media transfer protocol) to transfer audio and I thought I could use Rhythmbox to upload music onto my device. Thing is Rhythmbox doesn't display ...
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installation of Ubuntu 12 in to a existing smart phone [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What is ‘Ubuntu for phones’ and how can I get it? What hardware will the Ubuntu Mobile OS support? I would like to install Ubuntu 12 on my phone. It is a Windows 6.5 ...
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Is there an Ubuntu One client for Windows Phone?

Great Job All! How about a client for Windows Phones since a client is working for Windows 7? Keep up the great work.
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How to sync my music and photos with Windows Phone 7 device?

Is there is anything like a Zune or Windows Phone connector for ubuntu? Please help.
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Ubuntu One for Windows Phone 7 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Is there an Ubuntu One client for Windows Phone? Are there any plans to provide an Ubuntu One client for Windows Phone 7? I realise that it's not the most popular mobile ...
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