Launch AirDroid and click “Sign up.” Follow the onscreen instructions to create your AirDroid account.
You will need to download a separate app for your Android device and your Mac, and register for an AirDroid account, but if your device is proving to be incompatible with OpenMTP then AirDroid can provide a solid alternative. If your Android smartphone or tablet is refusing to play nicely with OpenMTP, then you may want to try AirDroid, an alternative file transfer app that can communicate with Android and macOS wirelessly.
While there are workarounds and alternatives available, wouldn’t it be nice if moving files between your smartphone and your laptop didn’t feel like an uphill battle? Here I’ll show you how to setup and use OpenMTP, a free macOS application that aims to take the pain out of transferring files between Apple and Google products. If you own an Android device and a Mac, then you’ll know the pain of trying to transfer files between the two! Although Google has released an official Android File Transfer application for macOS, this application has its limits, including the inability to transfer any files larger than 4GB!
Troubleshooting: struggling to make the connection? You should now be connected to your smartphone or tablet and can transfer files between your Mac and your Android device using simple drag and drop.