How to use ZiggSend on Android
From the first tap to the settings, with the app screens. The computer needs ZiggSend open and the same Wi-Fi.
What you need
See all 18 steps
- 1. Install and open
- 2. Point at the QR
- 3. Check the number
- 4. Home is your gallery
- 5. Select and send
- 6. Wrong one? Undo
- 7. Watch it go
- 8. Arrived
- 9. Several computers at once
- 10. One notice per computer
- 11. Receive from the computer
- 12. See what arrived
- 13. Wi-Fi notice
- 14. Different network
- 15. The Z panel
- 16. Where things go
- 17. Your devices
- 18. Free forever
- Step 1
Install and open
Get it free on Google Play, open ZiggSend and tap “Start”.
- Step 2
Point at the QR
Open ZiggSend on the computer and point the camera at its QR code.
- Step 3
Check the number
Same number on both screens? Tap “Same”.
- Step 4
Home is your gallery
Computers sit at the top, like doors. Your photos are below.
- Step 5
Select and send
Tap photos to select them, then tap the computer’s door.
- Step 6
Wrong one? Undo
“Undo” shows for 3 seconds, before sending starts.
- Step 7
Watch it go
The door turns into a bar with the file and the progress.
- Step 8
Arrived
“Arrived on MacBook”, checked byte for byte. “Receipt” shows the proof.
- Step 9
Several computers at once
Hold a door and tap the others. “Send” goes to all of them.
- Step 10
One notice per computer
Each computer confirms the arrival on its own card, with a receipt.
- Step 11
Receive from the computer
On the computer, drop the file and pick the phone. You can leave the app.
- Step 12
See what arrived
Tap “View” to open each file you received.
- Step 13
Wi-Fi notice
No Wi-Fi? The app says so at the top. “Open Wi-Fi settings” goes straight there.
- Step 14
Different network
Phone and computer on different networks? Put both on the same Wi-Fi.
- Step 15
The Z panel
Tap Z for Receive, History, Devices, Plan and Settings.
- Step 16
Where things go
Photos and videos go to the gallery; other files to Downloads › ZiggSend.
- Step 17
Your devices
Rename or disconnect each computer. Its security code is here.
- Step 18
Free forever
Plan shows each computer with everything included. No time limit, no caps.
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See how it works →Moving files, pair by pair
The full route from one device to the other, with what can go wrong.
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