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Maybe "kdeconnect"? It can do that any much more.
Thunar should be able to access MTP devices when the gvfs-backends package is installed.
This is definitely it, you beat me to it! Thank you
This should just work if your Android device's USB mode is set to Mass Storage, no extra software needed on the PC. It'll just show up like a thumb drive.
You have an old android so I don't remember how it was.
Currently there is notification/popup to enable mass storage through USB.
KDE connect works through network so not really through USB. (Works through tethering USB tho)
Also check cable as they ware prone to breaking.
Thunar and: sudo apt install gvfs gvfs-mtp
What version of Android though? Very old ones used to show up as mass storage.
android 4.3
Sounds about right. Check the android usb settings. Also try a different cable.
Android uses MTP as the transfer protocol. The Debian docs suggest Gigolo to mount devices with MTP. See: https://wiki.debian.org/mtp#XFCE
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