File access on smartphone

[Fred Bone]

On 17 September 2015 at 15:58, David Carlson said:

> On 9/17/2015 11:46 AM, Fred Bone wrote:
> > On 17 September 2015 at 10:57, Derek Atkins said:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Johnny Philip <jkphilipsocmed at gmail.com> writes:
> >>
> >>> Will I be able to access my GnuCash file on my smartphone?
> >> Only if you use a file sharing service (like Dropbox), which it out of
> >> scope for GnuCash.
> > My Android tablet came with an app for remotely accessing my PC. I see
> > no reason why such things shouldn't work on smartphones. That would
> > provide a mechanism for accessing a GnuCash file from a smartphone.
> >
> > (I hasten to add that I haven't tried it, so I have no idea how well it
> > works.)
> >
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> I think that it is important to mention that the only thing that you can
> do with the file on an Android device (as far as I know) is to open it
> with the GnuCash for Android app.  Then if you still want to keep your
> desktop file current you need to follow the procedures outlined there to
> achieve that. 

You can think what you like.

I have now tried the "remote PC" software and, although it would take a 
little getting used to, it is a perfectly workable solution. I was able 
to open and manipulate my Gnucash file, although the tablet's screen size 
makes the information a little hard to read.