Show HN: DroidDock – A sleek macOS app for browsing Android device files via ADB • Hacker News Board

For those who want to use Google's Android File Transfer app for Mac, which for some reason isn't regularly available from Google anymore, it's still available by direct download: https://dl.google.com/dl/androidjumper/mtp/current/AndroidFi...

Re: Show HN: DroidDock – A sleek macOS app for browsing Android device files via ADB

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Post by dinkelberg » Mon, Nov 10, 2025, 4:31 AM UTC

brainless wrote: post #4

dcreater wrote: post #2

Looks vibe coded?

The CLAUDE.md file is right there, so they are probably using agentic coding. But why does it matter? Does the app not work? I don't have a Mac, can't check.

Counter question: How do you know it works?

A file manager better be rock solid, I don't want a bug to delete any files or do other shenanigans.

Re: Show HN: DroidDock – A sleek macOS app for browsing Android device files via ADB

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Post by cosmotic » Mon, Nov 10, 2025, 4:51 AM UTC

dinkelberg wrote: post #13

For those who want to use Google's Android File Transfer app for Mac, which for some reason isn't regularly available from Google anymore, it's still available by direct download: https://dl.google.com/dl/androidjumper/mtp/current/AndroidFi...

Does the app itself still work?

Re: Show HN: DroidDock – A sleek macOS app for browsing Android device files via ADB

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Post by Egor3f » Mon, Nov 10, 2025, 5:05 AM UTC

jeron wrote: post #9

rvz wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Of course it is. As usual, it is low quality and has zero tests.

agents should agentically create high quality unit tests

Agents are really good at writing unit tests, but only if you clarify exactly WHAT should be tested. Otherwise they generate slop which passes, but don't catch any bugs nor regression.

Re: Show HN: DroidDock – A sleek macOS app for browsing Android device files via ADB

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Post by dinkelberg » Mon, Nov 10, 2025, 5:06 AM UTC

cosmotic wrote: post #15

dinkelberg wrote: post #13

For those who want to use Google's Android File Transfer app for Mac, which for some reason isn't regularly available from Google anymore, it's still available by direct download: https://dl.google.com/dl/androidjumper/mtp/current/AndroidFi...

Does the app itself still work?

I have used it a year ago with macOS 14 or 15 and it worked. I've had problems copying too many files at once (don't remember the problem exactly), that's why I only copy about 100 at a time.

Your mileage may vary.

Re: Show HN: DroidDock – A sleek macOS app for browsing Android device files via ADB

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Post by seam_carver » Mon, Nov 10, 2025, 5:11 AM UTC

dinkelberg wrote: post #13

For those who want to use Google's Android File Transfer app for Mac, which for some reason isn't regularly available from Google anymore, it's still available by direct download: https://dl.google.com/dl/androidjumper/mtp/current/AndroidFi...

What really grinds my gears is that I have devices that only work with AFT and not OpenMTP. Like my Hisense A9. Because AFT will crash if you try to transfer hundreds of files. I wish I could get rid of AFT but I can't

I also have a usb-c flash drive for copying as well.

Amazon has a great MTP app but it only works with Kindles.

Re: Show HN: DroidDock – A sleek macOS app for browsing Android device files via ADB

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Post by sunaookami » Mon, Nov 10, 2025, 5:47 AM UTC

wiredpancake wrote: post #5

dcreater wrote: post #2

Looks vibe coded?

It appears very "vibe coded", the application makes use of the stereotypical AI gradient in the top bar of the application. The README.md uses a ton of Emojis in the feature Setting. 100% AI.

Don't know why this comment was flagged, this is exactly what is going on here. AI is famous for these purple gradients and the website reeks "vibe-coded", this is 100% how Claude makes websites, including the already mentioned gradients, emojis, style, etc.

And of course every commit is Co-Authored by Claude Code with excessive commit descriptions also created by Claude. Is this really something we want to see on Hacker News? I wouldn't trust such an application.

Nothing against AI coding but letting AI take the wheel 100% of the time and not even mention it (like he coded it himself) is very dishonest.

Re: Show HN: DroidDock – A sleek macOS app for browsing Android device files via ADB

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Post by jeroenhd » Mon, Nov 10, 2025, 6:02 AM UTC

I must admit I haven't really tried it, but what's wrong with hooking up an Android phone to a Mac? Can't you browse files like you can on other computers?

I don't think using ADB is the right way to go about it. Normalizing elevated shell permissions just to copy files just feels like going the wrong way about it. Unless that's the only way to get decent Android file management done on Mac, of course.