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Why does everything use MTP these days? MTP sucks. (Rant from Reddit.com/r/Linux.) (old.reddit.com)

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Nobody forced me to use MTP. I prefer raw UDP packets for most "sensors."

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Can it be used to copy thousands of small files from the phone to the computer?

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I was thinking of MQTT for some reason. MTP is total garbage too.

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Posted here because I totally agree.

MTP is deprecated garbage.

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