Yes, this is one of the things I use Linux Deploy (requires root) on my Android phone for. I do backups of all data this way and randomly browsing photos from L

Yes, this is one of the things I use Linux Deploy (requires root) on my Android phone for. I do backups of all data this way and randomly browsing photos from Linux (nemo specifically) is also easy: 1. Open file manager 2. Click a bookmark that points to "sftp://tel" 3. I can now browse my phone, e.g. to view pictures or copy a previously taken screenshot. No need to take the phone out of your pocket and connect it over USB or anything. "tel" is configured in ~/.ssh/config to point to the static IP of my phone. I have another ssh host called "hotspot" which points to the IP it uses when it functions as hotspot. (Of course, this occasional convenience and full backups aren't the only things I would want root for.)