Hi forum,
As you probably know, the Nexus 5 requires root to be able to mount USB thumbdrives. This can become quite annoying with OTA updates etc. I've started a request on the L bug tracker, if you could take a minute of your time to star the request we might get it integrated! Thanks in advance.
EDIT: We've been merged! Everyone please comment and star this new link, even if you did the old one!
https://code.google.com/p/android-developer-preview/issues/detail?id=215
I am supporting that idea. I am also eager to see notification light for missed calls.
A native support would be good but using Nexus Media Importer or Total Commander with USB Stick Plugin does the job, right?
vin4yak said:
A native support would be good but using Nexus Media Importer or Total Commander with USB Stick Plugin does the job, right?
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Nexus Media Importer is paid and I was unaware of Total Commander. Must try that out later on. But even then, what if those apps don't get updated for L support? It'd be better to just have it integrated IMO.
vin4yak said:
A native support would be good but using Nexus Media Importer or Total Commander with USB Stick Plugin does the job, right?
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Usb stick plugin is a paid plugin
Starred it, thanks!
bitdomo said:
Usb stick plugin is a paid plugin
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There's a trial version as well. It is fully functional and the trial period gets extended as and when the app gets updated every month. The "paid" app of the plugin is just to support the developer.
vin4yak said:
There's a trial version as well. It is fully functional and the trial period gets extended as and when the app gets updated every month. The "paid" app of the plugin is just to support the developer.
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oh my bad. I just saw the $0,99 price and I autmatically believed that it is paid app. This happend 3-4 month before. Thanks to that mistake I made my very first rom based on AOSP with USB otg supporting ntfs and exfat with read and write :fingers-crossed:
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bitdomo said:
oh my bad. I just saw the $0,99 price and I autmatically believed that it is paid app.
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Really? It's 99 cents. Support the developers or we won't have quality apps being made!
I'm pretty sure ES file explorer supports this but I've not tested it.
When you say native support, what do you mean? The phone already supports it, you just need an app to use it.
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I'm pretty sure ES file explorer supports this but I've not tested it.
When you say native support, what do you mean? The phone already supports it, you just need an app to use it.
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You need root to access the usb drive via ES File Explorer. The only way to use a usb stick on an unrooted nexus 5 is to either buy Nexus Media Importer which costs about $4 or to use Total Commander with USB Stick plugin.
I really don't care about this as I'm on always on a custom rom/kernel which mounts it automatically. But it would be good to have Native support for people who don't root
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I'm pretty sure ES file explorer supports this but I've not tested it.
When you say native support, what do you mean? The phone already supports it, you just need an app to use it.
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By native he means that the phone mounts the usb stick on its own without any app.
bitdomo said:
By native he means that the phone mounts the usb stick on its own without any app.
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Exactly. By native mounting I mean that they should act like sdcards and automatically mount, and be unmountable from the storage menu. And that they show up in file explorer like Usb0 in the same directory as sdcard0.
Looks like it's already been acknowledged a week ago on a different report though:
Acknowledgement:
https://code.google.com/p/android-developer-preview/issues/detail?id=215
I thought this was not included without root because of security issues. Would make it real easy to copy all files on a device. I'm also not surprised this has not been added because Google feels sd cards can cause issues. I use stickmount https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.stickmount which has a free version or you can support the Dev and get the paid version.
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vin4yak said:
Looks like it's already been acknowledged a week ago on a different report though:
Acknowledgement:
https://code.google.com/p/android-developer-preview/issues/detail?id=215
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Yep and the report the OP made has been marked a duplicate and merged into #215
Done
#64268gkyJL#8653%dhjGUKVS357.
El Daddy said:
Yep and the report the OP made has been marked a duplicate and merged into #215
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Interesting how that report 215 didn't show up when I searched the bug tracker before making mine. Oh well.
I'm curious about the support provided by things like ES File Explorer. Can I mount the USB stick and access it from other apps directly (like play a movie off the stick in MX player by browsing to the mountpoint), or is ES File Explorer really the only app that can access the mounted stick (due to all the sandboxing)?
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I am posting a few options but we can add more. Let's do a poll on the most desired apps:
1. Free/No subscription GPS app
2. Good car racing game using accelerometer
3. App to explore/edit ext2/ext3 files
4. App to backup all apps and re-install in bulk.
5. Flash 10
Please feel free to add or suggest additions.
ranjaheer said:
3. App to explore/edit ext2/ext3 files
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"There is an app for that..'' : Root Explorer Just go to system/sd and there is your ext2/3.
I would like a NICE looking monopoly game and an app that enables sending and recieving via OBEX without the need of root.
poll every month?
Based on the most desired apps at a certain time, this poll should be done every month so the developers can see what the users want.
What do you guys think?
Free/No subscription GPS app
have your heard of andnav or andnav 2 respectively.
take a look at it at http://www.andnav.org
sadly, andnav has no US support.
oh, that's a point. andnac works fine almost all over europe.
tissle said:
sadly, andnav has no US support.
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Yes, it does. Check their forums, they have a working alpha/beta of the US version
i vote for some sort of vpn client
Personally im waiting for a realease of the Dyno app thats been in development for a while now
i have my Equaliser app half done, so that should be on the market soon
endolin said:
have your heard of andnav or andnav 2 respectively.
take a look at it at http://www.andnav.org
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I have andnav installed on my phone. It doesn't work for US as yet. I also tried the so called alpha version....doesn't work.
rip off haha your poll doesn't have flash 10 on it or id have voted for it
JakobFriedrich said:
rip off haha your poll doesn't have flash 10 on it or id have voted for it
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Do we really need it...most of the hero roms have flash already....
ranjaheer said:
I am posting a few options but we can add more. Let's do a poll on the most desired apps:
1. Free/No subscription GPS app
2. Good car racing game using accelerometer
3. App to explore/edit ext2/ext3 files
4. App to backup all apps and re-install in bulk.
5. Flash 10
Please feel free to add or suggest additions.
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I chose app filtering because now that 'Waze' is out all the GPS and Car game stuff has been done. I still would like VLC on the phone though.
An an offline GPS app.
I have just flashed to stock M7 coming from M5 Samset 19.f and i noticed that samset roms have no ads on the free apps im using, i was wondering how to be able to do this on a stock firmware?
Somewhere in the SamSet docs, I've read something about the HOSTS file and this file can control the IPs you allow in (if i correctly understood the definition of the hosts file).
Oh I'm gonna miss that tweak ...no manual work around?
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Use an app called "AdFree". You need root for that.
Btw, could this thread should be moved into Q&A.
neldar said:
Use an app called "AdFree". You need root for that.
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wow i didnt realize it was that easy and it works! Thank you!! much appreciated!
Wikipedia holds your answer:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_(file)
You can also use the hosts file that addfree uses on windows pcs... just pop the host file with no extension (so 'hosts' rather than 'hosts.txt') into your computer's /windows/system32/drivers/etc/ area and add free browsing everywhere!
Yeah good tweak!
WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU? YOU KNOW YOU ARE KILLING DEVELOPERS THIS WAY???
If everyone was blocking ads in free apps, there wouldn't be people willing to release apps for free...is that really what you want?
Ads are a way to indirectly pay developers for their time. Is the only viable way to do this and it's not a big hassle for users...it's just a little frame...come on!
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I think there's no difference blocking the ads or never clicking the ads. If you don't like the ads and you never click them, you might just disable them.
The ads don't bother me so much, but I never either click them.
I think there's no difference blocking the ads or never clicking the ads. If you don't like the ads and you never click them, you might just disable them.
The ads don't bother me so much, but I never either click them.
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Well, I think some ads providers even pay for impression...
However you might as well click on those ads...it costs you 5 seconds per day tops, to help someone who lost days developing something and decided to release it for free anyway, hoping to get some money with ads...is that really so bad? It is the only way to have lots of free apps...if only people understood that and clicked on the banners as a sign of gratitude...
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I use this hosts file.
Attached (remove the zip extension)
Put it in :/system/etc/
Works with the Captivate.
You got a link for the app so other people can try?
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It has been attached right there...
Working for anyone?
Yeah works great
What is the differnce between the Epic MH and the Captivates MH?
Dyluck said:
What is the differnce between the Epic MH and the Captivates MH?
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The Epic media hub works lol.
It's a nice app. Very fast and video quality is awesome. If the price of renting movies and tv shows was $1 like Redbox I could actually see myself using this sometimes.
How do you insall it if you do not mind me asking?
Jessejess87 said:
How do you insall it if you do not mind me asking?
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Seeing as how you are brand new I will help you out.
Download the file and transfer it to your phone. Download apps installer or some other file manager from the market, most require your phone to be rooted. Click on the file and install.
Next time though make sure you read around the forum as it is discussed in lots of places how to install apk files.
The app looks nice, but who is going to pay $3 for one episode of a tv show? If Samsung is going to play in this space they better get the cost down or everyone is going to pass them buy.
Personally, I don't even like paying $1 for something i can transfer from my DVR.
so.... unsupported file type?
I downloaded Iron Man from the media hub and my captivate says "device does not support requested file type" has anyone else had an issue with this?
Mine won't play the picture. Frustrating
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How do you insall it if you do not mind me asking?
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No need to root your phone. You just need to sideload the apk.
Here's some links on how to do that
Guide on this forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=761819
From Android Forums
http://forum.androidcentral.com/t-captivate/23945-non-root-sideloading-fix.html
Awesome! Too bad it's becoming something I might not ever use. Still wanted to say thanks for sharing this.
Wouldn't you need to root the phone as there is already a Media Hub app on /system?
accrews2001 said:
No need to root your phone. You just need to sideload the apk.
Here's some links on how to do that
Guide on this forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=761819
From Android Forums
http://forum.androidcentral.com/t-captivate/23945-non-root-sideloading-fix.html
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Bah - my brother has the Epic and was able to rent/dl movies from it.
Of course the Captivate doesn't work at all. Any word from Samsung if they are currently working on a fix? Or is this yet another lockdown from AT&T to prevent us from using it and just missed the "to be removed" on the ol' checklist?
works great. The TV section is lacking but the Movie selection is quite impressive.
Are you saying that you're able to watch movies?
Mine just shows a black screen too
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Wrote this FREE application for the Android Community.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nxp.nfc.tagwriter&feature=search_result
NXP TagWriter allows to store contacts, URLs and text messages on any NFC tag.
The NXP TagWriter application allows you to store contacts, URLs and text messages on any NFC tag.
Features:
- Easily create tag content from your contacts and bookmarks;
- Write multiple tags in sequence;
- Backup the contents of a tag before writing it;
- View the existing contents of a tag;
- Erase the contents of a tag;
- Write-protect a tag;
- Keeps a history of all written and backed up tag content.
The application fully supports the NFC Forum Type 1 Tag, Type 2 Tag, Type 3 Tag, Type 4 Tag portfolio.
This includes a whole range of NXP and third party contactless IC card products like MIFARE UltraLight, MIFARE Classic, MIFARE DESFire and many others.
no one has 2.3.3 yet :-(
Wow, great to see some early practical demo work! Gives me hope that NFC might not be so useless in the near term after all.
Thanks! ...Now I just have to wait for 2.3.3. >.>
wow! thank you!
time to play with it
darn that sucks, it wont let me install it because of the version
Sorry we made you guys wait, but we wanted to make sure it was in the market the second the OTA came out, which is any day now according to google.
AllGamer said:
darn that sucks, it wont let me install it because of the version
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Correct, we make hooks in the software so it only installs on phones with 2.3.3 and NFC. These requirements are needed to do NFC tag writing.
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Sorry we made you guys wait, but we wanted to make sure it was in the market the second the OTA came out, which is any day now according to google.
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Great, so unless the OTA is on this weekend, maybe in the coming weeks
Can you tell us of other features on 2.3.3 other than the official ones? bugfixes and whatnot?
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Great, so unless the OTA is on this weekend, maybe in the coming weeks
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OTA is expected to happen any day now (I'm hearing Monday is the day, but don't know for sure).
Sounds good to me, don't know where I am going to be able to test it out though, not much nfc stuff on the go in the UK lol
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Yubikeys are quite neat, fairly inexpensive, USB security tokens. They happen to have a MiFare classic NFC chip built in too. Fairly easy to get hold of across Europe if you want to experiment.
http://www.yubico.com/rfid-yubikey
Check you WWW.Laks.com too. They sell a NFC watch.
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ok so its clear that 'some' I9023's have 2.3.3 pre-loaded. its also clear that NXP guys have it, coz well they made the chip in the nexus (right?) and they cant test it without it. there's apparently some BT profiles also coming with 2.3.3 (file transfer, etc). can anyone confirm this?
I wonder what the hold up is.
I now have 2.3.3 but it still won't let me install.
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I now have 2.3.3 but it still won't let me install.
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same problem!
Same for me grrrr
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NFC TagWriter doesn't show in Android Market.
Can NXP investigate the problem?
Thanks.
Same for me. I just upgraded to 2.3.3 but I can't find the TagWriter app in the Market from my phone. If I go to https ://market.android.com/details?id=com.nxp.nfc.tagwriter on my PC, it won't let me push it to my Nexus S either as the device is grayed out.
argilo said:
Same for me. I just upgraded to 2.3.3 but I can't find the TagWriter app in the Market from my phone. If I go to https ://market.android.com/details?id=com.nxp.nfc.tagwriter on my PC, it won't let me push it to my Nexus S either as the device is grayed out.
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Things like this are common when google updates a handset. They need to update the servers to allow the updated devices to access apps. some other apps will be missing to like the official Paypal app.
Have to wait.
Seen this on another thread somewhere the other day.
For those of us who manually installed the update early is there any chance of NXP posting up a direct link to the apk? Not sure if that will work but I dont see why not
I'm starting to think this is Vapor Ware, or maybe Malware, they hyped the app, then seemed to falloff the face of the earth. Anyone try to install the app and see any weird things on the phone after?
Not saying I have, just asking if anyone has.
Quick video I put together about some neat options for limitless storage on the Nexus 7. I was going to do a write-up in this thread but the video is fast-paced enough that I'm not going to bother for now, perhaps tomorrow when I'm less busy I'll do a text write-up of it all.
Great video.
I'm currently exploring storage options for my Nexus tablet and I didn't know about the cifs storage. Too bad that it doesn't work on the stock kernel though.
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Could you makea video showing how to set up cifs manager for noobs? I think it would be very beneficial for the nexus 7 community.
Thanks.
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"Save app to flash drive with OTG"
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Quick video I put together about some neat options for limitless storage on the Nexus 7. I was going to do a write-up in this thread but the video is fast-paced enough that I'm not going to bother for now, perhaps tomorrow when I'm less busy I'll do a text write-up of it all.
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Thank you for the video. I learned a lot. I'm new to xda and I've been looking for the answer to this question everywhere, but have yet to find it. I bought a 64gb sandisk cruzer usb drive to use with my otg cable with the stickmount app. Because of limited storage, I was wondering if I could actually save installed applications to the flash drive. In other words, if I can use a feature similar to "save to sd card" for apps, but have the apps save to my flashdrive. If anyone could make a video or just type up a response, I would really appreciate it.
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Thank you for the video. I learned a lot. I'm new to xda and I've been looking for the answer to this question everywhere, but have yet to find it. I bought a 64gb sandisk cruzer usb drive to use with my otg cable with the stickmount app. Because of limited storage, I was wondering if I could actually save installed applications to the flash drive. In other words, if I can use a feature similar to "save to sd card" for apps, but have the apps save to my flashdrive. If anyone could make a video or just type up a response, I would really appreciate it.
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The one solution I can think of (and I'll test it once I get home) is to use symlinks. I'll see if that sort of solution works with stickmount.
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Quick video I put together about some neat options for limitless storage on the Nexus 7. I was going to do a write-up in this thread but the video is fast-paced enough that I'm not going to bother for now, perhaps tomorrow when I'm less busy I'll do a text write-up of it all.
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Neat video I was considering the portable wifi drive now for a while but with that third option you mentioned that sounds pretty promising and that would make storage much easier.
What was the name of the app for the 3rd option? Couldn't find it in the play store.
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What was the name of the app for the 3rd option? Couldn't find it in the play store.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ws.plattner.cifsmanager
I'm going to put together a tutorial tomorrow on getting cifsmanager set up.
Which OTG cable are you using? Where did you get it?
Thanks for the info! Was wondering how you are making your network share accessible over the internet when you say that your network share is web facing. Is there an easy way to set this up in DDWRT, or is this with a VPN connection of some sort? Thanks!
-haryy
Nice video. My daughter tried to repeat the word "****" though...
I'll have to use a headset for any of your videos I guess.
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Thanks for the info! Was wondering how you are making your network share accessible over the internet when you say that your network share is web facing. Is there an easy way to set this up in DDWRT, or is this with a VPN connection of some sort? Thanks!
-haryy
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I'll be doing a video this evening outlining the entire process for getting cifsmanager and your share set up. It's especially easy with dd-wrt, though!
Stay tuned!
EDIT: Didn't have a chance to shoot that second tutorial today. I'll make sure to put aside time to do it tomorrow.