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Is there a method or app that will allow a GTab/VEGAn 5.1 to view/connect via WiFi/LAN (on dock) a Windows network? Posting here might be a stretch unless an app exists. Might be better suited for Development group if so.
Searched threads and found very little (if anything) on this for GTabs (some for phones tho). Perhaps a solution doesn't exist---yet. Or I am showing my android ignorance!
Not sure what you want to do. I am using a tonidoplug ( server) and can access the HD attached to it via wireless network as well as over internet from remote location. Not a simple app, but an efficient solution.
Just the ability to browse a network/share files would be spiffy. Will check out tonidoplug. thanks
I use EStrongs file explorer to browse, copy, transfer, files on my Windows 7 pc's via my wireless network. If thats what you are referring to.
Precisely! Thanks
I find using the cifs support in Clemsyn's kernel with the free CifsManager app provides the best integration with windows shares.
This allows you to map, or mount, your network shares as folders on the tablet, giving apps that do not understand UNC and such, access to network resources they would not otherwise have...
Hi,
I'm looking for software to sync folders from my PC to my Xoom. I just need to sync folders, not music or movies and don't need or want to use a service with online storage.
Best would be to have wifi rather than usb. Can anyone recommend a program?
Have you thought about using dropbox?
Multiplatform file syncing support for free!
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Dropbox would be my advice also
I currently use dropbox on my phone and when I get a xoom next month I'll be using that also.
Also evernote for your documents.
I also use keepass for my passwords and store the password file in a private folder on dropbox so I can access my passwords from any location.
Sync your Xoom to your PC - Xoom as a file/media server - Great App!
I don’t often promote apps; but this one seems to have received little attention and I think it could benefit a lot of Xoom’ers…
I found a terrific app that allows me to sync the Xoom with my PC. Websharing File/Media Sync ($2.99 in the Market) is incredible. It allows you to establish your Xoom (or any other Android Device) as a file/media server on your wireless network. You can then use WebDAV on your XP, Vista, Mac, Ubuntu, etc. to connect your Xoom to your PC's file system. You can access your Xoom from your PC's browser. The browser interface is really cool with different interfaces for files, photos, music playback and video playback. You can also access the Xoom through File Explorer as a web share by Mapping a Network Drive.
I use Goodsync ($29.95) on my PC (supports WebDAV) to provide sync functionality. I set up two sync jobs. One syncs my documents folders and the other syncs the Xooms specific folders to create a full data backup on my PC. Both Websharing and Goodsync are "industrial strength" so you don't have to worry about FC's or corrupted data. The solution is perfect for my needs. I now have every work and personal document fully synchronized between my OG Droid, Xoom and XP Laptop. I also have the assurance that my Xoom's data is backed up in case I need to restore.
Developer's website here: http://android.nextapp.com/site/websharing
Another poster describes the app here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11968337&highlight=Websharing#post11968337
kiwiruss said:
I currently use dropbox on my phone and when I get a xoom next month I'll be using that also.
Also evernote for your documents.
I also use keepass for my passwords and store the password file in a private folder on dropbox so I can access my passwords from any location.
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I do everything this guy already does and I vouch for its awesomeness, except I already have the Xoom.
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I've been thinking of trying Syncness (https://market.android.com/details?id=clay.world.syncness). I emailed the developer to find out if it was automated or not and got an almost immediate response (no, it's not automated yet -- all manually initiated at this point). It's not free but it's only about $2.
EDIT: It's a direct sync, not going through any cloud service.
synctoy 2 or double twist with airsync (but it sounds like you dont want to sync media, but actually folders.
Try GammaSync
For PC-to-Android folder synchronization (only one-way at the moment) I developed a free app which does not require external cloud storage services (like Dropbox or SugarSync). It's called GammaSync, and it's available on the Play Store. Maybe you'll find it useful
For any feedback:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2271739
The only 1 and Free also with nas folders, his name it's
Syncme
You can find on playstore
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While I've tried most of the usual cloud storage services - Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive, SugarSync - I thought I'd try rolling my own, and it works! Yes it's easier with existing services, but just thought I'd have a go just to see if I could..
You can create your own cloud storage on Google App Engine using the open source CloudDav - the instructions on the CloudDav page make it very straightforward if you're familiar with the App Engine Python SDK. Just get the files from the repository (I used TortoiseHg to download to my Windows 7 64 bit machine), create the app on App Engine, edit the downloaded template to create a yaml file with the app name, deploy the app, and that's it.Took me literally just a few minutes.
It's easy to authorise user logins for any Google account, including Google Apps accounts on your own domains (I tested that too), and with WebDav File Manager on my N7 it's working fine.
Obviously it's free of charge only within the limits of the App Engine free quotas, but at least it's another source of cloud storage space.
Only problem was getting an @ character on the keyboard, believe it or not - copy/pasting that symbol was really hard to do, am going to ask separately about that!
Todo... to try with files encrypted with Boxcryptor on my PC. But can't see why it shouldn't work.
Those of you with a spare box could look into ownCloud. I think they have a Windows client, but I'm not too sure. I run it on my Linux server in my basement. If you set up a DDNS account (I used no-ip.com) and forward your server port through your router, you can essentially access your server via it's own URL, such as:
http://heresmyexample.zapto.org/owncloud
or whatever it may be.
The nice thing about ownCloud is the data resides on your server and your server alone. Of course, if your server blows up, you're toast, but it's another alternative worth mentioning. Mine has about 300GB free, so I basically have a 300GB cloud server to myself. I talked to a guy who had 8TB in his ownCloud server... can you imagine??
Pros:
You own it (therefore it's your data on your server, no where else)
You manage it (thefore it's your rules)
Your space can be exponentially higher than any other free service
Cons:
You own it (therefore you need to provide a spare box or build a new one)
You manage it (don't go tinkering in any core config files now, ya hear?)
Hard drives aren't free
Anyway, just another on the list of many. :good:
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Those of you with a spare box could look into ownCloud. I think they have a Windows client, but I'm not too sure. I run it on my Linux server in my basement. If you set up a DDNS account (I used no-ip.com) and forward your server port through your router, you can essentially access your server via it's own URL, such as:
http://heresmyexample.zapto.org/owncloud
or whatever it may be.
The nice thing about ownCloud is the data resides on your server and your server alone. Of course, if your server blows up, you're toast, but it's another alternative worth mentioning. Mine has about 300GB free, so I basically have a 300GB cloud server to myself. I talked to a guy who had 8TB in his ownCloud server... can you imagine??
Pros:
You own it (therefore it's your data on your server, no where else)
You manage it (thefore it's your rules)
Your space can be exponentially higher than any other free service
Cons:
You own it (therefore you need to provide a spare box or build a new one)
You manage it (don't go tinkering in any core config files now, ya hear?)
Hard drives aren't free
Anyway, just another on the list of many. :good:
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This is a bit cleaner because your phone sees it as local storage. You can still use your own server at home, but this way you can stream music, videos, book, whatever you want. And all of your apps can access the data. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbiz...GG6dB9uixiT_-zNAopLpSrly2Ggb1bg&feature=inbox
JaSauders said:
Those of you with a spare box could look into ownCloud. I think they have a Windows client, but I'm not too sure. I run it on my Linux server in my basement. If you set up a DDNS account (I used no-ip.com) and forward your server port through your router, you can essentially access your server via it's own URL, such as:
http://heresmyexample.zapto.org/owncloud
or whatever it may be.
The nice thing about ownCloud is the data resides on your server and your server alone. Of course, if your server blows up, you're toast, but it's another alternative worth mentioning. Mine has about 300GB free, so I basically have a 300GB cloud server to myself. I talked to a guy who had 8TB in his ownCloud server... can you imagine??
Pros:
You own it (therefore it's your data on your server, no where else)
You manage it (thefore it's your rules)
Your space can be exponentially higher than any other free service
Cons:
You own it (therefore you need to provide a spare box or build a new one)
You manage it (don't go tinkering in any core config files now, ya hear?)
Hard drives aren't free
Anyway, just another on the list of many. :good:
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Sounds good, ta, must try that. It's mainly the set-up time issue, including setting up backups too of course. It's the old adage about people not always taking backup seriously until they have a disaster... eg I moved to mainly Google Calendar a few years back after my computer died and I lost some days' appointments, as Google are more likely than me to backup (though I do backup my Google Calendar daily too).
Improbulus said:
Sounds good, ta, must try that. It's mainly the set-up time issue, including setting up backups too of course. It's the old adage about people not always taking backup seriously until they have a disaster... eg I moved to mainly Google Calendar a few years back after my computer died and I lost some days' appointments, as Google are more likely than me to backup (though I do backup my Google Calendar daily too).
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I hear ya. Backups are key for any situation, no matter how big or small. My ownCloud server *is* my backup server, but that doesn't mean that's the end of the line for backups. My ownCloud info is then synchronized elsewhere so if my actual server blows up, I'm still in good shape. Of course, the average joe may not be as religious about backups as I am, but then again the average joe is unlikely to have any interest in their own cloud server either.
Like I said, just another option on the table, since I have little doubt there's a few users around these parts who might find ownCloud is exactly what they want. :good:
+1 for promoting home storage. If you have a old p4 box laying around your house or you can get one for cheap its fairly simple to setup your own fileserver. Really all you need is a computer and a few hard drives to have as much storage as you want. I have about 500gb free on a fileserver that I dedicated to my nexus 7 and Razr device.
If anyone needs steps just let me know..
Dennelly said:
+1 for promoting home storage. If you have a old p4 box laying around your house or you can get one for cheap its fairly simple to setup your own fileserver. Really all you need is a computer and a few hard drives to have as much storage as you want. I have about 500gb free on a fileserver that I dedicated to my nexus 7 and Razr device.
If anyone needs steps just let me know..
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I'm curious what OS you're using as your platform, and how exactly this is brewed up.
Dennelly said:
+1 for promoting home storage. If you have a old p4 box laying around your house or you can get one for cheap its fairly simple to setup your own fileserver. Really all you need is a computer and a few hard drives to have as much storage as you want. I have about 500gb free on a fileserver that I dedicated to my nexus 7 and Razr device.
If anyone needs steps just let me know..
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Hello,
A home fileserver sounds very cool.
I would be interested in the easiest method known to man.
GT-P3113, CM9 RC2, MetalliKernel SuckyCPU
booda3000 said:
Hello,
A home fileserver sounds very cool.
I would be interested in the easiest method known to man.
GT-P3113, CM9 RC2, MetalliKernel SuckyCPU
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Do you have any spare computers at home? I don't know if I can link to other sites here but lifehacker has a lot of tutorials on how to do this. If you tell me what you have exactly I can see whats best for you
Denelly,
Thanks in advance!
I have an old 1.6ghz, 512MB RAM laptop. I could dedicate it.
My desktop is a 1.6ghz dual core Atom CPU, 3GB RAM. I'd like to run along side the fileserver.
Im gonna check out lifehacker.
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Hi, I'm wondering what's the difference between having a cloud and a VPN? I mean, what can you do with a cloud that you can't with a VPN? File sharing and stuff like that are already possible with VPN.
Noob^2 said:
Hi, I'm wondering what's the difference between having a cloud and a VPN? I mean, what can you do with a cloud that you can't with a VPN? File sharing and stuff like that are already possible with VPN.
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It really all depends on how each service is configured. VPNs have a lot more functionality than cloud storage, but they were both designed for different purposes.
If your only looking for file/folder storage go with one of the mentioned Google apps or storage services (like Dropbox).
If you need access to individual computers or programs/apps on your home network then go with a VPN.
VPNs can chew through data plans if your not careful, they have quite a bit of overhead that will make them feel slow as well. On the flipside a cloud storage service will be efficient & easy on bandwidth.
Dennelly said:
Do you have any spare computers at home? I don't know if I can link to other sites here but lifehacker has a lot of tutorials on how to do this. If you tell me what you have exactly I can see whats best for you
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Hey Dennelly, I have my win 7 PC collecting dust. It has good two core cpu, I think 3.2 and good nvidia card with 512mb and 4 drives, 320gb primary and the others are 2tb, 1tb, and a 500gb.
Any steps or recommendations would be appreciated.
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After doing some more looking (thanks again everyone for the discussion) I thought I would add a candidate called GoodSync to the mix. It can incorporate all the cloud services we currently use (dropbox, etc) with our home cloud solution.
Sorry I don't have enough posts to post the link.... effin noobs
I'm on tablet when I get on pc ill help you guys out
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You don't even need a spare pc either. I have OwnCloud running on a VM on my main computer which is great for organising all my files and then I've combined that with Plex Media Server so that I can stream my movies/music easily. So if I want to download a file I access the owncloud directly and if I want to stream it I access it through Plex
ktz84 said:
You don't even need a spare pc either. I have OwnCloud running on a VM on my main computer which is great for organising all my files and then I've combined that with Plex Media Server so that I can stream my movies/music easily. So if I want to download a file I access the owncloud directly and if I want to stream it I access it through Plex
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how does it work on the wan side of things?
I've used a lot of the home storage solutions mentioned in this thread, but I always have a problem with having to have an always on computer in my home.
Has anyone figured out a fix for this?
eawooten said:
I've used a lot of the home storage solutions mentioned in this thread, but I always have a problem with having to have an always on computer in my home.
Has anyone figured out a fix for this?
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This is a concern of mine too.
I'd like to implement a cloud server that doesnt use my home bandwidth.
For free too!
I think I know where this is heading....,
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eawooten said:
I've used a lot of the home storage solutions mentioned in this thread, but I always have a problem with having to have an always on computer in my home.
Has anyone figured out a fix for this?
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One possible solution is to use a router that has its own USB port. I have a dirt cheap belkin router with two usb ports that has TomatoUSB loaded to it. I then configure the firmware Ftp server for wan access. I can then access files on a USB attached storage device if needed via ftp. The down side is the speed is limited to your broadband upload speed. I cannot stream content across the internet, but I can copy content to and from my devices internal memory. I also have the added benefit with tomatousb of having a media server to stream content on the local lan.
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I'm considering a move from another OS to a Lumia 925, I won't say which one because I tend to find that people have preconceived notions of what iPhone and Android people are looking for and whether they'll be able to deal with the way Windows does it.
Just some questions...
1. I'm entirely in the Windows world for productivity (Word, Excel, Outlook, SkyDrive) so I imagine that will be seamless on a Windows Phone? I mean, is there anything that is actually not doable when operating documents, spreadsheets, etc? I just want to make sure it's not like with Google Drive/QuickOffice where you technically CAN open and work on docs but there are always formatting issues and tiny bugs that crop up from time to time.
2. How does file management work? I'm referring to copying files, music, pictures to and from the phone.
3. Can one save email attachments, attach anything one wants to an email, open any kind of file (pdf, office, images, audio, video, etc)
4. Can I use my own music files and set them as ringtones and notifications?
5. Will the email app allow for an IMAP account from my own email server and let me see all of its folder and subfolder structure?
6. If my wife and I both have Windows Phones and I assume we each will have our own accounts on our phones, how can we each connect to our PC at home? Will it mean having to have two different profiles of Windows on the tower?
7. Is there a way to know which phones will get the 8.1 update? I want to make sure the Lumia 925 gets it.
If anyone can help with these things, I'd really appreciate it. Unfortunately, mobile phone customer service reps in stores simply don't know these things well enough to give any kind of help and these are the kinds of things that really matter to me, not how many apps there are in the market or whether a phone's camera has a certain number of megapixels.
Thanks!
Here are some answers to the questions you have.
1. The Office suite on WP8 is obviously a stripped-down version compared to the desktop counterparts. However as long as you don't use anything advanced you should be fine. On the phone you will have Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote available. OneNote is especially useful on a phone.
2. It's different. Once you connect the phone to the PC you will find the following pre-defined folders:
- Documents - for Word, Excel, Powerpoint files
- Music - for.. well, music
- Pictures
- Ringtones - for ringtones and notification sounds
- Videos
There is no file manager on the phone itself, however there are apps, which handle files from each of these folders, through which you can rearrange or delete these file types. The system has an API (thus some apps developed as well) for handling new file types like zip, rar, ebook types, etc., which can be registered. You may attempt to open any file type you just downloaded, if an app on your phone is registered to it, it will open the file using it.
Copying the files into the folders I just listed is as straightforward as copying any file using your favorite Windows file manager.
3. Saving email attachments isn't supported out of the box - however you can open them if an app is registered for that file type, and if the app supports saving the file, then you may do that there too (this will save the file to the app's work folder). Once you're in the email app you can only attach photos, but I'm pretty sure you can attach other file types using their own apps and the share button (if any).
4. The short answer is yes. I haven't actually tried this, but I know music ringtones are supported and custom notification sounds are/will be supported with GDR3 (which is an update you can already download if you're a developer or will be getting soon through OTA updates). The way to actually do it is by copying the files to the Ringtones folder, but I think there are some apps, which automate this process (I'm not sure).
5. I'm currently using 2 google IMAP email accounts. I'm pretty sure you should be fine here.
6. Yes, you will have different accounts on the phones, but you don't HAVE to have different ones. I never actually tried sharing accounts, but I know logging in from the same account on several phones is possible, this way you'll get synced contact list, app list, you'll only need to purchase an app once for both of you, and some other benefits. No, you won't necessarily need two different accounts for it on the PC. I use the same account on my phone and on my home (and work) PCs (running Windows 8 and 8.1) and I haven't really seen much syncing between the phone and the computer other than the contact list and account list (email accounts, facebook, twitter, linkedin, microsoft accounts).
7. We're in the same ballpark here, I'm currently enjoying my Lumia 925, I personally think it's a great phone. All of the current devices running WP8 were promised to get 8.1, however we don't really know much details about the update.
People coming from a different major OS generally experience Windows Phones differently, than people coming from feature phones. Android users usually miss the Notification Center and Multitasking, which works differently here (the Live Tiles are your notification center and multitasking works by different rules), and iOS users might miss Siri? Actually I have no idea, since I've never actually owned one.
The sheer number of apps in the store is considerably lower, however there are hardly any apps, which don't have a counterpart in the WP8 store, some are even better than the originals on Android/iOS.
I wish you the best and I hope I helped. Choose wisely
That's a great overall description! A few more comments:
1) The phone should be able to *open* any Office document just fine, but you won't have anything close to the full Office suite's power to make changes; it's mostly basic edits only. For example, you can add or delete slides to a Powerpoint deck, and edit their text, but I don't think you can create or edit custom themes.
2) Documents, music, and pictures are no problem. The phone connects via Media Transfer Protocol (MTP), same as most modern Android phones do; all major OSes can access it, but it is *not* the same as USB Mass Storage. You can't just use it as a USB drive. Additionally, this kind of access only works for the built-in "Libraries" (in the Windows "My Documents", "My Music", etc. sense) on the phone; if you, for example, use a third-party app to handle a file type, that won't show up. One example is ebooks; you can open ebook files on the phone if you download them from the web or open them from attachments, but you can't just copy a bunch of .MOBI files into (or out of) the Kindle folder, for example. Note that this assumes no special hacks; we've been able to get full filesystem access on Samsung phones (such as the ATIV S, which I have).
3) Generally, opening any kind of attachment is possible. If the phone doesn't have an app to do it yet, it will offer to search the Store for compatible apps. If it has multiple compatible apps, it will ask which one to use. However, where attachments get saved is up to the app. The built-in Office programs and image viewer can save to the system libraries. Not so sure about videos or music, although they will open using the built-in apps (for recognized formats, at least).
4) Yes, using your own music works fine. Copy the clips to the Ringtones "folder" over USB, or use one of the many apps (they can do things like trim the file for you, too). Some notification types require GDR3, which your phone may or may no come with but which you can upgrade to easily.
5) IMAP works great. Switching folders is a *bit* more annoying than I'd like - three taps - but it works, and you can control which ones automatically sync to the phone. I use a private IMAP server without any trouble.
6) You really *should* have different user profiles on the PC (for unrelated reasons), but the phone OS doesn't require it. I don't know for sure how well the "Windows Phone App" handles the situation, but I do all the stuff manually anyhow (using Windows Explorer and other tools) and that works fine with multiple phones.
7) No way to know for sure. It's pretty well guaranteed that a phone released so recently as the 925 will get the update, though, and these days Microsoft allows developers and enthusiasts to get updates without waiting for them to finish carrier testing and customization (you'll get the customizations once they're released too). T-Mobile US is pretty good about releasing updates anyhow, though, and the phone's specs are easily good enough.
If it helps, the Samsung ATIV S (SGH-T899M, not the other models) works great on T-Mobile frequencies. The only problem I've had is with the WiFi tethering (USB tethering is unofficial but works fine and is built in if you can find it; instructions are on the forum) and everything else works including LTE. Can't get the loan from TMo for it, but you can find a SIM-unlocked one online for cheaper than the 925 anyhow.
Many people asked me to be more specific on these questions on a WP forum I found so I'll paste those more specific questions here just in case someone can help further...
I'm coming from 3 years on Android after 3 years on Windows Mobile. I've rooted every phone I've ever had, principally to be able to flash a different ROM to the stock version on the phone. There are any number of features you can play with on a custom ROM but my only concern was to get rid of Touchwiz, HTC Sense, and other ROMs I hated in favour of a more pure Android experience. So, no I wasn't rooting my phone for access to millions of "hack-y" applications.
I'm concerned about burdening people with a long post but I'll try to expand on my questions.
1. Office - Aside from the obvious limitations of not being able to put an ENTIRE version of the Office programs into app form on a phone (cause you'd need a computer) do all the Office apps offer view, edit, create, email, save to phone/cloud, share to other apps.
2. Files - Basically, can I take (non-DRM) an ebook file, music, video, document, pdf, photo on and off the phone by using a USB cable and Windows File Explorer on my PC/laptop.
3. Email attach - Can I get an email with any doc, pdf, photo, image and open/save it. Can I attach any file from my phone into an email? Even if it means doing it from within the adjoining app. A PDF by sharing through a PDF viewer, a photo(s) through the WP gallery app or other camera/photo apps, an Office document through Word.
4. Ringtones - I think I got the answer I wanted but I have several ringtone mp3s I've used for years for specific people, SMS, Email, Whatsapp that I'd like to keep using by copying to the phone. Yes? No?
5. Email - I have a private email server on bluehost. I have found very often that some email clients that are too basic will let me add these accounts with IMAP but won't let me define the IMAP Path Prefix for folders and subfolders to appear correctly. If you've done this and you have slightly nerdy email organisation, you know what I'm talking about. It comes down to all the email folders appearing as they do on your Windows email programs/clients as opposed to appearing as though all those folders are floating within the phone's inbox. It looks like hell and creates a very messy email experience.
6. Accounts - This is something that comes from being an Android user that never sat well with me for various reasons. For those that don't know, the entire Android experience is based on your phone being constantly connected to one gmail account at a time which is tied to your all apps and basically all other user info on the phone. Logout, everything is gone. The question is... at home we like using Windows without having to keep two different profiles/accounts/etc. except for in Outlook. Android doesn't really play well directly with the Windows productivity world (one of the reasons we don't want Android anymore). But now that Office and other elements of Skydrive will sync for us beautifully, we want the link to be easy as possible. So, to that end, does Windows Phone have the same concept of signing into your phone to operate it and how does that affect BOTH of us having instant access to all of Windows on our PC and Laptop? Will we each have to sign in to Word when we're sitting here? Will only the profile logged into in Windows see their files? Will we be constantly logging into and out of Windows? If I'm logged in will my wife not see her files? Hope that makes it clear?
Additional things...
- I'm going to the Lumia 925 from the Galaxy S3. I was on a Google AOSP ROM so there is nothing TouchWiz that I'll be missing. I don't even know what was on there to be honest. It was flashed pretty quickly. Anyway, if there are any opinions about the 925, limitations, problems.
- Most important, crucial must-haves for us on a phone are: strong camera quality, photo apps, phone call quality, good maps app, email and web browsing. Pretty much nothing else.
- My use is about 95% camera, ebook reading, web browsing, Twitter, light gaming, Whatsapp, SMS, note taking, recipe saving and working on documents. I never use mobile phones for any kind of music or video playing. I don't watch video on anything smaller than a TV, and I only listen to music on a dedicated audio media player that plays specific file formats.
Thanks for taking the time to read this, if you do. I appreciate it.
Nevermind.. mistake post
tinpanalley said:
1. Office - Aside from the obvious limitations of not being able to put an ENTIRE version of the Office programs into app form on a phone (cause you'd need a computer) do all the Office apps offer view, edit, create, email, save to phone/cloud, share to other apps.
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Yes you can. Currently I could use the Share feature for email or bluetooth, but I suppose it's possible for other apps to show up there if installed.
tinpanalley said:
2. Files - Basically, can I take (non-DRM) an ebook file, music, video, document, pdf, photo on and off the phone by using a USB cable and Windows File Explorer on my PC/laptop.
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The answer is: no, yes, yes, yes, yes(only through the office application if placed in the documents folder), yes; but remember, these answers are for STRICTLY using the Windows File Exporer.
The easiest ways to handle file transfer for ANY file type is either SkyDrive or downloading the file from the internet(for example: through a web-browser using an ftp server over local Wi-Fi). Pocket File Manager is a great app for downloading stuff (and opening) from anywhere including ftp, SkyDrive, GDrive, Dropbox, etc.
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3. Email attach - Can I get an email with any doc, pdf, photo, image and open/save it. Can I attach any file from my phone into an email? Even if it means doing it from within the adjoining app. A PDF by sharing through a PDF viewer, a photo(s) through the WP gallery app or other camera/photo apps, an Office document through Word.
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You can attach anything if you have a handler app for the specific file type, which supports sharing through email (like the Office app for office documents).
tinpanalley said:
4. Ringtones - I think I got the answer I wanted but I have several ringtone mp3s I've used for years for specific people, SMS, Email, Whatsapp that I'd like to keep using by copying to the phone. Yes? No?
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You have the option to select ringtones and SMS sounds for individuals using the People hub. I haven't used Whatsapp, so I can't help you there.
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6. Accounts - This is something that comes from being an Android user that never sat well with me for various reasons. For those that don't know, the entire Android experience is based on your phone being constantly connected to one gmail account at a time which is tied to your all apps and basically all other user info on the phone. Logout, everything is gone. The question is... at home we like using Windows without having to keep two different profiles/accounts/etc. except for in Outlook. Android doesn't really play well directly with the Windows productivity world (one of the reasons we don't want Android anymore). But now that Office and other elements of SkyDrive will sync for us beautifully, we want the link to be easy as possible. So, to that end, does Windows Phone have the same concept of signing into your phone to operate it and how does that affect BOTH of us having instant access to all of Windows on our PC and Laptop? Will we each have to sign in to Word when we're sitting here? Will only the profile logged into in Windows see their files? Will we be constantly logging into and out of Windows? If I'm logged in will my wife not see her files? Hope that makes it clear?
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I think the limitation here is the computer/laptop. I just read up on having multiple SkyDrive accounts and it seems it's not officially possible without logging in/out for each switch. HOWEVER you can actually choose which SkyDrive account you want to log in to from the phone(using the official SkyDrive app or the Pocket File Manager app, or others), it doesn't necessarily have to be the same as your phone's microsoft account.
The Lumia 925 is an awesome phone, has great camera quality, has included navigation with offline maps, has lens apps(for photo modifications), has photo post-processing apps in the store, it has 4G LTE for quite a few networks. Overall, I love this phone and I hope you'll love it just as much
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You can open ebook files on the phone if you download them from the web or open them from attachments, but you can't just copy a bunch of .MOBI files into (or out of) the Kindle folder, for example.
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So is there not an ebook app that will read any .mobi or .epub files you place on the phone somehow? There's really no way to do this at all?
Not without hacks, no. I use Bluetooth to transfer them, rather than USB; the phone accepts files via BT and opens the appropriate app to handle them, and there are several apps that can do that handling. However, while the apps can save the files to their local folders, those files can't be subsequently accessed either from the PC or from other apps.
The exception to this limitation is SD cards. Apps can open files on SD cards if those files are of the same extension that the app registered for (such as .MOBI, .PRC, .EPUB). You can also load up the phone's SD card over USB from the PC. Of course, if your phone doesn't *have* an SD card, that's not much use.
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Not without hacks, no. I use Bluetooth to transfer them, rather than USB; the phone accepts files via BT and opens the appropriate app to handle them, and there are several apps that can do that handling. However, while the apps can save the files to their local folders, those files can't be subsequently accessed either from the PC or from other apps.
The exception to this limitation is SD cards. Apps can open files on SD cards if those files are of the same extension that the app registered for (such as .MOBI, .PRC, .EPUB). You can also load up the phone's SD card over USB from the PC. Of course, if your phone doesn't *have* an SD card, that's not much use.
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So strange, I just read about 2 apps that can read epub and mobi files off SkyDrive and Dropbox and without the need to use sd cards. Freda and Raccoon Reader.
That's not on the phone in any way, shape, or form. Of course any app that wants to (assuming the ubiquitously declared ID_CAP_NETWORKING) can open a TCP socket to dropbox.com and send some HTTP traffic over it and download files. That has nothing to do with the OS capabilities, though. The question was about "files you place on the phone somehow" and my butt doesn't count.
so basically i want to monitor system wide app installation and uninstallation, including sideloading with dates? if possible to have it create a log and store it in a specific folder that is locked or can't be accessed or deleted without code. and to do a daily or weekly check to see if any changes were made.
also is there a task to block all installations including sideloading?
any help would be appreciated.
@ktmom
So tracking installed and uninstalled apps is straightforward.
I'm not aware of a way to lock the resulting file per se. Encrypt it, probably. But to prevent any other app from accessing it, I don't know how to do that. It could be uploaded to the cloud, e.g. Google drive. Then the local copy deleted. That's kinda fussy. Saving it as a variable array is doable, then Tasker can be locked.
If on every install / uninstall, the log is updated, why does there need to be a daily/weekly check?
I would have to test and see if the package manager can be "locked".
Is the device in question rooted?
This kinda sounds like something I might do to my kids phone [emoji6]. If this is actually the case, the file could be sent to your device or email on update. It wouldn't matter if the local copy was edited. You also could know immediately if an app had changed.
I asked in the other thread, do you have any familiarity with tasker?
@ktmom
device is non rooted,
file sent to email would be fine if that will get rid of daily/weekly checks. (<--- this was just something I wanted that maybe i'll just use in notepad++ to highlight the differences for a quick way of seeing changes.)
i have dabbled in tasker many years ago, only to enable/disable wifi and turn on vpn in geo fenced locations.
I haven't forgotten you. I should post a solution by the weekend. I'm just spending some time to make sure the kinks are out. You will need the MailTask plugin. I personally use a script in termux (requires cURL) to send via Google servers, but that is harder to setup, particularly with OATH. The plugin makes life much easier.
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I haven't forgotten you. I should post a solution by the weekend. I'm just spending some time to make sure the kinks are out. You will need the MailTask plugin. I personally use a script in termux (requires cURL) to send via Google servers, but that is harder to setup, particularly with OATH. The plugin makes life much easier.
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ok great, thank you!
@BobMcGeez
Finally, I think I have this stable and able to handle multiple consecutive app installations and removals. I am working under the assumption that the use for this project is to monitor possible dangerous activity on a child’s device. I do not condone the use of this for monitoring a device without adult consent.
This project will send an email notification when a new app is installed or an existing app is removed. The email will include a CSV file with the remaining still installed apps. It should ignore apps that are being updated (they remove then install). The emails are sent silently and there should not be any indication to the user this is happening in the background. The CSV file is saved in the {storage}/Tasker/tasks/ directory. Each time an email is sent, the stored file is also updated. One instance of the previous file is saved as well.
First, you need MailTask installed. Please ensure that the MailTask plugin is fully configured and tested before installing this project. We are using OAuth Gmail authentication, so ignore SMTP stuffs.
Also, IMHO, I would use a GMail account maybe even created for this purpose, but at least one not setup to routinely access by the device user. This way, the user’s account will not reflect the sent messages.
To configure and test MailTask
Open MailTask from the app drawer on your device
Perform “Authorize Gmail Access” Use the account for the “from” you want to use in this project
Perform “Grant access to primary storage”
If your device has an SDcard, perform “Grant access to Sd card”
Now if you want, you can create a task in your Tasker installation to test the MailTask plugin
Create a test task
Add a MailTask action (Plugin -> MailTask -. send email)
Configuration:
From = Account used to Authorize Gmail Access above
To = Account where to send email
Subject = Testing MailTask
Body = Some text to take up space
Attachments = choose a basic file using the paperclip icon just for there to be an attachment
Test plugin by manually running the task.
If all is good, you can delete this test
Now install the project (taskernet link). On install, accept enabling the profiles. If you do, then the Installation task should run automatically. If you prefer not to, or if you need to re-run the installation, manually run the “Initial Setup” task.
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