Given the omission of microSD an USB 3.0 what is the absolute fastest way to transfer files between the Note 5 and a PC? What speeds are attainable? I was under the impression that 802.11ac compatibility would enable transfer speeds rivaling those of USB 3.0 but I appear to have been mistaken. Any info on what you folks are using and what speeds you are getting is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
-Dan
wifi file transfer (play store)
samsung sidesync (built in app)
only difference is
wifi file transfer uses FTP so you can access your storage via a web browser with an IP address an a port
samsung side sync you need to install a client on the pc as well.
but both works pretty good, except that side sync has more features too. while WFT is only.. well to transfer files.
i use both.. go with WFT if you want simplicity.
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Hey all.
How about a simple music server for the G1 that uses a windows compatible file sharing system? (smb?)
I am always at a loss for music to listen to on my laptop, but my G1 has about 10 gigs of music on it.. it would be great to have an app that shared this out simply, and allowed my windows box to browse the contents of the phone without having to tether via usb.
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-CM
That would completely rape your battery, you'd need to have it plugged in after an hour or two. Why not just use a USB cord?
If there's anyone doing the opposite of this, and wants to listen to music on their G1 that's stored on the PC, check out five: http://code.google.com/p/five/
Unfortunately there's only a Linux server atm.
Use Orb.com works great for me, can view my web cam, open any picture, most videos, and get all the music from it.
Hi
I like my Nexus 7, but the lack of an SD card slot means that it cannot be used to its full potential.
All this talk of the Cloud from Google is wonderful - if they offer the feature in your country. Google music for instance is only available in the US.
I've not rooted since it would appear that this will hamper OTA updates + I simply don't have the time to read endless threads!
Audio Galaxy
For anyone not aware, 'Audio Galaxy' ( https://play.google.com/store/search?q=audio+galaxy ) is your personal music cloud, but it does require that you leave a PC switched on at home/work. You just point the server end 'helper' of this at your music collection, and install the App. Unfortunately, It does not support all formats, WMA Lossless for instance is not supported, neither is anything containing DRM, bit of a PITA. The app itsself is OK, but there's no tablet optimisation.
FTP Server
Copying video's over the cloud is not practical esp in the UK with its poor mobile speeds, lack of 4G, and in the case of a home-cloud, poor broadband upload speeds.
My phone has a 64GB SD card in it. When out and about, I always take the phone. I use FolderSync ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.tacit.android.foldersync.full&hl=en ) to sync TV shows to the phone over wifi via a scheduled task.
I would use WiFi direct to push films to the N7, but this does not work between a Galaxy Note and the N7. Android Beam requires 2 NFC compatible handsets, and I read somehwere that it uses BT rather than WiFi to transfer stuff meaning its not suitable for videos.
If I choose to watch one of the videos from my phone on my tab, I just copy it over. Download FTP Server ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5yYXBmb3guZnRwc3ZyIl0. ) for your phone, and point it at your movies. Enable the phones WiFi hotspot feature, and start the FTP Server.
On the Nexus 7, start an FTP Client - good one in ES File Explorer ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&hl=en ). Setup a new connection, and point it at the IP Address shown on the FTP server running on the phone. (Note that unfortunately, this IP address changes since its allocated by your mobile network), Using the FTP client on the N7, copy films from Phone to N7. Turn off FTP Server and WiFi hotspot on phone.
NB: If you root (the phone) you can run an SMB server on it. The phone must do the sharing since there is no WiFi hotspot feature on the N7 (it has no connection to share!)
NB2: You need to have a mobile signal to be able to start the wifi hotspot! - otherwise the phone has no IP address.
Until WiFi direct starts working, I am stuck with the above. An app to turn the phone into a WiFi harddisk (where phone acts as a wifi access point rather than connecting to existing router) would be nice.
Nigel
Check Plex in the market, great for video, music, and any other media stored on your home PC. PC left on at home works as at home server.
Cheers
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Used in the past
Hi
I've used plex in the past and removed it because its clunky - especially the server end where you config everything. Anyway, I just had another go. Its still clunky! For instance it just created 3 sections for 'Home Movies', and 3 for 'TV Shows' I only have one folder on the server for each. It also does not allow you to remove the unwanted sections from the library. As a result on the N7, I end up with everything listed 3 times over. I eventually found the option to remove these, and have re-created.
In addition to that, despite that fact that every album I own has album art, it has not picked it all up. I don't think it reads folder.jpg files from the album dirs (standard mechanism on windows media player/center), relying instead on the jpg being present within the meta data for the track.
- It does not transcode music from WMA Lossless to a format playable on device. It will index everything, but none of it is playable from the Android client
- It does not support TV shows recorded with windows media centre
- It keeps reporting 'Server Error when trying to fetch data'
So... still pretty clunky all told!
Worth another try though, and it is better than the last time I tried it.
Nigel
How to transfer files between your camera and your galaxy phone?
I tried to transfer files between 2 devices one is my camera and the other is galaxy note2 but find out the only possible way in lack of wifi is bluetooth which is quiet disappointing. does anyone have a better idea to share files between galaxy devices?
You don't need an existing network to transfer over wifi.
All recent galaxy devices come with wifi-direct which is similar to sending over Bluetooth.
and you can also use tethering to create a network to join, and then use ftp to transfer the files (either device can be used to tether, you can use ftp server ultimate for a sharing, and you can use FX with plus addon to browser the shared folders)
Or simply use DropBox, then you can acces from annywhere
Hi.
After upgrade to 4.4.2 we lost UMS (USB Mass Storage Mode). On 4.2.1 UMS was possibile by installing app designed to Galaxy S3, S4 but after upgrade to 4.4.2 it's not working anymore.
On 4.1.2 we had also Samba Filesharing but on 4.4.2 it's not working too.
I checked few methods like http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2175747 but no luck.
So for now I figured only this ways:
1. FTP Server (I'm using built in Solid Explorer Filesharing)
Pros:
- Easy configuration
Cons:
-Slow transfer
- No multiple transfers
- No way to edit file
2. SambaDroid
Pros:
- Easy configuratiion
- Faster than FTP file transfers
- Possibility to edit files
- Multiple transfers
Cons:
- Stability - sometimes freezes, can't copy large files (1GB+), disconnects
3. MTP
Pros:
- Fast file transfer
- No need to edit anything
Cons:
- Stability - it can stop copying in any moment transferring larger files (1GB+), some minor transfer errors
- Sometimes phone can't see copied files until restart
- No multiple transfers
- No way to edit files
- Not usable under Windows XP without SP3 and Media Encoder
4. ADB WiFi Push/Pull
Same as FTP but not user friendly
So for now even with few cons as for example needs to unmount SDCard UMS is still best form of file transfer between PC and Phone.
I'm not dev but I'm open to test any ideas.
Let's make it possible!!!
I use the clouds and my nas, I do not need to transfer files often. For my audio book rips I use bubble upnp to easily download then from nas to phone.
Once in a blue moon I update my music which is a bigger task. I simply take the card out, put it in a card reader and get the best possible everything (still slow cuz old card).
So, the 2016 GearVR (black one) supposedly supports OTG storage through its external USB Type-C port.
But I guess it was only possible when using the now terminated Note 7.
When I try using a USB drive through said port using my Note 5, there's no sign of it in the Gear VR video players or even the Samsung Gear image gallery.
So is it possible for a ROM to achieve this? OTG through GearVR 2016 port?
:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
I have not been able to access anything o the MicroUSB port myself. Not sure if your purpose is to store big 3D movies, but what I do is have a SMB / FTP NAS(Asus router) and use file manager to access the videos on network.
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Wilsonb said:
I have not been able to access anything o the MicroUSB port myself. Not sure if your purpose is to store big 3D movies, but what I do is have a SMB / FTP NAS(Asus router) and use file manager to access the videos on network.
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Precisely. But how does this solution work? Can Moon Player access the movies seamlessly? Does the Network Drive show up as a storage drive?
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Precisely. But how does this solution work? Can Moon Player access the movies seamlessly? Does the Network Drive show up as a storage drive?
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After a lot of researching.. I finally found a solution that worked for me.
First I use ;
[Cardboard for Gear VR] to disable GearVR services from running. There are other apps that can stop the service from starting- making GearVR act like a Google Cardboard
then I use [AiCloud] from ASUS - I have an Asus router. This allows me to access my USB drive plugged into Router securely. There are other apps that can do this. Even if you do a share from PC on the network. That is a different discussion and you can find it easily online.
I brows my files on the NAS and click it using AiCloud. It asks what player I want to use, I use [VRTV] (The best looking one for watching videos on GearVR . You can name you files with key words to launch it in a specific format, so you don't have to select it everytime in 2D mode.
I use a bluetooth game controller Moga. I reassigned the buttons to exit, back button, play , go forward , etc..
Now I kick back and can back out to AiCloud when done , WITH GEARVR ON , close right eye and select another movie with controller.