Has anybody tried it with the Desire? Specially the itunes sync functionality?
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Has anybody tried it with the Desire? Specially the itunes sync functionality?
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Isn't it just for the HTC Wildfire?
It seems to work fine with the Desire. I just wanted 3.0 to give the itunes thing a try. It's ok, but I wasn't overly impressed to be honest. I will just continue to drag my music files directly to memory card.
You can sync your whole itunes library or playlists.
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Bookmark sync doesn't seem to work.
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I have used it and bookmarks were fine. Itunes let me sync just the playlist I wanted. Only issue is non-embedded artwork but that is nothing related to the phone or sync, but how itunes deals with coverart.
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Seen a review of it for the wildfire on engadget and it didn't look overly impressive, cool way of getting access to iTunes though reading the library files. Shame HTC are continuing to ignore us mac users
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I know there's an app which will stream your iTunes media library from a PC to Android, but I've been unable to find one which will work for a Mac.
Does one exists?
I would love that
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There is an app called mSpot which is exactly what your looking for
Hello guys, I'd like to stream music from my home server(linux based) to anywhere I am. Basically I'd like the streamer to allow trans-coding on the fly in case I'm on an EDGE network. And one more thing, I'd like it to sort by Album and allow searching. The sorting by Album is what put me off from using subsonic and twonky didn't have search.
Tried this solution here? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=800589&highlight=vlc - or check out Remote Media from the market, is a server and client for Android DLNA
subsonic?
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subsonic?
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You didn't read my post probably.
Audiogalaxy!
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Audiogalaxy!
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The problem with Audiogalaxy is that uploading my collection will take forever, I got about 80GB of stuff.
Anyway, I'm creating a modified API for subsonic such that it'll allow me to sort by Albums and Artists.
Is ORB a possibility?
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Orb doesn't got linux version plus it had some other problem I can't remember for some reason.
Anyway, I made slight adjustments to subsonic api so that it'll have 3 folders(Albums, Artists and Genre) and display the respective items in them. Was easier than I though(~2 hours).
There's so many note apps out there.
What do u guys use and prefer?
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I'm using EverNote currently it has a good number of features - uploading notes to online account, taking pictures, recording audio.
I just use colornotes. I needed password protection. However I wish Andriod had better looking notes app with better UI like the stock iphone one.
I primarily use Evernote, because I can sync it across all my devices, Macbook, PC, iPod, Phones.
How ever I recently started testing out springpad, I like the layout of it, but there is no apps for laptops of any kind just the website.
I use and love AK Notepad
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I use Evernote as I want my notes to be synchronized with my PC. It also has a practical widget.
I have also tried BI Notes. I may switch to that application when the synchonization feature is released (they have planned to implement it).
GDocs Notepad
I use GDocs Notepad because it syncs with Google Documents. That way I can see my notes on my phone and on my PC (or any PC for that matter).
Papyrus Ex. I make its notes folder sync with Dropbox.
Since the notes are stored as plain text I can open them on any device, even if they don't have my notes app installed (except for my encrypted notes).
I use evermore because I can easilly sync my notes to my computer.
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I use aNotepad for quick notes like Notepad on the computer. I have some Microsoft Office stuff, too.
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I've used AK Notepad for the longest time because its quick, simple and has great online backup. My personal fav is XM Notes (miui notes app) but it doesn't seem to work on CM7
If you want a notes app that looks as nice as the iphone one try Classic Notes Lite. I also use NotesWidget for a widget similar in function to the htc notes one.
I use Epistle. It has a UI very similar to Evernote but it's much more lightweight, and I have it sync to my dropbox.
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I can't speak from personal experience but ive read and heard great things about Evernote.
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Hey xda
I'm using es file explorer and I finally got it to sync with my desktop ove wifi server ..my question is how do I play videos from the phone directly from the pc without downloading...like click the viddeo and it plays directly on the phone?
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Those are two different things. Syncing just makes sure all thes files match each other. Your phone is downloading anything from the sync folder and vice versa. I don't know anyway to play videos from your pc without downloading it first. Hopefully someone else can help you.
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Does anyone know how to
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What's the point? Takes all but a few mins at most to transfer the video from phone to comp.
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Hey xda
I'm using es file explorer and I finally got it to sync with my desktop ove wifi server ..my question is how do I play videos from the phone directly from the pc without downloading...like click the viddeo and it plays directly on the phone?
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You need a DLNA compatible player on your computer and phone; easiest would be WMC on your computer and Twonky on your phone
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What's the point? Takes all but a few mins at most to transfer the video from phone to comp.
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It's huge files that's what
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You need a DLNA compatible player on your computer and phone; easiest would be WMC on your computer and Twonky on your phone
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Can u plz expand on that idea
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Can u plz expand on that idea
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Whatever applicatin you use as a media center on your computer should have built in DLNA (server/streaming) capabilities; all you need to do is enable that feature and search the Market for a DLNA player/client
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Streaming is still downloading to your phone. Its just behind the scenes.
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Streaming is still downloading to your phone. Its just behind the scenes.
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Yes, just as when you stream via Hulu/Netflix, its getting downloaded to your temp/cache; the difference being you can start watching immediately as opposed to waiting for a massive file to finish downloading and you don't need the actual space to store the media.
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If your computer has a powerful enough CPU to encode video on the fly (dual core within the past 1 or 2 years at least in performance) you can use an app like Emit to stream in real time. I have a laptop with a Core i5 M450 @ 2.4 GHz and it works surprisingly well. Check out the thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15611569
Basically it's similar to Apple's Air Video if you're familiar with that.
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Streaming is still downloading to your phone. Its just behind the scenes.
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That is a silly argument of semantics. There is a huge difference in a tiny downloaded cache, and moving say a 1 GB (or larger) file to your phone.
There a several apps on the Market that will do this function. I've used Plex, and it works well on our phone. Cost is $4.99, but it easily streams video from your computer to your phone over WiFi, and easy to setup. You can even set it up to stream over 3G, and other WiFi networks when you are away from home, as long as you forward the ports on your home computer (takes a bit more setup to do this).
If you have a lot of movies on your computer, its pretty awesome to be able to browse and stream them from anywhere. Plex is not necessarily the best app of this type, its just the only one I've tried. The app suggested by c00ller above seems very similar. That one has a free version, which is a bonus since you can test drive it before committing your $$$.
It may be silly but I thought the OP was looking for a way to play files directly off his computer like a network drive. I apologise if it seemed I was being a contrarian.
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I suppose that downloads to your phone as well.... anywho...
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Its easy with ES File Explorer, I had done it few times.
Share a folder in your PC with videos
Turn on wifi in your mobile
Go to LAN from the tab (instead of local)
from menu ->new -> scan
it will show your pc Ip,
click and connect( i think u need passwords less sharing option in PC)
browse the folders, open any file (Suitable player needed in MOBILE)
ES will ask for choice to vopen the file in ES player or default player or some other player (in my case mobo player)
Just select and play.
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Its easy with ES File Explorer, I had done it few times.
Share a folder in your PC with videos
Turn on wifi in your mobile
Go to LAN from the tab (instead of local)
from menu ->new -> scan
it will show your pc Ip,
click and connect( i think u need passwords less sharing option in PC)
browse the folders, open any file (Suitable player needed in MOBILE)
ES will ask for choice to vopen the file in ES player or default player or some other player (in my case mobo player)
Just select and play.
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I downloaded mobo player and setup es ecplorer the way you said but still having issues.when I click the file it starts downloading to a temp folder or something which takes ages..and when I long press it and click 'open as' I get ban open video..text..or image I click cid and it goes to play it but says file type unsupported file type..tried converting it to mp4 for android but takes too long and idk even know if that'll fix it..
Ps. Mobo player dosent show up as an optjion
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Install a DLNA server on your PC. I use the (paid) Mezzmo server. A little searching will reveal some freeware ones too.
I have Mezzmo serving up shows I record and DVDs I've ripped, all stored on a 3TB hard drive in MP4 format. On my phone, and the kid's Android Tablets, I've install a DLNA client like Skifta. Skifta connects to Mezzmo, presents an easy-to-navigate browser. Just choose your video and play it.
Hi there,
Im planning to buy a new mobile phone, and i dont know which one yet: iphone or one x.
One very important thing is that i can sync my music and playlists from itunes.
Is that possible with the one x?
Is anyone of you making use of it?
Does it work correct?
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Hi there,
Im planning to buy a new mobile phone, and i dont know which one yet: iphone or one x.
One very important thing is that i can sync my music and playlists from itunes.
Is that possible with the one x?
Is anyone of you making use of it?
Does it work correct?
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It's more of an android question. People are using doubletwist player from play store. Check it out from
Play.Google.com
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If you download the Google Play Music manager it'll automatically upload all of the music from your computer. Its pretty legit.
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If you download the Google Play Music manager it'll automatically upload all of the music from your computer. Its pretty legit.
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hes right there is an option to upload all itunes content. etc but only down fall is that it wont generate the playlist you have
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I really hope that tere is a way to sync the playlists, because i have like 80 playlists!
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I really hope that tere is a way to sync the playlists, because i have like 80 playlists!
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DoubleTwist player can do this. Google it for product info.
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I don't know, man.... I think the trade off is worth it.
The cool thing about Play Music is that you can pick and choose which music you want on the device and 'pin it' to your device. If you just choose to play the music, it'll cache all of it.
Either way, it's legit and I totally recommend it.
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I really hope that tere is a way to sync the playlists, because i have like 80 playlists!
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have fun generating the playlist lol
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Double twist is pretty buggy. Why don't you wait until Sep 12 to make ur decision. I am not asking you to get the iPhone. Just wait to see what apples got under its sleeve before making ur decision.
Well, it works with HTC Sync!
It's pretty slow, but it works, it even creates the playlists