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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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Barry:// said:
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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OriginalGabriel said:
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.
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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
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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).
Hi,
I'm looking for file transfer like music, doc, videos... from my desire HD to PC and vice versa using WiFi. Does anyone knows any free app that can do it.
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pra.agar said:
Hi,
I'm looking for file transfer like music, doc, videos... from my desire HD to PC and vice versa using WiFi. Does anyone knows any free app that can do it.
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SwiFTP FTP Server is great, it's something I've used a lot, works really well and it's free.
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.swiftp&feature=search_result
Wifi file explorer the best one i ve used...
pra.agar said:
Hi,
I'm looking for file transfer like music, doc, videos... from my desire HD to PC and vice versa using WiFi. Does anyone knows any free app that can do it.
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Dropbox I have found to be the best for me.
ES file Explorer can access network drivers.
WIFI transfers aren't as fast as via USB though.
I haven't tried accessing my files directly from my PC, only through a HDD hooked up to my awesome router .
Hi mate, im not an expert or anything, but ive tried BROWSIX which does the job for me. Its free frm the market. Hope that helps
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WiFi Explorer is the best out there Been using it for months without any issues
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ES File Explorer works best for me.
QuickSSHd if you like SSH
With Samba Filesharing you can access your SD-Card on the phone from your windows PC via network share \\ANDROID\SD-Card (for example).
Very easy to use and loads up automatically if Wifi is conncted.
I use it because it's easier to access to phone from a pc than vice versa...
Do any of those applications allow you to play an music or video file from a shared drive? I mean without having to fully transfer the file onto the DHD.
Hey anyone reading this I use my phone as my MP3 player aswell, and I use doubletwist to sync my music. I have a 32 GB MicroSD card, and i cant figure out how to sync my music the SD card rather than internal storage, any help? Thanks!
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DustCrow said:
Hey anyone reading this I use my phone as my MP3 player aswell, and I use doubletwist to sync my music. I have a 32 GB MicroSD card, and i cant figure out how to sync my music the SD card rather than internal storage, any help? Thanks!
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Download file explore from the app store...Its interface looks like a directory right out of a windows operating system
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Download file explore from the app store...Its interface looks like a directory right out of a windows operating system
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try foldersync. great app. also google music is pretty cool.
I do find Google music pretty cool, but I just listen to music for a huge chunk of my day and that active internet connection really kills my battery, also, if I'm not on wifi, or don't have full bars 4g, it seeks to be slow loading songs. Am I doing something wrong?
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I do find Google music pretty cool, but I just listen to music for a huge chunk of my day and that active internet connection really kills my battery, also, if I'm not on wifi, or don't have full bars 4g, it seeks to be slow loading songs. Am I doing something wrong?
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nah, your right. You can cache music locally. So in google music app you can select songs or albums and select 'keep on device' where it will keep them local and accessible without a inet connection. The thing is then you need to go in and do that for all the stuff you want to listen to which can be a pain if you mostly listen to things offline.
I do use foldersync too which syncs any folders I have defined whenever I connect to my home wifi automagically. I don't need to 'sync' or plug anything in. It just runs and works. That may be better for you. You can specify all kinds of sources to use (ftp, dropbox, drive, windows networking drives, samba, etc).
Wow thanks! Could I do this another way? My main desktop I use I have all my music on, and it can't connect to WiFi, would I just have to plug my phone into my desktop? I apologize I'm a total noob at this haha.
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Wow thanks! Could I do this another way? My main desktop I use I have all my music on, and it can't connect to WiFi, would I just have to plug my phone into my desktop? I apologize I'm a total noob at this haha.
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Wow really google and youtube are your freinds.
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1. Open Google Drive
2. Long press on the desired video file
3. From the popup, select "Send Link"
4. Choose either "Copy to Clipboard" or "Share to Clipboard."
5. Open any browser that SUPPORTS FLASH.
6. In the address bar, long press and select "Paste" or "Paste and Go" (just copy the URL into your browsers address bar).
7. Hit go.
8. Enjoy watching your videos streaming to your phone in your browser.
9. Watch fullscreen by double tapping on the video as it plays.
Note: you MUST have a flash enabled browser. I use Boat Browser on Jellybean 4.1.2
This was written because I did some searching and could not find anything else that showed how to stream video FROM Google Drive TO your Android device. I hope this helps, if it does, just click Thanks!
Try Plex...... Its a hell of an app granted you have to leave your PC on but its worth it.
Or you can get a file manager that support cloud computing (example. X-plore from the market) and just simply click the file and play it back on your phone without having to go through a browser that supports flash
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Try Plex...... Its a hell of an app granted you have to leave your PC on but its worth it.
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Thanks OP.
Not to thread hijack but dude thanks for the Plex tip, I had never heard of it. It's the ****!
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The reason I use this method is because the Google method automatically converts the video to a flash supported content that can be streamed no matter what. I have lots of various formats that I don't want to have multiple codecs for. There are other ways to do it but none I'd personally seen on streaming from this method. Beauty of Android: multiple ways to get to there!
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The reason I use this method is because the Google method automatically converts the video to a flash supported content that can be streamed no matter what. I have lots of various formats that I don't want to have multiple codecs for. There are other ways to do it but none I'd personally seen on streaming from this method. Beauty of Android: multiple ways to get to there!
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Exactly. Just having the option is nice. Thanks.
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Can you share with folks exactly how Plex is used? I tried it, loved it, and I'm positive that if folks search for this solution, they'll want to here about this! It's astonishingly straightforward and really easy to use, but everyone's skill level is different.
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This is awesome. I got only 8 GB of storage and no SD card or USB drive support, but now Google Drive is perfectly useful to me.
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Can you share with folks exactly how Plex is used? I tried it, loved it, and I'm positive that if folks search for this solution, they'll want to here about this! It's astonishingly straightforward and really easy to use, but everyone's skill level is different.
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It turns your computer into a server, and through the installed Plex software allows you to stream all media content seamlessly from your computer to your phone.
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Hey,
When I first opened the mentioned app I saw my wdtvlive that is connected to my Wlan. At that time I didn't know anything about it so I just closed it.
Now I've found what that app is and I want to use it with my wdtvlive, but now o can't find my wdtv on the list in the app. I've tried using imediashare and it works. But the 3 finger gesture and other functions of the media link app is what I want.
What can I do? How can I connect to it?
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Can't find anything on Google about this issue. Is the HTC media link hd app only supported on the HTC media link device or can it connect to other DLNA devices?
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I think it must only be HTC device supported. I have HTC one-x and love the three finger connect, also it seems that in able to play more file types and stream to my tv via the media link.
My wife's Samsung tablet can stream via the HTC media link using imediashare pro version, but need to select the media link from menu when starting any movie. Also less movie file types can be played from the imediashare app.
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