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[Q] can someone suggest some best apps to transfer file over WiFi

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.

Astro file explorer crashing when network explored

Hi all,
I was just wondering if anyone else who has astro has the network smb working? It crashes when I try to get onto my home network..
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astro's SMB module doesn't work in andriod 2.3. The problem has been known for months but the developer seems no longer working on the app. I'm using ES file explorer now.

Take the ES Datei Explorer, works great!

Was Working in Android 4.4.2
This was working in CrombiKK version 4.4.2 now seems to be crashing. swapped to ES File manger, Far far better anyway

Video playing frm pc to phone

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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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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Spastic909 said:
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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shortlived said:
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.

Innocent Devil said:
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.

Streaming from my PC to the Note 2

Hello there, I'm wondering if there's a way to stream my multimedia content from my PC to my Note.
I don't really like using Dropbox or other online storage services.
Is there a way to directly stream?
Thanks.
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Just share the folder on your network then access it using es file explorer or some other explorer that allows lan file discovery

If you want to actually stream the content, not just make it appear in es explorer and such, look into upnp/dlna.
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Imediashare from play store also works
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If it is videos, I use plex. Install server on computer and app on phone and its awesome
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Zumocast or XBMC
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Tversity always works great. Moboplayer(play store free) will stream if the phone doesnt do it by default.
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Try remote media center (play store). You can access your content while on your home wifi and also over the mobile data network. It is used along with remote potato server that you install on your pc. This setup works flawlessly for me.
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I believe Plex also allows. Access outside the home does it not? But one would assume that using streaming in that matter outside the home must devour your data.
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Nexus 5X USB OTG

Hi, i have one, and i have buy usb otg cable. I can access the files, from google explorer, not from others, but i can not play files, like films.
I can copy the files to the nexus 5x memory and then play them.
Any way to work from the usb otg?

Do you have something that can play that codec? If you don't have something that can play the file it will not open. Try VLC for example and see if they work.
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I think he means that he can't play it in the default built in media applications, on account of it not being cataloged in the media database. But like you suggested, VLC should be able to do that.

I had VLC, i can not play my video files from my USB OTG, i can see then, but i can open then, to play
From others file explorers i can not access my USB OTG, only from android 6 explorer

I don't bother with other explorers when I use mine. Did you check permissions for the other file explorers? They are off by default so you may need to turn on some stuff.
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Tidbits said:
I don't bother with other explorers when I use mine. Did you check permissions for the other file explorers? They are off by default so you may need to turn on some stuff.
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With ES explorer, works, but when i try to jump to a minute of the film do not let me

overon37 said:
With ES explorer, works, but when i try to jump to a minute of the film do not let me
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I just tried it and it works for me. I ran the scrubber back and forth and stop in various spots using ES. I had to borrow my coworkers porn collection lol.
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Hello just wondering if anyone what's tried to use a USB type c flash drive (otg flash drive) like this one
https://www.sandisk.com/home/mobile-device-storage/ultra-dual-usb-type-c
I'm wondering if the music app will recognize music from a otg flash drive so I can keep music on it instead of the phone? Has anyone tried this?
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I just noticed now with the L update none of my file managers can see the thumb drive. I have to use the built in. No apps that can find data can't see the thumb either.
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Looks like L does break it. Wonder if M fixes it.
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