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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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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.
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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.
I am wondering if there is an app to control our Android phone?
Like checking its status, missed calls, read SMS, battery status, etc.
From our Nexus 7....
Thanks
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I'm not aware of one that does all of the above. I'm using DeskSMS with TabletSMS to read and reply to SMS. Very easy to set up and use.
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I'm not aware of one that does all of the above. I'm using DeskSMS with TabletSMS to read and reply to SMS. Very easy to set up and use.
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I have been using Tablet Talk for about week...I....LOVE it...I can just turn on my Bluetooth on both devises and put my phone in my room or pocket and text people from my nexus.
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Airdroid, but it requires your PC and phone be on the same network. Its browser based so might work from nexus 7
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I'm using talkatone with google voice. Accomplishes a lot.
Still working on getting control of cell.
Well, it is obvious that there is no app like that.
Probably it's an idea for you developers to make it.
I don't really need to send SMS or make a call. I but just to see all the status, and check things.
AirDroid is nice if it works, I haven't tried it yet.
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You can try our app, VMLite VNC Server, it allows you to view and fully control your phone from a pc, or from another device, using vnc viewer or a browser:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vmlite.vncserver&hl=en
I've tried airDROID, neat little app.
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huisinro said:
You can try our app, VMLite VNC Server, it allows you to view and fully control your phone from a pc, or from another device, using vnc viewer or a browser:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vmlite.vncserver&hl=en
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I can confirm this works well, and with the Jump Desktop app you get full touch control.
I've attached a screenshot of my Nexus 7 connected to my HTC Sensation.
Is there a way to use VMLite or any app like that over Bluetooth? I'd like to be able to tell my phone to turn on tethering while it is still in my bag. I'd rather not get caught doing it during class, since it's like 10 detentions -.-
Ubuntu for Android.
i bought the app and it works great over wifi, but is there anyway to get it to work over bluetooth? i'd like to be able to control my nexus 7 from my galaxy nexus when on my commute.. for changing music tracks etc..
huisinro said:
You can try our app, VMLite VNC Server, it allows you to view and fully control your phone from a pc, or from another device, using vnc viewer or a browser:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vmlite.vncserver&hl=en
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SwiftLegend and micks_address,
Since both of you ask about bluetooth, do you mean that you want the same remote view and control of the device as wifi connection? We will definitely look at this, and update the status here.
micks_address said:
i bought the app and it works great over wifi, but is there anyway to get it to work over bluetooth? i'd like to be able to control my nexus 7 from my galaxy nexus when on my commute.. for changing music tracks etc..
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one option to try about bluetooth connection is to check whether your devices support bluetooth tethering, if so, you can set network connection between two devices similar to WIFI.
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ok, i just tested it, there is no need to use bluetooth to access between android devices, w/o 3g, w/o WIFI. Basically what you need to do is to turn on a WIFI hotspot on one device, then start vmlite vnc server on this device, it will display an ip address.
On your another device, you need to change WIFI to connect to your other device's WIFI hotspot id, then you run a vnc viewer to connect. It works very well from our testing.
There is no 3rd party app needed, pretty much all android devices support wifi hotspot.
if you need more info, please post.
SwiftLegend said:
Is there a way to use VMLite or any app like that over Bluetooth? I'd like to be able to tell my phone to turn on tethering while it is still in my bag. I'd rather not get caught doing it during class, since it's like 10 detentions -.-
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Lol dam...I feel old
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Have you seen this?:
http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...ls-keeps-you-informed-and-your-phone-charged/
I am also thinking of adding a Record button to our vmlite vnc server, so you can record all of the mouse/keyboard events, and when you are in a hurry, you can simply push one button to accomplish recorded tasks, such as turn on wifi hotspot, etc.
not sure if this would help you during commute.
For SMS set up Google voice on your Nexus and ur nexus 7. ( works like a charm I can receive text and answer them from my nexus 7.
As for contyol I would like to hear more on this as I never have my phone to far away and on my commute home I have all my music on my phone and taking my phone out while i have my 7 out is to much.
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noodles2k said:
I can confirm this works well, and with the Jump Desktop app you get full touch control.
I've attached a screenshot of my Nexus 7 connected to my HTC Sensation.
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How do I do tap and drag such as to bring down the notification window?
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drag the mouse should work. I never used Jump, but on PC, dragging mouse should work
i have a NAS device (dns 320 sharecenter)
is there an app where i can watch my media from my android phone from my NAS?
also it will be awsome if i can do it also in WAN
I think Plex might be what you are looking for... Or Bubbleupnp
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I think Plex might be what you are looking for... Or Bubbleupnp
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i think plex needs a also plex installed in my computer... if my computer is off it wont stream media to the phone. i like it like from my NAS to phone. where i like just to browse the NAS library and play it from my phone. i think bubbleupnp is the same as plex
Depends on the NAS I guess. How would you browse it from a remote pc?
You will need to configure port forwarding on your router at the very least. It may have some flash based streaming service built in, in which case you will need to side load the flash apk.
Havent tried it yet coz even tho I know how to port forward and stuff, I still dnt kno what to do on the phone side to or outside my network to view the files
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I use ES File Explorer and then mx player to stream from my nas. as for WAN, im not sure
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Havent tried it yet coz even tho I know how to port forward and stuff, I still dnt kno what to do on the phone side to or outside my network to view the files
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Please provide the model/make of your NAS.
Can you connect to your NAS using its IP address in your browser? There may be a flash player option there. If so, just port forward port 80 to your NAS and connect to your network IP (whatismyip.com) from your mobile browser.
If your nas have upnp function, then use skifta + diceplayer (and ffmpeg plugin, useful for DTS tracks).
raxje said:
Please provide the model/make of your NAS.
Can you connect to your NAS using its IP address in your browser? There may be a flash player option there. If so, just port forward port 80 to your NAS and connect to your network IP (whatismyip.com) from your mobile browser.
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My nas is a dlink DNS 320 sharecenter
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aibo said:
If your nas have upnp function, then use skifta + diceplayer (and ffmpeg plugin, useful for DTS tracks).
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Will try that...
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I settled with es file explorer... I played around with it yesterday. Interface is not that beautiful but all the things I need it delivers
I can navigate to my nas on lan with a read and write permission
And also setup my nas as an ftp server so now I can watch my movies away from home.
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So my basic problem is that I have a lot of media on my home desktop. It's a home built machine that has no sounds and runs windows xp
I have no problem streaming video over wifi. Everything works absolutely fine that way.
What I want to know is how to open media that's on my computer from a remote location (using a separate wifi network)
I'm currently using team viewer for remote access and it works for many things but it doesn't allow me to stream video to my phone. It allows me to play video on my computer and to view it but this is useless without sound
I'm considering trying to make a vpn but I'm not very computer literate.
Any suggestions?
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No such thing has been done yet to my understanding, you can only stream over a WI-FI network so far
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I think I might have found a solution and I feel sort of like an idiot. I'll test it out tonight and see if it works.
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splashtop remote transmits sound
I'm trying the emit app it seems to work but I'll have to try it at work. As I said I feel dumb finding this a few hours after posting
I do seem to experience a lot of lag on videos so I guess that's my next problem to fix.
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Emit works fine over the net (both on my own wifi and using my cell phones Ltd or other computers on different networks)
However lag when using it over cell broadcast is pretty bad and I'm trying to find a way to improve it
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Im a little confused about xbmc and tv show automation.
what i want to do is for my fire tv with my external hdd hooked to it download new episodes as they are put up and orginize them.
now ive seen things like flexget that can filter and send links to a torrent downloader but it seems you need another computer set up is that the only way to achive this?
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Im a little confused about xbmc and tv show automation.
what i want to do is for my fire tv with my external hdd hooked to it download new episodes as they are put up and orginize them.
now ive seen things like flexget that can filter and send links to a torrent downloader but it seems you need another computer set up is that the only way to achive this?
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I use utorrent on my FTV to download torrents and I use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.utorrent.web&hl=en to control it remotely.
Thanks for the reply
What about automation?
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Dragracekid said:
Thanks for the reply
What about automation?
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It will automatically download if u add thru utorrent remote on your phone.
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