I stumbled upon a pretty neat feature today. I own a Nexus Player and I installed the remote app on my Nexus 6. This obviously allows you to control your Nexus Player from your phone. Well, I then seen a notification pop up on my Huawei Watch. The remote app automatically installed on it as well. It surprisingly works very well too. I don't see myself using my watch rather than the controller, I only installed it on my phone in case the original controller is broken, lost, etc. I just thought it was pretty cool is all and figured I would post for others to check it out.
Exactly what remote app ?
I have a Nexus 6 (Nexus 6P was not a big enough upgrade) and a Nexus Player.
AstroDigital said:
Exactly what remote app ?
I have a Nexus 6 (Nexus 6P was not a big enough upgrade) and a Nexus Player.
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Good Question. It installed itself after I had installed Google's "Android TV Remote Control" app on my Nexus 6. It is obviously a spin off of it by Google. It is called "Remote Control" with same app logo.
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I've been looking for an app that did this. It also allows you to seek...ie jump ahead and behind in video. I was using a Samba file server on my phone but it did not allow seek and not all files would stream. Just install the app on both devices and it works.
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I've been looking for an app that did this. It also allows you to seek...ie jump ahead and behind in video. I was using a Samba file server on my phone but it did not allow seek and not all files would stream. Just install the app on both devices and it works.
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Weird. My phone can play my Video on my Nexus 7. But my Nexus 7 can't play my video on my GS2.. I get an error message "This Video Cannot be Player"
Would anyone have any idea why this isn't working?
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Would anyone have any idea why this isn't working?
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What is the file type? maybe it isn't supported on the Nexus 7.
My Desire HD will play recorded TV from Windows Media Center, but my Nexus 7 won't. http://www.nvidia.com/object/tegra-3-processor.html
I use Skifta.
Timbermill said:
What is the file type? maybe it isn't supported on the Nexus 7.
My Desire HD will play recorded TV from Windows Media Center, but my Nexus 7 won't. http://www.nvidia.com/object/tegra-3-processor.html
I use Skifta.
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I'm have the same video file located on my phone and on my nexus 7.. My Nexus 7 would play the local file, it just wont' play the one from my phone.
Oh well. I'll give Skifta a shot. Thanks!
I can use bubble up on my acer tablet to stream wireless media from my computer thru my tablet and wireless to my DLNA TV. This is handy to play media formats not compatible thru some dlna tvs .
just add a tid bit of information about bubble .
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I can use bubble up on my acer tablet to stream wireless media from my computer thru my tablet and wireless to my DLNA TV. This is handy to play media formats not compatible thru some dlna tvs .
just add a tid bit of information about bubble .
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Haha, thats pretty much what I do! I like bubbleup, its not much to look at but the dev packed so much functionality into the app for cryin outloud, been my goto media server for awhile.
$5 well spent, thanks dev!
I found that UPnPlay does everything I need for free so I've never ought Bubble.
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Hi all,
I make video reviews, tutorials and app review for the Nexus 7 and I thought you might appreciate my app-snack reviews on the best Nexus 7 apps to get. Each review is between 1-2 minutes so they're a good snapshot of what the app is all about and why is a good Nexus 7 app.
I'll be updating this thread on a regular basis so enjoy and thanks for watching
Another app review today on a keyboard that can split depending on whether it's in portrait or landscape
The Amazon App Store has gone global so I thought it deserved a review:
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Many thanks for your tutorial on the Nexus 7. I have now placed my request with the wife for one of these for xmas.
Could I ask, I have a Kindle which uses the PDF format, can I transfer my library to the Nexus 7.
I have some downloaded films in AVI format. Is it possible to transfer these and view on the Nexus 7. When on holiday I transfer films to a usb memory stick and view. Does the Nexus have a facility for a memory stick or a slot for any other memory card.
Again many thanks for your video's and roll on xmas.
Regards
David Cowling
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An App for UK forumites today. Dealpad, the best UK Hotdeals app around:
Another UK-centric app today. Watch all your live UK TV in one app. TVCatchup
Thank you! I like to know whats good out there.
gnilwoc said:
Hi
Many thanks for your tutorial on the Nexus 7. I have now placed my request with the wife for one of these for xmas.
Could I ask, I have a Kindle which uses the PDF format, can I transfer my library to the Nexus 7.
I have some downloaded films in AVI format. Is it possible to transfer these and view on the Nexus 7. When on holiday I transfer films to a usb memory stick and view. Does the Nexus have a facility for a memory stick or a slot for any other memory card.
Again many thanks for your video's and roll on xmas.
Regards
David Cowling
[email protected]
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You can download a Kindle app for the Nexus 7 so I guess they should work within the app.
You can transfer files onto your nexus 7 from a computer by plugging it into the USB port. To transfer films from a USB stick to a computer you will need something called Nexus Media importer from googleplay.
This is a compliation video of 10 apps for android tablets.
The apps are.
@0:00 Nexus 7 and Transformer Videos
@1:15 Bubbleshoot
@2:52 Dead Trigger
@4:29 Swipepad
@6:05 Tablified Market
@7:24 Battery Widget Reborn
@8:33 Flashify
@9:38 Ultimate Screen Rotation
@11:22 Perfect Keyboard
@12:56 Amazon App Store
My fav android/tablet game. Stick Cricket:
Another one my favourite games today and a little more universal than cricket. Super Stickman Golf:
They call it Major Mayhem. I call it Time Crisis for touchscreens
Another app review this evening SongPop. It's all the range, but I needed someone's help to explain why:
My videos:
about launcher with more than 9 differents
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbnNTk6zm1s
about heavy and light apps:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGDWeKpFr18
I've been wanting to review this for a while. Only just got around to it. Nexus Media Importer:
There are now a couple of options when it comes to watching the BBC iPlayer on Jellybean (Nexus 7). See the options and take your pick:
Here are the best widgets for your android device when using facebook and twitter:
You might think that Ultimate Rotation Control would be obsolete now that Jellybean 4.1.2 has fixed the rotation screens. Well you'd be wrong because if you like things the way they were you'll need this app:
A nice, simple video about the homescreen dock:
Another 10 app reviews in the bag so it's time for an epic compilation. App-Snack volume 2:
OK so this might be a tall order, I've been looking for a way to Stream to my nexus 7 and nexus5 from my laptop...I know about the apps out there but they don't quite do what I would like them to... Those apps allow me to access files on my laptop,...here's an example of what I want to do...run media on my PC...say powerpoint and have my mobile devices see the presentation....but have it controlled from my PC..bonus points if anyone can find a way for this to work on android and iOS..... thanks in advance for thinking about it.
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I think you can use iDisplay for this, it makes the tablet a secondary monitor for the computer
Chrome remote desktop. It shows everything thats on laptop screen on tablet. It allows control from PC or tablet.
I use chrome remote desktop as suggested and it working very well. Kind helpful when monitoring my pc when i'm away from home.
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i know im late to the game but is this any good for streaming football to tv or is it only google apps that work and is it seamless or does it freeze ,cheers
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i know im late to the game but is this any good for streaming football to tv or is it only google apps that work and is it seamless or does it freeze ,cheers
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Lots of apps support Chromecast, like Netflix, Pandora, etc. If the app you're using to stream supports it (has a Chromecast icon) it should work. The only Google app I've ever used to cast was YouTube, but use Pandora and Netflix quite often.
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Lots of apps support Chromecast, like Netflix, Pandora, etc. If the app you're using to stream supports it (has a Chromecast icon) it should work. The only Google app I've ever used to cast was YouTube, but use Pandora and Netflix quite often.
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cheers for reply,i will have a look see if it has icon:good:
think i'll just get a cable from nexus to tv lol seems the best option
The Watch ESPN app has Chromecast support, and if you have a cable or other authorized provider service you can get live ESPN streams in the app.
I think CC sucks. It is slow, the connection isn't great either. At least in my experience. I recently got the Amazon Stick TV and that thing seems to be a million times better than the CC I have.
What does this have to do with the Nexus 7?
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What does this have to do with the Nexus 7?
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i was wanting to see if it was good on my nexus 7 so i asked on nexus 7 forum,pretty radical eh :good:
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i was wanting to see if it was good on my nexus 7 so i asked on nexus 7 forum,pretty radical eh :good:
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Do you understand how the Chromecast works? The device sending the command to the Chromecast has no effect on the streaming capabilities of the Chromecast.
So back to my question: what does the Chromecast have to do with a Nexus 7 other than being able to send commands to the Chromecast to stream video from a source of your choosing?
You could use the original Droid, a Nexus One, a Moto X, a Galaxy S3, a HTC One, a Nexus 6, a Nexus 10, an iPhone 4, an iPad 2, a Macbook Pro, a Chromebook, or a Thinkpad X1 and the experience would be the same across all of those devices.
and I have now installed Kodi on there. What it is I would like though is to revamp the homescreen with a few apps I would like, Western Digital MyCloud plus the 'must have app's' . When I connected the box initially the software was updated so I don't know if that means I ruined any possibility of getting the full potential from the device as I read from several sites yesterday that Amazon have included an update that will brick these boxes if they have been rooted. Can these box still be rooted 'SAFELY' when they've been updated?
I installed Western Digital and also another app but I ended up removing both as it seemed I either needed to have a touch screen device or a mouse, is there a way to use your phone for this or the remote for that matter to control apps?
Yes there is an app called remote mouse which works with the FTV (http://www.amazon.com/Remote-Mouse-for-Fire-TV/dp/B00S4MU62I/?tag=aftvn-20). Also, I would suggest using FiredTV launcher so you can have your apps on your (alternative) homescreen. This may not suit if you are an Amazon Prime customer and like to have their content on your homescreen too.
Just for a moment a sense of relief and excitement came over me when you mentioned I could use my phone, then upon following and reading the link it would seem I need an Android phone....alas I have a iPhone 6+, I'm I buggered before Ive even began
I see that there is a Logitech K400r Wireless Touch Keyboard which is meant to work well with the AFTV, but to be fair I want less clutter around me so really want to squeeze every bit of potential from the AFTV and my phone in this particular instant.
I've installed FiredTV Launcher which works well but is there a way to have it so it's the default home screen without having to root the device?
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Just for a moment a sense of relief and excitement came over me when you mentioned I could use my phone, then upon following and reading the link it would seem I need an Android phone....alas I have a iPhone 6+, I'm I buggered before Ive even began
I see that there is a Logitech K400r Wireless Touch Keyboard which is meant to work well with the AFTV, but to be fair I want less clutter around me so really want to squeeze every bit of potential from the AFTV and my phone in this particular instant.
I've installed FiredTV Launcher which works well but is there a way to have it so it's the default home screen without having to root the device?
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Yes, there's a setting you have to change in FiredTV launcher which enables/disables home button detection. Also, I would suggest using Llama to link an app you don't or won't use on your home screen to launch FiredTV launcher if the "proper" home screen launches. That's what I've done.
Here's a guide from another post (thanks to original poster for this):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2782307&page=27
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Yes, there's a setting you have to change in FiredTV launcher which enables/disables home button detection. Also, I would suggest using Llama to link an app you don't or won't use on your home screen to launch FiredTV launcher if the "proper" home screen launches. That's what I've done.
Here's a guide from another post (thanks to original poster for this):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2782307&page=27
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That was great m8, I've now got FireTV to launch on bootup using AFTV Launcher Helper which works great for other applications also like Kodi. I haven't worked out how to disable home button detection as yet though.
So are you aware of any app for IOS that will allow to navigation on the amazon tv like a keyboard & mouse? I've got Amazon Fire TV remote on my iPhone but that does not really work with mouse control so there are app which I would like but unable to control correctly.
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That was great m8, I've now got FireTV to launch on bootup using AFTV Launcher Helper which works great for other applications also like Kodi. I haven't worked out how to disable home button detection as yet though.
So are you aware of any app for IOS that will allow to navigation on the amazon tv like a keyboard & mouse? I've got Amazon Fire TV remote on my iPhone but that does not really work with mouse control so there are app which I would like but unable to control correctly.
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Practically everything you could want to know about the FireTV can be found at:
aftvnews com
Personally I had some inconsistent performance with decoding x264, DTS, and other odd issues (such as connecting to an NFS share via ethernet) with my FireTV; I returned it and purchased an Chromebox instead. and installed OpenELEC on it... it's been on for months, and have only had to reset after updates; -couldn't be happier! If you plan to use this device primarily for Kodi, I would recommend looking into using a Chromebox.
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Just for a moment a sense of relief and excitement came over me when you mentioned I could use my phone, then upon following and reading the link it would seem I need an Android phone....alas I have a iPhone 6+, I'm I buggered before Ive even began
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The author just recently released an iOS version of the app with the same name in the App Store. I have it loaded on my iPhone 6 and it works great. You will need to sideload the android server portion on the Fire TV for your iPhone to be able to control the Fire TV.
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The author just recently released an iOS version of the app with the same name in the App Store. I have it loaded on my iPhone 6 and it works great. You will need to sideload the android server portion on the Fire TV for your iPhone to be able to control the Fire TV.
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Yeah just installed on my phone and on the FireTv and it works great, if only it had an integrated keyboard , but great work by the developer/s not to forget about IOS devices.:good:
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Practically everything you could want to know about the FireTV can be found at:
aftvnews com
Personally I had some inconsistent performance with decoding x264, DTS, and other odd issues (such as connecting to an NFS share via ethernet) with my FireTV; I returned it and purchased an Chromebox instead. and installed OpenELEC on it... it's been on for months, and have only had to reset after updates; -couldn't be happier! If you plan to use this device primarily for Kodi, I would recommend looking into using a Chromebox.
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Indeed. Chromebox/openELEC is the best. Gigabit ethernet, HD audio. I happily use my FTV for Netflix, and Amazon Prime Videos and Music.
you should pick up the FAVI FE02RF-BL Mini 2.4GHz Wireless PC / Tablet Keyboard/Touchpad. It comes with a USB dongle you plug in the AFTV, and it works without having to pair it. Just turn it on, and you're good to go. It has a backlit keyboard, and a working touchpad. It also has a working Home button, and menu button.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0090BTY8Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Also, there's an app in the app store called FIRE TV for ios. I believe it has a working mouse and keyboard. I'm not positive though. Give it a try.