so, like the Playbook has the bridge software to sync stuff between your BB and your Playbook...
what would be the easiest way to sync all of my media on my HTC Inspire, to my Flyer?
i always have both on me, but i dont want to copy everything on my phone to my flyer.
thanks
Dropbox fills that gap for me. It's not real-time sync, but allows me to download files for viewing. Good for music storage.
Never came up with a workflow to upload revised files from an Android device, but I guess it's time to figure one out. Can't remember if the dropbox client allows uploading... Ok, just tried and it does.
i agree and would use it.. anybody here a developer and know if its possible?
it would be a lot easier texting from the flyer, at the least
There's an application on the market that uses drop box to sync text so you can text from the flyer. It's called "sync sms". It works really well and the developer looks to be planning on improving it even more.
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I don't wish to use my computer. I tried and I would have to one by one upload the hundreds of pics and songs from my phone to dropbox. If I'm going to do all that I might as well copy everything on my phone SD card to another card and put in the flyer.
How about DLNA? Recommended app that would allow me to utilize that between devices?
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Might be able to thru connected media if you were both on the same wifi network and your phone supported it.
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I saw a thread somewhere on this but there was no real conclusion at that point and I can't find it again via search.
This is my first Android device. Every phone I've had has installed software for my PC to transfer music over to use on their music app but that isn't the case here. I can only get into file browser. I'm not a fan of copying and pasting files via file browser as I like album images etc.
Any advice?
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I saw a thread somewhere on this but there was no real conclusion at that point and I can't find it again via search.
This is my first Android device. Every phone I've had has installed software for my PC to transfer music over to use on their music app but that isn't the case here. I can only get into file browser. I'm not a fan of copying and pasting files via file browser as I like album images etc.
Any advice?
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What's up with windows mediaplayer?
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i know this isn't the answer that you're looking for but if you embed album art in the music files themselves then you are no longer tied to using any particular piece of software to copy music. you can use copy and paste or any other software knowing that your music is always complete with album art.
the downside of course is that you have to tag all of your files properly complete with album art. if you want to do this i would take a look at mp3tag.de which is free. i think media monkey can do this automatically too ...
if you don't, have you tried using the provided kies software ? once you actually get it up and running it's not too bad ...
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if you don't, have you tried using the provided kies software ? once you actually get it up and running it's not too bad ...
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Im connecting it to the PC in the two modes the phone allows. Kies says neither are the right mode to connect. I probably look stupid right now but how the hell does this work?!
Just copy and paste a folder of music onto the phone with the album art in the same folder as the music, that seems to work for me !
if you want a nice easy interface try kies air, you will get the interface without having to load any software onto your computer, (it's really cool)
Kies Air doesn't work either. I wonder if this is because I rooted yesterday.
Im not sure if you're aware of this but most popular media player software would have embedded the album art in the mp3 itself when it was tagged. Album art is often also added to the folder outside of the mp3s just so that the folder icon will show the art. It isnt however needed with most modern players as they are capable of using the embedded artwork.
when using kies air, don't just type the ip into your computer browser eg 192.168.43.1 but also the port number so it looks like this
192.168.43.1:8080
and hit enter.
Make sure both devices are sharing the same wifi network, if you are away from home then let the SGS set you up a network by choosing Wifi HOT SPOT mode.
PS when out and about using hot spot mode you will also be able to browse the internet from your laptop, the data will come out of your allowance on your mobile phone contract
Me its always been cut and paste .
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Have you tried syncr from the market basically it allows you to transfer playlists in your itunes library, which for me came as an advantage cause been using iphone for the last couple of years so I just transfer new songs into my itunes and use syncr to transfer the playlists to my phone. U can also wirelessly transfer tracks using syncr which means you can be out and about in the house whilst syncr is doing its job.
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Have you tried syncr from the market basically it allows you to transfer playlists in your itunes library
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I don't use iTunes so I haven't tried it
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when using kies air, don't just type the ip into your computer browser eg 192.168.43.1 but also the port number so it looks like this
192.168.43.1:8080
and hit enter.
Make sure both devices are sharing the same wifi network, if you are away from home then let the SGS set you up a network by choosing Wifi HOT SPOT mode.
PS when out and about using hot spot mode you will also be able to browse the internet from your laptop, the data will come out of your allowance on your mobile phone contract
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Ah, Kies air is working today! Thanks for your help. Interface is kind of crappy but I came from a SE Satio so my expectations are low, I'm perfectly happy! I hope the Music app on the phone is good although I know WinAmp is good.
I came from an iPhone so everything was on iTunes. I still use iTunes as I find some things easier to manage e.g. automatic import & the remote controls you can buy work well with it. It is a terrible piece of resource hogging software however.
I moved to MediaMonkey and used that to sync both iPhone and Android. It's very easy, just identify which playlists, albums, artists you want to sync and plug in.
Recently I've been using Winamp to wirelessly sync. It's convenient but without as many features as MediaMonkey.
If you are lucky enough to get an invite into the google music beta (i was lucky enough to get one) you can have it upload everything into the cloud from your iTunes library (or a music folder if your choice) and have access to it over any of your android devices. But before this I just dragged and dropped all my music from my computer over to my phone which worked fine.
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If you are lucky enough to get an invite into the google music beta (i was lucky enough to get one) you can have it upload everything into the cloud from your iTunes library (or a music folder if your choice) and have access to it over any of your android devices. But before this I just dragged and dropped all my music from my computer over to my phone which worked fine.
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Isn't that USA only?
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Isn't that USA only?
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Oh my bad. Sorry I keep on forgetting the US restriction. :/
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b33p_ said:
Im connecting it to the PC in the two modes the phone allows. Kies says neither are the right mode to connect. I probably look stupid right now but how the hell does this work?!
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If you can't connect to kies via USB, go to you Settings > Applications > USB Debugging and switch it off.
You have to switch it back on if you want to usethe phone as USB mass storage.
I just end up dragging and dropping it into the sd card
I'm using Winamp via WiFi and it works greate, Winamp also can convert all files to a different codec like HE-AAC (MP4). But then my phone doesn't show the embedded album art - it just shows it at MP3-files. (does somebody has a workaround for this? Does it work to put a folder.jpg into the album-folder?).
You could enable usb debugging, doing so gives you access to the sd card when connected to a pc. At least, mine does.
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Mediamonkey
One word: Mediamonkey.
Mediamonkey organizes all your music easily and allows for easy tagging from amazon, embedding of cover art into the file tag etc. I've used it for years now and there is no way around this if you want to manage a lot of tracks and stay sane. And here's why it's good to use with your phone:
It's not a massive resource hog as iTunes.
It lets you specifiy which subdirectory you want your stuff to be placed on the device, and how files and folders are to be named based on tag info.
(Mine usually goes into "\Music\<Album Artist>\<Album>\<Title>".)
It allows you to set up automatic sync of playlists or folders or whatever you set up. This can also be done automatically once the device is connected. I.e. my device will have all tracks in my auto-playlist "higher rating than 2.5 stars" automatically synced once connected. It will only transfer new files rated >2.5 stars to the device, not all the tracks again.
No need to copy only the tracks you want on the phone from your library to a "watched" folder that Kies or HTC Sync or whatever will automatically transfer. Simply pick the tracks you like and select Send To>Phone>Sync. Bam!
Of course, you can also sync individual files to your device from Mediamonkey.
It's simple and straightfoward. I am still wondering why there are so few people around knowing about this much better alternative to itunes in the Windows space...
Sorry if this sounds like a cheap ad... but it is the only one tool you need for organizing and playing music you need.
SOLVED, even found this out myself!
Delano.888 said:
I just found something even more awesome. It is called swiFTP
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.swiftp
And with the following instructions, I now have my phone in my windows explorer, working both ways for copying-pasting. VERY COOL
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/4158...between-your-pc-and-android-phone-wirelessly/
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es file explorer
For small Files i would suggest using dropbox..
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es file explorer
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I have that, but how do I send stuff to my computer then?
setup the network feature in ES and it will detect your shares on your pc if you set any up with Samba server
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setup the network feature in ES and it will detect your shares on your pc if you set any up with Samba server
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Scan detects nothing. Manually adding ip gives error
Wifi file explorer pro sounds like exactly what you are looking for.. Dropbox/Minus is a 2 step process, since the files are moved to the Cloud, not straight to your pc.
Apparently sugarsync does what you're looking for as well.
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Here's a few other you can try to see if it's what you are looking for.
Samba Filesharing
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.funkyfresh.samba&feature=search_result
Total Commander (you need to install the plugin also, to access computers over the network)
http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=30417
WiFi Explorer PRO is exactly what you are asking for. If you had that amazon app it was the free paid app of the day about a month ago. I use this all the time, you turn the app on and enter the I.P. it gives you in your PC browser and all your SD files pop up in your browser. You can download and upload faster then connecting with a usb cable Turn the app off when done and thats it, easy as pie, lol.
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WiFi Explorer PRO is exactly what you are asking for. If you had that amazon app it was the free paid app of the day about a month ago. I use this all the time, you turn the app on and enter the I.P. it gives you in your PC browser and all your SD files pop up in your browser. You can download and upload faster then connecting with a usb cable Turn the app off when done and thats it, easy as pie, lol.
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Sweet, I knew there was a reason that I get the free app of the day everyday
cordell12 said:
WiFi Explorer PRO is exactly what you are asking for. If you had that amazon app it was the free paid app of the day about a month ago. I use this all the time, you turn the app on and enter the I.P. it gives you in your PC browser and all your SD files pop up in your browser. You can download and upload faster then connecting with a usb cable Turn the app off when done and thats it, easy as pie, lol.
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Works great and so easy! But can't do it the other way, right? I might also like to copy stuff from PC to phone.
I use websharing and it works like wifi explorer. It's useful for when I don't have a usb cable close by or don't wanna hassle with removing sd card. I'm pretty satisfied with it so far
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I just found something even more awesome. It is called swiFTP
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.swiftp
And with the following instructions, I now have my phone in my windows explorer, working both ways for copying-pasting. VERY COOL
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/4158...between-your-pc-and-android-phone-wirelessly/
Those apps are cool for files, but if you just want to send copied text to your phone (or a phone number or web link), the Google Chrome to Phone extension works great. It's fast too since it uses "Push" technology and you don't have to have other software running on your PC or launch any programs anywhere. It just works.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/oadboiipflhobonjjffjbfekfjcgkhco
According to the Amaze user manual, the install files for HTC Sync are supposed to be on the SD card. I don't see the files on the drive when I connect.
Has anyone gotten Sync to work with the Amaze?
stevedebi said:
According to the Amaze user manual, the install files for HTC Sync are supposed to be on the SD card. I don't see the files on the drive when I connect.
Has anyone gotten Sync to work with the Amaze?
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I noticed that as well. Just download it from HTC directly.
http://www.htc.com/managed-assets/support/software/htc-sync/setup_3.0.5579.exe
It works for me. I use it to sync some music playlists and keep my photos up-to-date.
Zeusus said:
I noticed that as well. Just download it from HTC directly.
http://www.htc.com/managed-assets/support/software/htc-sync/setup_3.0.5579.exe
It works for me. I use it to sync some music playlists and keep my photos up-to-date.
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Since the Telus version doesn't come with an SD card (didn't think the T-mobile did either) I also just downloaded from HTC.
marleyfan61 said:
Since the Telus version doesn't come with an SD card (didn't think the T-mobile did either) I also just downloaded from HTC.
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I thought they might mean the internal SD card, which is what android calls it.
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stevedebi said:
I thought they might mean the internal SD card, which is what android calls it.
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Ok..just a misunderstanding of terms then. I thought it was called internal memory rather than internal sd card.
Zeusus said:
I noticed that as well. Just download it from HTC directly.
http://www.htc.com/managed-assets/support/software/htc-sync/setup_3.0.5579.exe
It works for me. I use it to sync some music playlists and keep my photos up-to-date.
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Thanks, I'm downloading now. For some reason it is not listed on the HTC site under "downloads" for the Amaze.
It works for me even though I did not sync anything yet other than using it to installed some apps
antiquezip said:
It works for me even though I did not sync anything yet other than using it to installed some apps
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I got it installed and synced up everything. My contacts list is quite interesting, and it doubled the calendar items. But I'm using business calendar (marketplace) and it allows me to deselect "sync" calendar, so that is good. The contacts app from Sense allows one to select which source to view, so that is also OK.
Thanks to those who helped.
I still have this problem
I have windows 8.1 and latest HTC Sync.
It does not recognize the device and it shows nothing to sync.
Can someone help
Pls PM me
"windows 8.1 and htc sync manager"
Ujku80 said:
I still have this problem
I have windows 8.1 and latest HTC Sync.
It does not recognize the device and it shows nothing to sync.
Can someone help
Pls PM me
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Try google with this phrase "windows 8.1 and htc sync manager":
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wind...rVersion=3&Type=Software&tempOsid=Windows+8.1
You can search around to find out if ADB drivers are compatible with windows 8.1, and then search around to see if there are any alternatives to sync that will work with those drivers, perhaps in xda-developers or in the Play Store.
I just discovered that I can sync my Zune pass music onto my wife's Incredible 2.
I'm wondering if anyone's tried and be successful at making this work on the Rezound?
It seems to be tied to the USB settings options...
On the Incredible 2 there is the option to use "Media Sync"
This doesn't appear to be the same as the Media Sync on the Rezound.
Seems like there would be a way to make this work on the Rezound. Any ideas?
fluidj said:
I just discovered that I can sync my Zune pass music onto my wife's Incredible 2.
I'm wondering if anyone's tried and be successful at making this work on the Rezound?
It seems to be tied to the USB settings options...
On the Incredible 2 there is the option to use "Media Sync"
This doesn't appear to be the same as the Media Sync on the Rezound.
Seems like there would be a way to make this work on the Rezound. Any ideas?
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Media Sync was replaced by HTC sync. So this might not be possible. I think your only recourse is to manually pull the music over to the phone.
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Media Sync was replaced by HTC sync. So this might not be possible. I think your only recourse is to manually pull the music over to the phone.
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Manually pulling over doesn't work for the Zune Pass content due to DRM. On the Incredible 2, I can pull over everything including DRM Files. It's like it sees it as another Zune.
Wish they would open up Zune to all platforms.
Funny thing is, I can't even get Media Sync to work on my Rezound. It worked for about 20 minutes last night, then failed. And it didn't even work for media files, just contacts and calendar entries.
Are you talking about HTC Sync? I tried it out and it worked, somewhat. Took me a while to find where it put the synced stuff on my computer though. Turned out is was in my user folder > Documents > My Documents/My Photos. It never made a My Music folder in there but I made a Music folder on the ext sd card and tbh I never went into settings to try and make it sync that folder. I really don't like syncing anyway, I was just trying it out. I prefer to maintain my phone media manually.
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Are you talking about HTC Sync? I tried it out and it worked, somewhat. Took me a while to find where it put the synced stuff on my computer though. Turned out is was in my user folder > Documents > My Documents/My Photos. It never made a My Music folder in there but I made a Music folder on the ext sd card and tbh I never went into settings to try and make it sync that folder. I really don't like syncing anyway, I was just trying it out. I prefer to maintain my phone media manually.
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I can't even get HTC Sync to work. But no, on her Incredible 2 there isn't an HTC Sync option...it's just called Media Sync. When I connect, it populates in Windows Media Player as a sync-able device, thus it's able to sync Zune Pass content. The main reason this is significant is because Zune Pass content is typically only available on Zune's or Windows Phone 7's with the Zune software.
Yeah, I was talking about on your Rezound. Oh well, I guess the DRM keeps you from using HTC Sync with it? I was thinking of going the Zune route but I don't like that DRM stuff, perhaps I'll pass on it. But I might pm you with a Zune question or two if I think about going for it.
feralicious said:
Yeah, I was talking about on your Rezound. Oh well, I guess the DRM keeps you from using HTC Sync with it? I was thinking of going the Zune route but I don't like that DRM stuff, perhaps I'll pass on it. But I might pm you with a Zune question or two if I think about going for it.
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Who needs a Zune when you have a Rezound?
MrSmith317 said:
Who needs a Zune when you have a Rezound?
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Especially with my 64gb ext sd card!
Only problem is I can't navigate through the songs using my car stereo. I can with an *cough* ipod *cough*, but I only have a 2gb one that my friend gave me. And with Zune there's this whole music plan thing... I just have to check on my car's forum and see if you can navigate the Zune with my stock stereo. Whatever I use it would really just be a car player and I would just leave it in there all the time.
Random, but i've got two books gifted to me on Kobo, which is linked to my HTC Reader, but i can't get them to show up..only books i BOUGHT show up. this is so stupid, if i've got a book gifted to me, it's mine, but the HTC Reader app seems to think it's not. i'm using a View, btw, but i assume it's the same on the flyer. any way around this?
Usually when the reader detects a new ebook,epub,etc, it updates the reader to include the new title. Is that happening on your view with other books?
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nope, doesn't work with gifted books..
i had to do a workaround. goto kobo website, download the epub file and download the adobe reader..then goto the file where it saves the epubs, transfer that to the sd card folder called "digital editions," and then reset it and they'll show up. only thing that isn't showing up though is the cover art.