Streaming media - what's the best way?? - Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I would like to share video from my computer / sgs2 on the tab. I cannot find a way to launch allshare although the internet suggests this should be possible. Sending files via Bluetooth doesn't seem to work, either and the 2 devices have a lot of problems finding each other. What is the best way to play video stored on my phone wirelessly on the tab?
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I'm using a TVersity Media Server on my desktop and Skifta on my tablet to stream music and video (using Dice Player). Works very well, at least for my 720p tv series.

I use TVersity straight to my tab's browser.

+1 for Tversity, and i use UpnPlay for the viwer

since plex is not working anymore i now use emit.... works great for me
i want to test this option also in the future:
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I'm using a TVersity Media Server on my desktop and Skifta on my tablet to stream music and video (using Dice Player)
i also tried to connect via a file explorer, but could not setup a connection because i dont have/want a password on my windows 7 account(s)

Master_B82 said:
i also tried to connect via a file explorer, but could not setup a connection because i dont have/want a password on my windows 7 account(s)
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Don't need one. Just share the folder with Everyone.

Master_B82 said:
since plex is not working anymore i now use emit.... works great for me
i want to test this option also in the future:
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I'm using a TVersity Media Server on my desktop and Skifta on my tablet to stream music and video (using Dice Player)
i also tried to connect via a file explorer, but could not setup a connection because i dont have/want a password on my windows 7 account(s)
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i tried using tversity and skifta incombination with rockplayer.... great setup... better then emit because it fast forwards without problems.

Jake-CT said:
I would like to share video from my computer / sgs2 on the tab. I cannot find a way to launch allshare although the internet suggests this should be possible. Sending files via Bluetooth doesn't seem to work, either and the 2 devices have a lot of problems finding each other. What is the best way to play video stored on my phone wirelessly on the tab?
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you may download samsung kies, then try again

Thanks for the hints everyone. What about from a galaxy s2 to the tab...?
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[REQ] media player and streamer

Hi:
i installed
[ROM] UNOFFICIAL CM9 with working camera
previously i used only webos .
i used kalemsoft media player and streamer for all media including media stored on PC and from another wifi network when away from home.
it works great and is really simple
besides the actual droid version of this app, is there another comparable?
i do want a player able to handle all video types and a matching streamer..
thanx
amkaos said:
Hi:
i installed
[ROM] UNOFFICIAL CM9 with working camera
previously i used only webos .
i used kalemsoft media player and streamer for all media including media stored on PC and from another wifi network when away from home.
it works great and is really simple
besides the actual droid version of this app, is there another comparable?
i do want a player able to handle all video types and a matching streamer..
thanx
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I use mVideoPlayer to stream and play videos on my Touchpad that were recorded and stored on my computer using Windows Media Center.
bananagranola said:
I use mVideoPlayer to stream and play videos on my Touchpad that were recorded and stored on my computer using Windows Media Center.
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thanx for your reply..
i dont see how to set-up to stream from a PC on home network.
thanx
edit ::
i may have stumbled into it.. do you know how to access files from another LAN?
amkaos said:
thanx for your reply..
i dont see how to set-up to stream from a PC on home network.
thanx
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I use Remote Potato Server on my computer, so I can use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.dyndns.piet5211.rempotatoclient on my Touchpad. When I stream video from the app it uses mVideoPlayer to open it.
bananagranola said:
I use Remote Potato Server on my computer, so I can use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.dyndns.piet5211.rempotatoclient on my Touchpad. When I stream video from the app it uses mVideoPlayer to open it.
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i will look for it .. thanx
For a decent DLNA server, check out TVersity (do a Google search).
BubbleUPnP from Play Store is a reasonable, free client.
Personally I just share a folder on my PC on my home network, then use ES file explorer to goto the folder and MX Player (which plays nearly everything) to stream to my Touchpad. That way I don't have to install anything on my PC.
You can also try Emit. Its pretty simple but it does use a lot of the remote PC's CPU.
https://www.emitapp.com/
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emuX said:
For a decent DLNA server, check out TVersity (do a Google search).
BubbleUPnP from Play Store is a reasonable, free client.
Personally I just share a folder on my PC on my home network, then use ES file explorer to goto the folder and MX Player (which plays nearly everything) to stream to my Touchpad. That way I don't have to install anything on my PC.
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++1 this is the way to go for sure. es file explorer and mxplayer for the win. you dont even need to create shares on the windows PC. just scan the LAN for the computer that you want to access files on, then enter the login username and password that you login to the windows machine with and voila, youll have access to everything on your PC.
haxin said:
++1 this is the way to go for sure. es file explorer and mxplayer for the win. you dont even need to create shares on the windows PC. just scan the LAN for the computer that you want to access files on, then enter the login username and password that you login to the windows machine with and voila, youll have access to everything on your PC.
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on webos i used kalemsoft .. i really like it..
i ll try this..
from what i tried so far for android, nothing else is as simple and good..
thanx
VLC direct
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I downloaded xbmc android from the pivos website but I didn't try network streaming. Otherwise it seemed pretty functional, if your interested I would try to find a link.
http://www.pivosforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=847
I use a variety of methods .
For xbmc have a look at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1813089
The one I prefer is to mount my NAS directory onto the touchpad via "cifs manager" from the market and then I use Vplayer. No issues at all.
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haxin said:
++1 this is the way to go for sure. es file explorer and mxplayer for the win. you dont even need to create shares on the windows PC. just scan the LAN for the computer that you want to access files on, then enter the login username and password that you login to the windows machine with and voila, youll have access to everything on your PC.
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i have troubles getting this to play things like mp4 etc.. i did like your sugg*
about es file explorer..
also, i looked at vlc and saw many warnings so idk how far i should look into it..
w/ many ways to play files from remote locations, i still dont know how to set up to play from a network other than my own home LAN while on the network..
even tho i would like to get setup in android, i limited times when i can fuss w/ it..
wouldnt be such a big thing if i have to boot to webos for access outside my own LAN..
All help and sugg's are appreciated..
thanx again
emuX said:
Personally I just share a folder on my PC on my home network, then use ES file explorer to goto the folder and MX Player (which plays nearly everything) to stream to my Touchpad. That way I don't have to install anything on my PC.
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I do this with ES File Explorer, works great with the VLC nightly builds as well located here. If you've ever used VLC on a desktop it plays almost every format out there, and the mobile version does too. This is the real, on device version of VLC, not a streamer that relies on a desktop version of VLC to be running.
spunker88 said:
I do this with ES File Explorer, works great with the VLC nightly builds as well located here. If you've ever used VLC on a desktop it plays almost every format out there, and the mobile version does too. This is the real, on device version of VLC, not a streamer that relies on a desktop version of VLC to be running.
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i installed and tried to stream from ES File Explorer.
the status number (buffer?) at tlhe corner stuck @ 68% on every video i tried, no matter the *.ext...
i uninstalled / reinstalled then rebooted.. same thing.
i would like to get this thing going
thanx
amkaos said:
i installed and tried to stream from ES File Explorer.
the status number (buffer?) at tlhe corner stuck @ 68% on every video i tried, no matter the *.ext...
i uninstalled / reinstalled then rebooted.. same thing.
i would like to get this thing going
thanx
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Install MX Player as per my original post and use that to play your video (just use ES File Explorer to select the video.)
When you select the file in ES Explorer you should get a pop up option to choose a player, like in the screen-shot below from my phone (lent my TP to my mum for a few weeks):
amkaos said:
i have troubles getting this to play things like mp4 etc.. i did like your sugg*
about es file explorer..
also, i looked at vlc and saw many warnings so idk how far i should look into it..
w/ many ways to play files from remote locations, i still dont know how to set up to play from a network other than my own home LAN while on the network..
even tho i would like to get setup in android, i limited times when i can fuss w/ it..
wouldnt be such a big thing if i have to boot to webos for access outside my own LAN..
All help and sugg's are appreciated..
thanx again
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ok when you say "play from network" what do you mean exactly? are you talking about playing a video link from a website? or are you talking about from computer on another network, for example do you want to be able to access your videos on your home computer when you are away from home?
"Install MX Player as per my original post and use that to play your video (just use ES File Explorer to select the video.)"
k,, i'll try again... im having probs w/ other apps also.. there may be a connection between those probs and vid players not behaving..
"ok when you say "play from network" what do you mean exactly? are you talking about playing a video link from a website? or are you talking about from computer on another network, for example do you want to be able to access your videos on your home computer when you are away from home?"
yees, i was speaking of "access your videos on your home computer when you are away from home".
w/kalemsoft player, there is option to type in my known IPaddress etc..
thanx
playing movie files remotely
amkaos,
what you are trying to do requires 2 things, first for your movies to be accessible from outside your lan,
For this, there are a wide range of possibilities. You can use cloud storage, you can open ports on your router and gain access to a NAS device at home from outside, a VPN connection to your home machine, and few others I am sure.
The second thing you need is good connectivity, good download speed to your device and good upload speed from your home network if is where the files reside.
Once you have access to the files and good connectivity you should be able to open the files and play them on your device with most of the software that has been mentioned here.
I hope this helps.
idk how to get xbmc to stream from lan.
es player, mixed results of supporting formats..
couldnt get vlc player to work at all w/ lan
mx player pro wouldnt play atall from lan..
vplayer.. had place to type local ip.. but still wouldnt show the any of the shares on the pc..
would not play when selected from es file explorer..
xbmc ..
this looks very promising but i couldnt even to get it to show in the video choices in es file explorer.
i tried to use local lan ip address //192.168 etc..
smb://192.etc.. as shown in esfileexplorer..
beyond that i dont know how else to search..
i tried to use my actual ipaddy from whatsmyip.. no go there either
mixed results == not playing atall or wont stream, wants to copy entire file then play..
i am sure that part of the probs is that i dont really know how to properly search for the lan share..
vlc..wouldnt show up in esfileexplorer video choices ..
to stream, app wants me to install the player on pc.. im not willing to do that for now..so didnt try it..
thanx

Upnp/dlna Android app capable of streaming mkv

Hi all, would of put this in android general but can't seem to see it :-\
Anyway, I'm looking for the above, a uonp/dlna compatible app that is capable of streaming mkvs to a ps3.i can play them on my phone via mx player and the like but when it comes to streaming it fails, unsupported or corrupted data shows in the ps3 whenni know for a fact it can stream Mkvs. I have tried airsyncs airplay option, skifta and joses media server and none seem to work, anyone any ideas or other options I can try?
I'm running ParanoidAndroid and Siyah/twrp if that's any help.
Thanks in advance
And mods if there is a general android section and I've missed it feel free to move this
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hey had this problem a while back, after a lot of experimenting with different apps, it turns out none of the apps could successfully "beam" a mkv file, even if both the phone and xbox can support the file.
The workaround that i finally got to was to host a media server from the phone, and access the mkv file via the server. APP: Pixel-DMS.
Works great on my xbox !! should work on the ps3 as well
BubbleUPnP might.
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sfjuocekr said:
BubbleUPnP might.
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+1
Mr.R™ said:
Hi all, would of put this in android general but can't seem to see it :-\
Anyway, I'm looking for the above, a uonp/dlna compatible app that is capable of streaming mkvs to a ps3.i can play them on my phone via mx player and the like but when it comes to streaming it fails, unsupported or corrupted data shows in the ps3 whenni know for a fact it can stream Mkvs. I have tried airsyncs airplay option, skifta and joses media server and none seem to work, anyone any ideas or other options I can try?
I'm running ParanoidAndroid and Siyah/twrp if that's any help.
Thanks in advance
And mods if there is a general android section and I've missed it feel free to move this
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Have you tried this ArkMC DLNA UPnP Media Center app.It really helps me a lot Because it allows us to easily access, stream, share, manage and enjoy multimedia content, such as pictures, music and videos throughout myhome network.Give it a try.Here is the Playstore
Im looking for something that works the opposite actually, Does anyone know of an app that will allow streaming from a pc to my galaxys3?
I used to use allshare when i was running official samsung rom, but now i use Paranoid android and unfortunately cannot use it anymore.
I use a program called ps3 media server, which allows any content even MKV files to be streamed, ps3 media server is veiwable on ps3, xbox 360 and i could see it and use it on allshare.
now all i need is an app to allow me to pick up this media server on my paranoid setup.
any suggestions? thanks. :fingers-crossed:
I use PS3MediaServer in conjunction with Serviio to steam to my Xbox and phone.
1. Download PS3MS and Serviio on PC
2. Stream to gaming console. For streaming to android, download Skifta or ServiGo on Play. You can manage your Serviio console from your droid using ServiiDroid.
MKV works flawlessly.
International S III 16GB / Dualboot 4.1.2 Stock & Cyanogenmod 10.1 / Gokhan's SK
iMedia Share can do it. Also stock samsung video player can do it too.
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My home environment is:
Laptop - with Windows Media Player and Foobar2000 as servers
Tablet (galaxy tab) - with ArkMC as controller, server and player.
Samsung TV (as player and renderer)
I had an issue - I was not able to "Play-to" and to share MKV files!
I have tried just siple renaming MKV to AVI, after this trick it was possible to use "Play-to" to send file to my TV. And it played back well.
Maybe this would work for you.
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ArkMC can use 3rd party players. I use Mobo Player and MX Player. So it supports MKV formats to. And ArkMC server can share MKV files to.
Plex media server
Alejandrissimo said:
iMedia Share can do it. Also stock samsung video player can do it too.
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No, it can´t. It can play avi but not mkv, 3gp or flv.
I am still lookin for solution to stream mkv files via Android to PS3.
I installed Bubble UPnP - PS3 can see it, but everytime I want to go to some videos, pictures or music, PS3 is giving 2101 DLNA Error (can´t even see the list of my multimedia)
PS3 is on the newest offcial ROM and router is D´Link Dir-600 - if that´s matter.
Any ideas?
BlueBlazer23 said:
No, it can´t. It can play avi but not mkv, 3gp or flv.
I am still lookin for solution to stream mkv files via Android to PS3.
I installed Bubble UPnP - PS3 can see it, but everytime I want to go to some videos, pictures or music, PS3 is giving 2101 DLNA Error (can´t even see the list of my multimedia)
PS3 is on the newest offcial ROM and router is D´Link Dir-600 - if that´s matter.
Any ideas?
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PS3 is not able to play MKV natively without transcoding. You must use a transcoding server like PS3 Media Server, Serviio, etc.
Odp: Upnp/dlna Android app capable of streaming mkv
Yes i know, i am using media serwer on my laptop and i stream mkv files, however when i stream movies, my laptop is over heating and shut down (is hot as hell) after an hour or so. Laptop is dual core 1.6 and the thermal paste on cpu is probably out. So i wanted to stream those movies via note 2. I thought there was an application with internal transcoding possibility like it's in media share on pc. So is it possible or not?
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Did anyone have a fix for this? The Note 2 ought to be able to do this.
Wondering if anyone found a way to transcode mkvs from a phone to be played on a ps3.
I'm yet to find one to be honest, I think plex did work but no longer seems to for whatever reason
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Mr.R™ said:
Hi all, would of put this in android general but can't seem to see it :-\
Anyway, I'm looking for the above, a uonp/dlna compatible app that is capable of streaming mkvs to a ps3.i can play them on my phone via mx player and the like but when it comes to streaming it fails, unsupported or corrupted data shows in the ps3 whenni know for a fact it can stream Mkvs. I have tried airsyncs airplay option, skifta and joses media server and none seem to work, anyone any ideas or other options I can try?
I'm running ParanoidAndroid and Siyah/twrp if that's any help.
Thanks in advance
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I would suggest you ArkMC. It streams media files not only locally on your device, but also from your Smartphone to HD TV, MAC, PC, AllShare TV, Xbox360, PS3 or any other DLNA/UPnP devices. Love it!
ArkMC streaming media
KaFrEEkAbOom said:
Have you tried this ArkMC DLNA UPnP Media Center app.It really helps me a lot Because it allows us to easily access, stream, share, manage and enjoy multimedia content, such as pictures, music and videos throughout myhome network.Give it a try.Here is the Playstore
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I am using ArkMC. too. What I really like is that it supports many formats of video files.
Also the feature that I use the most is YouTube integration. You can use your phone as a controller and watch videos on a big screen:good:
I have bubble full version I downloaded arkmc which ultimately uses bubble what my question is how to view streaming videos on the P's3 because it recognizes bubble as a media server and only allows me to browse to my files rather then stream them

Streaming Live TV

My Desktop PC has a TV car in it and I record and watch shows through it, at the moment I can stream the recorded TV shows and other videos to my Nexus 10 using ES File Explorer.
However I am curious to find out if there is a way of streaming the live TV as it plays on my Desktop PC, over the wi-fi to my Nexus 10?
I know VLC player has some streaming capabilities with TV cards.. don't know how effective this will be?
Is their an easier way, other programs designed for this?
I do use TV Catchup app on my tablet to watch live TV sometimes but I would like a solution that is just utilizing the wi-fi and not the internet connection!
Cheers.
JeeSe said:
My Desktop PC has a TV car in it and I record and watch shows through it, at the moment I can stream the recorded TV shows and other videos to my Nexus 10 using ES File Explorer.
However I am curious to find out if there is a way of streaming the live TV as it plays on my Desktop PC, over the wi-fi to my Nexus 10?
I know VLC player has some streaming capabilities with TV cards.. don't know how effective this will be?
Is their an easier way, other programs designed for this?
I do use TV Catchup app on my tablet to watch live TV sometimes but I would like a solution that is just utilizing the wi-fi and not the internet connection!
Cheers.
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I would think a media extender app would be more useful. Like the how the xbox 360 app works. That would take care of the storage issue and the copy protection. Anyone know of one or a reason that wouldn't work?
1. Remote Media Center App + Remote Potato: Have not tried it and it may not be compatible with jellybean 4.2 according to the reviews.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1.rempotatoclientlivetv&feature=search_result
2. XBMC will connect to hdhomerun tuners but you will need to provide a file with a list of channels for your particular cable provider.
http://www.silicondust.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13220
Xbmc can connect to various backend tv servers (android app are still beta), like mediaportal tv server, and you don't need any additional files provided that you setup tv server right. Other option are using mediaportal and ampdroid app, but you have to setup mediaextender program in addition, on pc.
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Try out "Splashtop 2 - Remote Desktop"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.splashtop.remote.pad.v2
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Look at this thread on Silicondust's website:
http://www.silicondust.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12939

What is the best DLNA app for Nook Tablet?

This is my SECOND week experiencing android. I have a Samsung TV and I couldn't live without AllShare. I also have an iPad and I couldn't live without AirVideo either.
Unfortunately, they do not make AirVideo for Android. I have tried Emit, Qloud, BubbleUPnP, and two different VLC streaming apps and all of them were choppy. I have tried with a 5 GB video file and with a 700 MB video file and its still choppy. Did anyone have luck with any of these apps or with another DLNA app?
If anyone can tell me how to get AllShare working on my CM10.0 Nook Tablet, that would be perfect.
By the way, Netflix works just fine.
Try using Skifta and MXPlayer that works well for me.
Plex makes an Android version, but I'm pretty sure you have to have the Plex Media Server on your computer as well (easy enough to set up). I use that with my Roku, and can use it with both of my Xbox 360s; but I've never tried the Android app.
+1 MxPlayer. I use ES root explorer to browse the network, select a file and play it with MX. almost never choppy on 700mb files. Or even 1.4. Haven't really tried higher though.
Thanks
Thanks,
I will try skifta and plex
You might want to give Twonky and iMediaShare a shot if you haven't already.
jschatzm said:
You might want to give Twonky and iMediaShare a shot if you haven't already.
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Yes iMediaShare is a good upnp server for Android.
arseman03 said:
This is my SECOND week experiencing android. I have a Samsung TV and I couldn't live without AllShare. I also have an iPad and I couldn't live without AirVideo either.
Unfortunately, they do not make AirVideo for Android. I have tried Emit, Qloud, BubbleUPnP, and two different VLC streaming apps and all of them were choppy. I have tried with a 5 GB video file and with a 700 MB video file and its still choppy. Did anyone have luck with any of these apps or with another DLNA app?
If anyone can tell me how to get AllShare working on my CM10.0 Nook Tablet, that would be perfect.
By the way, Netflix works just fine.
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what are you trying to do?
if you are trying to play files on your computer streamed to your nook.
es file explorer or vlc and windows smb file sharing works fine as suggested without extra steps.
or perhaps installing a dnla software server on your pc like tversity and using a dnla compatible client like xbmc for android.
if you trying to share media files from your nook to your tv via dnla then imediashare sounds about right. I
there is also orb server (x86) free and orb client for android. (not free)
vlc is the king of all media players. if you cant download cause your in the U.S. look for the vlc nightly. vlc_debug.apk cheers.
rp201 said:
vlc is the king of all media players. if you cant download cause your in the U.S. look for the vlc nightly. vlc_debug.apk cheers.
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Which version of the nightly build should I download?
armv6-android-fpu or
armv6-android-nofpu or
armv7-android
FullScreen57 said:
Which version of the nightly build should I download?
armv6-android-fpu or
armv6-android-nofpu or
armv7-android
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armv7
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Try this
i used it to tested device.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bianor.amspersonal

Media sharing via one Device to all on Network

I am have set up mu Galaxy Tab 10.1 as a Central "Hub" mounted on my wall and streaming to my Chromecast, my Bluetooth Stereo and answering voice commands even while Screen Off mode. Its really turned out to be an idea thats exceeded my expectations.
So my next intergration, is getting the "Hub" media onto all of my other devices, I have 3 tabs/phones. I can get access to Kodi to LocalCast using DLNA/UPnP and onto Kore the Kodi remote. I can swap files using SMB or FTP servers to any file manager......but these are not EXACTLY my ultimate goal.
I am looking to connect my photos/music/video off of my Hub to all other devices, no matter what App, Music Player or Gallery App I'm using AS IF the media was stored on each device as a Local File. If the media could be picked up by the Android Media Scanner that would be amazing, but really I need to be able to browse and play the media using just about any Application. I think that explains it pretty clearly, I hope there is a solution already available...
..in the haystack Ive been searching but cant find a single solution to this. [emoji38]
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