I bought Samsung Galaxy S3 - it auto-mounts the shared folders of my NAS (MyBookLive by WD). I never did any special settings to share them so dont know how are they shared. Never told the phone to connect to them, by it mounts them once it is connected to the same network.
It looks pretty convenient, but it is not, it is actually my wife's phone, and I dont want her to browse the content.
Can I stop it?
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I have just picked up a GTab 16gb from PC world, they seem to have stock left despite this ban.
There is a couple of problems I have had already:
I have a MacBook Pro (10.7 Lion) and want to drop some files on to the device. So I installed Kies downloading the latest version from the Samsung website 1.0.0.11081_4. I tried adding some video files to the Kies program. I add a folder, it looks through the folder and then says no video files found!!
Next I though to connect the tab as an external drive. Is this possible?
I know there is wifi transfer apps out there to send files over, but would prefer to do this over cable. Any advice on a way of doing this with a Mac?
Any help is much appreciated
Also I tried connecting with Debugging mode to see if that help. But no success with that either
Also Android File Transfer application doesn't seem to work in normal or debugged mode
This is only way I could transfer files!
My MAC with lion would not connect to the 10.1 wireless or USB. Today on PC World they had an App WIFI File Explorer. Free download crippled and $1.60 Pro version. It is in the Market & Amazon.
I have the pro version and can transfer files wirelessly now. To me it was worth the $ rather than fight with Samsung.
from what I understand, kies doesn't work with lion. snow leopard is the latest OS that it works fairly decent with. And considering the patent wars and rocky relationship, I don't see Samsung really putting any priority in developing support either.
I have the same problem (Lion). To be honest Kies is awful so you're not missing out. I use File Expert to transfer via wifi. Its pretty quick and nice to not have to fiddle with cables.
I hope Samsung stop messing around! iTunes is awful, but Kies is a joke.
Ok glad not just me with problems with Kies on a Mac. It does seem kies is universaly hated.
I have tried a few wireless options, es explorer, ftp server and filezilla which both worked well in transfering the movie files.
crushedlizard said:
I have the same problem (Lion). To be honest Kies is awful so you're not missing out. I use File Expert to transfer via wifi. Its pretty quick and nice to not have to fiddle with cables.
I hope Samsung stop messing around! iTunes is awful, but Kies is a joke.
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from what I understand, kies doesn't work with lion. snow leopard is the latest OS that it works fairly decent with. And considering the patent wars and rocky relationship, I don't see Samsung really putting any priority in developing support either.
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Kies does work with Lion - you just need to install an earlier version and then upgrade.
However, whenever I transferred a DivX to my Tab using Kies, there were always playback problems - picture breaking up, artifacts etc. Initially I thought it was a an issue with the tablet itself as they played flawlessly on my Asus TF. However, I tried using a WiFi transfer apps and finally everything clicked into place and I could play the videos correctly.
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Dave
My experience exactly.
I got Kies on my Mac and then found it was useless.
Wifi transfer of files seems to be the only way to go. Maybe this will improve in the future, but in reality I think wifi transfer will be fine.
Are you sure you you choose the skies in the Setting of your GT before your connecting?
if not, i wonder whether this way can help you:
before you connect your GT to PC, setup your Galaxy Tab for Kies connection following the steps: press the Menu key. In the Menu interface, select Settings>Wireless and network>USB settings>Samsung Kies.
Note: Ensure your USB cable is unplugged.
hope this can help you.
I also have a UK tab and the settings you describe above are not possible. Under wireless and network there are only the following:
Flight mode
Wifi
Wifi settings
Kies Via Wifi (doesn't find Macs)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth settings
VPN
Im over in Afghanistan right now (such fun) and my wife is going to be purchasing me a tablet to use (mainly e-reader, messing around with it etc and send it over here to me. Ive pretty much settled on the Tab at this point. There is no WiFi, however I've got internet on a computer through a LAN. However, Ive been trying to do some research and find out how I can install apps and what not onto it without being on WiFi, and not looking good so far. Know Im going to need to root it and what not (Ive had a ton of droid phones, so familiar with that). Is the only way I'll be able to update/download stuff on here is by loading the APK file onto the Tablet itself via USB? Or is there a tether possibility, having the USB hooked up to the Tab from the computer with internet, and I can use the Tab as if it were on the internet at that time as well. Anyone who could offer some advice on this, I'd appreciate.
Lastly, If I use it as my ereader as well (using the Kindle app), will I not be able to load books on it due to the fact that its not on a wireless network (in other words, can the books be downloaded and loaded onto the tab via syncing after Ive got the Kindle app on?)
Any thoughts/ideas with any of this or workarounds would greatly be appreciated!
It comes with a usb cable, plug it into the computer and it acts like an external drive. Copy files from computer over to tab, and you should be able to open and install them with the tab. I've transferred a few APK files from my PC to my tab and used File Expert to open and install them. I am not rooted, by the way.
Could you get a cheap wireless router to plug into the computer to give yourself wifi?
Unfortunately we cant use wireless routers out here. So really, the only way for me to get anything on it would to be downloading the APK on to the computer, and transfering it that way im assuming. Would I be able to download just the APK for most apps and do it that way, or am I pretty much limited due to the fact that I cant connect directly to the market over wifi. Thanks for the reply.
Hi,
I have a HTC Sensation XL running ICS, the device is not rooted. Does anyone know of any apps that I can use to remotely access a hard disc attached to my home router?
What I want to achieve is kind of my own cloud storage system, I have seen these networked hard drives that attach directly to your broadband router rather than being inside a P.C and then computers on the home network can access this hard drive via the router, kind of like a central storage area for every one in the household. Well I want to set up the same thing but with the added bonus of being able to access the HDD when I am out of the house as well, via my phone or android tablet. I spend a lot of time in the country on my own and fill my devices with music and films etc and basically I want to access my entire library of media remotely. I have tried drop box, sugar sync, Skydrive etc but they do not provide any where near enough storage space for my needs, at least not for free and if I can achieve the above I will not be limited by the storage capacity of the device.
I currently use Pocketcloud to access files on my PC when I am away from home and this is fine for when the computer is turned on but when its not obviously I cant access anything, my theory is that a HDD connected directly to my router would be accessible 24 hours day as it should be independent of my PC, the question is how to actually set this up.
I have tried using ES File explorer to detect my home network but it wont for some reason, I was hoping that if I got it to find my network it might allow me to do the above however I could be wrong so any advice that people could give regarding this would be great.
Thanks
Ben
So I've just gotten a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 to go with my S3 and now that I have more than one device floating around my house, I'm wondering if there is a better way to share files and data among them than to hook each to my computer separately and then transferring stuff around by USB. I'm looking into Kies, but in the past, I've never been able to get it to work correctly, so I'm not sure if this will work any better on this attempt. Am I on the right path, or is there something different / better than Kies that I could use to have all three devices available on the network for sharing?
I guess I should probably ask if what I want is even possible... I'd really like an always on type of networking where as long as the device is online, I can push data back and forth (ie if my tablet is at home sleeping, and there is a file I want to get from it, I can access it from my phone and vis versa). In addition to that, I'd like a similar connection to exist between my two mobile devices and my computer so I can transfer files back and forth with the computer without having to take up desk space by connecting the device with USB. Please let me know if this is possible, and if it is, the best way to go about doing it in a stable and secure way.
Thanks.
bump in hopes of getting some guidance...
Hi all,
Just bought my Nokia 8 the other day. Got it for AUD$499! from Harvey Norman - who was out of stock - but price matched by JB Hi-fi.
I was using a Samsung Note 4, which was doggone slow. Might be resetting that one and putting it up for sale - any potential takers?
My Note 4 used SideSync, which connected to by PC via USB cable. Sidesynced allowed me to see and control my Note4 on my PC. I can do everything on the phone from my PC - I liked sending texts and SMS for example.
There doesn't appear to be an equivalent for the Nokia 8. I have seen alot of mirroring apps that require screen casting, but none which allows connection via USB.
The question - what is the equivalent out there to SideSync (which is only compatible with Samsung phones. I've tried it and it does not work). I've enabled USB debugging. The Nokia 8 says SideSync keeps closing. I can see the phone from my PC as it's connected by USB - so I can see the files on the phone from my PC - but cannot see the phone's screen or do anything to the phone.
Thanks all.
Hi,
You could try AirDroid if you know, which it gives you the option to control the phone and send texts and many other things. The only thing which i don't know if it suits you, is that it syncs through the wifi network... You connect the phone to your wifi network, and from your pc you go to a link that the app gives you and scan the QR code and thats it...
Try it maybe it will do the job for you.
Paladin987 said:
Hi,
You could try AirDroid if you know, which it gives you the option to control the phone and send texts and many other things. The only thing which i don't know if it suits you, is that it syncs through the wifi network... You connect the phone to your wifi network, and from your pc you go to a link that the app gives you and scan the QR code and thats it...
Try it maybe it will do the job for you.
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Thank you for responding. I really want a USB connection to the PC as going over the air through my companies WiFi I am sure will slow things down. I have looked at Apowermirror and they want you to pay to use it and it's UI is a bit clunky. There's also Wondershare Go, but there doesn't seem to be an app on the playstore for screen mirroring, though I did do this with my Note 4.
MyPhoneExplorer
Hello, give a try to My Phone Explorer. It's free and very straight forward I think. I used it without issues.
If you Google it you'll find a link from fjsoft, that's the right one.
Good luck.
Hello, i use Vyzor to cast the screen of my N8 on my PC by using the usb connection.
The application can be used as free but if you need some quality you will need the paid version.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.vysor