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Sammy

Currently I use File Commander which works okay and does what I need but is a bit cumbersome at times..

 

What do you use?

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Gilgamesh_48

I use FX. It is a little non-intuitive in places but I find it quite useable and powerful.

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WilhelmStroker
12 hours ago, Gilgamesh_48 said:

I use FX. It is a little non-intuitive in places but I find it quite useable and powerful.

Fx is great, I use it on all my android devices 

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Sammy

So in X-plore, how do you move files from a PC to an AndroidTV device (think Emby Beta!).

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CBers
4 minutes ago, Sammy said:

So in X-plore, how do you move files from a PC to an AndroidTV device (think Emby Beta!).

 

 

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This to me is the easy method.

Create a shared location on any network server/machine.

On the Android device like a Shield TV go into settings and mount this network location so it's always available to this box.

Start X-plore and this share will show up. 

 

Now you can quickly download APKs, unzip and move to the shared location.

You can start X-plore, access that shared location and install the APK quickly.

Side loading without ever getting out of the chair.  LOL

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Yes you do have to actually do the installation on the device. :)

But at least using network mount points you don't have to move thumb drives which can be a hassle if you have your devices tucked away.

What ever work for each person is the BEST WAY!

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Gilgamesh_48
4 minutes ago, cayars said:

Yes you do have to actually do the installation on the device. :)

But at least using network mount points you don't have to move thumb drives which can be a hassle if you have your devices tucked away.

What ever work for each person is the BEST WAY!

This is what I do! ^^^^

I use FX but I believe any of the file explorers for Android would work in a setup like this. My system is made easier because I have an Emby server on my Shield and I had to setup file sharing from the network to the Shield for the server to work correctly. I do not really use my file explorer anywhere else simply because I do not need to but I could if I wanted to. FX seems pretty forgiving about the hardware it is running on.

The server on the Shield is not my primary server but it could be if I wanted it to be. Mainly I just use it for experimenting and testing.

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