File Explorer for AndroidTV

[Sammy 790]

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

 

What do you use?

[pünktchen 1409]

X-plore

[Gilgamesh_48 1240]

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

[WilhelmStroker 102]

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 

[CBers 7450]

15 hours ago, pünktchen said:

X-plore

X-plore for me too. 

 

[Sammy 790]

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

[CBers 7450]

4 minutes ago, Sammy said:

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

 

 

[Spaceboy 2573]

I use Solid Explorer. I like it

[Carlo 4560]

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

[Sammy 790]

Well I do have to go to each device to complete the installation..

 

[Carlo 4560]

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!

[Gilgamesh_48 1240]

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.