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[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] hawleyncsu:
I'm excited for this. I don't care to root my device (I have it set up like I like and don't want to wipe it to root it), but wanted a way to play movies off of a flash drive. Just waiting on the OTG cable to arrive.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Nospin:
You get streaming video working without root and you will make some money. Hell, I can't wait to give you mine.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Nospin:
And.... I couldn't wait. Bought the Importer to support the dev. Good luck getting this to work!!
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] androidgranny241:
Grabbed it too. Really looking forward to this apps development. :good:
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
Version 1.1 is Live

Should be available on the market soon. What's new:

Better File System Support

Multi-select and multi-save

Tabbed viewing

Faster Display/Photo Renderering

Photo shows image resolution

The Future:

Some way to select recognize and select new items from the card/drive

Reading file dates. Easy, just haven't done it yet.

As much as I was resistant to it, I think I'm going to cave to the pressure and try to get streaming video to work. It will probably be an in-app upgrade. That seems the fairest thing to do to the people that have already supported me. Frankly, I'm pretty excited about it myself. It's just going to be a horse and BUGGY ride for a while.

Possibilities:

Writing to the card/drive. Definitely doable. Scares the be-jesus out of me. I'm really concerned that I'll completely hose the card. I'm thinking this might involve a preference that you have to enable and agree that you are acting at your own risk.

File Manager View

Richer support for media types beyond photos. MP3 ID3 tag reading, MP4 meta data parsing.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Toast95135:
Freakin sweet. This is one of the only things that was keeping me from selling my TF101, I like putting pics from my DSLR and phone onto my tablet but the Nexus makes it a real PITA without an sd card slot. Now all I need is an SD card and micro sd adapter and the correct cable :highfive:
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] jeffreyklassen:
Great update. Tested importing photos and video from my cameras SD card. For my uses (photo backup) its starting to become useful. Still need to be able to "select all" or even better for my use would be if it automatically selected all files that have not yet been imported. Also being able to choose the import folders so I can keep videos with the photos from that day. I do realize that this is not being designed purely for photo/video backup but my hope is it will function well for it.

Also the connection and copy process has been very reliable and very fast for me. I plan to do some testing with some other card readers I have as well.

---------- Post added 13th August 2012 at 12:13 AM ---------- Previous post was 12th August 2012 at 11:48 PM ----------

Just tried a compact flash card from my DSLR and a different card reader. It sees the card fine but does not recognize .nef files as photos. I do not expect or think it needs to give previews for nef or cr2 (raw image) files but listing them so they can be copied would be great. Even if they were in a separate "all files" tab.

Keep up the good work and hopefully my input is somewhat useful :)
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] quangmach:
Bought to support developer ! It's great.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
I can add .nef & .cr2 support (including thumbs), but they aren't supported by Android natively. You would need something like Gallery Connect to view them. Unfortunately, Gallery Connect won't be able to find them unless you type in the path to Pictures (for the moment). FYI: It's /scdard/Pictures

I plan on adding some sort of select all or select new.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
I am not thrilled about the IAP plan either. It's the only way I can think of to provide what I consider premium functionality without buying another app. I didn't want to hit people twice. I guess the other option is an app that only does streaming, but I think that would be confusing.

Another option is just raise the price and provide import feature and streaming, but I'm not sure if there are some people that just want the import feature and don't care about streaming.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] rjax:
Thanks for the quick response! I never saw the "Select New" option since I guess it only appears after "Multi-Select" mode is engaged, but now that I know it's there, that'll work.

If you were to add folder implementation, it seems like long-pressing on the folder name in the folder view mode doesn't currently do anything, so maybe a dialog would pop up to allow the contained files to be saved. But the "Select New" seems to work great (and is actually a nicer feature than just selecting all indiscriminately).
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Locutus5382:
Don't know why, but the app does not work for me.

I have the stock Nexus and when I plug the usb otg cable and the usb drive I got nothing.

Should I be rooted or have a custom rom for this app to work ?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
No custom ROM required. Please see the troubleshooting guide:

http://nexususb.blogspot.com/2012/08/trouble-shooting.html
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] bloomies69:
Nexus7 / wd mypassport / importer app connection error

Hi there,

I was very pleased to read all the good things in this thread. Leaves me with one little problem. Whats my situation? I have:

- nexus 7

- OTG cable

- western digital My Passport (includes an option to lock the disk with a password)

- 'nexus media importer' app.

All works fine (so I'm very happy) except when I lock the disk with a password. In that case the app can connect with the wd HD but gives a communication error.

Does anyone has the same problem or better: knows the solution to this problem?

Thanks!
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] MeCubed:
Change the approach to "Save This Folder"

When you click "Select All", it selects everything in the folder you are currently in.

This seems like a very useful program, except for the lack of a music player. I took a refund because it's no use to me at the moment.

I have my nexus full of games, ebooks, etc., and want to have a USB drive to keep my large collection of music on. What I'd need from a music player:

* Add songs to playlist (obvious)

* Create Playlist from all files in current folder

* Create Playlist from all files in current folder, and its subfdolders

Advanced features: I could easily see these being beyond the scope of the program, but would massively increase it's usefulness.

* It would be handy to be able to read metatags, and construct playlists on the fly (and save them) by choosing one or more genres, artists, albums, etc.

* A less useful feature: Create playlists manually by simply multi-selecting songs, that are preserved from session to session (so some kind of data saved by the media importer program in its own database, which will have to recognise that different usb drives are different)

How likely is it that some or all of these features will be added?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
Select New is available if you enable multi-select from the menu. Most people prefer it to Select All.

Most of the audio features will be available in V4 (about 30 days), beta coming in about 2 weeks.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] acm2000:
sounds like you have a cheap USB-OTG cable, my first one didnt work either, moral of the story, dont buy the cheapest you can find, check on the item info that its confirmed working with Nexus 7.

edit: cant post images of my non working and working cables, grr
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] belgian pie:
I've another question ... I would like to have the media importer app but because of Google's policy to not sell apps in Taiwan I can't buy it ... they sell devices and Android based phones and tablets in Taiwan but not paid apps or upgrades that need paying ...

Anyways ... how to get the app?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] acm2000:
set up an us/eu/uk account and buy from there, or, what could be worth a shot, email the dev regarding it and seeing if you can work something out
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] belgian pie:
Nope, doesn't work ... Google has all my details ... tried VPN, proxy, my other accounts ... and no I don't want to root or any other stuff that possibly exposes my cc ...
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] acm2000:
damn, well that sucks, other than going the naughty less than legal path, id suggest emailing the dev and see what he can do for you
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Impactedmind:
Will it work on the yet to be launched nexus 4
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
I have yet to get my hands on one. I'll be getting a Nexus 4 & 10 on release day (locally if possible). The only potential issue would be if either device did not power the bus.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
Requesting Version 4 Beta Testers

I'm putting the finishing touches on NMI V4 and I would like to offer people the opportunity to participate in a beta testing program. Please private message me if you are interested.

What does it require?

1. An NMI license.

2. Some spare time.

What's in it for me?

1. Access to new features weeks before anyone else gets them.

2. Direct input on the future of NMI.

What do I need to do?

1. Private message me with your Gmail account.

2. Send any crash log/comments to me. I will describe how in a follow-up e-mail.

What are the new features:

1. Greatly improved Photo Viewer

2. Integrated Audio Player (MP3, MP4, FLAC). OGG coming soon.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Klute71:
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[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] mingoid:
Hi, this app is great and just makes me so mad that Google don't implement this on the Nexus devices considering the potential audience.

Working great on my Nexus 10 but what I really want it for is to be able to import all of my Olympus Raw files (.ORF) from an SD Card, I can then view them in Raw Viewer or similar. However having all of the files just get dumped into Downloads isn't very convenient when there's several hundred - is there any chance a future update might allow you to choose a folder or at least put them into a folder in Downloads?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
If you use the Advanced View, you can put them wherever you would like. Happy to here about the N10! Mine arrives tomorrow. Very excited.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] jb0ne:
New version not working on my nexus 7 4.2

I was using the old version last night showing off what it could do. I came home today and saw there's an update. Installed it and it doesn't work at all. Tried clearing data and reinstalling, tried different thumb drives, nothing. Under Advanced it always says "No device. Click scan to retry".

Anyone have the apk for the old ver? My titanium backup missed it due to a root problem (TiBu had updated and the scheduled backup last night didn't complete since it needed to be granted root access again).

I even tried Vootoo OTA temp unrooting, no luck. I set debug level to high and already sent in the debug file.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] IllusiveDreams:
Great APP. Ive purchased the Media Importer App and just installed the photo viewer app however its not seeing my Hi-Res images. Well the navigation sees them, but when I click on them, nothing shows up. Same goes for PDF and DOC files as well. at least I get a paperclip.

Speaking of navigation (might have missed this as I skimmed the 20 pages), instead of seeing 1 list of images/files, any way to get the folder structure to show up within the tabs so we can quickly find what we are looking for?

Any thoughts on why none of my stuff is displaying?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
Live preview for Docs is not supported. Clicking the Play button on the menu will stream them. I probably should add something for this as I get asked this a lot.

Sounds like you are still running V3, V4 was released Friday and should address the other points. If by Hi-Res, you mean RAW, my support for RAW formats is pretty weak. JPEG works best.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] IllusiveDreams:
How do I know what version Im running? I just downloaded and installed via the play store, by clicking on a link in one of the posts I believe, before I wrote the post. Hi-Res (not raw) but 3-4mb jpg files.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
You can see the version under Android Setting -> Apps.

V3 has a white background and V4 has a black background. I'm fine continuing this, but please e-mail me at e-mail address listed in Google Play as I do not want to spin the thread too far off.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] htcuser69:
is this work with mx player ?

i need to copy files or it simple mount drive to use with mx player ?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
It will work with MX Player. NMI is a media streamer, so it doesn't mount the file system in a traditional sense, but it is readable through the application and allows Videos, etc to be streamed off of the external USB device without copying.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] htcuser69:
thanks
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] ross.dickson:
Great app and support. Well done.

I'm interested in potential future features. You mentioned early on the possibility of writing to the external drive, is this still a possibility? Even the ability to just delete files from the external drive would be a huge help.

My ideal scenario would be to attach my SD card reader to my Galaxy Nexus while out on a photoshoot or on holiday and be able to review/delete unwanted images from the card. Transferring images to my phone doesn't really appeal as the Nexus doesn't have sufficient onboard memory.

The functionality of the android Gallery app is ideal for doing this - is it feasible to either have this functionality in the Media Importer app, or to have the external drive be visible to the android Gallery app?

I'm not comfortable with rooting so if the above was possible, I'd be a happy man and eternally grateful. If it isn't possible, I've still happily paid for the app ;)
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Baz8755:
I have this installed on both my nexus 7 & 4 but now Google play says it's not compatible with nexus 4
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
Based on what I have read, I'm not sure the Nexus 4 supports USB Host. Mine should be arriving in the next few days and I'll look into it.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] :
I've purchased Media Importer just now. Streaming mkv files is not yet supported (I've MX Player installed). Does not work with a external SD card reader with a lot of pictures :crying:
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Shirshasana:
How does otg usb cable looks like?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
Streaming MKVs definitely works. It may be the particular file. NMI should handle 1000s of pictures. If you use the Folders options, you should be able to work with any set. Please send me an e-mail from the link on the Play page and we can work through the issues.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
You can see them on the Play market pictures. Forth picture in.

http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.homeysoft.nexususb.importer
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Shirshasana:
Thanks. I'd like to buy one. I never had any. Is there difference between manufacturers / models? Any advises?

P. S.

Pardon for off topic...
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
I think this is on topic. There's a write-up in the FAQ:

http://nexususb.blogspot.com/
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] GrendelJapan:
Great app! Many thanks. Just bought this for my wife ('s Nexus 10) and am enjoying a few episodes of Archer now on the insanely nice screen.

Please let us know whether or not the Nexus 4 is possible. My Nexus 7 is already rooted, but count me in for another copy if the Nexus 4 is/becomes compatible.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Mardler:
Excellent app.

Only fault I can find is that it leaves a string of downward pointing arrows across the top of the screen once images have been copied to the gallery.

Is there any way to clear this unwanted clutter?

TIA.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] alex72:
Nexus 4 is NOT and NEVER will be supported/compatible with this app or any other similar app because N4 doesn't have USB OTG storage capabilities. This is answer straight from Google.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
NMI doesn't require USB OTG storage capability, just requires USB Host. It implements it's own Mass Storage Driver and File System Management.

I believe this is the chipset they are using:

http://www.analogix.com/products/7808.html

If so, USB Host is right on first line. It could be they choose not to physically connect it. Do you have a link to where you saw Google flat out dismissing this?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] alex72:
It was on Reddit and some Android oriented sites couple weeks ago. It was official statement from Google on Android support page. I saw it with my own eyes. Anyway, I'll try to find a link. If someone have it handy, please feel free to post.

---------- Post added at 04:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:23 PM ----------

Until I find that short Google statement, here's article about it.

http://www.pocketables.com/2012/12/...-to-reflect-removal-of-usb-host-features.html

---------- Post added at 05:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:44 PM ----------

And here's the reason for USB Host not working and never will.... From Google engineer ;

https://android.googlesource.com/device/lge/mako/+show/f608db225c5ead1c255fd84fa7f5431c2e3b3a72^2

---------- Post added at 05:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:07 PM ----------

... End finally Google Nexus 4 support page...

http://support.google.com/nexus/bin...09827&topic=2809758&ctx=topic#/answer/2809827
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] WakeRider89:
Just bought this for my nexus 10 and love it! This is a great app you have going Mr. Developer!

My only question is what is the status of raw file streaming?

I assume it is more difficult because of file size but I would really love this for quicker otg photo checking on the amazing screen I have!
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
I was working on this all of December. I got stuck trying to adapt the viewer for RAW files. I'm going to put this on the shelf while I work on write and come back to it Feb. Sorry for the delay.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] techfreak:
Any news if compatibility with nexus4 is possible?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
Yes, but none of it good. The last thing I read was that LG did not physically enabled USB Host. I'm not sure anybody will ever get a straight answer out of Google/LG on this one.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Nospin:
Word on the forums is that there just isn't enough power going to the usb port. Sucks for us Nexus 4 owners, but at least we can fall back on the 7.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] darthmingi92:
Music Player Support

I got a otg cable and 64 gb usb stick for the sole purpose of playing music in my car with my nexus 7. I don't really like the music player that NMI has, due to the fact that it doesn't support voice commands and its just not a really easy player to mess with while driving. I've seen in previous posts that it supports bs player and the default player, but I see no way of doing this, except through the classic player and it doesn't even work for me. So are there any other music players that could play music stored on my usb drive? I tried with poweramp, because you can select what folders your music is in, but I can't find my usb drive. Is this because it's not rooted and you can only see my usb through your app? Thanks!!
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
I agree the integrated player is not great and I will work on improving it in the future. Frankly, I did not want to build an audio player, but unfortunately, there is no way to stream more that one song at (e.g. a playlist) a time in Android. I messed with playlists for a solid month. As soon as I tried to stream a playlist, Android goes into icy stream mode, which is not usable.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] darthmingi92:
Oh I see. Cause the next and previous buttons don't do anything in the player. That's a bummer. So would the only solution for my purposes be to root? Or do you forsee a solution in the future with your app?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
Yeah, I really need to get a manual out.

The next and previous work if you select more songs. The easiest was to start it is just hit Play with nothing selected. That selects everything in the "Folder". The UI metaphor is a little funky because you are actually building a playlist, not playing a folder. Everything you highlight gets added to the global playlist. Although it's not completely intuitive, it allows you to add song from multiple folders to your playlist. "Select All" is your friend here.

Enough people are confused by this that, I need to either explain it somehow, or change the metaphor. I think the idea is solid, but the usage is not obvious.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] darthmingi92:
Ah ok that makes sense. That's actually great, I think that'll work for me now!! Thanks a lot! And keep up the good work!!
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] darthmingi92:
is there any way to make a "playlist" on the computer besides putting the songs you want into a folder, and copying them over twice? is there anyway to save your now playing for future use? Thanks!!
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
Yes, I added that in the last release. Again not documented. You can create an .m3u file at the root of drive. It will show up under playlist. It has to be in the format

/dir/dir/song.mp3
/dir/song.m4a

It's easiest if you create it in NMI. Create your playlist as described and open the playlist (button to the right of the song title). At the top of the list there should be a share button. Click it. That will create an e-mail with a playlist attached. Go to a computer and put the playlist at the root of the drive. It's a PITA because there is no write support, but it's a start.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] goncalo2000:
Nexus Media Importer

Hi guys,

I bought the nexus media importer app last night to try an otg cable in my nexus 10.

For same reason, the video streaming either is super slow or nothing happens... (i tried several different video players)

Could you please help me?

Thanks a lot!
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
Generally, I recommend BS player, but I think MX Player works best on the N10. Anyway, please contact me via the e-mail link in the Developer Section on Google Play app. page.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] bands:
Firstly, great App. Really solves the main, albeit slight, thing I was concerned about with the N7.

I do have a query though, I've been through all these pages and don't think I saw it raised anywhere so am hoping there is a way around it that I just haven't worked out.

When I'm going through all my music and selecting tracks to add to the playlist, as I come out of a folder, be it albums, artists, whichever, it takes me back to the top of the list rather than where I was before going into that folder.

So, for example, I select some Metalica music, go back to the list and I'm at ABBA again (for arguments sake). Scroll down to ZZ Top, pick a song back out and its back to ABBA.

Is there anyway around this so I can continue from where I was at ? If not, do you think that it would be possible to do in some future release ?

Cheers ....
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dburckh:
It took me a minute to get what you are saying. I think I understand now. You are saying that when you got back, the list always starts at the top. This is because I rebuild the list on the fly at each level and previous position is lost. I should be able to add a prior position to the back function. I'll add it to the list.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] bands:
That's exactly what I mean, just much more succinctly put than my long winded description!

Awesome, really appreciate the super quick reply too. Cheers....
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] ishmagel:
"Expose Web Server" and XBMC

I just installed NMI - great app!

I plan to use my Nexus 7 as a media device/movie player. I noticed the "Expose Web Server" option - what does this do? Does it allow external apps to "read" the usb device? And if so, how do I set up XBMC to read from it?