So, I tried my first ePub book from my library today. Figured out downloading it on the tablet, but made the mistake of opening it with MyLibrary. I hadn't used this stock app at all until now, as all my reading has been things I've purchased or downloaded for free in Google Books.
It is, in a word, unusable.
It flickers constantly and doesn't respond to touches on the screen 50% of the time. It's not like I have a staggering number of documents on my Transformer -- it's only detecting a grand total of 45 things, almost all of which I would never want to open with it. Unfortunately, there's no way to limit it to a specific folder branch, but I digress.
My problem is that having opened my ePub file with MyLibrary, even though I intentionally didn't choose a default application on opening it from File Manager, it now defaults to opening in MyLibrary, even after a reboot. I've confirmed there are no defaults set for either MyLibrary or File Manager, and indeed even downloaded an app that listed all defaults on my system, and removed the only two that it found.
Still, the ePub will now only open with MyLibrary.
How--without rooting or wiping--can I get this hateful application either disabled or unlinked so File Manager will allow me to open the book in another app? I have other ePub-capable apps (eg. Nook) installed, so it must be possible to get my book into another app, but I can't for the life of me figure out how.
Easy, if you have Nook installed then go into file Manager, tap on the Nook folder then you will see MyDocuments folder. Move all your epubs into that folder and open the Nook App. Top Left select "My files" then hit the refresh icon top right. All your epubs should populate the screen.
Oh yeah, My Library is a piece of junk . . . lol
Just go to Settings > Applications > Manage applications > All. Scroll down to the Mylibrary app, select it and you should see 'Launch by default' there. Select 'Clear defaults'.
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I'm having an issue with avi video files not having a default player anymore. I know that the actual default player cannot play them, and I do have other programs for it. Unfortunately though, I cannot seem to figure out how to change the default program used for a specific file type.
Searching the internet keeps coming up with going into Manage Applications then clearing defaults of something that currently is the default, but that option is always ALWAYS greyed out (I went one by one for everything in there). Regardless, I did find a program on the Market called "ClearDefault" that basically clears all defaults for programs, but it did not help.
Also, the problem is not that something else already is the default. The problem is that NOTHING is the default for it right now (something happened to change this but I can't figure out what).
There must be a file somewhere inside the phone that decides this. If it isn't accessible inside the phone, then I'm looking for how to do it manually via my PC, terminal, or adb.
This is something I want to learn for future reference as well as the current problem at hand.
Hopefully we can come together and figure this out.
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I forgot to mention that attempting to open the file via Astro or the browser's downloader just comes up with an error. I can obviously open the file/s via the player's file selection browser, but I cannot figure out how to make it open said player upon download or clicking.
kbone213 said:
I'm having an issue with avi video files not having a default player anymore. I know that the actual default player cannot play them, and I do have other programs for it. Unfortunately though, I cannot seem to figure out how to change the default program used for a specific file type.
Searching the internet keeps coming up with going into Manage Applications then clearing defaults of something that currently is the default, but that option is always ALWAYS greyed out (I went one by one for everything in there). Regardless, I did find a program on the Market called "ClearDefault" that basically clears all defaults for programs, but it did not help.
Also, the problem is not that something else already is the default. The problem is that NOTHING is the default for it right now (something happened to change this but I can't figure out what).
There must be a file somewhere inside the phone that decides this. If it isn't accessible inside the phone, then I'm looking for how to do it manually via my PC, terminal, or adb.
This is something I want to learn for future reference as well as the current problem at hand.
Hopefully we can come together and figure this out.
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I forgot to mention that attempting to open the file via Astro or the browser's downloader just comes up with an error. I can obviously open the file/s via the player's file selection browser, but I cannot figure out how to make it open said player upon download or clicking.
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Long press in astro
select open as
select video
select default ceckbox
select program desired
finished
Thanks a lot for the response. I'm glad someone finally came to the rescue. Unfortunately, I tried that already (and forgot to mention it). It just opens the default HTC player which cannot play avi files. Although, I did try it again just to be safe.
kbone213 said:
Thanks a lot for the response. I'm glad someone finally came to the rescue. Unfortunately, I tried that already (and forgot to mention it). It just opens the default HTC player which cannot play avi files. Although, I did try it again just to be safe.
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Damn. I'd try installing again. Or you could dive off the deep and and convert all of them to h264 lol
Oh come on, no one on xda-developers (hackers united) can figure this out? I'm having the exact same problem! Except I have the issue with both music and videos.
Tapping an .mp3 in astro opens up the default Music player, and if I go into astro settings and remove 'audio' from the MIME type for .mp3s and long-press the file > open as > audio it still plays with the default Music app. Going into home > settings > applications > manage applications > music does no good because there are no defaults set, the button is grayed out!
And I have the problem with videos too, except in settings > applications > manage applications, there is no option for 'Dell Video Player' (I have a Dell Streak) or even 'Video Player', it's not even in the list!
If any android genius out there can figure this out I'd really appreciate it.
Is there any way to directly change file associations in Android? I read you should be able to it this way:
Going to the app manager, selecting an app and then there's a Launch by default setting.
But it says there No defaults set for every app. For example Adobe Reader opens when I click on a PDF file. Still it says No defaults set.
Is that even the proper setting or am I looking in the wrong place?
Also if it is, is there any way to easily switch between file associations?
I assume this is because you have only one application able to open PDF on your device.
On my device I have 2 applications able to do it and I have the pop-up window that appears when I want to open a PDF.
I confirm that's the right place.
What application would you like to open your pdf with?
The problem came up when I installed Documents to Go whose PDF reader was slooow. So I wanted to use the default PDF reader that comes with Revolution HD. For some reason I couldn't find it anymore, so I installed Adobe Reader (but that's offtopic here... ).
So if I got it right:
If you install more than one app capable of opening a certain filetype you get asked when you open that filetype. You can also set a default app and then you don't get asked. This default setting can be removed through the app manager.
That so?
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Is there a way to specify what app the File Manager app on the Eee Pad should use to open a file with based on file extension? For example, I want the File Manager to use ACV to open CBR files.
I noticed some apps are already associated with certain file extensions (for example ezPDF with PDF files). Presumably this association was made by the installer. Is there anyway for me to explicitly make file associations?
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Is there a way to specify what app the File Manager app on the Eee Pad should use to open a file with based on file extension? For example, I want the File Manager to use ACV to open CBR files.
I noticed some apps are already associated with certain file extensions (for example ezPDF with PDF files). Presumably this association was made by the installer. Is there anyway for me to explicitly make file associations?
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With android devices, it will ask you about an unassociated file type. If the association is already set though, you can go in to menu/settings/applications/manage applications and then go to the app that whatever you're trying to change the association to and click clear defaults. For example:
I clicked on a jpg in my file browser but nothing is associated with it, it will ask me as well as giving me the "always open with this" checkbox. Say i pick gallery and but i install another gallery app later and want to change it. I'll go in to manage apps, then in to gallery, and click clear defaults. When you try to click on a jpg again it will once again pop up the list with apps that can read jpgs.
If the app in question you're trying to create associations with doesn't show up on the list though, i'm not sure how to manually set it a la windows.
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone could give me a semi-technical reason as to why you can't open multiple documents natively with the transformer. Natively, it's impossible open up document1.doc and then have document2.doc open at the same time and quickly switch between the 2 documents without having to manually find and reopen the other file.
At first, I thought it was something like the same application couldn't have 2 instances open at once as an OS limitation. However, it IS possible to have the same application with 2 different documents open at once but not without using multiple file managers (theres a vid on transformerforums demonstrating that if you open different files with the same app, but via different file managers, you can switch between multiple docs)
So why isn't it possible just to have 2 instances of the same application opened with different files without having to do multiple file explorer work around?
Also, do you think this will be/is without the work around in ICS?
Thanks in advanced
I don't think there is anything in Android that limits you to only a single document open at a time.. I think rather it is simply a limitation of the app you're using. If the developer had created a tabbed workspace or some other method of navigating through multiple documents opened simultaneously, it should work even with Honeycomb or Gingerbread. There's no reason to think that simply updating to Ice Cream Sandwich will add this feature to the app as it exists.. the developer will need to add in this functionality.
Have you tried a different app for viewing/editing your documents?
That's true, problem would be solved with tabbed browsing. Can you suggest a decent office style suite that supports tabbed browsing?
However, it's not possible to open multiple instances of pretty much any apps from what I can tell - that seems to be a limitation of the operating system does it not? But at the same time, it's not an OS limitation, because it is possible using multiple explorers to do a work around to have multiple instances open, but not without an impractical work around.
I find it strange that when I use the explorer to open a word document in any other app, it still appears on the "multi-task" bit as the explorer application. If I load the explorer app again (say to navigate to a different file) it closes the document I opened.
Thanks in advanced
You say explorer like ur talking about windows lol. Kinda confusing to picture exactly what ur doing, but i think i get it. As far as i know, there arent any word processing apps for android which allow multiple documents to be open side by side. Id bet its NOT an android limitation, as multiple internet browser tabs fit under the same concept(sorta) and probably take up much more memory than multiple text documents. its just an idea that i assume hasnt been ijmplemented yet. Id email the devs of whichever word processing app you use and ask them if its something theyd be interested in adding to their app. The only workaround i can think of for the time being, is to use two or more different word processing apps (for example polaris and quickoffice) simultaneously, and use the task switcher to go back and forth.
Just re-read ur post and saw you mentioned this...
MrGuy said:
At first, I thought it was something like the same application couldn't have 2 instances open at once as an OS limitation. However, it IS possible to have the same application with 2 different documents open at once but not without using multiple file managers (theres a vid on transformerforums demonstrating that if you open different files with the same app, but via different file managers, you can switch between multiple docs)
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I guess that would be another work around, if it really works. that seems almost like a bug to me lol. Just wondering though, how would you switch between the documents if they are open in the same app? Would the task switcher show two instances of the same app open?
Okay, maybe not a "limitation" of the OS, more a "feature" where if you try and open the same application when its' already in the "recent items" it just restores the previous one from previous items rather than opening a new instance simultaneously.
Yeah, it's true, try it. If you have multiple file explorers (e.g. ES explorer and file manager) go into ES explorer, open up document1.doc in DocumentToGo (for example) and then open up file manager and open document2.doc in DocumentsToGo. It seems android opens DTG within the explorer/manager, so if you switch between the 2 different managers using the recent items, you can see DocumentsToGo open twice, once with doc1 and once with doc2. (I can't take credit for this btw, I made a similar request as to if its possible to open 2 docs at once on transformerforums and someone made a video showing that work around - I would post a link, but despite being a member/lurker here for over 5 years, I still can't be trusted)
I may just have to try and put my CS degree to some use and try make a tabbed word processor.
Thanks for the responses
Somewhat relevant to this... whatever happened to Onskreen? I thought they were trying to appeal to Google or something to get some real multitasking on tablets?
[Originally posted in a Q&A forum.]
I see this a lot when I'm talking to folks about Google Drive, and Google hasn't been very forthcoming about it's plans to allow exporting in the phone app. I don't know if they just forgot to implement such a feature (which would be an egregious error on their part), or if they're just worried about copyright infringement and such. Google Drive has the potential to be much cheaper, easier to use, more integrated, and more flexible than any of the competition.
METHOD 1
The easiest, safest, and most reliable way: Use Cloud2SD. It can be found at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hexxus.cloudtosd . This app used to be known as "Google Drive Download", however it was removed by Google for copyright reasons. Fair enough.
Once you've installed the app, go into Google Drive, long-press the file you want to save, click "Send", then hit "Download". That's it. Files are saved to your sdcard/Downloads directory. Pictures and such automatically appear in your gallery.
METHOD 2
If you're unwilling to spend 99 cents, then you can ALSO get access to your files the following way:
1.) Go into your Google Drive app, go into the Settings menu, and uncheck "enable encryption"
^ If you do not uncheck this, you will be able to navigate to the files in step 3 but you will be unable to view them unfortunately
2.) Click the small detail button (it looks like a triangle inside of a circle) on the right hand side of the file you want to "save". Check the mark that says "available offline"
^ If you do not do this, then the files will not appear in the folders @ step 3.
3.) Navigate to /mnt/sdcard/Android/Data/com.google.android.apps.docs/files/pinned_docs_Files_do_not_edit/"random numbers here"/etc
^ There will usually be multiple folders with random gibberish for names, and Android will continue to make them. This is a big hassle because it was never meant to be convenient. It's essentially a cache so you can view your files IN Google Drive even while offline.
NOTE: Pictures do NOT usually automatically appear in your gallery when "saved" using method 2. You have to keep telling gallery where to look. Each time a new gibberish folder is generated, you have to tell gallery to look there as well.
And that's it. Enjoy using your super cheap cloud storage plan from Google
ES File Explorer can also let you download your files. Google Drive can be so dumb...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop
Just choose NET from the dropdown and add your account