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Astro sucks

Every few days it makes you update it and blocks you from using it at all if you don't update it. I find this extremely annoying because sometimes I just have to use it to look up something really quick and I find out it won't even let me use it and I have to go through all the trouble of updating it and installing it again and everything. So this morning I got so annoyed that I just uninstalled it. Are there any other file managers that are good? If anyone can recommend any, I'd appreciate it, thanks.

rpimps said:
Every few days it makes you update it and blocks you from using it at all if you don't update it. I find this extremely annoying because sometimes I just have to use it to look up something really quick and I find out it won't even let me use it and I have to go through all the trouble of updating it and installing it again and everything. So this morning I got so annoyed that I just uninstalled it. Are there any other file managers that are good? If anyone can recommend any, I'd appreciate it, thanks.
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I am using ES File Explorer since Astro got ad-supported - because of them there is no space left for exploring files on screen. I think ES is good enough

Get a froyo rom the allow automatic updating for astro Simples

Ghost Commander is my most-used file manager, File Magic from the author of Tasker looks really nice too, I need to check it out myself.
Astro got deleted a few weeks ago on my N1.

it's true if you have astro installed on your android phone after a time you have to update it but I found one that does not need to be updated
try this one

I use Blackmoon File Browser.

I use Linda Manager (ads at bottom of main screen only) ... Theirs also OI file manager (to the best of my knowledge doesn't have ads) ... But my favorite is AndExplorer its free and very easy to use also no ads

Sure does, I don't know why its so popular.

i love the stock explorer in my Vibrant. Very classy and fast.

EStrongs File Explorer simply ownz Astro. No ads, free, fast, customisable and can do many things (like exploring your PC by WLAN).
I don't know too why Astro is so popular!

raven_raven said:
EStrongs File Explorer simply ownz Astro. No ads, free, fast, customisable and can do many things (like exploring your PC by WLAN).
I don't know too why Astro is so popular!
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Well Astro could do all those things too, and it used to be ad-free

Root Explorer is cool too. Just lack the embellish icons.

EStrongs FTW!
No ads ... free ... can do everything, what do you ask more?

NForce25 said:
Well Astro could do all those things too, and it used to be ad-free
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just pay the developer for his work if you want it ad-free, dammit.
threads like this are the reason why I don't offer my apps on the market...

bommel0815 said:
just pay the developer for his work if you want it ad-free, dammit.
threads like this are the reason why I don't offer my apps on the market...
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DONT GET ANGRY MY FRIEND lots of people make apps .. even i do it .. its not a rocket science but everybody loves some free apps .. and for apps like Astro no one would like to pay when there are others available for free..anyhow its people's choice if they wanna pay they ..
NOTE:::: WHY IS ASTRO BEING GIVEN SO MUCH IMPORTANCE.. I AM USING "ANDROZIP" WHICH NO ONE TALKED ABOUT HERE AND ITS NICE with LOTS OF FUNCTIONALITIES, EASY TO USE AND AD-FREE.

+1 ES file explorer. Luv the easy bluetooth file xfer and LAN browser.
Sent from my EVO

True that why complain about a dev going for $$ for his hardwork ? he owns the app ...
I know myself dont like Astro at all , ES is the best free app no doubt and Rootexplorer simply does it all .

How to make Kindle fire share with Android Phone

hey guys! How to make Kindle fire share with Android Phone. My Ipad2 and Notebook can easily share my android phone,but KF can't,I use the App——Wifi founder，it can only find my phone signal,but couldn't connect. Thx U all.

I use dropbox to send files between my phone and KF.

278650228 said:
hey guys! How to make Kindle fire share with Android Phone. My Ipad2 and Notebook can easily share my android phone,but KF can't,I use the App——Wifi founder，it can only find my phone signal,but couldn't connect. Thx U all.
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Most likely because the KF doesn't support AdHoc WiFi connections.
Like Nandorian said, use something like DropBox.
There are many other alternatives.

krelvinaz said:
Most likely because the KF doesn't support AdHoc WiFi connections.
Like Nandorian said, use something like DropBox.
There are many other alternatives.
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Yes it does, I'm using Ad-hoc wi/fi switcher and can switch back and forth between the two. I use it to connect to my HTC Hero.

Not by default it doesn't.... The OP didn't provide much info about what he has done, but a good guess is that he isn't using that and by default the KF doesn't support AdHoc WiFi connections.

krelvinaz said:
Not by default it doesn't.... The OP didn't provide much info about what he has done, but a good guess is that he isn't using that and by default the KF doesn't support AdHoc WiFi connections.
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Doesn't matter who's fault it is, It supports it or I wouldn't be able to switch from infrastructure mode to ad-hoc mode. Does require root to do this..

There is an app that will make the KF use ad-hoc wifi... I don't know what it is, though...
I just hacked the radio in my wife's X2 to enable the hotspot while bypassing Verizon... now it throws out infrastructure wifi.

Houndog101 said:
Doesn't matter who's fault it is, It supports it or I wouldn't be able to switch from infrastructure mode to ad-hoc mode. Does require root to do this..
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Huh? Default != Fault

Houndog101 said:
Yes it does, I'm using Ad-hoc wi/fi switcher and can switch back and forth between the two. I use it to connect to my HTC Hero.
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Can I ask you to share brief tutorial for noobs how to do that. I wish to send files from Galaxy S2 to Kindle. Without internet access. Idea is to use my S2 as ext storage

i have a KF and a galaxy s. i use dropbox too but it's not feasible for large files. i use swiftp for all my devices. really simple and easy. my galaxy is fully modded with a ROM, but i didn't want to mess with the KF too much so it's not rooted just sideloaded a few apps.

AirDroid is great for interfacing Mobile>PC>Mobile, which I tend to like for backup/checksum options. It's not a direct ICU connection, though; which sounds like what you're looking for.

ReverseWolf said:
AirDroid is great for interfacing Mobile>PC>Mobile, which I tend to like for backup/checksum options. It's not a direct ICU connection, though; which sounds like what you're looking for.
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It's quite close to my needs. But, as far as I undestand Airdroid work with PC, and I am looking to find a way to connect KF with phone via Wi-Fi, but don't using Internet (long flights, for example)
Anyway, thank you! Button pressed

Backatcha!

Thank you u all

Dropbox is a good choice, but only for small size file. Because it takes a long time for large size file!

you can use app "file expert" to share between two android devices by wifi. special, if your device have wifi hotspot, you can share without data internet.
i tested by LG P500 and my KF

I use WellFTP server from the marketplace. (Called WIFI Transport on icon but WellFTP server inside the application)
I run this on the Kindle. Then from the Phone I run ESFileExplorer and ftp to it to do bidirectional transfers. As long as they are on the same network (WIFI) this will work. I have not tried this on ADHOC, since I am running a stock non-root Kindle.

Get a nexus. It supports USB hosting. Lol
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA App

Use Tonido to share files between your kindle fire and Android phone

I'm stock, so not sure if this will work on rooted?
I found online a program called "Print to Kindle". I have it installed on my computer and when you go into the "print" option on anything, one of the options is print to kindle. I hit that and the next time I turn on my Fire, it downloads into the documents and I have it.
It's pretty cool and easier than emailing it to your kindle email.
But yes, dropbox, sugarsync, or box work good too!

What tools/apps do you use?

Hows it going guys. I'm on these forums as well as many others constantly. I'm constantly trying new stuff (Tools, apps, mods, ROMS, Kernels, etc) and have always wondered what other people from the community used. So if you would post some apps/tools you would recommend for any purpose. Whether it be for games/mods/messaging/etc because I plan on going through and trying everything posted. I might find something very useful i havent before. Anyways thanks for taking the time
App:
Location to download:
Purpose:
Best feature about it:

Well, it is all very individual. One person thinks his app is cool, another will not even look at it. I download everything from android market because several days age I caught a trojan while downloading from Internet - it was some live wallpaper or so. Beware of files where it's written that they may send paid sms.
As for apps:
I liked Explorer+ very very much. It is the best explorer because it's well organized and has a search button.
Next antivirus Avast is awesome. It has inbuilt antytheft and prevents the phone from sending paid sms.
GoldenDict helps me a lot. You may load there your dictionaries you need and use them.
I like Kaiten Mail email client as well. It is simple to use and everything is handy.
OfficeSuite is also nice. I came to android from wm and have windows xp at BB. So it opens all my documents easily without any dances.
Hope it helped. Waiting for your list as well.
PS. I need a substitution for my spb finance and need to convert my 3-year base to android. Can you suggest anything?

Mobile: HTC Sensation
Rom: Elegancia ICS (actually v3.3.5) with Sense 3.6
Kernel: 1,5GHz - 3.0.16-gda3fdfc by SebastianFM
Favoured Apps:
Mail: K9 - in my opinion nice to use and to configure
Messenger: WhatsApp / IM+ (Jabber/XMMP-Support)
Navigation: Navigon Mobile (payed) - reliable/stable
Antivirus: Kaspersky Mobile (payed) - really high hit rate
Alarm Clock: Alarm Clock Plus - many features for alarmclock like caculation for shutdown alarm
File Explorer: EStrongs / ES - well-arranged/easy to browse
Webbrowser: Opera Mobile - dunno y
Maybe there are some suggestions for you

I use esfile explore because its easy, free, clean looking and gets the job done, on cm7 roms or cm9 rom I delete the stock file manager..simply because its useless, and just taking up space, instead of having 2 file managers I just keep es and delete the stock. I use wifi tether, everyware I go I have my phone and my tablet, so if I need internet on my tablet or if my freind needs internet for his itouch then I just turn on my wifi hotspot. Apk manager is great for editing system images. Gimp is great for creating images or changing colors for my phone/tablet system. Opera mini is very fast for quick searching unlike most stock browsers, if you don't need flash then go with opera
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Android311 said:
I use esfile explore because its easy, free, clean looking and gets the job done, on cm7 roms or cm9 rom I delete the stock file manager..simply because its useless, and just taking up space, instead of having 2 file managers I just keep es and delete the stock. I use wifi tether, everyware I go I have my phone and my tablet, so if I need internet on my tablet or if my freind needs internet for his itouch then I just turn on my wifi hotspot. Apk manager is great for editing system images. Gimp is great for creating images or changing colors for my phone/tablet system. Opera mini is very fast for quick searching unlike most stock browsers, if you don't need flash then go with opera
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Explorer is also good for the users its more easy to use than es for me
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My favourite apps are:
Swiftkey x
Bankdroid
Unified Remote
Screebl pro
Root explorer
Unified remote is the app i use most.

App: Titanium backup
Location to download: Play store
Purpose: to help you to manage apps after reflash ro mor other
Best feature about it: works on any roms
App: News Republic
Location to download: Play store
Purpose: give you some synthetic news about your subject
Best feature about it: very quick and simple to use

Thanks I've tried most of these but ill try the ones I haven't. Keep posting people and thanks
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ColorNote is an app that I use all the time, if you haven't tried it, check it out. It's a good note app, check list, task list, etc. It is attractive and easy to use.
Another app that is good is Bing. I didn't expect to like it but if you are looking for just about anything, it will find it - local stuff, stores, services, movies, web searches, pizza, you name it.

YEHAAA a little bit shameless self advertisement:
You should obviously try SD Maid, which will satisfy all your file handling needs.
And if you are the type that likes to put CPU/RAM etc. usage on his desktop computers wallpaper try Diagnosis.
If you have apps in the market, andlytics is pretty awesome.
Give this a try too, while you sleep.

Titanium backup is a very good tool for all who change there rom very often (like me because of CM9)
Also I like PlayerPro because it has advenatges like sleep timer etc.

Transfer files on CM9 without using TWRP

i know alot of ppl have been having alot of issues with CM9 and not being able to transfer files to their kindle fires from their PC's via usb. While i was trying to help figure out how to fix this, i found a nice work around. I found that using wifi transfers works just fine. There are a few different programs on the app market, but i found "websharing lite" to work quite well, and so far quite stable. The lite version says it has some restrictions, but the paid version is only 3 dollars and quite full of features.
The version of CM9 that im currently using is the Reloaded V1.3 by biteblaze. But i would guess the app will work with other versions of ics as well. Hope that this helps, i know that rebooting into twrp can be a pain.

a1morrison said:
i know alot of ppl have been having alot of issues with CM9 and not being able to transfer files to their kindle fires from their PC's via usb. While i was trying to help figure out how to fix this, i found a nice work around. I found that using wifi transfers works just fine. There are a few different programs on the app market, but i found "websharing lite" to work quite well, and so far quite stable. The lite version says it has some restrictions, but the paid version is only 3 dollars and quite full of features.
The version of CM9 that im currently using is the Reloaded V1.3 by biteblaze. But i would guess the app will work with other versions of ics as well. Hope that this helps, i know that rebooting into twrp can be a pain.
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Thanks for the idea. I just found and downloaded "WiFi File Transfer Pro" in the Play Store and it works phenomenally.

Is there a difference between these apps and Dropbox? They seem like the same kinda idea to me, I dunno why anyone wouldn't just use Dropbox.

bivouac said:
Is there a difference between these apps and Dropbox? They seem like the same kinda idea to me, I dunno why anyone wouldn't just use Dropbox.
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Dropbox doesn't instantly access files on your sd card.

Drop box is a type of cloud storage isnt it? I can see where that would work, but it seems more like the long way around, instead of a direct route.
On a side note i would be interested to know if you could sent files from android to android using one of the many wifi trans programs. It seems like it would work as you have browsers on each device. But ive been wrong with these things b4.

I use AirDroid to transfer files back and forth along with a few other things. It's free and works great.

I was gonna say all I ever use is the LAN option in ES File Explorer--just set up a few network shares. But after looking at AirDroid, I'm amazed at all the stuff it can do. I'm still checking it out and it just keeps getting better. Why I didn't know about this app is beyond me. Thanks!

I uninstalled my drivers and then plugged my kindle back in. Since then I've had no problems with USB transferring between my kindle and PC. Running gedRom 5/13
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I generally use Dropbox for file transfers. Its a bit of a roundabout way of doing things, but it has worked out fine for me so far.
I'm going to look in to AirDroid, however.

ES file explorer. You just scan for your shares then log in. After that it is just cut and paste. It stores the credentials so it is a one time setup. No software on the pc needed. My dropbox space is too precious for big Rom files.
Airdroid is focused on controlling from the pc and I prefer to do it from the tablet or phone.
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airmaxx23 said:
I use AirDroid to transfer files back and forth along with a few other things. It's free and works great.
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That is the coolest app I ever saw!!! Thanks for telling us about it!

If you have larger files that you want to transfer, I believe it's best in ICS to boot into recovery, and mount from there. Apparently you get much faster speeds

[Q] Will SHAREit & SuperBeam work without WiFi Direct?

I have been searching a lot about different file transferring apps. After googling a lot I kept stumbling into three apps; Xender, SuperBeam & SHAREit. I found that Xender can trasnfer file with just WiFi (without WiFi Direct) by using Virtual Router & Client concept. But I couldn't find anywhere if SuperBeam & SHAREit can do the same... All my SmartPhones have WiFi Direct & so do my friends' SmartPhones. So there is no way of checking if they work without WiFi Direct. So can anyone please confirm or verify, if SuperBeam & SHAREit apps will work wihtout WiFi Direct?
I have a small question, will Xender work with just Bluetooth (without WiFi & WiFi Direct)?

Hi Satya,
Xender uses Wi-Fi direct technology which means that it can transfers data up to 50 times Bluetooth speed, Most of the Smartphone today have Wi-Fi
There is no reason to use Bluetooth instead of Wi-Fi direct so Xender never carry Bluetooth functions.
Thanks

Firstly your question does not belong to this forum
And answer is superbeam can also use hotspot to send files, for that you need to go into superbeam's setting and then go into sending and select preferred direct mode as hotspot (instead of auto)

AnMobi said:
Hi Satya,
Xender uses Wi-Fi direct technology which means that it can transfers data up to 50 times Bluetooth speed, Most of the Smartphone today have Wi-Fi
There is no reason to use Bluetooth instead of Wi-Fi direct so Xender never carry Bluetooth functions.
Thanks
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I asked about Bluetooth compatibility because I wanted to cover all bases. And thanks for clarifying that. But don't you think it will be cool if Xender was able to send file even when wifi and wifi direct facilities are unavailable?

I've been messing around with file transfer apps myself. On the play store there's "WiFi...." by app dev dubloo (I think) its been a bit since. Anyway, that app allows files from device to a computer with an easy to use interface via web browser. I guess the app acts like a server. If you are interested... ICE COLD APPS have *Servers*/*Synchronize* "Ultimate" by way of the play store. Plus, there is a support or feedback thread for each here on XDA. If you were looking at using superbeam I would recommend picking up the pro key as well. The main app functions well on its own, like, the pro key adds just enough at the right price to say heck with it and pick it up for $3 or so. There are a couple different options to choose from before starting a file transfer, too. And I'm pretty sure+don't quote me+ that each option has a brief description of the way the files move from device to device. Also, there is a windows app to compliment. Last, certainly not least -SimPfile(also on play) I think using WiFi direct. Like, both devices need to be on the same WiFi network. Less options than superbeam, no pro key. And for what you pay for it, its free, BTW... It gets the job done if you are looking for a straight forward app without the bells and whistles. And just to name drop, FX file explorer has a small pay once add-on for media sharing also. Feeling adventurous? Tired of of the run of the mill apps? Give that a shot.... Its been in production and updated since either the end of GB or the beginning of ICS. Each of those apps has been good to me.✌?
just an edit - browsing xda app section http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55878697