I wasn't sure if one already existed, but I couldn't find one that lets one play mkv files.
depends on the file, but yxflash player will play some mkv files. It isnt free but they have a free version that lets you try it out and play the fist 2 minutes of any file. It works pretty well for me.
doom22 said:
depends on the file, but yxflash player will play some mkv files. It isnt free but they have a free version that lets you try it out and play the fist 2 minutes of any file. It works pretty well for me.
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Ok, thanks I'll give that a try when I get my Evo. It has hdmi outputs so if it can play those files that will be cool.
Can someone tell what file extension "Inception" has and what video players it will play on?
its a .pyv file. the stock player can play it, so can doubletwist, and rockplayer will most defintely play it
Success100 said:
its a .pyv file. the stock player can play it, so can doubletwist, and rockplayer will most defintely play it
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Thanks! I appreciate it!
any players on pc found that can decode it? I'd like to watch it on something besides a 4" screen every once and awhile
I have tried several players with no luck streaming a .avi file from dropbox. Has anyone had any success in doing this?
u cant stream only download
Can you stream media from any of the cloud sources
Hey, so I ran across this post today because I was trying to do the same thing. It took me a while, but I think I may have figured it out.
Go to the play store and download these two:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anttek.explorer&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anttek.remote.cloud&hl=en
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Sign in on the Drop Box client in the Anttek (on the top left of the application: click on device, select cloud , and then Dropbox)
From there pick the file and play!
I tested it with Mx Player, Mobo Player, and VLC Beta player. Worked on all of them perfectly, Mx Player took a while but VLC player Beta Player worked like "butter" on some Jelly beans haha ;-)
My phone: HTC Sensation
My Rom: Virtuous Eclipse
Android 4.03
HTC Sense 4.0
I hope this works!! Good Luck my fellow Android user!
no jacking off tonight :laugh:
That is a genius workaround. I'll definitely be using that since I have unlimited LTE. Thanks.
I downloaded the two apps that you suggested and I also downloaded the vlc direct pro free app, but when I try to open a video file using the file explorer it says the file size is too large to open directly. Can you upload a full length movie to dropbox and then try your method to see if it still works?
Is dropbox the only cloud storage with this issue or can you stream avi's from google drive?
You should be able to start downloading any video file from most hosting services and immediately be able to play it in your video player of choice (I use DicePlayer). Then when you are finished watching the video, you can delete the file after.
At least this is what works best for me...
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I downloaded the two apps that you suggested and I also downloaded the vlc direct pro free app, but when I try to open a video file using the file explorer it says the file size is too large to open directly. Can you upload a full length movie to dropbox and then try your method to see if it still works?
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UMGixxer, I figured it out.... Go to dropbox app, rename the video to .flv. For example. ToyStory3.MPV may not play, but ToyStory3.FLV will play... Tell me if this works!!
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That is a genius workaround. I'll definitely be using that since I have unlimited LTE. Thanks.
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My pleasure bro! Hopes it works for you dude!!
Well I downloaded another media player "mx player" and it worked fine, I think I didnt have the actual vlc player that i was trying to use. But I wonder if your method will work with the stock media player.
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Well I downloaded another media player "mx player" and it worked fine, I think I didnt have the actual vlc player that i was trying to use. But I wonder if your method will work with the stock media player.
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Good question, I havent tried it. But then again, I never use the stock media player...
You can do this in ES File Explorer as well, just by linking it to your Dropbox account. You do need a media player that will play the formats you've got on Dropbox--MX Player works well for me.
Waited like an hour for my phone to sync a movie and I downloaded a couple of apps to try and open the .avi file but not success, if anyone can advise me or point me in the direction to an app that will play .avi files.thx
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I use mxplayer. If it still doesn't play, your avi is corrupt.
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I use mxplayer. If it still doesn't play, your avi is corrupt.
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That is actually what I used. But I didn't know how to add the file
[Edit] I got it, just had to move the video out of the torrent file and moved it into my videos folder.
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Hey guys.
I've been using Google play music since it came out, but I have a big problem with it and finally I've had enough.
Every time I want to try a new music player or use me music in other apps or so, Google play just doesn't allow me to do that.
I mean Play Music is a great app and a great service. But if I wanted "rules" like this I'd use an iPhone xD.
So I went ahead and started downloading my 6089 music to my computer, and now I'm looking for a program to manage and organize and decide which ones to copy to my phone.
Do you guys have any suggestions?
Do you use Google play music? Or have the same problem.
J.Diogo said:
Hey guys.
I've been using Google play music since it came out, but I have a big problem with it and finally I've had enough.
Every time I want to try a new music player or use me music in other apps or so, Google play just doesn't allow me to do that.
I mean Play Music is a great app and a great service. But if I wanted "rules" like this I'd use an iPhone xD.
So I went ahead and started downloading my 6089 music to my computer, and now I'm looking for a program to manage and organize and decide which ones to copy to my phone.
Do you guys have any suggestions?
Do you use Google play music? Or have the same problem.
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you can use any music player you want, but you can only play music stored in google play with google play. to think otherwise is borderline absurd. you cant play pandora in another app. can you?
Isn't Pandora a streaming service? The music files in Google play music are MY music files, so what I'm trying to say is that I'm upset that they don't allow me to use my music in other apps just because it is stored in their service.
This is something I'd expect from iOS not Android.
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Isn't Pandora a streaming service? The music files in Google play music are MY music files, so what I'm trying to say is that I'm upset that they don't allow me to use my music in other apps just because it is stored in their service.
This is something I'd expect from iOS not Android.
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ok, i understand what you mean, and there is a solution for this.. you can go to the desktop browser site www.google.com/music (destop, not mobile) and download whatever of your songs you want, itll be in a mp3 format, and itll download to your download folder. you can play these with any music player.
I'm not being clear enough. I apologize.
By musics (songs) I mean the ones I have stored offline.
Those are the ones I wish I could use on other apps.
Again, sorry about that.
J.Diogo said:
I'm not being clear enough. I apologize.
By musics (songs) I mean the ones I have stored offline.
Again, sorry about that.
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youd need to download them to play in other players, as google uses its own format to stream an play in the app. other players can not play that format(probably).
simms22 said:
youd need to download them to play in other players, as google uses its own format to stream an play in the app. other players can not play that format(probably).
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From my understanding Google play music stores the songs in its own database so only it can access the files. Google made it impossible for other players to play it.
J.Diogo said:
From my understanding Google play music stores the songs in its own database so only it can access the files. Google made it impossible for other players to play it.
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right, in its own proprietary format. which is why it has to be downloaded first(via the desktop site).
When you stream music from Google Play Music, it saves those music files on this location
/data/data/com.google.android.music/files/music
That's the reason no other player can access it. It's named like "1234.mp3".
If you are rooted, I remember there's an xposed mod to move it to SD card or somewhere else.
You can technically play Google music files in any player as it stores them in native mp3 format in /data/data/com.Google.android.music/files. The problem is you'd have to move them to /sdcard and also the files have no title or tags.
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rootSU said:
You can technically play Google music files in any player as it stores them in native mp3 format in /data/data/com.Google.android.music/files. The problem is you'd have to move them to /sdcard and also the files have no title or tags.
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No issue with titles and tags here
Primokorn said:
No issue with titles and tags here
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Your bottom screenshot disagrees with you
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rootSU said:
Your bottom screenshot disagrees with you
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Sorry I don't follow you
Primokorn said:
Sorry I don't follow you
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You say you have no issues with titles, yet your bottom screenshot shows files without titles... i.e, the file name is not the song name. There is no identifier.
rootSU said:
You say you have no issues with titles, yet your bottom screenshot shows files without titles... i.e, the file name is not the song name. There is no identifier.
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Yep but this isn't linked to Play Music. That's how my podcasts are downloaded through Pocket Casts.
I mean that I have the right titles into Play Music app (1st screenshot).
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I mean that I have the right titles into Play Music app (1st screenshot).
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That's the complete opposite of what this thread is about dude
rootSU said:
That's the complete opposite of what this thread is about dude
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lol so I go back to lollipop stuff I probably misread something
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lol so I go back to lollipop stuff I probably misread something
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YEah we're talking about downloading music through play and playing it in other music apps... It can be done but it doesnt bring through any tags and the file names are just numbers.
Let me trow a question at you guys.
What do you use to manage your songs?
Do you all use Google Play Music?
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Let me trow a question at you guys.
What do you use to manage your songs?
Do you all use Google Play Music?
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I personally don't like Play Music. I use PowerAmp or Shuttle+ There's a thread for this question I believe
EDIT: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/music-app-nexus-5-t2517210
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/themes-apps/best-nexus-5-music-manager-t2752840