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Airdroid

Hello, after recent update of ICS for some reason kies air wouldn't work so well for me. Found Airdroid in market and this thing rocks! Connection is really good and has much better UI very simple to use, just thought i would share with you guys.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...rdroid&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd
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I use it daily for transfering files i guess iam too lazy to get a cable hhhh
Btw it acts better with chrome browser just so you know it even has folders upload you don't need to reselect each file by itself.
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Want to buy Nexus 7 but have some questions

Hi,
I'm quite eager to get the nexus 7. I do have a few questions though. Firstly, I'm planning to use it to word processing and some reports on the way home. The issue I have is that the nexus 7 doesn't have Polaris Office which is what I really want to use. Is there any way to get it and how do the alternativies stack up? Its essentials that I'm able to make and edit word 2007 documents. Secondly, is the screen big enough to do so? It seemed ok to me but just want people's opinions. Thirdly, I've heard its very rooter friendly but lets say I root.. Is it possible to get Polaris Office.. Also, any idea about when the free google play credit offer is till? This is something I really want. Lastly, I've heard there are going to be some keyboard cases for the nexus 7 but is there one already?
Thanks
Sean

Personally I wouldn't dream of using this thing for work. If you want a tab for working too you can't beat the Asus Transformer range in my opinion. This thing is clearly aimed at media consumption and does not lend itself to productivity.
But! That's just my opinion. Yours might differ. My advice is try one out for a couple of hours first. You might hate it, or love it.

You can buy Polaris office can't you? You also could use Google drive
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jtc42 said:
Personally I wouldn't dream of using this thing for work. If you want a tab for working too you can't beat the Asus Transformer range in my opinion. This thing is clearly aimed at media consumption and does not lend itself to productivity.
But! That's just my opinion. Yours might differ. My advice is try one out for a couple of hours first. You might hate it, or love it.
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I've seen it a few times and played around.. Its looks for me.. There's also a keyboard case for it like the ipad so that's sorted but have a few miss giving about it..
Cor-master said:
You can buy Polaris office can't you? You also could use Google drive
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You can't get it on the play store.. Also google drive is for storing stuff.. I need to use my tablet to edit stuff.. I have an S3 which has Polaris office but can't find it anywhere for the gaalxy nexus.. I seriously want it since its a bloody good software and the best out there..

Just look online for the APK or use your Google play store credit when you buy the tablet.
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Google docs is built into drive now actually, so yeah you can create stuff and store stuff, as well as edit word documents from your pc
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I haven't tried any office suites to edit things on the run, but I do use it regularly through the Citrix Receiver connection to our work servers, and that works well, so, unless you need larger DPIs or anything like that, it will be fine for business stuff.
Unfortunately, it seems that Polaris Office is licensed as OEM only on certain devices. So we cant provide any links to apks or anything, as it would be classed as warez.
Check out this thread h t t p://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1085173 (Sorry, still cant post links), it compares the different Android office apps.

shook187 said:
Just look online for the APK or use your Google play store credit when you buy the tablet.
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Its not on google play... As for APK's, which is a reliable website?
Thanks
Sean

With a BT keyboard the Nexus 7 would work fine for editing documents. I'd suggest checking out Google Drive before purchasing a suite of office software, though. Give it a go on your PC and phone, see how it works for you and make a decision from there.

Sean473 said:
Its not on google play... As for APK's, which is a reliable website?
Thanks
Sean
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What's that suppose to mean? Why don't you use google play store? There's lots of free apps on there. The play store is the best feature of android. Also asking for pirated sites are against forum rules.

Sean473 said:
I've seen it a few times and played around.. Its looks for me.. There's also a keyboard case for it like the ipad so that's sorted but have a few miss giving about it..
You can't get it on the play store.. Also google drive is for storing stuff.. I need to use my tablet to edit stuff.. I have an S3 which has Polaris office but can't find it anywhere for the gaalxy nexus.. I seriously want it since its a bloody good software and the best out there..
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Just pull the apk from your S3 and move it to other devices. Profit.

I'm pretty sure I have polaris office backed up in titanium backup from my flyer, as I backed up everything, copied it to my PC, then wiped so I could send it off to the eBay buyer. Dunno how well it would work though as the flyer was honeycomb
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veeman said:
Just pull the apk from your S3 and move it to other devices. Profit.
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How exactly would I do that? Sorry but I've only had android for 2 weeks lol.
Thanks
Sean

Well you'll need root access on your s3 to do it. Obtaining root is different on every device so you'll have to check the s3 forums for info on how to do that and then you'll need a file explorer such as root explorer to access the files. You'll need to navigate to system/apps and the apk file will be in there. Talk the mount button on top of the screen to mount the folder and read / write, then copy it, paste it in your sd folder, and then plug the s3 in the PC, pull the file off, and then copy it on to your sd card on your nexus 7. Disconnect, make sure "install from unknown sources" is checked in settings, and navigate to the file using a file explorer, tap on it and it should install it like any other app
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Get king soft office solved and its free
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I use king soft and an external keyboard. Just as good as a tf700 for only 250$ in all
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DocumentsToGo is what you're looking for
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Just ordered my nexus 7 quick question what's up with the 2 development sections ?
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File sharing over a Wi-Fi network ~ Done using Solid Explorer

Guys,
Getting a Nexus 7 today but have one question on file sharing over a Wi-Fi network.
On all my other Android devices I use Solid Explorer Beta2 and connect direct to my Laptop to share files.
I have heard this is not possible with the Nexus 7 or at least it has been mentioned in the User Reviews.
So, question being can I share files between my Laptop and Nexus 7 over Wi-Fi using either Solid Explorer, ES File Explorer or any other similar App?
Update:
After obtaining my Nexus 7 later that day I installed Solid Explorer and managed without any issues or problems to get the App to connect via Wi-Fi to my Laptop.
Thank you to all who took their time and effort into providing me with their recommendations.

I use samba file sharing on my android in order to create my own workgroup with my PC, and use ES file manager to browse my PC, with this way you can transfer any file from PC to your phone
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andrewidya said:
I use samba file sharing on my android in order to create my own workgroup with my PC, and use ES file manager to browse my PC, with this way you can transfer any file from PC to your phone
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Thanks.... although to use Samba you need root and that unfortunately is not an option I will be doing.
The thing is though, surely we should still be able to share files over Wi-Fi to our PC's/Laptops directly using third-party apps as I mentioned above.

This is a very general question you ask. Did you try Airdroid? Simple and nice file sharing over the browser . For bigger files > 1gig I would use adb.
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semperfizh said:
This is a very general question you ask. Did you try Airdroid? Simple and nice file sharing over the browser . For bigger files > 1gig I would use adb.
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As I mention in my opening post I don't have the Nexus 7 yet, I'll be picking one up sometime today.
I agree it should be a general question but I noted in the Google Play review comments where users using Solid Explorer could not connect over Wi-Fi to their Laptops.
General question it may be but it would be nice to hear if there are any issues in connecting wirelessly to Laptops/PC's using third-party apps as in Solid Explorer, ES File Explorer etc.
Basically I don't use USB for any of my file transfers (unless they are large files that is), I always use either WIfi transfer or Cloud (Dropbox/Box).

Es file explorer.
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Software Data Cable app works fine too.
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If I understand what you are trying to do, this might be the app for you. I bought this for devices I either couldn't root or didn't want to root. Works pretty good.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dooblou.WiFiFileExplorerPRO
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Solid Explorer works fine on Nexus 7
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Zaaap72 said:
Solid Explorer works fine on Nexus 7
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When you say it works fine does it answer my question in working fine at Wi-Fi File Transfer with your Windows PC/Laptop.

emanoj.i9103 said:
Software Data Cable app works fine too.
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ExploreMN said:
If I understand what you are trying to do, this might be the app for you. I bought this for devices I either couldn't root or didn't want to root. Works pretty good.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dooblou.WiFiFileExplorerPRO
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Thanks Guys, I'll look at these but I would prefer if Sold Explorer worked over Wi-Fi File Transfer.

Well, well, well...... I finally managed to pick up my Nexus 7 late this evening and the first thing I did after doing the initial setup was to install Solid Explorer Beta 2.
So, with it running I switched on the Laptop and set the App to scan for the wireless connection.
BINGO, it found my Laptop first time and connected without a hitch.
I have the two successfully paired together and am happily transferring a number of files at 1.69MB/s over to the Nexus 7. Obviously for large files I will use a USB cable but in the meantime Job Done.
Next step will be to hop on over to Google Play and leave my comments against those who said you can not carry out wireless transfers using the App.
I would like to thank all those who took their time and effort into providing me with their information.
I'll now edit the topic title and remove the question mark at the end.
Thanks again guys.

another vote for es file explorer...have been using it with samba share s for quite a while...
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Beards said:
Well, well, well...... I finally managed to pick up my Nexus 7 late this evening and the first thing I did after doing the initial setup was to install Solid Explorer Beta 2.
So, with it running I switched on the Laptop and set the App to scan for the wireless connection.
BINGO, it found my Laptop first time and connected without a hitch.
I have the two successfully paired together and am happily transferring a number of files at 1.69MB/s over to the Nexus 7. Obviously for large files I will use a USB cable but in the meantime Job Done.
Next step will be to hop on over to Google Play and leave my comments against those who said you can not carry out wireless transfers using the App.
I would like to thank all those who took their time and effort into providing me with their information.
I'll now edit the topic title and remove the question mark at the end.
Thanks again guys.
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Very good thanx for informing us. However I could not reproduce your approach. Do you use MS or linux on your laptop?
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semperfizh said:
Very good thanx for informing us. However I could not reproduce your approach. Do you use MS or linux on your laptop?
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'Windows 7 64bit to be precise.
At what part are you having difficulties?

Beards said:
'Windows 7 64bit to be precise.
At what part are you having difficulties?
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Using linux here. I shall try and run samba on my machine then scan for smb
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In the past, many good application have come and gone but 2 applications I would suggest as they can be used with a laptop or computer to serve up files via the local IP example 192.166.0.23 is my box in the den of my local server both the apps I will share can accomplish shares like you are trying to achieve whereas the local IP is what you set in each application. Keep in mind you can also add the hostname if you have one resolving to the local computer you are using. Basically you can use a free DNS server like dynu to give your computer a hostname like http://mycomputer.net and you can access it locally or by the hostname.
The absolute best options are : Everything Server Soft
and http-explorer
http-explorer can only be found on my social network as the company went out of business in 2010 but I have saved a copy of the awesome application and both options will allow you to access your files from any device anywhere anytime.
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Sending file through wifi direct?

How do I send files through WiFi direct? On all my other devices I can go to any file manager and choose to send via WiFi direct... This seems to be not available. Why? I feel like this a crucial method of sending large files way faster than Bluetooth.. If anyone can help me out it would be great!
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WiFi direct is a function of the OS. You have to have a program that is capable of using it. I have transferred files via WiFi direct using OfficeSuite Pro successfully.

You can download WiFi direct. It's kind of hit and miss
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yeah thank you!
wifi direct seems like such a use full feature, why it isnt more widely implemented i do not know,
but yeah ive tried wifishoot and yeah any wifidirect apps seem to be hit n miss, plus with standard os, it doesnt help you much and doesnt seem able to send many files by standard? (gallery, image, share, no wifi direct option most of the time)?

Don't understand why that is I have a Galaxy Note 2 and I just got this nexus which I sold my Galaxy Tab for and I find it ridiculous that I can't send files through wifi direct because bluetooth is so slow and I don't have an external memory for this Nexus so it makes it so much harder now to transfer files without wifi direct. I see this as a big let down and I expect the Nexus to have this ability throughout the whole operating system. Why is wifi direct even an option in the Nexus if we can use it for anything I even connected with another phone through wifi direct and had that other phone try to send me a file on the Nexus blocks it because it says it doesn't allow media sharing. I'm a bit let down
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VonEsch said:
You can download WiFi direct. It's kind of hit and miss
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What do you mean by download as in connect with another phone and receive files or download some app that lets you send stuff?
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pezlomd said:
What do you mean by download as in connect with another phone and receive files or download some app that lets you send stuff?
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download app that implements wifi-direct better :good: "wifi-shoot"

pezlomd said:
What do you mean by download as in connect with another phone and receive files or download some app that lets you send stuff?
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I meant on the play store to download WiFi direct
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I use an app called peerdeviceconnect. It's on the play store and links two or more devices that have the app installed. Then when you select an app to share the option of using it is shown. It has the create Wifi direct network option built into it.
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[Q] searching remote desktop app

Searching for my phone application like "jump desktop" that give me a control on my laptop from my phone, I have windows 8 not the pro, the regular. Sorry for my bad English. But the " jump desktop" is not working good, so I search other applications
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Try out Logmein and Splashtop.

I use Team Viewer and works good in here.

Team viewer is not working good I can't Surf online in any website
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daniel578 said:
Team viewer is not working good I can't Surf online in any website
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Did you try my suggestions? Logmein has always worked well for me.

I will try it and I tell you.. Wow 28$?!
Chromium_ said:
Did you try my suggestions? Logmein has always worked well for me.
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If you're using windows 8:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...central&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=bloglink
Microsoft just launched a inbuilt remote desktop app with windows8. Don't know if it's 8.1 exclusive as I haven't tried it yet.

QNBT said:
If you're using windows 8:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...central&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=bloglink
Microsoft just launched a inbuilt remote desktop app with windows8. Don't know if it's 8.1 exclusive as I haven't tried it yet.
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It's not 8.1 exclusive but it is W8Pro version exclusive, and he said he has the regular version. It's a shame because I use it and it works flawlessly.
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luquiyahni said:
It's not 8.1 exclusive but it is W8Pro version exclusive, and he said he has the regular version. It's a shame because I use it and it works flawlessly.
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Ah. My bad. Posting stuff too hastily. To at least add some value to this post:
I'm using teamviewer as well. Works really really well, and it's perfect if you have many devices since you can log in to connect to other previously connected devices.

QNBT said:
Ah. My bad. Posting stuff too hastily. To at least add some value to this post:
I'm using teamviewer as well. Works really really well, and it's perfect if you have many devices since you can log in to connect to other previously connected devices.
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I tried team viewer, worked bad
I tried jump desktop, with win7 works great and with win8 regular works very bad I can't click nothing only see my desktop with win8 pro works great my brother in law work with it
Logmein destroyed my computer, when I installed it my computer was reset any 5 min sorry about my English
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Unified remote is awesome but you can't see what is on the screen it is just a remote
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Otherwise "MirrorOp" would be a choice, however the free version is only limited to 5minutes.
I used it on one of my tutorials and you can click and write/write to your android device using the computers screen. I used it on one of my tutorials here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXPspija9Mk
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.awindinc.sphone2tv

QNBT said:
Otherwise "MirrorOp" would be a choice, however the free version is only limited to 5minutes.
I used it on one of my tutorials and you can click and write/write to your android device using the computers screen. I used it on one of my tutorials here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXPspija9Mk
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.awindinc.sphone2tv
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you didn't understand me bro
I search app that give me control on my computer from the phone Like team viewer or jump desktop

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