I've been a long time Nokia/Symbian user. I recently decided against both
upgrade paths (MeeGo or Windows Phone) for replacing my nearly 5yr old Nokia
N95-8gig. I considered the Nokia N9 which is now
a couple years old. The N9 was the closest thing to a full Linux phone running
MeeGo Harmatten. It was both attractive and functional but Nokia dropped
support for the OS shortly after releasing the device... so sad.
I decided to treat myself and get something current, with a solid support path
into the future.
I have just received my Nexus4 device. Here are my first two findings.
This is not an Android issue, but I was surprised to find Google Voice
needs to use the cellular voice plan to dial out. I thought I could use the
device to make WiFi call without a SIM card installed.
I don't understand how I can make a call using GV with a
browser, but the Android app requires a working cellular number. Google Voice
integration was a key factor in choosing Android over MeeGo :(
Second, I wanted to be able to transfer files to and from the device
using my SAMBA server. The first and only app I have tried is simply called
"Computer". I was able to copy files from my SAMBA
server to the device over WiFi. I tried pasting a few jpg
photos to the /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera folder. These pics would not
show up in the gallery.app. I the tried pasting the same
photos to the ~/Downloads folder with the same result.
After searching a bit it seems Android uses a database to "keep track"
of the files. I tried a couple suggestions such as clearing the gallery.app
cache and storage data. After resyncing the gallery.app
my photos were still not available.
My questions:
Is this typical behavior?
Is there a better application for this purpose (sftp, ssh, nfs, webdav)?
Will I run into this limitation when trying to add other files such as
.pdf or office documents?
Oddly I see folks claiming they need to sync with Windows Media Player.
What are other users using to move or copy files to there Android device
(without USB cable)?
Will I need to root this device?
Thanks for reading,
Eric
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