First let me apologize for the poor formatting on the original message.
I have installed DropBox and allowed for "Camera upload". I happened to reboot
the phone and noticed on my laptop the few photos
added via SAMBA share were synced via DropBox. I then went to the Nexus4, with
joy I was able to see the new photos were available
inside Gallery.app.
I'm not sure if this is due to the reboot, DropBox, or combination of both.
I'm going to play around with the Downloads folder to see if a reboot make
copied files available.
I copied one file to the Download folder, rebooted the phone, and the
file was not available using the Downloads.app
I'd have to say, DropBox is doing some magic here.
Eric
On Dec 16, 2012, at 2:19 PM, ew wrote:
> 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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