Media Server
Free AppAbout Media Server
This application allows you to share your multimedia content (photos / music / videos) of your Android device with any client UPNP / DLNA, such as the Smart TV or Play Station 3 or Xbox 360 for instance.
Some Things about the app, just to avoid complaints:
-The app only can see the media files that the Android gallery can see(except avi files), if you add a video and dont show in the gallery dont expect that the server cant see it.
I have tested it with: “mkv”, “avi”, “mp4”
-With some routers, specially those that are cheap or old, you will suffer a lot of disconnections, because the router is saturated and cant manage all the data, this is specially a problem with video.
-If you are connected to the Wifi and your client cant see the server, the problem is in the router in 90% of cases(check UPNP configuration or upgrade it).
-Please read the Help.
The Pro version is not limited in any way so you can use all the functionality of the application, although it is recommended that you first try the free app to see if your phone works well with the client that you want.
Pro version has the following functionality:
-Integrated Firewall (Select devices to allow them to access your multimedia content)
-Selecting individual files (You can choose what to share)
-Support subtitle (not all clients support them) for Smart TV / BD to Samsung and LG brands.
-Ethernet-Network Support (not tested on physical device).
Free version has the following functionality:
-Integrated Firewall (Select devices to allow them to access your multimedia content is limited to one device in state Forbidden or Allowed)
-Selecting individual files (You can´t choose what to share)
-Support subtitle (not all clients support them) for Smart TV / BD to Samsung and LG brands (Limited to only one subtitle activated at the same time).
-Ethernet-Network Support (not tested on physical device).
How to use:
-With your Android device connected to a network (WiFi or Ethernet), activate the server (automatically activated when starting the application).
With a DLNA compatible device (I use a PlayStation 3 or Winamp plugin with ml_upnp or UpnpPlay) open the server and view its contents.
For example: from the PS3 go to Music-> MediaServer-> Music-> All-> "select a song and wait." if you want to see the photos go to Photo-> MediaServer-> Photos-> All> "select an image and wait." and the same for the video.
The server can take up to 10 seconds to become visible in a customer, if for any reason after a while nothing happens, press the button on the mobile server (off and on).
Important note: Do not use p2p programs on the same WiFi network, since too many retransmissions introduced in communications.
Note: Although the server continues to run off the mobile screen, we found that the application works best with the screen on, so it is recommended to disable auto screen off.
Important Note:
If you are connected to a mobile wireless network and you suffer connections and disconnections when you try to transmit multimedia content, the problem is in the router (saturated), to solve this problem either upgrade the router's firmware to a version better or buy a router that supports standard 802.11ac.
Note: If the application is not running and when you return to run still not working (restarts the phone, this is very rare).
Known bugs:
With some video-transfer rate seems a little low (jumps in the picture), although this depends on the network speed and video resolution.
-Sometimes with television, the first time you display the contents of the server are only empty folders, if this happens the user must exit the TV's DLNA and re-enter to refresh the content. For example with Samsung TVs DLNA once selected if the contents of the folder is empty, press the "Back" until the server selection menu and reselect MediaServer.
Some Things about the app, just to avoid complaints:
-The app only can see the media files that the Android gallery can see(except avi files), if you add a video and dont show in the gallery dont expect that the server cant see it.
I have tested it with: “mkv”, “avi”, “mp4”
-With some routers, specially those that are cheap or old, you will suffer a lot of disconnections, because the router is saturated and cant manage all the data, this is specially a problem with video.
-If you are connected to the Wifi and your client cant see the server, the problem is in the router in 90% of cases(check UPNP configuration or upgrade it).
-Please read the Help.
The Pro version is not limited in any way so you can use all the functionality of the application, although it is recommended that you first try the free app to see if your phone works well with the client that you want.
Pro version has the following functionality:
-Integrated Firewall (Select devices to allow them to access your multimedia content)
-Selecting individual files (You can choose what to share)
-Support subtitle (not all clients support them) for Smart TV / BD to Samsung and LG brands.
-Ethernet-Network Support (not tested on physical device).
Free version has the following functionality:
-Integrated Firewall (Select devices to allow them to access your multimedia content is limited to one device in state Forbidden or Allowed)
-Selecting individual files (You can´t choose what to share)
-Support subtitle (not all clients support them) for Smart TV / BD to Samsung and LG brands (Limited to only one subtitle activated at the same time).
-Ethernet-Network Support (not tested on physical device).
How to use:
-With your Android device connected to a network (WiFi or Ethernet), activate the server (automatically activated when starting the application).
With a DLNA compatible device (I use a PlayStation 3 or Winamp plugin with ml_upnp or UpnpPlay) open the server and view its contents.
For example: from the PS3 go to Music-> MediaServer-> Music-> All-> "select a song and wait." if you want to see the photos go to Photo-> MediaServer-> Photos-> All> "select an image and wait." and the same for the video.
The server can take up to 10 seconds to become visible in a customer, if for any reason after a while nothing happens, press the button on the mobile server (off and on).
Important note: Do not use p2p programs on the same WiFi network, since too many retransmissions introduced in communications.
Note: Although the server continues to run off the mobile screen, we found that the application works best with the screen on, so it is recommended to disable auto screen off.
Important Note:
If you are connected to a mobile wireless network and you suffer connections and disconnections when you try to transmit multimedia content, the problem is in the router (saturated), to solve this problem either upgrade the router's firmware to a version better or buy a router that supports standard 802.11ac.
Note: If the application is not running and when you return to run still not working (restarts the phone, this is very rare).
Known bugs:
With some video-transfer rate seems a little low (jumps in the picture), although this depends on the network speed and video resolution.
-Sometimes with television, the first time you display the contents of the server are only empty folders, if this happens the user must exit the TV's DLNA and re-enter to refresh the content. For example with Samsung TVs DLNA once selected if the contents of the folder is empty, press the "Back" until the server selection menu and reselect MediaServer.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
- Fixed bugs and upgrade internal libraries
- Fixed bugs and upgrade internal libraries
Version update Media Server was updated to version 7.4
More downloads Media Server reached 1 000 000 - 5 000 000 downloads
Version update Media Server was updated to version 7.2
Version update Media Server was updated to version 6.7
What are users saying about Media Server
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Doesn't work.. can't do anything with it at all. Re: I know how it works and how to set up a upnp dlna server. There are a few apps on Google play that work. But I delete them when u have no more use. Sometimes I find one that has good ratings and try it out. This one however does not work. Might work for other people but it doesn't work on my phone nor is my Xbox one capable of finding my phone using this app. And PS3? If you still got one of those you're for for an upgrade.
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The media server is working, i succeed to stream the video.i copied the subtitle in the subs folder, with the same name as the movie and with the .srt extention, but it doesnt work. The streaming is between an asus nexus tablet and a ps3. Any help?
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See's all the files on my phone, something bubble won't do unless you fork out 5 bucks. ... ..... Nevermind, file error after 5 minutes lol.
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I have unlimited cellular data but not Wi-Fi data. App is useless to me. Please all an option to use cellular data
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So I updated it after using it to transfer files to my ps3 and after the update the media server would no longer show up it made me disappointed I have UPnp availability I also tried refreshing and resetting my router but had no luck
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I had problem whith PS3, transfering image from phone to PS3. After installing Mediaserver i saw that i could do much more. Bravo Jose!
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Fantastic and easy to use app...just install this and your media server will run... From my Xperia smartphone through a Huawei mobile Wi-Fi device straight to my Xbox360 stingray... Im streaming HD video and no freezing... Just open in your console SYSTEM VIDEO PLAYER, SYSTEM MUSIC PLAYER, PICTURE VIEWER and your console will acces all media content from your smartphone.. Congratulations to author for such an amazing app...
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This app is awesome I turned my phone into a server for my movies never had a problem with mp4 movies on my smart TV ps3 xbox 360 or xbox one thanks for the app
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Works well in PS4. But the video gets stuck after sometime forcing to restart the server again and again. Very frustrating at times. If this doesn't happens, I will definitely purchase this app.
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Works as it should on a PS3. Just make sure the file plays, as there's no conversion on this app. MKV files will not work on a PS3.
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Limited app for free features says it's working my PS3 says it finds 2 media servers but then my phone just vanishes and i cant get it back up again
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this was a go to app yr ago, returning to it I see the free version remains too limited and also reports itself intermittently on my Lan via 3 different wireless devices since initial trial no thanks
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It was a waste of data I couldn't do anything it wouldn't let me even turn on the server
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Keeps cutting out. Sometimes it will last 30 min, sometimes barely 2 min.
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It's works on and off for my PlayStation 3, it's weird
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Cant watch mkv files which i have loads of now i have to find something better
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Thankyou so much! No this ain't a fake comment this helped out alot because of my Xbox ones ability to not play music without $ and started to really piss me off to the point where I had to plug a PS3 through the Xbox one but staright away the Xbox picked this up so cheers!
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Helps stream to my ps4 and or tv
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doesnt work on roku dlna.
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I uploaded one pic but now after my music my pic gone and i cant find server i did eveything
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It worked only 1 time / (
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It does not work⛔
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Lovely solution to all my problems.
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Worked to make my phone a DLNA server for my xbox. So yeah, 5 stars bro.
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Didn't work for ps3
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This app works great for my Xbox. My Xbox reads it very quickly thank you for this app
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As it is the only supports subtitles till now .. wonderful job.. thanks
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Its great but music doesn't work cause it shows it as jpg files
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Please keep the updates coming with this app :)
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Not even worked once
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Excellent app to share content across Wi-Fi using DLNA
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No longer works for me. Worked so well before, not sure what happened.
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Doesn't work
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Doesn't work
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Not available on Huawei
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Its work MOST of the time but not all the time
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This worked perfectly with my ps3. Thank you.
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Thank Yhu, it works perfect
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Music works. But when I go into videos albums are there when I click on it tells me no tracks are available. I've tried mp4 avi?? What format is supported?!
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Great app! Life saver for me, because for the moment I don't have access to my PC so I was screen mirroring from My samsung galaxy s7 edge to my smart tv, until latest OS update "android 7.0". After this update Smart View just stopped working for me and would not connect my phone to my TV. But luckily I did found this app, so I just turning on the server and connecting my TV to it via Wifi. So it's even better than smart view, because I still can use my phone and watch a movie on tv. Just what I needed. Once again, great app!