Saturday, October 29, 2016
Google Play Music update includes SD support
Google Play Music update includes SD support
Google Play Music allows you to play any music file on your Android device without having to look around in your Android directories for it. Unfortunately, the Play Music app did not have the ability to Play Music on a Micro-SD Card, and for people with little internal storage on their device, this was a big problem. Luckily, the new Google Play Music update fixes this problem. The update description states that the Micro-SD Cards are compatible with devices running Android 4.4 KitKat, and still experimental with devices not compatible with KitKat or devices that have yet to update to KitKat.
Putting the obvious aside, you will need a device capable of a Micro SD Card for this to work, and not all devices have the SD card slot. Also, if you aren’t using KitKat, it might not work, or it may work but with some bugs.
Of course the lack of being able to use an SD Card may not seem like a huge problem – you always have internal storage right? Unfortunately, the standard Android device comes with a 16 GB maximum, and most of the storage is taken up by formatting and the OS, on top of that is app and other media, which is why Micro-SD has become a growing option, and this update really helps with that.
The update has officially become public, so wait for it to ask for permission, or just keep hitting that refresh button on the Play Store until it shows up. If you don’t already have Google Play Music, be sure to hit the download link below.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Friday, September 16, 2016
Plex could have Chromecast support Soon
Plex could have Chromecast support Soon
I recently picked up a Chromecast device on Black Friday while out with the wife and kiddo for some clothes shopping. It was my little splurge reward for enduring the insanity and taking them shopping. I knew going into it that there are only a handful of apps that have Chromecast support. However, there are a number of ways around some things and there are certain to be more apps supported in the near future. There is one app in particular that I personally would love to see gain support, Plex.
Those of you that already know and love Plex know exactly what it is. It is a combination app/media server that you can link to all your video, music and picture folders and stream remotely. It also mixes in tons of channels and ability to que up YouTube videos, Hulu and a lot more. You can get the app for your Android Tablet, Phones and Google TV set-top boxes. It is worth every bit of minor efforts required to set it up. A little digging shared on Reddit points to Plex hard at work to bring their apps up to speed and available for Chromecast support. Assuming Google takes them on and whitelists them.
I personally would stock up on Chromecasts for the whole family if/when Plex support rolls into play. We might just have to get a hold of our friends at Plex and see if we can squeeze them for some information. I do have a feeling though that the first iterations of this Chromecast support for Plex will likely roll out to Plex Pass subscribers first. I will be keeping an eye out for more information on this and let you guys know what turns up.
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