the whole stick regardless of file structure. While some can play random sequence on folders or subfolders, others can only play random tracks from the ENTIRE MEDIA, i.e.
If the car stereo can accept a playlist which include a "random order" command, and you can figure out the correct command and syntax (there are different standards, apparently) then you can just download the files, and the playlist, including the "random order" command in the playlist, and the car stereo will do what you want.īut IF the car stereo is incapable of doing this, there's no way you are going to make it happen, unless the car stereo can play "random sequence" on the whole USB stick.
That beats having to scroll through a video to find the spot you think you stopped watching the video.It sounds like the same highly talented sixth grader wrote the software for your car stereo a did mine. Bookmarking allows you to stop and start the video in the same place. That’s an important feature if you are watching a video longer than 20 minutes.
Still, it is the easiest and best way to put playable video files onto your Android phone.Īnother advantage DoubleTwist and VLC have over the stock video player that comes with Android is that they support video bookmarking. While helpful, DoubleTwist can be extremely buggy at times and is known to crash randomly. From there you just drag and drop the media you want put in. The desktop client DoubleTwist can convert your videos into a format that natively works on your phone. Until the VLC player comes to Android, you’ll have to look elsewhere to find an app to play your HD files. PSD formats are supported in the future.ĭoubleTwistTrying to format videos so that they work on your Android phone can be a nightmare. Hopefully Adobe’s Photoshop app is updated and. Even Adobe’s own Photoshop Express application wouldn’t recognize the ones I loaded onto my phone’s SD card. PSD files, as of now, there is no apps solution for viewing that file format. CR2.įor Adobe Photoshop users who live and breathe by. The app is called RawDroid (free) and is currently only available as a demo, though it allows you to view images in formats such as. Unfortunately after searching the Android Market, I only found one app that allows you to view images in the RAW format. RawDroidBy default, the Android Gallery can handle most standard image formats (.JPEG. You may not be able to work on it, but at least you can read what the file says. For all other text formats, the best and easiest workaround would be to e-mail the document to your Gmail account, then view the document using the “Preview” option inside your Gmail message. Results may vary on your Android phone or device. However the app has issues with keeping document formatting, so I would not recommend using it to create or edit your work. The official Docs app does a sufficient job at displaying your documents. One workaround is Google Docs, Google’s online service for creating and viewing office documents.
Much like with PowerAmp, I would recommend playing around with a trial version before committing $15 for an app that doesn’t have the features you want. Chances are your phone came pre-loaded with the trial version of a mobile office app. Google DocsI personally prefer to use QuickOffice ($15) because it can sync my files with my DropBox or Google Docs accounts. There are quite a few mobile office apps to choose from it really boils down to what features you want. All Android devices by default can view Office documents, but you will need a separate app in order to edit and create new ones.
While Windows Phone 7 phones may be the kings in handling Office documents, Android also can juggle work documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe) with ease. MKV files can play videos with subtitles–helpful if you are hard of hearing, watching a foreign film, or stuck on an airplane with crummy headphones.Īlso, by making your phone accept a more diverse number of file formats, you can save yourself the hassle in converting your media files into (more often than not) inferior and more common file types that aren’t as good at reproducing hi-fidelity music, saving storage space, and displaying crystal clear images.
RAW images, for example, tend to be of higher quality than standard. Being able to playback a myriad of file formats is good because not all file formats are created equal. Luckily, there are apps and workarounds so your Android phone can open most audio, video, image, and Office file formats you throw at it. MKV will stop most Android phones in their tracks. NEF won’t show up in the default Android’s image and video Gallery app. Android may be a versatile OS, but the little green robot can run into trouble when it comes to certain file formats.