Nexus 7 2013 USB OTG with large file sizes?

[fuzzybabybunny]

I have an S5 and a 2013 Nexus 7. I have lots of video files and stuff stored on the microSD card on the S5. I bought a USB-OTG cable with the intention of being able to just pop out my microSD card, connect it to the cable, and have my Nexus read the contents.

Well, doesn't work that way. Seems like the Nexus wants to format the card, but I've read that it'll format the card into FAT32, which has a file size limit of 4GB.

How do I work around this?

I've read that I can download CardMount onto my Nexus 7 and that supports the ext3/4 file system? But it needs my Nexus to be rooted, which means I need to unlock the bootloader, which erases my Nexus, and root it, which makes it impossible to download OTA Android updates.

So.... any solutions?

 

[shabby]

Just ran into the same issues, the nexus 4 and 7 doesn't read exfat sdcards but the nexus 5 does, weird.

 

[core2slow]

I have SuperBeam installed on my phones and tablets. Uses wifi direct share and i can easily send 500mb files between my devices.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

I have Superbeam as well and it's not great for 4GB+ HD movies.

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[core2slow]

I have Superbeam as well and it's not great for 4GB+ HD movies.

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Have you look into plex?

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Have you look into plex?

Does Plex require a router? Say I have a folder of videos on the SD card of my S5. Can I stream that directly to my Nexus somehow in full HD using a direct device-to-device WiFi connection? I don't have a router since I'm traveling.

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[Kartajan]

to run Plex, you need -something- to run the server portion. I have one running on my NVidia Shield. It will run remotely as long as your internet connection is enough. The second best answer I can think of for "Road Warriors" would be running a WD My Passport Pro:

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

to run Plex, you need -something- to run the server portion. I have one running on my NVidia Shield. It will run remotely as long as your internet connection is enough. The second best answer I can think of for "Road Warriors" would be running a WD My Passport Pro:

*sigh*

I can't believe that this is 2016 and I can't just plug a USB stick into my tablet to access all the files on it.

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[Kartajan]

Originally Posted by gtdRR
I'm running 6.0.1 stock on my Nexus 7 and was able to access my 64GB exFat microSD via OTG using Solid Explorer and it's OTG plugin. Paid app but completely worth all the features.
Solid Explorer - https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...solidexplorer2
Solid Explorer USB OTG Plugin - https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...er.plugins.otg

As far as your assertion, 4GB+ files are typically not optimized for tablet use. That sounds closer to raw DVD rips. Typical MP4 at tablet friendly bitrates average 1.5GB or less.

(exfat support has apparently been restricted due to licensing costs, which Samsung paid/ Google didn't)

 

[Kartajan]

You may be able to use NTFS formatting... Not sure if S5 will cooperate..