Hi,
I've been reading here and there about how to use a OTG cable and flash drive with the Nexus 7. From what I can gather, if you use Stickmount, you need to be rooted. I really don't want to root if I don't have to because I'm not an Android guru and I'm afraid I'll f up my N7. However, I don't think that Nexus Media Importer needs root access. Can anyone verify that? Is anyone using Nexus Media Importer with an OTG cable/flash drive combo without root? I just want to be able to watch movies on the rare occasion I'm out of wifi access without loading them onto the device. Are there any other apps I'll need to watch movies from the flash drive? Also, is there a cloud option to upload your own movies to stream to the N7 while I'm in a wifi area? I'm trying to resist the urge to replace my 16gb device with the 32 when it comes out since 1) the times I'll need this outside of wifi range will be rare 2) my device is paid for, warrantied by SquareTrade and set up the way I want it so I don't want to start from scratch with a new device.
Thanks!
I've been reading here and there about how to use a OTG cable and flash drive with the Nexus 7. From what I can gather, if you use Stickmount, you need to be rooted. I really don't want to root if I don't have to because I'm not an Android guru and I'm afraid I'll f up my N7. However, I don't think that Nexus Media Importer needs root access. Can anyone verify that? Is anyone using Nexus Media Importer with an OTG cable/flash drive combo without root? I just want to be able to watch movies on the rare occasion I'm out of wifi access without loading them onto the device. Are there any other apps I'll need to watch movies from the flash drive? Also, is there a cloud option to upload your own movies to stream to the N7 while I'm in a wifi area? I'm trying to resist the urge to replace my 16gb device with the 32 when it comes out since 1) the times I'll need this outside of wifi range will be rare 2) my device is paid for, warrantied by SquareTrade and set up the way I want it so I don't want to start from scratch with a new device.
Thanks!