H96 Max M9 TV Box Android 14 (RK3576) cannot activate network file sharing from windows 11 laptop

[Dominic De Lello]

I have two android tv media boxes. The first one is nVidia Shield TV Pro, connected via ethernet, where I can turn on filesharing, it generates a unique password. Then, on my windows 11 pro laptop, I can go to file explorer, type in the IP address, enter the password and transfer files.

However, I recently purchased my second media box: the H96 Max M9 TV Box Android 14 (RK3576), also connected via ethernet. The OS menu settings look a little different (somewhat condensed), which I was assuming because it's running Android TV OS Version 14. I'm not able to find/activate filesharing similar to my Shield TV Pro.

Is there a way other than FTP to do file transfers over the windows network?

 

[SpookDroid]

If the option is not on the 'native' Settings, the generic media box stripped this from the OS. You'd have to use a 3rd party file transfer app that supports installation on Android TVs. Bear in mind that the Shield TV is a WAY MORE feature-packed box that may have added that specific feature for their streamer and it's not something you'd find in generic ones.

 

[Dominic De Lello]

If the option is not on the 'native' Settings, the generic media box stripped this from the OS. You'd have to use a 3rd party file transfer app that supports installation on Android TVs. Bear in mind that the Shield TV is a WAY MORE feature-packed box that may have added that specific feature for their streamer and it's not something you'd find in generic ones.

is there a 3rd party that someone could recommend that is not FTP and works on windows 11 pro?