I heard this from multiple sources including engadget. This would really bother me if this was true.
actually engadget said it was an issue with ICS not the phone
If you're using windows, this is a non-issue.
I was probably doing something wrong the last time I tried MTP on a Honeycomb device (Xoom) - Windows recognized it as an MTP, but wouldn't let me transfer any files to it, claiming that all of the file types I tried (basically anything I could imagine) were unsupported. Admittedly, I was on a Windows XP machine, but since my employer is super slow to update anything, that's likely what I'll be working with for the foreseeable future -- is MTP support in XP less robust than in Vista or 7?
No clue... shows up fine on my Win7 PC and files transfer fine. Could be something on the computer blocking the device. I know I get errors when I hook up my phone to the WinXP computer at work just to charge it. Do USB drives work?
I was probably doing something wrong the last time I tried MTP on a Honeycomb device (Xoom) - Windows recognized it as an MTP, but wouldn't let me transfer any files to it, claiming that all of the file types I tried (basically anything I could imagine) were unsupported. Admittedly, I was on a Windows XP machine, but since my employer is super slow to update anything, that's likely what I'll be working with for the foreseeable future -- is MTP support in XP less robust than in Vista or 7?
MTP doesn't work on XP unless Media Player 10+ is installed.
The Cloud is where it's at.
That is until you hit your service provider's data caps, then that's when cloud storage will be an expensive headache...
Thank you for the headup. Android Police confirmed this. With this info I think I can go ahead and activate the sim in my current Galaxy SII I just bought and skip the Nexus.
I have used 5 different Android tablets, some of them don't have microSD card so they used MTP. MTP can be annoying move files, you're not able to see all files in your SD card, just general files like pic, music, docs. Files are moved once at a time, sure you shouldn't copy two files at once to a slow storage, but with user habits and you're trying to move many different files to the card at the momemt. It is slower than mass storage mode to me.
I have folders of documents and music in my phone, I use a syncing app to sync the folders from my computer. This is not possible with MTP mode. I do not want to use cloud services
Agre... please allow me to want to NOT use my precious, limited data to get to my music/video files. (Referring to cloud-only storage idea here) unless data contracts go unlimited again I don't see how it could be viable with the curent level of tech.
The Cloud is where it's at.
And where is the cloud at? Not in poor coverage areas, not on planes, not on subways, not where you're roaming ... that's where.
The cloud will be "where it's at" when coverage is ubiquitous. Until that time it's still only a backup plan, not a solution.