Network Browser is a simple file manager/browser utility for browsing files on your Windows network. It can connect to standard Windows or Samba shares. Use it to browse files on your Samba shares, view pictures, play network music, watch videos that you are on your network, etc.
Presently, Network Browser should be able to connect to most Microsoft Windows or Linux and Mac OSX smb samba network shared folders. You need to know the IP address of the network server you are trying to connect to. You can connect as guest, or supply your username and password.
You can also open files that you find on your network. Tapping on a file will open it in the default editor on your Android system. Currently saving and uploading is not supported, but if there is interest in the project I can certainly work to add these features.
Network Browser now supports music and video streaming over the network! The current release only supports mp3 format for music and m4v and mp4 formats for videos, but I plan on adding support for more media formats in the future. Give it a try and let me know which formats you want me to work on next! Network Browser can now be your ultimate home network media streaming app!
Network Browser now supports Android TV! Stream videos from your network straight onto your Android TV device.
Network Browser is for you guys, so if there is any interest in this project, I will add any features that you want or request. With time and effort this could be a fully functional network file manager and Windows Networking app, but if there is no interest in the project then I will not put the time into it. Just let me know!
Network Browser relies on functionality from the JCIFS library, which can be found here:
https://jcifs.samba.org/
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added "Connect As" item to server context menu
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updated the built-in media player libraries
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bug fix for Android 12 devices
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upgrades to in-app video player
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added 'close' option to picture viewer
expanded video player controls
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performance improvements to the in-app video player
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fixes for Light theme on TV devices
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library updates
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added zoom controls to the built-in web viewer
please let me know if you still have 'access denied' issues after this patch, support@ape-apps.com
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gamepad/remote improvements for built-in video player
subtitles can now be disabled for built-in video player
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added new external player option to settings
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removed helios requirement for certain functions
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added new file transfer options
added new file backup options
major updates and improvements to SMB1 mode. If you were having SMB1 mode issues with the last update, please give it another try.
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new settings menu added
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quick bug fix release
Multiple bug fixesSecurity improvementsAdded new (optional) dark theme
Multiple bug fixesUpdated support forum and instruction linksAdded new in-app picture viewer with optional slide-show modePerformance improvements with thumbnail cachingsee the release notes on the forum for more info!
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network performance improvementsbug fixes
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