How do you transfer your media to your phone?

Rileyjsg · Aug 7, 2012

1) Just plug the usb cable and use the 'portable device' option under 'my computer' in your pc to transfer files to your sd card?

2) Use USB utilities under settings in your phone to connect by 'mass storage' mode to transfer files to your sd card.

I used to use method no. 2 and noticed that sometimes after disconnecting with the usb cable, my media (music, videos) on my sd card is not detected in apps like stock music, gallery. Sometimes the newly added media shows up, but no the previous ones. It happens randomly, and its rather annoying since all the songs inside my playlists and individual ringtones for my contacts will be gone and I got to do over, but after connecting and disconnecting a 2nd time, it works again. I thought it was a media scanner issue. I spoke to a samsung tech guy and he said since S2 supports 'plug and play', as in option no. 1, there's no need to go through the no. 2. So why put 'usb utilities' if you can just plug and play?

Anyway, it seems like method no. 2 is probably a bug in the software from my experience, so I'm just gonna use method no. 1 from now on.

Anyhow, i'm just curious, which method do you use/prefer and do you experience e bug like I do?

Logan47 · Aug 7, 2012

You could also use Airdroid on google play to wirelessly transfer files.

Russell Ng · Aug 8, 2012

I prefer 2 since I find it to be faster and stable. Also, sometimes with 1, I can't detect files that I know is there. I guess mass storage mode is more reliable and that's important for big file transfers. Of course once disconnected, it would have to run the media scan again. A reboot usually will resolve your issue.

Of course since the firmware updates, I do know that 1 seems quicker and might be more stable. But since I hardly do big file transfers nowadays, haven't tested it out.

Cheers

Rileyjsg · Aug 9, 2012

I tried it out and its awesome for transferring small files! Thanks a lot!

Rileyjsg · Aug 9, 2012

I've actually did a hard format of the phone and my sd card in it but the problem of my media files not being detected randomly still happens. I took it to the samsung care centre and they did a software flash and everything but the issue still comes up every now and then. I suspect it's a bug with the software, specifically the media scanner, so I didn't want to bring it back for servicing again. I can still see my files under 'my files' though, just not in the music player, gallery stock app etc. Its unlikely that its a hardware fault, do you think? Anyway, connecting n disconnecting the mass storage with the usb cable to let the media scanner run again will detect the media again so its not a 'fatal' problem, just kinda annoying. Have you actually encountered this problem before? I'm running 4.03 if it helps.

Thanks for taking the time to help

Russell Ng · Aug 10, 2012

It happens once in awhile. Forcing the media scanner to run again usually resolves the problem. A reboot works too.

I think if you use the USB mass storage or even MTP connection, and you make adjustment to the memory (files/folders), the media scanner is suppose to run after disconnecting. But maybe sometimes it didn't run properly and the location of the files are forgotten. I think MTP connection is sort of real time so its updated as you make changes. That's probably the only difference between USB Mass storage and MTP. And if that is true, you can see how transferring big files through MTP might not be as stable.

I seem to recall a setting in the phone somewhere to have it run the media scanner again. Can't really recall where though and that was in GB last time too. Maybe someone will come along and let you know if there is a setting like that.

Rileyjsg · Aug 10, 2012

Thanks, that was really helpful. Yeah, I'm using MTP now instead of mass storage and it is indeed real time, as in i'm able to see stuff like music being updated immediately in the stock music app. For the longest time i thought there was something wrong with my phone that the issue still occurs after software check, but I guess it should just be a bug which perhaps a software update in the future might solve it.

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