USB Media Explorer

Homesoft, LLC

About this app

USB Media Explorer (UME), formerly known as Nexus Media Importer, allows you view photos (Jpeg and Raw), stream videos¹, listen to music, and view documents from USB storage devices and cameras. Specialized screens for photos, videos, music, documents and file management. Copy files to and from the USB device. View full size photos and videos without importing!

Supported Devices:
- Flash/Pen Drives
- Card Readers
- Hard Drives²
- Cameras³
- Other Android devices⁴
- MTP/UMS audio players⁵
- Some DVD drives⁶

Additional Hardware Requirements:
- Connecting most devices will require a microUSB OTG cable or USB C to USB adapter. These are available from most major retail websites.

Notes:
1. Video and audio formats not natively supported by Android (AVI, Dolby, DTS, WMV) may require a third party player like VLC.
2. Hard drives require considerable power and may require an external power source, like a powered USB hub.
3. Only cameras with storage are supported. Live image devices like endoscopes and webcams are not supported.
4. To access another Android device, put the target device in MTP/File Transfer Mode.
5. Most “i” devices use a proprietary protocol. These are NOT supported.
6. Only DVD drives that support AV Connect mode or similar are supported. See your DVD drive manual. Commercial DVDs are not supported.

Support:
- If you have an issue, you can tap "Homesoft" from the About screen for email support. I read and reply to reviews, but due to their one way nature, it’s difficult to resolve issues. If you have a support request, please include the Android device you are using, the USB device you are trying to use and a description of the problem.

Ratings and reviews

Updated, the develop seems to be planning to resolve some of the issues mentioned in my previous review. However, I should not have relied on this app for important work-related files or use it with large quantities of files, due to the lack of separation of Favorites into a new folder, and the glitchiness of the app in general. Created much more work for me when I purchased it to make life easier...

Okay I have a couple trail cameras and this is the best app for reading my memory cards. I am able to set it up to view all pictures or videos. (Just a remember you have too have your trail camera set for videos.) You can also select your pictures by swiping picture too picture. Or let it play picture to picture for you, have to select it in the settings. Can't hurt to try this app.

All my drives are formatted NTFS, which the S4 cannot read. Nexus Media Importer solves that problem. With a powered OTG cable, I can import or play/open media files & docs on external SSDs. Phone/device must support OTG to power flash drives and other devices that get their power the phone/device they are connected to.. It imports or streams only. Your device must be able to play/display/open the file or stream. Xlnt file explorer, generates thumbnails, shows file size & date, album & artist.

What's new

11.4.2
- Detect existing volumes
- Support for .avif and .heic
- Animated GIF/WEBP support
- GPS info for .mp4
- Bug Fixes
11.2
- Safe Unmount
- Full UAS device support
- Prefer Android Mounts
- AVI/3GPP Playback support

10.6.3
- Direct File Access

10.3.x
-Zip/Unzip

10.2.0
-Split screen for photos and files
-Keyboard support (Arrows, Del, Ctrl-C)

10.0
-New Modern Interface
-Integrated Video Player

9.0
-Support for cameras and other Android devices (MTP)

8.x
-Write support for NTFS