Turn your old Android device into a media server

Yes it is possible

You might be a little surprised, but it's true - your Android device, once connected to your home network and loaded with your favorite music and movies, can be set up to stream content around your home to compatible devices.

You may have heard of Android TV boxes (such as those running Android TV)

) what kind of streaming video from the Internet? Well, it's a bit similar, but uses existing hardware, an Android device you've deleted - perhaps due to an update - and is much cheaper.

Very similar to using Raspberry Pi as a home media solution

this involves installing software (in this case, one or more applications) and using the device as a dedicated media server. Although it will run on battery power, you may find that plugging in your old Android phone provides a more reliable solution.

So, take your old Android phone, charge it and make it useful again. Stream content from your phone, the web and USB hard drives and forget about that expensive media center.

Application functionality

If desired, the user can edit the list of playable files, as well as create a queue for the music he wants to listen to. There is also support for scrobbling, which will greatly simplify the user's work with this program. It is worth noting that the user can add any song to bookmarks to quickly find the music he needs or any other file.

Full list of BubbleUPnP program features in Russian:

• The software in question supports working with gadgets from Honeycomb.
• Through UPnP it is possible to configure streaming playback of media files.
• The program uses audio codecs: MP3, AAC and others.
• Download tracks, full albums and videos from your media server to your Android device.
• Now Playing screen with familiar playback controls.
• Disable/repeat/shuffle.
• Random playlists.
• Stirring the library.
• There is a scrobbling option.
• View album covers.
• Ability to view information about the artist.
• You can make bookmarks and quickly access them when needed.
• Volume adjustment can be done using dedicated buttons on the device itself.

What you need

Along with your old Android device, you'll need a home wireless network that your phone is connected to. If your phone or tablet can take a microSD card

You should add one for extra storage.

Likewise, if your phone supports USB OTG

Additional media can be transferred from an external USB hard drive or USB flash drive

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You'll also need an app, but depending on what streaming media hardware you have at home, you'll need to decide which media streaming software to use.

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages:

• It is possible to stream videos and tablets to TVs and tablets.
• You can add media files to cloud storage.
• Users can play music tracks.
• The application is downloaded and used for free.
• Compatible with current versions of Android.

The downside is that some functions are paid. But this will not be a problem if you download the BubbleUPnP PRO version from us.

BubbleUPnP is quite a useful software for mobile devices, created for streaming various media files to different gadgets located at home. The program allows you to perform many operations, for example, set an alarm, configure the playback of music or videos, and so on. You can download BubbleUPnP in Russian for free using the link below.

Using Plex for Android

Use the link above to install Plex for Android, launch the app when finished, and create a new account (or sign in if you have an existing Plex account). Although the paid option is highlighted, you don't need it.

Then click the Share link to allow Plex to use your photos and videos and click Allow in the dialog box. You'll then be able to expand the hamburger menu (sidebar on the left) and select Local Photos and Local Videos. These belong to the default directories on your phone, so download or move videos to these locations.

To set up your phone as a media server, open the menu and select Settings > System . Here, along with the already selected Advertise as a player and Network discovery , Select Advertise as a server . You can also turn on Show Camera Media Roll if you want to view photos on your TV or other Plex-equipped equipment.

When installing Plex, install it on another device and sign in with the same account. Click the drop-down menu at the top of the screen to make sure the correct server is selected (in this case, My Nexus 5). After this, you will be able to view the contents of the server device on the player of your choice.

However, note that if library directories are not configured, the content will be marked as "Local" - if a remote device is selected from the drop-down menu, the correct media will be available.

BubbleUPnP

BubbleUPnP is a full featured UPnP/DLNA Control Point and UPnP Media Renderer. Easily watch music and videos on your phone and network devices (DLNA TVs, XMBC, WMP, etc.) from an external UPnP server. BubbleUPnP supports Honeycomb tablets and has an interface specially adapted for them. Currently BubbleUPnP requires Wi-Fi to connect to the local network. It does not support virtual private networks (VPN) and other types of communication (support for these may be added in the future). An external media server on your local network is required. Sending images/photos to UPnP renderers is not supported, although you can view and download them to your device.

Peculiarities:

• Honeycomb tablet support
• Stream music and video from UPnP/DLNA media server (Twonky, Asset UPnP, any NAS with UPnP, etc.).
• Supported audio codecs: MP3, AAC (without DRM), WMA, Ogg Vorbis (and system decoders) WAV, FLAC, ALAC, LPCM (with custom decoders). WMA support varies by manufacturer and model. Vorbis may not work on Android 2.1/2.2.
• Video playback is streamed by an external application (VPlayer recommended)
• Stream music/video from UPnP/DLNA media server to your UPnP renderers (software or hardware) on your network with familiar playback controls (play, pause, move, volume, etc.).
• UPnP renderer: Control audio playback on your device from another Control Point
• Download tracks, full albums and videos from your media server to your Android device (with covers if available)
• Landscape mode with full-featured navigation for phones and tablets
• Now Playing screen with familiar playback controls
• Mut/Repeat/Shuffle
• Editable playlist for queuing playable tracks
• Loading and saving playlists
• Shuffle playlists
• Library shuffling (shuffling tracks from your media server)
• Scrobbling support
• Sleep Timer
• Album cover display
• Display artist information from Discogs or Last.fm (Requires Last.fm app)
• Powerful UPnP search. Search tracks, albums, artists and videos (exact support varies by media server)
• Bookmarks. Quick access to albums and folders
• Generating a random list of tracks. Discover forgotten nuggets in your library
• Multiple selection. Anywhere in the list of tracks or albums, you can select several elements at once for operations on them (play, queue, delete, download, etc.)
• Controlling volume with hardware volume buttons

download the application for working with DLNA servers - BubbleUPnP for Android using the link below.

Developer: Bubblesoft Platform: Android (Depends on the device) Interface language: Russian (RUS) Root: Not needed Status: Full (Full version) [Patched]
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Using AllConnect - Play Stream

Using AllConnect is similar to casting content from Android to Chromecast, but allows you to send media from your phone on a media server to any DLNA-equipped hardware, and more. It could be a Smart TV (maybe not as secure as you think it is

); network-connected DVD or Blu-ray player; Apple TV, Roku or Amazon Fire TV; Xbox 360 or One; or PlayStation 3 or 4.

Once installed, launch the app and use the menu to check how your media is organized. The AllConnect app can be used as a player and server if needed, so check the Sources screen and its three tabs to see what local and online sources are available.

All you have to do to stream content to your TV is click the Cast icon in the corner and select your desired network device to cast your media.

BubbleUPnP for DLNA/Chromecast/Smart TV 3.4.12.1

Description from the market: BubbleUPnP is a full-featured UPnP/DLNA Control Point and UPnP Media Renderer. Easily listen to music and videos on your phone and network devices (DLNA TVs, XMBC, WMP, etc.) from an external UPnP server. BubbleUPnP supports Honeycomb tablets and has an interface specially adapted for them. Currently, BubbleUPnP requires Wi-Fi to connect to a local network. It does not support virtual private networks (VPN) and other types of communication (support for these may be added in the future). An external media server on your local network is required. Sending images/photos to UPnP renderers is not supported, although you can view and download them to your device. For me, it’s an excellent program, but with its drawbacks in the sense that it only works through high-speed wi-fi networks, and doesn’t work through regular networks (3g), but I think that the developer will fix everything soon, but as for everything else, I I see only advantages in the program. Features: Show/Hide text

Support for Honeycomb tablets Streaming music and video from UPnP/DLNA media server (Twonky, Asset UPnP, any NAS with UPnP, etc.). Supported audio codecs: MP3, AAC (without DRM), WMA, Ogg Vorbis (and system decoders) WAV, FLAC, ALAC, LPCM (with custom decoders). WMA support varies by manufacturer and model. Vorbis may not work on Android 2.1/2.2. Video playback is broadcast by an external application (VPlayer recommended) Stream music/video playback from UPnP/DLNA media server to your UPnP renderers (software or hardware) on your network with familiar playback controls (play, pause, move, volume, etc.) . UPnP renderer: Control audio playback on your device from another Control Point Download tracks, full albums and videos from your media server to your Android device (with cover art if available) Landscape mode with full-featured navigation for phones and tablets Now playing screen with familiar playback controls Mut/Repeat/Shuffle Editable playlist to create queues of playing tracks Load and save playlists Shuffle playlists Library shuffle (shuffle tracks from your media server) Scrobbling support Sleep timer Display album art Display artist information from Discogs or Last.fm (required) Last.fm app) Powerful UPnP search. Search for tracks, albums, artists and videos (exact support varies by media server) Bookmarks. Quick access to albums and folders Generate a random list of tracks. Discover forgotten nuggets in your library Multiple selection. Anywhere in the list of tracks or albums, you can select several elements at once for operations on them (play, queue, delete, download, etc.) Volume control using hardware volume buttons

Changes:

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What's new in version 1.6.11.1: - fixed Google Music All Access tracks not playing anymore - fixed rare crash when retrieving Google Music playlists - fixed downloaded covers (when downloading an album) appearing in the Gallery app What's new in 2.6.3.1 -Cut out all languages ​​except Russian and English; -Pictures are compressed via iCatalyst; -Optimized for installation. Can work as an Xposed module What's new in 3.4.12.1 added Spanish translation improved fetching of media links fixed a rare case where not all media files were listed when viewing a local file system folder in the library fixed pieces of folders containing mixed media elements and folders not showing game and adds icons to the top line (eg: tidal > tracks) and some other minor fixes and improvements.

Year of release: 06/14/2011 Year of update: 09/21/2020 Developer: Bubblesoft OS version: 4.0 + Interface language: English, Rus ®Root: not required Status:

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