Marshmallow finally added official support for connecting OTG flash drives natively without the need for a third-party app.
On the Nexus Player running Marshmallow, connecting a flash drive will mount the device so any app with file system access can read files. This allows apps such as MX Player to treat the flash drive as "local storage" so if you do a scan for local media, the contents of the flash drive will appear.
On other Nexus devices I've tested running Marshmallow (Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Pixel C, etc), connecting a flash drive allows media to be copied to local storage. However, it doesn't appear to "mount" the drive. Scanning for media on MX Player finds nothing. If I use the native Android file explorer to open video files using MX Player, the path appears as a "content://" URI instead of a local file.
Is there any way I can make Marshmallow devices treat external media like the Nexus Player so flash drives are actually "mounted"?
I know this is possible if I root my device using StickMount, but I'm looking for a solution that doesn't require rooting my device.
On the Nexus Player running Marshmallow, connecting a flash drive will mount the device so any app with file system access can read files. This allows apps such as MX Player to treat the flash drive as "local storage" so if you do a scan for local media, the contents of the flash drive will appear.
On other Nexus devices I've tested running Marshmallow (Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Pixel C, etc), connecting a flash drive allows media to be copied to local storage. However, it doesn't appear to "mount" the drive. Scanning for media on MX Player finds nothing. If I use the native Android file explorer to open video files using MX Player, the path appears as a "content://" URI instead of a local file.
Is there any way I can make Marshmallow devices treat external media like the Nexus Player so flash drives are actually "mounted"?
I know this is possible if I root my device using StickMount, but I'm looking for a solution that doesn't require rooting my device.
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