Ipad Mini - or don't drink the Kool-Aid?
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Question to Android users:
Can you see the file system on the device similar to a PC? or is it like an Apple product where you are intentionally locked out from any kind of CLI or file system access? I was dabbling with programming my home server remotely with my wife's ipad recently, and it was frustrating at times.
Can you see the file system on the device similar to a PC? or is it like an Apple product where you are intentionally locked out from any kind of CLI or file system access? I was dabbling with programming my home server remotely with my wife's ipad recently, and it was frustrating at times.
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There are some devices that do not include this feature, but as bahurd notes, ES File Manager is a free download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...gs.android.pop
No rooting necessary for any of this.
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On both of my current Android devices (Sansung Galaxy S4 phone and Dell Venue 8 tablet), a file manager similar to ES came pre-packaged with the device right out of the box. It follows the same basic conventions as a Windows-type explorer window. So far as I can tell, it seems to give access to pretty much the entire filesystem including the kernel.
There are some devices that do not include this feature, but as bahurd notes, ES File Manager is a free download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...gs.android.pop
No rooting necessary for any of this.
There are some devices that do not include this feature, but as bahurd notes, ES File Manager is a free download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...gs.android.pop
No rooting necessary for any of this.
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If you to have a legitimate need to write into the Kernel folder, for instance, then it's reasonable to suppose that you have already rooted the device.
For "normal" tasks such as moving media files around, managing datalogs and tune files, deleting episodes of The Newsroom after I've watched them, etc., the built-in file manager (or ES File Manager) work just fine, and are roughly comparable to the tools bundled with most non-Apple consumer OSes.
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I'm sure there are. And just as with a DOS / Windows / *NIX PC, there are some directories that you don't ever actually need to write to (or delete from) in everyday operation.
If you to have a legitimate need to write into the Kernel folder, for instance, then it's reasonable to suppose that you have already rooted the device.
For "normal" tasks such as moving media files around, managing datalogs and tune files, deleting episodes of The Newsroom after I've watched them, etc., the built-in file manager (or ES File Manager) work just fine, and are roughly comparable to the tools bundled with most non-Apple consumer OSes.
If you to have a legitimate need to write into the Kernel folder, for instance, then it's reasonable to suppose that you have already rooted the device.
For "normal" tasks such as moving media files around, managing datalogs and tune files, deleting episodes of The Newsroom after I've watched them, etc., the built-in file manager (or ES File Manager) work just fine, and are roughly comparable to the tools bundled with most non-Apple consumer OSes.
#27
The iPad is too big. The iPad mini is just the right size, but like all the other iOS devices you are very locked down, just to things which Apple decides you can do. The proprietary cables are a huge expensive pain, too.
A nexus 7 tablet however is just the right size, much more powerful hardware at a fraction of the cost of an iPad mini (my 32gb model with LTE was under $300). Rather than being locked down, you can run any android app out there. It's more like having a full computer in your pocket, rather than a cash register for Apple... This is coming from someone who's had an iPad, three android tablets and just as many phones, also at least 6 iPhones, typing on the 5s now, which pales in comparison to last years android hardware, btw
A nexus 7 tablet however is just the right size, much more powerful hardware at a fraction of the cost of an iPad mini (my 32gb model with LTE was under $300). Rather than being locked down, you can run any android app out there. It's more like having a full computer in your pocket, rather than a cash register for Apple... This is coming from someone who's had an iPad, three android tablets and just as many phones, also at least 6 iPhones, typing on the 5s now, which pales in comparison to last years android hardware, btw
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