USB Media Explorer

4.3
14.2K reviews
500K+
Downloads
Content rating
PEGI 3
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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.
Updated on
19 Dec 2023

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
App info and performance
This app may collect these data types
App activity
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.6
6.22K reviews
MTC
27 November 2021
For years, I suffered with the atrocious, unreliable, buggy POS Fuji App for camera file transfers to my phone on the go. Then I bought an OTG Card Reader only to find out that Android 12 / Pixel 6 Pro DO NOT support exFAT format SD cards which all of my cameras use by default in camera formating (yes, you could use FAT32 but that's an extra hassle). Eventually I found this little gem. It's perfect, finally I can transfer my camera files regardless of the SD card format. Much love to the devs.
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Danielle Lonnon
11 July 2022
I totally appreciate what this app can do for my Pixel 6. I have small issues where 1) the app can't differentiate between photos/ videos on the photo roll and in the rubbish bin. 2) Takes a wee while to load photo/video content from the phone and as more load the thumbnail doesn't stay in the same spot. The UI is very 8 bit retro vines, Kind of love it.
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Homesoft, LLC
15 July 2022
Trash photos should be filtered in the Photos view. In files view, everything is displayed. The jumping is for a couple of reasons. UME doesn't use the Android Media Store so it has to parse them each time. The other reason is the sort order. They technically don't move, just other photos jump in between them.
A Google user
7 February 2020
Was once a 5 star app I've used for years that was brilliant. For me it doesn't deserve one star now. I couldn't really use it. UPDATE. Dustin tried to fix the problems but only succeeded fixing one (the search button) must say Dustin is trying to fix the problems. Tracks missing from albums, some with only one or 2 tracks or none at all. Open the folders and it mixes them up!?
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Homesoft, LLC
7 February 2020
Yes, search has been replaced with the filter button to provide consistency throughout the app. Sorry for the confusion. Duplicate titles are consolidated in the detail view, but are still counted in the summary. The issue with untagged items being dropped will be fixed shortly.

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