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The ability to easily synchronize, upload and download files from your Disroot cloud to your mobile can be very useful in several cases.
In this tutorial we'll show you how to install and work with the Nextcloud mobile app. This app permits you to conveniently access and synchronize your Disroot cloud files from your mobile and download/upload/share/delete without having to use a browser in your mobile to do it or connect it to a laptop to transfer files.
This app does not download the files to a local folder in your mobile, it simply shows the existing files in your cloud. The files are only downloaded if you select them to be downloaded. This way it wont take too much space in your mobile. For uploaded files, if you want to you can keep a local copy in your mobile or not, it's your choice.
##Table of Contents
- Get and install Nextcloud Mobile app
- Setup account
- General interface
- General settings
- Pictures and videos automatic uploads
- Set password
- Display hidden files
- Install DAVDroid
- Upload and Download Files
- Share files and folders
- Create folder, Rename, Move, Copy or Remove file or folder
- Manage and add multiple accounts
##Get and install Nextcloud Mobile app
To install the app on android, we recommend you install the F-droid app store. F-droid provides open source applications, and it's way to reduce your dependency of google.
After you installed and setup F-droid you can search and install the Nexcloud Mobile app.
IOS users will probably have to pay around 0,99€ for it in the IOS app store.
##Setup account Once the app is installed, start it login with you Disroot account credentials:
- Server: https://cloud.disroot.org
- Username: your Disroot username
- Password: your Disroot password
And press connect at the end.
The general interface is pretty straightforward and easy to use. In the center it shows your files In the top bar you have:
- A search tool
- A hamburger type button on the left side to access your settings
- On the right side a button to refresh your account and set the display mode
- On the lower right side you have the plus button that presents you with upload options
You can navigate through the folders by pressing on them and then using the "back button" on the upper left corner.
If you press the button with the three vertical dots, like we mentioned before you will be presented with three option Refresh account, sort and Grid view.
In Refresh your account you can order to synchronize your files (if when you start the mobile app for the first time your files don't appear use this option). In sort, you cant decide if your files will be shown alphabetically, by date and so on. In Grid view, you can change how the files are displayed, from a "list files" to Grid view and reverse:
In the general settings you can:
- Chose to automatically upload any videos and pictures you take/make to your Cloud
- Set to which folder these uploads go to
- Set if you want to keep a local copy of these uploaded pictures and videos
- Set a password to access the Nexcloud Mobile app
- Set if you want the app to display hidden files
- Install DAVDroid so that you can sync calendars, tasks and contacts
You can access these settings by pressing the hamburger button on the upper left side
and then "settings".
###Pictures and videos automatic uploads
To set your video and pictures automatic upload options is very easy, basically works with checkbox, when you press instant picture upload or instant video upload, you are presented with all the options.
There you can set whether pictures or videos, are uploaded immediately, or only when you are connected to wifi, if it goes to the "instant upload" folder that is created for this or to another.
At the end of these options you can set what to do with the original files of the picture/video that where uploaded:
The app folder is a local folder on your mobile where the Nextcloud app can store uploaded files. Original folder is, well ... the picture or videos folder.
###Set password You can create a password, if you want, to protect the access to the Nextcloud Mobile app by pressing the checkbox to the right of "Passcode Lock".
NOTE: If you enable password protection you will be asked for this every time you start the app, and every time you upload a file using your mobile share options (share pictures from gallery, etc).
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You will be prompted and asked to place a four digit code, and to confirm it.
###Display hidden files
The newest versions of Nextcloud and so Disroot cloud permits hiding files. By marking this option you can see your hidden files in your mobile app.
###Install DAVDroid
Pressing this option will make your Nextcloud mobile app fetch DAVDroid from whatever appstore you use ant install it.
DAVDroid permits you to synchronize and access your Disroot calendars, tasks and contacts with your Android type device.
If you are interested in this option you can read more about it here.
###Upload files You can upload files to your Disroot cloud with the mobile app in two ways:
- The upload option in the app
- The share files option in your device
To upload from the app select the plus button in the main interface
You will be presented with two options:
- Upload, from which you can browse your mobiles file system to the files you want to upload
- Content from other app, from which you can select if you want to upload from: gallery, file manager, music or sound recorder.
To use the share file option in your mobile, select the file in question.
After that select Nextcloud.
You can choose to which folder of your cloud the file will be uploaded to.
You can select multiple files to be uploaded at the same time, with this method, just select several files to share.
###Download files
Select the files you want to download by pressing them for a few seconds. The selected file will be highlighted and all files in that folder will have a checkbox to the left of them. Use the checkboxes to select the files you want to download. And then press the button on the upper right corner.
Then select download
##Share files and folders You can share files or folders to anyone via a public link URL link or with other people that use a cloud based in Nextcloud/Owncloud software even if they are not Disroot users (unlike dropboxes and such).
To share via URL, press the file or folder for a few seconds to select it, them press the three vertical dots button on the upper right corner.
Select the share option, and after that you will be presented with your share options. Select "Share link", you can also set additional options such as:
- Allow editing, so that people that receive the link with the file or folder can edit it
- Password protect, to place a password to open the link, so that only the right people open it.
- Set an expiration date, so that otherthe link doesn't stay valid for ever and ever other
Once you are done selection your options press "GET LINK"
You will be prompted to a "send link to page" where you can select the app where you want to send the link to, for example a email client so that you can email the link to someone,
To share a file or folder with other Disroot or Nextcloud/Owncloud users via Federation, in the share option select "Add user or group", write the persons federated cloud ID, usually:
- USERNAME@SERVER_ADRESS
##Create folder. Rename, Move, Copy or Remove file or folder
###Create a new Folder
If you don't want the new folder to be in the main directory, then navigate first inside the folder where you want to create this new folder.
You can create a new folder by pressing the "plus button" .
There you can see the option "New folder", select it.
Write the folder name and press "OK"
###Rename, Move, Copy or Remove file or folder
You can Rename, Move, Copy or Remove file or folder by again pressing the file or folder for a few seconds and then selecting the three vertical dots button on the upper right corner.
#Manage and add multiple accounts
If you have multiple cloud accounts spread throughout several services that use Nextcloud or Owncloud you can add them all in your mobile app.
Press the hamburger button on the upper left corner of the main interface
Select the triangle and then "Add account"
You will have to repeat the setup account process for the new account.
Then you will be able to see in the upper part of the settings menu the icons of both accounts.
Just press the icons to toggle between accounts. The main page of the app will display the files and folders of the account you selected.
If you go to the "Manage accounts" options you can see both accounts. You can delete an account by pressing the garbage button, and edit credentials (username, change password, server address) in the key button.
If you are uploading files using the share options of your mobile device, you will be asked to which account you want the file to be uploaded to.
If you are uploading using the normal "upload" option in the app, make sure that first you selected the account that you want the file to go to.