Tag: S9

Samsung Galaxy S9

Hide files from Android Media Scanning

If you don’t want certain media files to show up in a media player, hide them!  You can tell that media player to not scan a folder by placing a file within it.

To prevent it from scanning the folder:

  1. Create a blank file and rename it “.nomedia“.
  2. Place the “.nomedia” file in the directory that you don’t want scanned.
  3. It’s as simple as that!

I was trying to stop voice recordings show up in Samsung Music Player app.  I created a folder inside of my downloads folder.  Next, I placed my “recording.amr” and “.nomedia” file in that folder.  This was the solution to prevent Samsung Music from scanning and displaying my “recording.amr” in my music list.

***You may have to use a different app to create and rename the blank file as the default My Files app on my S9+ would not allow the files to be renamed with a “.” at the front of the file name.  I personally had to use Microsoft Word to create the blank file and then use ASUS’s File manager app to rename the file. 

 

Megabit vs Megabyte Explained

Internet Service Providers have marketed their speeds in Mbps or Megabits Per Second for years. It’s important to know the difference between Megabit and Megabyte, as they are two completely different metrics. Megabit is a lot smaller than a Megabyte.  If you want to calculate your actual download or upload speeds – you need to multiply the speed you’re getting by “.125“.  So, for example, if you’re getting 300 Mbps download speed from your ISP – you’re actually only getting 37.5 MBps Download speed.  This is a huge misconception with a lot of people thinking they are actually getting the 300 MBps speed!  To put it in perspective a SATA 3 (6 GBps) hard disk transfers data at a rate between 70 MBps to 120 MBps.  A USB 3.0 Thumb Drive will transfer data around 80 MBps to 130 MBps.  So in short, keep this in mind when you are shopping for an Internet service provider or upgrading your service.

Here is a chart so you can see how download rates compare to transfer rates.

Data Measurement Bit Byte Kilobyte [KB] Megabyte [MB] Gigabyte [GB]
Download Rate 1 or 0 8 Bits 1024B 1024K 1024MB
Transfer Rate NA NA 128b 128k 128mb