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Using the ownCloud Android App
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Accessing your files on your ownCloud server via the Web interface is easy and
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convenient, as you can use any Web browser on any operating system without
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installing special client software. However, the ownCloud Android app offers
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some advantages over the Web interface:
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* A simplified interface that fits nicely on a tablet or smartphone
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* Automatic synchronization of your files
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* Instant uploads of photos or videos recorded on your Android device
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* Easily add files from your device to ownCloud
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* Two-factor authentication
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Getting the ownCloud Android App
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One way to get your ownCloud Android app is to log into your ownCloud server
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from your Android device using a Web browser such as Chrome, Firefox, or
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Dolphin. The first time you log in to a new ownCloud account you'll see a screen
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with a download link to the ownCloud app in the `Google Play store
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<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.owncloud.android>`_.
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.. figure:: images/android-first-screen.jpg
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You will also find these links on your Personal page in the Web interface,
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You can also get it from the `Amazon App store
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<http://www.amazon.com/ownCloud-Inc/dp/B00944PQMK/>`_, and get source code and
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more information from the `ownCloud download page
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<http://owncloud.org/install/#mobile>`_.
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Connecting to Your ownCloud Server
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The first time you run your ownCloud Android app it opens to a configuration
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screen. Enter your server URL, login name, password, and click the Connect
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button. (Click the eyeball to the right of your password to expose your
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password.)
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.. figure:: images/android-new-account.png
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For best security your ownCloud server should be SSL-enabled, so that you can
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connect via ``https``. The ownCloud app will test your connection as soon as
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you enter it and tell you if you entered it correctly. If your server has a
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self-signed SSL certificate you'll get a scary warning how it is not to be
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trusted. Click the OK button to accept the certificate and complete your account
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setup.
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.. figure:: images/android-ssl-cert.png
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Managing Files
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Now you should see the Files page of your ownCloud account. Click the overflow
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button at the top right (that's the one with three vertical dots, and that is
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really what it is called) to open a user menu. ``Refresh account`` refreshes the
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page view. ``Settings`` take you to your settings menu. ``Sort`` gives you the
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option to sort your files by date, or alphabetically.
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.. figure:: images/android-files-page.png
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The little file folder icon to the left of the overflow button opens a dialog to
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create a new folder. The arrow button opens a file upload dialog, and you can
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either upload content from other Android apps such as Google Drive, the Gallery,
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your music player, or from your Android filesystem. When you add a new file
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you will see a confirmation on the top left when it has uploaded successfully,
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and it is immediately synchronized with the server.
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.. figure:: images/android-upload.png
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All files (that you have permission to access) on your ownCloud server are
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displayed in your Android app, but are not downloaded until you download them.
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Downloaded files are marked with a green arrow.
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.. figure:: images/android-file-list.png
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Download and preview a file with a short press on the filename. When the file
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is in preview mode, a short press on the overflow button opens a menu with
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options for sharing, opening with an app, removing, sending, and displaying file
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details.
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.. figure:: images/android-file.png
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A long press on the filename does not download it, but opens a dialog with
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options for sharing, downloading, renaming, moving, removing, sending, and
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viewing file details.
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.. figure:: images/android-file-options.png
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Settings
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The Settings screen offers a number of useful options. In the Accounts
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section you can configure multiple ownCloud accounts.
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The Security section sets up strong two-factor authentication by allowing you
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to add a PIN (personal identification number) to access your account.
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The Instant Uploads section creates a directory, :file:`/InstantUpload`, and
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any photos or videos created with your Android device's camera are instantly
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uploaded to this directory. You also have the option to choose any other
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existing directory. Another nice option is Upload Pictures/Video via WiFi Only,
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to conserve your Internet data usage.
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.. figure:: images/android-settings.png
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The bottom section of the Settings screen has links to help and the
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app's version number.
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.. figure:: images/android-help.png
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