Today’s technology allows us to store files in many different locations, like Dropbox, SkyDrive, and Google Drive. That can be convenient, but it also means photos or other files you want to share are not necessarily located on your phone or tablet. Fortunately, it is easy to open files stored in the cloud directly into RemotePlay.
How? Many apps like Dropbox and SkyDrive have a feature that allows you to select which application to open your files in. On iPhone and iPad apps the “open in” button looks like this:
This allows you to choose, for example, whether to edit a Word document in Pages, view it in GoodReader, or share it using RemotePlay.
When you choose to open a document in RemotePlay, the file is automatically loaded in the app and is ready to share. Ever been a study group and want to quickly stream a file to your groupmates quickly? Using this “open in” shortcut makes it simple. The file will quickly show up in your RemotePlay app and you’re ready to go!
The screenshots below show you how to do this in a bit more detail.
Opening Files on an iPhone or iPad
In this example we use Dropbox to illustrate how to open and share a file. First open the Dropbox app and navigate to the file you want to share. Tap the “open in” button located on the bottom right-hand side of the screen, as shown below.
Then just select “Open In…” and tap the “Open in RemotePlay” button. This will open the file in RemotePlay, where you can then easily share it with friends or colleagues.
You can use the same steps to open files in any other app that includes the “open in” feature, such as Microsoft SkyDrive, Google Drive, Pages, GoodReader, and many others.
Opening Files on an Android Device
It’s a very similar process on an Android device. Once you open the Dropbox app (or any of the other apps) and have the desired file on your screen, tap the arrow on the right of the screen and select “more,” as shown below:
You will then have the option to “Export” the file. RemotePlay will be among the applications you can export to.
Note: you can skip one of these steps by pressing down directly on the file name of the photo that you’d like, and the third screenshot below will just pop up.
To export an attachment from an email, it’s even easier. Just highlight the attachment in your email and export directly to RemotePlay. From there you can stream it to everyone on your WiFi network or sharing your mobile hotspot.
Give it a try!