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Step-by-Step Guides
Practical walkthroughs for real-world use cases. No prior experience needed - every step is explained from scratch.
Looking for the full manual? The FastMediaSorter documentation portal is now the main reference: every feature, a glossary, an A-Z index and search across all pages. The scenarios below stay as quick task walkthroughs.
Pick Your Guide in 10 Seconds
What do you want to do?
“I want to open my PC’s folders on my phone by just scanning a code” → Open PC Folders by Scanning a Code
“I want my phone photos to back up to my PC automatically every night” → Scheduled Camera Backup
“I want to watch movies/series from my PC on my phone, without copying anything” → Home Cinema & VR Streaming
“I have an old tablet and want to turn it into a photo frame” → Digital Photo Frame
“I have an Android car stereo and want to play my music from a USB or phone” → In-Car Music Player
“I want FastMedia on my smartwatch and do not know where to start” → Put FastMedia on Your Watch • Wear OS Web Portal- “I want to move media between my own devices and do not know which way fits me” → Media Exchange Portal
“I want to listen to my music collection or phone tracks on my smartwatch” → Music on Smartwatch
“I want to connect my smartwatch directly to my PC or NAS network share” → Connect Watch to Network Shares
“I want to watch live TV channels on my smartwatch” → TV on Your Smartwatch- “I have an Android car stereo and want to listen to internet radio stations” → Internet Radio & Streams
“Someone sent me a live broadcast link and I want to open it” → Watch a Live Broadcast
“I have 200 files in Downloads and want to sort them into folders quickly” → Download Organizer (Quick Sort)- “I hear about SMB/NAS but don’t know how to connect” → Connect to NAS / Windows Share
“I want to place one-tap shortcuts on my home screen to record notes or start slides” → Home-Screen Smart Widgets
“I want to watch SBS 3D movies on my phone, or go fully immersive on a Quest” → OpenXR VR Immersive Cinema
“I want to quickly extract numbers and calculate math formulas from texts/images” → Quick Math & Text Calculations
“I want to edit Markdown and code notes directly on my cloud or network drive” → Cloud Markdown & Code Notes
“I want my old tablet to show my folders, clock and weather instead of an app grid” → Use the App as Your Home Screen • Launcher Web Portal
All Guides
| Guide | What you get | Time | Flavor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open PC Folders by Scanning a Code |
Share PC folders from the Windows companion and connect them by scanning one QR code - no address, port, or password typing | ~5 min | Standard / Photos / Legacy / VR / noLegal |
| Digital Photo Frame on Tablet |
Turn an old tablet into an always-on frame streaming photos from NAS or cloud, with optional music | ~15 min | Any (local) / Standard, Photos, Legacy, VR, noLegal (NAS or cloud) |
| In-Car Music Player |
Play your full music library on Android head unit with steering wheel button support | ~10 min | Standard / Legacy / VR / noLegal |
| Put FastMedia on Your Watch |
Install FastMedia Wear on a Wear OS watch, switch the companion on in the phone settings and confirm both halves see each other | ~5 min | Wear OS (FastMedia Wear) |
| Music on Smartwatch |
Play tracks on your Wear OS watch with album art, shuffle, bezel volume, background playback and screen-off listening | ~5 min | Wear OS (FastMedia Wear) |
| Connect Watch to Network Shares (SMB/SFTP/FTP) |
Connect your smartwatch directly to NAS, PC shares, FTP or SFTP servers over Wi-Fi with independent media browsing | ~10 min | Wear OS (FastMedia Wear) |
| TV on Your Smartwatch |
Watch live TV and radio channels on the wrist - fill the channel list, search and filter it, pin what you watch and reach it from a tile | ~10 min | Wear OS (FastMedia Wear) |
| Internet Radio & Streams |
Play internet radio and IPTV streams on any Android device - add a URL, import an .m3u playlist, or pick from a curated catalog | ~10 min | Standard / Legacy / VR / noLegal |
| Watch a Live Broadcast |
Open a broadcast someone is running from their phone or watch - on another Android phone, on a Wear OS watch, or in StreamsPlayer on Windows | ~3 min | Standard / Legacy / VR / noLegal |
| Home Cinema & VR Streaming |
Watch series from your PC on phone/tablet/VR headset - no USB, no copying | ~15 min | Standard / Legacy / VR / noLegal |
| Download Organizer (Quick Sort) |
Sort hundreds of files into folders with one tap per file - set up once, use daily | ~10 min | Any |
| Scheduled Camera Backup to PC |
Automatic nightly photo backup over Wi-Fi - wakes up, copies, goes back to sleep | ~15 min | Standard / Photos / Legacy / VR / noLegal |
| Connect to NAS / Windows Share (SMB) |
Step-by-step SMB setup with every field explained in plain language | ~10 min | Standard / Photos / Legacy / VR / noLegal |
| Home-Screen Smart Widgets |
Add one-tap widgets to record voice, run tasks, or show a random photo frame | ~5 min | All flavors (per widget) |
| OpenXR VR Immersive Cinema |
Single-eye SBS/OU/180°/360° 3D on any flavor’s flat player; full per-eye immersion on a Quest (noLegal sideload) | ~10 min | Any (flat 3D) / noLegal (immersion) |
| Quick Math & Text Calculations |
Select math equations in PDFs or OCR results to evaluate them in a popup | ~5 min | Standard / Legacy / VR / noLegal |
| Cloud Markdown & Code Notes |
Create and edit Markdown text files and code notes directly on cloud or network drives | ~10 min | Standard / Legacy / VR / noLegal |
| Use the App as Your Home Screen |
Replace the device home screen with a desktop of your own folders, clock, weather, apps and a taskbar | ~10 min | Standard / noLegal |
Not sure where to start?
- Just installed the app? → Begin with Quick Start - 5 minutes to your first result
First-run tip: on the welcome screen you can pick a Device Profile that pre-tunes the app for scenarios like Photo Frame, In-Car Music, or Home Cinema - and you can change it anytime in Settings → General → Device profile. See First Launch: Choose Your Device Profile.- Something not working? → See Troubleshooting
- Technical question? → See FAQ
- Want to connect to a NAS first? → The SMB Guide is the foundation for Camera Backup, Home Cinema, and Photo Frame