4gig file on Android sd card

Matd80 · 30 Dec 2019 at 11:40

Hi fellas, any ideas how I can get a larger than 4 gig file onto my sd card on my android phone. I can download it to my internal phone storage no problem but I'm having to transfer it to the sd card then put it in a sd card usb adapter to watch on TV. Streaming always cuts out after 10-15 mins lately!?

Or if anyone knows any other streaming solutions that don't cost a lot.

Phone is Xiaomi note 8 pro and TV is Sony kd55x8509c 2015 model

Cheers

b00merang69 · 30 Dec 2019 at 11:43

Not sure what you mean but does the 4GB file fit due to the File System it is formatted in.

Sp00n · 30 Dec 2019 at 15:03

Can you not just put the video on a usb stick and plug that in to the TV to play it off?

Hades · 30 Dec 2019 at 18:40

For SD cards Android supports the FAT32 filesystem. FAT32 has a 4gb limit.

Matd80 · 30 Dec 2019 at 21:58

Thanks for replies guys.
Forgot to mention I have no pc(!!!) at the moment so can’t put on a normal usb stick.
Yes it’s the fat32 format problem. Guess there’s no way round it then. I’ll carry on as I am for now.
Guess I could try a fire stick? Or a separate chrome cast dongle?
The tv has chrome cast built in but doesn’t seem to be holding the cast at the moment.
The only drawbacks are having to download a bit less quality files rather than the 1080p (over 4 gigs) etc and the worst part - finding the pin to remove SIM/sd card tray every time

Malevolence · 30 Dec 2019 at 22:40

Matd80 said:
Forgot to mention I have no pc(!!!) at the moment so can’t put on a normal usb stick.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Sandberg USB 3.1 Type-C to USB 3.0 Cable= £7.99

Total: £10.73 (includes shipping: £2.74)

b00merang69 · 31 Dec 2019 at 00:11

Try ExFAT.

Matd80 · 12 Jan 2020 at 14:44

Thanks all for the help all sorted now. Got the cable above and formatted a usb stick to exfat on my nans pc and works perfectly 4gig+ files not a problem now