Getting music and movies on the Nexus One

Pt. 7 of 10 | 4:00 |

Nexus One - the Google Phone video tutorial

Thursday January 21, 2010

We continue our

in-depth look at the Nexus One Google Phone

with a look at the music and

movie playing capabilities

of the first "

Google Phone

." In part seven of our 10-part

Nexus One video tutorial series

, we look at mounting the included SD card on your computer to push music and video to the device.

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- Plug in the included USB cable.

- Select the notification bar at the top of the screen and pull down to select USB Connected.

- On the menu that appears, select Mount.

- Use the mounted SD card as you would any other removable storage. Note that:
- Pictures and video appear in the DCIM folder.
- You can drop music or movies in the root of the SD card.
- You can also organize music and movies within folders at the root of your SD card; the Nexus One will still be able to find them.

- When you've dropped your music and movies on the card, eject it from the computer.

- Pull down the notification bar and select Turn off USB storage.

- Tap Turn Off.

Music:

- Open up the bundled Music app to listen to your new music.

- Sort by Artists, Albums, Songs and Playlists.

Videos / Movies:

- You'll need to grab a video player from the

Android Market

in order to watch videos on your Nexus One.

- Video apps are tiny, because they're unlocking functionality and codecs built into Android.

- We recommend the aptly titled "Video Player."

Supported video formats:
- MPEG4
- 3GPP
- H.264 or H.263

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