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Oct 21, 2016 SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick: Extra Storage for iPhone, iPad and Android Devices - Duration: 4:56. James Talks Tech 107,844 views.
SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick helps you free up space on your iOS device.
May 07, 2018 Quick Overview Access and manage your SanDisk Connect™ Wireless Stick, the next generation of mobile storage for your Android™ based phones, tablets and PCs with the SanDisk Connect Drive app. Easily save videos and photos, stream videos and music directly from the drive—even when it’s tucked away in your bag or in the overhead bin. Note – SanDisk Connect App requires a SanDisk. The SanDisk Connect Drive is a free companion app to support SanDisk’s latest wireless flash drive, the SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick. Using the Connect Drive, consumers have the ability to expand the storage of their favorite mobile devices with wireless transferring, streaming and, sharing of content between a mobile device and the SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick. Connecting to a SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive without using an app. Or Mac without downloading the Wireless Flash Drive app, by using a web browser. Aug 06, 2013 The Good The miniature SanDisk Connect Wireless Media Drive offers long battery life, a robust mobile app, and a standard SD card slot that provides a new level of flexibility in mobile storage.
I was not alive long before the cell phone came into existence. I remember the Nokia brick phones, flip phones and then the transition into PDA followed by smart phone. It is amazing to think about how far technology has come during my lifetime. It is even more amazing to think where technology will lead us. Phones have increased in size, storage and in power need. One aspect of the smart phone that has become an ever more limited resource is storage space. Many devices, to include many of the android devices, utilize SD cards to allow for extra storage/memory expansion. I have been a fan of Apple for about the last 5 to 7 years. They have been much less lenient about extra storage and about how their data is accessed. You can link your phone or device to your computer, you can move some data wirelessly or by AirDrop. The unfortunate part of technology, it never fails that I have a data shortage when I need space the most. One of the places that I experienced this was CES 2016, in Las Vegas Nevada. The reason, I was using my phone as a recording device, a video camera, a camera and for note taking. I filled my phone with images and had limited options for data management, without my computer readily available. Luckily I had my iPad Air 2 128 GB to AirDrop. My phone is the 64 GB variety, upgraded from the previous 32 GB. I never thought that I would say that 64 GB is just not enough. In today’s world of high definition video and increased accessory/device connectivity, coupled with portable, on the go smart device usage, data management becomes a difficult task for us all.
At CES 2016 I had the pleasure of talking with members of the SanDisk team, a company who has been in the media business for a very long time. It would be hard to find someone that has not heard of, or utilized a piece of technology from this company. It was at CES that they introduced me to a few options for data Organization and storage. With the inability to plug in a jump drive or a SD card, I needed an option to quickly move files and data from my iPhone 6s Plus to free up space. The SanDisk Connect: Wireless Stick served that role nicely.
I have been given the SanDisk Connect Wireless 64 GB stick in black to review. “The Flash Drive reinvented for your phone, tablet, and computer.” The packaging displays the product very nicely in a white cardboard backing and clear plastic clam shell. The back of the packaging shows the steps needed to use the product. Step 1 download the SanDisk app from the App Store or Google Play store or Amazon. Unfortunately when I go to the App Store there are multiple apps. SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive, SanDisk iXpand Sync app (review to come soon), Connect Drive App (3/5 stars), a SanDisk Connect Wireless Media Drive App. For this device it was recommended to download the app that looks like a circle with a triangle inside of it and wifi bars to the top right. Please see the image.
Step 2 has two parts to it. You can either connect the jump drive into a USB 2.0 slot on a computer and add files and content to the stick, or you can backup and view media from your mobile devices using the app. The Connect Wireless Stick promises a lot of really neat options. I love that it has the ability to stream to up to 3 devices at once. However, I have only been able to get to do this with personally captured videos. I have been unable to get movies (DVD/Blu Ray) onto the device to test this out. I moved “The Croods” from iTunes onto my desktop and then onto the jump drive. I was able to see the .m4V file but it would not play. I had a constant spinning circle. I own the movie, actually 2 copies. This may be a DRM issue, this may be a wireless limitation issue. The idea seems amazing, but getting it to work is another aspect entirely. I really wish that this worked as it would make the device indispensable. The idea, download the app on each device, and access the stick from the app. You can set up the wireless stick through the app. You can set it to camera backup mode and it will backup your entire camera roll, which is quite convenient. I never want auto movement, so I opt to manually move my files. I am a bit disappointed with the organization of the drive. I utilized this regularly to free up some space on my iPhone.
My family and I have become interested in camping. We have been on several road trips, inside of our 30′ Class C Motorhome. My children scramble for things to do. We do have a TV with blue ray player, but it is set up to only work with generator power or when on shore power (plugged in). We have 2 iPads in our family, an IPad 2 aand an iPad Air 2. If you have ever been in a motorohome, the metal walls really limit outside signal from getting into the living quarters. The driving area does have some increased signal due to the glass windows. Thus, wifi signal from the camping park is often blocked and cellular signal is often weak. I tested the SanDisk stick inside of the motorhome on both iPads, playing videos of my son’s pinewood derby races. I would like to have movies (iTunes or similar) downloaded onto the drive to stream to the devices. I will continue to look into this and update the review if I find a way. So far the m4v did not work.
I like that you do not have to plug this into a computer very often. I like that you can offload data from the smart device to the stick and use/see it on other devices. Plugging the device into a computer turns it into a 64 GB jump drive, similar to any other jump drive. When watching the same movie on 2 devices, I did experience some lag. I did find that other devices did provide some interference as well. Also, without specifically setting up the device, you cannot be connected to the wireless device and to the Internet via wifi simultaneously. Want to access the iTunes Store? Want to use safari? You have to reconnect to your wifi network. You can do this through settings on your device. I really like this stick, I am happy with the ability to simply offload my iPhone to free up space. That aspect alone is worth the price of the device. Using the device as a movie storage would really be a bonus and a perk.
The stick is very easily portable and fits nicely into a shirt pocket. The surface is ribbed and has a nice feel to it. The range of the device is about that experienced with wifi technology. The farther you are from the device the slower and laggier the interaction. The device dimensions are 3 1/16 inches long by 3/4 inch wide by 7/16 tall. It charges easily by plugging into any USB outlet. I do not like that the cap is not reversible. Charging to full can take up to 2 hours and this will give you about 4.5-5 hours of use. When in the app you have a battery indicator, which will show remaining power.
Advanced Use of the Device:
I read the tutorial and I played around with the connect wireless. I love the transfer from phone to device feature. When accessing the stick from your other smart devices, you can save to camera roll, email and use the data. I did some searching on the SanDisk website and found that you can connect to the wireless stick (without Internet connection) using safari/browser. I was able to do this on my iPad Air 2, but not on my iPhone. I attempted this with LTE and with deactivating cellular data and it did not work. Make sure the drive is turned on, then open safari and type www.sandisk.com/myconnect and connect to your wireless drive. You can also connect to the device and maintain internet connection. Go into settings on the Connect Wireless Stick and tap the 3 horizontal lines in the top left. Then select Internet options. You will see 3 images, the stick, a globe and wifi bars. Select connect drive to wifi network, select the network of choice and then type in the password. I was unable to get this to work. I attempted to trouble shoot, but I was unable to access the Internet and the device simultaneously. You do not need this feature, but I would have liked to get it to work.
I read the tutorial and I played around with the connect wireless. I love the transfer from phone to device feature. When accessing the stick from your other smart devices, you can save to camera roll, email and use the data. I did some searching on the SanDisk website and found that you can connect to the wireless stick (without Internet connection) using safari/browser. I was able to do this on my iPad Air 2, but not on my iPhone. I attempted this with LTE and with deactivating cellular data and it did not work. Make sure the drive is turned on, then open safari and type www.sandisk.com/myconnect and connect to your wireless drive. You can also connect to the device and maintain internet connection. Go into settings on the Connect Wireless Stick and tap the 3 horizontal lines in the top left. Then select Internet options. You will see 3 images, the stick, a globe and wifi bars. Select connect drive to wifi network, select the network of choice and then type in the password. I was unable to get this to work. I attempted to trouble shoot, but I was unable to access the Internet and the device simultaneously. You do not need this feature, but I would have liked to get it to work.
Overall the device is neat and works as intended. I would rate this at 3.5/5 stars as I was not able to use all of the features promised. I wish I could have gotten the advanced features to work. I would love to be able to stream movies to my children’s iPads such as Disney movies. FYI if the wireless stick is idle for more than 10 minutes it will power down. I had some connection issues and realized it was because the device was idle and had to be turned back on.
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I've just received my SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive and can report a little more on its workings (I reserve the right to post this also on my blog at blog.tempel.org):
The hardware
The Stick has a normal USB 2 Type A plug that fits into any computer's common USB port. It has a retractable protective cap around it. Plugging the stick into a computer charges the stick's battery.
It has a microSD port which contains the microSD card with the specified storage (16 or 32 GB). Mine contains a SanDisk Ultra microSDHC I 32GB card. Apparently, larger (e.g. 64 GB) cards can be used as well, see 'SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive and microSDXC support': http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8075/kw/wfd
For its portable wireless operation it has an internal rechargeable battery. That battery is not user-serviceable, i.e. if it goes dead (which they all do after usually 1-4 years), the device will probably (hopefully!) still function as a USB drive but not wirelessly. Sandisk's user manual claims that you'd have to have it exchanged by a Sandisk service provider (what a hassle that may be, and what costs that incurs is unknown to me right now).
The stick has two LEDs, one orange and one blue. The orange one indicates use of the USB port and charge progress, while the blue one indicates WiFi operation.
There is a button on the stick to turn its wireless operation on and off, by pressing it for about about 2 seconds. It can also be used to reset the device by holding it for 15 seconds (which will not erase the memory card but only reset the wireless settings). The button is slightly indented but has no lock to prevent accidental activation.
Supported volume formats
The flash drive must be formatted in FAT32 format. Other formats I tried (HFS+ or exFAT) are not supported (the drive understands the format but says it doesn't support them). Oddly, it says that I should reformat it in a 'supported' format - it doesn't specifically say FAT, so it could be that other formats (etx2/ext3, perhaps?) may be supported as well, but I could not find any details on supported formats on its support pages (http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/list/kw/wfd/). The bad news is: FAT32 has a grave limitation: It can store files only up to an individual size of 4GB. So, if you have a file larger than 4GB, it can't be stored on this stick.
Well, wait. If you use the stick ONLY to plug it into a computer's USB port, then you may reformat it in HFS+ or NTFS, and copy files > 4 GB onto it. But you won't be able to use the wireless feature of this stick with any unsupported format, meaning that if you want to use it wirelessly, you'll be stuck with files limited to 4GB in size. Not a grave issue, I reckon, as it's unlikely you'll ever run into the situation where you want to copy a file > 4 GB wirelessly from or to a device that doesn't have a USB port (such as a smartphone).
BTW, erasing the stick's memory isn't harmful, of course, because its settings and firmware are stored in its own internal flash memory that can't be removed. In fact, when I installed the Sandisk software on my iPhone and connected to the Flash Drive, it installed a new firmware onto the stick right away. I sugget that if you want to use it wirelessly, be sure to check and install their latest firmware right away (see 'Updating the SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive's firmware manually': http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/12713).
How it operates
USB operation
If you plug it into a computer's USB port, it behaves exactly like any other USB Flash Drive. It comes pre-formatted with FAT32. It contains a few sample files (pictures, videos) as well as the user manual in several languages and the instructional videos that are also available on Sandisk's web page. If you choose to reformat the drive, all the files will be lost (i.e. they don't get automagically restored from its internal firwmware). So you better make a copy of those files if you like to keep them (but I assume you'll be able to find at least the manuals on their web site, too).
As long as the stick is plugged into a computer and its drive is mounted on the computer, the stick's wireless function is completely off.
But even if you unmount (eject) the volume, so that the computer's USB plug should only act as a charger (which is does, as the orange light indicates), you cannot activate the wireless function. This, in fact, sucks: If the stick is low on battery power, you cannot provide power to it from a computer, as that automatically disables the wireless funcionality, even if you do not access the disk from the computer. I wonder if a firmware update could fix this.
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However, if you plug the stick into a pure USB charger such as a iPhone charger, then the stick's wireless functionality remains operational.
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Wireless operation
The stick always provides its own access point (with or without WPA2 protection) to which you can connect when you're on the road. It can additionaly join other networks that you have to pre-configure - that way, you can have the stick join your home and other frequently visited wireless networks, allowing your computer or mobile device to keep being connected to the internet while concurrently accessing the stick's data. However, the Sandisk app on my iOS devices sometimes has trouble finding the stick when both the iPhone and the stick are connected to a joined network, whereas it's immediately seen by the app when the iPhone is connected to the stick's own network, even when I can verify that the stick is accessible from the same phone via the web browser. Usually, after a few minutes of retrying, the SanDisk app finally sees the stick, too.
Note: To change any of the stick's settings one must connect the iPhone directly to the stick's wireless network. For more details on joining networks, see 'SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive's unsupported routers': http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8072
The wireless access can be protected by a WPA2 password. If you want to use a password, you're forced to make it at least 8 chars long. Which is rather annoying - if I have the choice to use no password as well, why force me to a long password when I just want a casual protection with a few chars (after all, no one knows how long it is and if I want to share the pw with others, the shorter the better, while other people in the vicinity usually do not run brute-force attack programs on their Androids just waiting for me to use a one-letter password).
Oddly, I could not manage to enable the password protection via the iPhone app (v1.3.0), but it worked when I did it via web browser access. The web browser access also lets me choose the wireless channel (1-13 or 'auto') while the iPhone app doesn't. I used the iPad's Safari browser for this, so I reckon that even iPhone uses can get to these settings using the browser instead of the Sandisk app.
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Note: The stick has a DCHP server, with its own address at 172.25.61.1 and a network mask of 255.255.255.0 ('class C'). If you have this stick, too, let us know if yours uses a different IP address.
Here are the option to access the stick's drive wirelessly:
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- Web browser. If you have connected to the stick's own wireless network (there are other ways, see below), you can simple open a web browser at address www.sandisk.com/WFD/ to get a web interface that lets you download from (but not upload to) the stick's flash memory and access some of its settings (set the network name (SSID), enable password protection (WPA2), choose the WiFi channel, and set the power-off timer to None, 15, 30 or 60 minutes). You cannot use it to have the stick join other known networks (such as your home network), though, oddly - that only works with the dedicated apps (see below).
If you know the stick's IP address or network name, you can use that, too, to access it via the web browser. That's useful if the stick joins your home network, for instance (you could then set up your home router to assign always the same IP address to this stick). - Mobile app. I've installed the Sandisk app (v1.3.0) on both my iPhone and iPad. It lets me download and upload files, though files downloaded from the stick can not be passed to other apps on the iOS devices, yet. Once a file is uploaded, there seems to be no way to rename or move it, either. Only available operations are: Delete, New Folder, Save images and videos to the photo album, and the 'social' functions: Mail, Message, Tweet. This means, you cannot take a Pages or even a plain text document, send it to the stick in order to have someone else pick it up from the stick and get it back into his device's editing app for further processing. I hope a later version of the iOS app will fix this, as it's fairly easy to implement. However, the fact that this app is already at the 4th revision, it makes me wonder what they're doing...
At least the other way works: I can send files from other apps, e.g. Dropbox, to the SanDisk app so that it can then be uploaded to the stick.
Another shortcoming of the iOS app is that it does not support 'iTunes file sharing', i.e. one cannot exchange files with this app via iTunes, either. - WebDAV. Using the Mac Finder's 'Connect To Server' menu command, the stick can be reached using the http WebDAV protocol. This works, but just read-only. This is quite a disappointment, because it rules out the use of any common WebDAV supporting app, both on desktop computers and mobile devices, to conveniently store files onto the stick without the need for the limited SanDisk app. This could certainly need improvement by SanDisk.
- Sadly, neither FTP, AFP nor SMB / CIFS network access appear to be supported.
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Conclusion
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This is a USB flash drive with an optional built-in wireless file server. The wireless options are rather limited, though, due to the fact that wireless uploading to the stick is very limited: I'm bound to the mobile apps. It should not be too hard for SanDisk to add WebDAV upload as well, but maybe that's a marketing decision to cripple this feature on purpose. Who knows? With the firmware at 3.0.1, I'd think they'd have figured out how to add this capability if they really wanted to. Same goes for the inability to upload files via their web browser interface.
As long as you want to use this stick to share files that you have prepared on your computer or just share images and videos, these limitations will not affect you. But do not expect this stick to act as a portable wireless file server, allowing you to have multiple users store files on it, because it can't do this, and possibly never will.
That's it. Any questions?