Hi all,
I have an Ematic Jetstream that I'm trying to set up and ftp server on, but almost all the ftp apps on the playstore are apparently incompatible. Is this an artificial limitation of Android tv? I just want an ftp server that will autostart and run in the background.
I've always liked Banana Studio's FTP app and they have an Android TV compatible version, but its not free.
Primitive FTP works great and is easy to set up, can also run sftp server https://github.com/wolpi/prim-ftpd (Links to PlayStore, Amazon App Store and F-Droid there)
My shield TV has samba running by default. By far the easiest way to transfer over the LAN. I have not come across a FTP server for android TV yet due to there being no real reason to have one.
Nothing I've tried worked to give me access to the microSD or the USB HDD. ES File Explorer Pro, sideloaded as a modified apk, allowed me to FTP to the INTERNAL STORAGE (4GB) only.
Presumably, Android 8/9 blocks remote external storage access, period. I imagine if one wants to try to root the box, you might succeed.
Mixplorer has ftp server