uHub Android OS User Guide Version 2 · 2013-12-19 · uHub Android OS Userguide_Eng Last update: Dec 9, 2013 C) General functions View all files 1. Click All Files on the homepage

uHub Android OS Userguide_Eng

Last update: Dec 9, 2013

uHub Android OS User Guide Version 2.2



Table of contents A) Getting started .................................................................................................................. 3

Installing uHub Android app ............................................................................................... 3 Signing up ......................................................................................................................... 3 Home screen, key buttons and icon function keys ............................................................ 4

B) General settings ............................................................................................................... 5 C) General functions ............................................................................................................. 6

View all files ....................................................................................................................... 6 View video files .................................................................................................................. 6 View music files ................................................................................................................. 7 View photo files ................................................................................................................. 7 Upload a file ...................................................................................................................... 8 Download a file .................................................................................................................. 8 Delete a file/folder ............................................................................................................. 9 Create a folder ................................................................................................................... 9 Sharing function .............................................................................................................. 10

D) Share .............................................................................................................................. 10 How to share ................................................................................................................... 10 How to unshare ............................................................................................................... 11 How to view ..................................................................................................................... 11

E) Private share .................................................................................................................. 12 How to share privately ..................................................................................................... 12 How to unshare a folder .................................................................................................. 13 How to view a shared folder ............................................................................................ 14 How to quit a shared folder.............................................................................................. 15

F) Auto-Upload ................................................................................................................... 16 How to enable Auto-Upload? ........................................................................................... 16 Advanced settings of Auto-Upload .................................................................................. 16

G) Multiple Selection (Edit) .................................................................................................. 19 Function list of multiple selection ..................................................................................... 19

H) Trash and file recovery ................................................................................................... 20 Trash Page ...................................................................................................................... 20

Other functions .................................................................................................................... 21 How to rename a file/folder and view details ................................................................... 21



A) Getting started

Installing uHub Android app

1. Go to Google’s Play store. 2. Search for the app by entering “uHub”. 3. Click “Install” when you see the uHub app.

Signing up

1. After installation, click on the uHub icon to run the app. 2. Press on “Free sign up” if you are not a uHub user. Login if you already have a uHub

account.

3. Follow the steps to register. You can sign up as a PCCW mobile or NETVIGATOR

broadband customer or as a member of the general public. Your free storage entitlement will be shown during registration.

4. Once registration is done, you are ready to use the uHub mobile app.



All video files

All music files

All photo files

All files

Number of pending sharing invitations

Number of files

Home screen, key buttons and icon function keys

Go to “Upper Level” page Upload Search ‘More’ button (menu button)

Share with friends via public sharing link

Share with friends via private sharing

Share with friends via public or private sharing links

• Share: Share a file/folder with your friends by sending out a sharing link.

• Private Share: Share a folder with select friends by sending an invitation.

• Download: Download a file to your mobile device.

• Delete: Delete a file/folder from uHub cloud storage.

• Information: Rename or show file/folder details.



B) General settings

• Entitlement: Your total account storage size.

• Usage: Amount of storage you have used.

• Video quality: Change video streaming quality by clicking this.

• Enable cellular data: By enabling this, you will use mobile data to stream, upload or download files.

• Trash: Amount of deleted files

• Auto-Upload: Enable upload photos and videos automatically

• Language: Change display language



C) General functions

View all files

1. Click All Files on the homepage to view all files and folders in a list view.

View video files

1. Click My Video to view all video files. Videos can be sorted by filename, creation date and folder.

2. Files are categorized as: a. All: All videos. b. Owned: Videos owned by you. c. Received: Videos shared by your buddies.

3. You can also find videos by clicking on All Files and searching by file location.



View music files

1. Click My Music to view music files. Music can be sorted by song name, album, artist, genre or folder.

2. Files are categorized as: a. All: All music. b. Owned: Music owned by you. c. Received: Music shared by your buddies.

3. You can also find music by clicking on All Files and searching by file location.

View photo files

1. Click My Photos to view all photos.

2. You can sort your photos by shooting date and folder.

3. All photos are categorized as: a. All: All photos. b. Owned: Photos owned by you. c. Received: Photos shared by your buddies.

4. You can also find photos by clicking on All Files and searching by file location.



Upload a file

1. uHub allows you to upload files from any location.

2. Open the folder that you would like to locate the uploaded files. Click , choose the file type that you would like to upload. You can select multiple files to upload.

3. You can change the upload destination before confirming the upload process.

4. Check upload/download progress : Click the at the top right hand corner, select ‘Up/download’ to check the upload/download progress

Download a file

1. You can download any file from uHub cloud storage to your mobile phone or tablet.

Downloading a folder is not allowed because of device limitation.

2. To download a file, press or long-press the file. You will then see the ‘Download’ function in the menu bar for selection.

3. Check upload/download progress : Click the at the top right hand corner, select ‘Up/download’ to check the upload/download progress.

4. After downloading, you can find your selected folder in your device’s file management application.



Delete a file/folder

1. To download a file, press or long-press the file/folder. You will then see the

delete function in the menu bar for selection.

2. If you want to restore a deleted file, users can login to uHub website at

www.uhub.com, go to the ‘Trash’ folder, select file to restore or permanently delete it.

Create a folder

1. To create a folder, press or the phone menu key. You will see the “Create folder” function in the list for your selection.

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Sharing function

Two types of sharing function offered by uHub are:

: Share files or folders with friends by sending a sharing link to them. A password is optional for greater security.

: Share folders with friends by invitation and grant them the right to upload or delete files in your shared folder.

D) Share

How to share

1) Press on the file you want to share, or long-press the file. Choose the “Share” function from the menu list.

2) Accept the disclaimer for the first time. You can choose not to display the disclaimer again by ticking the box.

3) Share the sharing link with your friends via email, Facebook, SMS or other apps.

4) You can also add a password for greater security.



How to unshare

1) Untick the “Unable file sharing link” box to unshare the file/folder with your friends. 2) Once you untick the sharing link, the link will no longer be accessible. 3) If you want to share again, tick the box and a new sharing link will be generated.

How to view

1) When you or your friends receive a sharing link, it can be viewed by clicking on the

link or opening the link via a web browser. 2) You can then view, download or save the file directly to your uHub account.



E) Private share

How to share privately

1) Press on the folder you want to share or long-press the folder. Choose the “Private Share” function from the menu list.

2) Add friends from your contact or favorite list. You can add a new contact anytime.

3) Press “Next” after you have selected friends with whom you want to share the folder.

4) Set the access right for each of your selected friends:

a. Read only: Allows viewing and downloading of files. b. Can edit: Allows viewing, uploading, downloading and deletion of files.

5) Then press “Ok” and send the invitation to your friends.



How to unshare a folder

1) Press on the folder you have shared or long-press the folder. Choose the “Private Share” function from the menu list.

2) Press “Unshare”. After you confirm, your buddies will no longer be able to access the

folder.

3) If you want to unshare the folder with a few friends on the invited list, press in the top right-hand corner. Choose the friends you would like to unshare the folder with, then press to confirm.



How to view a shared folder

1) You can see the number of sharing invitations in the top right-hand corner of the homepage.

2) Press on the number and you will see all the sharing invitations sent to you.

3) You can choose to accept or reject the invitation. 4) Once you accept the invitation, you can either view it by pressing on the “Open”

button or go to the “Received files” folder under “All files”.



How to quit a shared folder

1) In the “Received files” folder, find the shared folder you would like to quit. 2) Press on the shared folder or long-press the folder and you will see a “Leave

folder” function for your selection.

3) Press on “Leave folder” then press to confirm. You will have no access to the shared folder.



F) Auto-Upload

How to enable Auto-Upload?

1) When first login to uHub app, we will prompt a message to remind of the new “Auto-Upload” function.

2) Press go to the Auto-Upload settings page.

3) In the Settings page, make sure the “Enable Auto-Upload” is ticked and press

to enable Auto-Upload function.

Advanced settings of Auto-Upload

1) When you selected “Upload existing photos and videos”, the number of photos and

videos will be uploaded to uHub will be calculated.



screencap not accurate 2) "Upload via"option:

"Wi-Fi only": Upload photos and videos using Wi-Fi connection only. "Data or Wi-Fi": Upload photos and videos using mobile data or Wi-Fi connection. Wi-Fi will be the preferred connection if both network is available. “Data or Wi-Fi(Video upload via Wi-Fi)”: Upload photos using mobile data or Wi-Fi connection. Videos will be uploaded via Wi-Fi only.

3) "Upload files"option: "Camera shoot only": App will upload the photos and videos contents on default camera folder only. "All Photos and Videos": App will upload all devices’ photos and videos content "Select Auto-Upload folder": App will upload the photos and videos contents to user selected folder(s).



4) “Uploaded to” option: User can select the upload destination for the uploaded files.

5) "When file name duplicated" Option: Here are the possible actions to be taken when duplicate file name is found. "Skip" : File will not be uploaded "Replace": File will be uploaded and replaced existing file. "Create New": New file name will be created and existing file will be kept.



G) Multiple Selection (Edit)

Press the Edit button, a function list will be displayed. When selected the top selection grid , user can edit all items of display in the item list

Function list of multiple selection

: Turn-off Multiple select. : Download (Not support download folder) : Copy . : Move (Can not move items to the subfolder under original folder) : Move to trash (Delete).



H) Trash and file recovery

Trash Page

Press the ‘more’ button , select

How to restore files Press , all items in the trash can be restored If press , can select individual items to restore.

How to permanent delete files Press , all items in the trash will be deleted permanently. If press , can select individual items to be deleted permanently.



Other functions

How to rename a file/folder and view details

1) Press on the file or folder of which you want to view details. 2) Choose “Information” from the function list.

3) As well as viewing details, you can rename the file or folder name by pressing .

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uHub Android OS User Guide Version 2 · 2013-12-19 · uHub Android OS Userguide_Eng Last update: Dec 9, 2013 C) General functions View all files 1. Click All Files on the homepage