Problem with DLNA/uPnP media players

[MarS]

Hi,
I having trouble using my MyCloud together with DLNA/uPnP media players on my Android tablet. I want to use my Android tablet to play music from my MyCloud so I have downloaded several DLNA/uPnP capable media player apps (BubbleUPnP/MediaMonk/2player etc) and they can all detect my MyCloud but once I select it and attempt to browse for content they only display an empty root folder. Any ideas anyone?

[cpt_paranoia]

You probably need to set up the search paths correctly. This FAQ should help you get it running properly.

'[FAQ] Twonky DLNA Media Server Setup & Use

Some Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Twonky, And Some Answers The MyCloud includes a Twonky DLNA Media Server. Sadly it doesn’t seem very well integrated into the MyCloud, and the two fight for supremacy. I’ve spent a long time trying to understand how it works, and reading the forum, I see many other people also have trouble with it. So I thought that, rather than trying to answer these questions individually, I’d try to write an FAQ covering the things I’ve found, and the problems I or …

[Bennor]

@MarS

I want to use my Android tablet to play music from my MyCloud …

In addition to what cpt_paranoia posted what format is your music files in? You can only stream media that is supported by the Twonky DLNA media server. Below (from the My Cloud User Manual) is the supported DLNA media file formats.

Audio Files:
3GP
AAC
AC3
AIF
ASF
FLAC
LPCM
M4A
M4B
MP1
MP2
MP3
MP4
MPA
OGG
WAV
WMA

Video Files:
3GP
AVI
DivX
DVR-MS
FLV
M1V
M4V
MKV
MOV
MP1
MP4
MPE
MTS
MPV
MPG
MPEG2
SPTS
VDR
VOB
WMV
Xvid

Image Files:
BMP
GIF
JPEG
PNG
TIF
TIFF

[MarS]

Works like a charm! Once again thank you very much😀