SmartPhone Navigator 4+
BUFFALO INC.
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- Free
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Description
SmartPhone Navigator allows you to search for Buffalo NAS devices (LinkStations and TeraStations) on a network that the mobile device is also connected to. You may also use the app to manage any detected Buffalo NAS devices from your mobile device.
Features:
• WebAccess configuration: set up WebAccess directly from your mobile device, without needing a computer.
• Settings access: open Settings, the interface from you can configure the NAS device.
• IP address configuration: change the NAS device’s IP address remotely.
• Error and information events details: display error and information event messages, and their details.
Supported models:
○ LinkStation
• LS-WXBL series
• LS-YL series
• LS200 series
• LS400 series
• LS400X series
• LS500 series
• LS700 series
The following LinkStation series are only compatible if they are running firmware version 1.26 or later (version 1.34 or later is recommended).
• LS-AVL series
• LS-CHL series
• LS-QVL series
• LS-SL series
• LS-VL series
• LS-WSXL series
• LS-WVL series
• LS-WXL series
• LS-XHL series
• LS-XL series
○ TeraStation
• TS-6VHL series
• TS-8VHL series
• TS-QVHL series
• TS-RVHL series
• TS-WVHL series
• TS1000 series
• TS3000 series
• TS3010 series
• TS3020 series
• TS4000 series
• TS5000 series
• TS5010 series
• TS6000 series
• TS7000 series
The following TeraStation series are only compatible if they are running firmware version 1.32 or later.
• TS-RXL series
• TS-WXL series
• TS-XEL series
• TS-XHL series
• TS-XL series
What’s New
Version 1.31
• Added a new feature that allows for the definition file, which contains Buffalo NAS device information and messages, to be updated.
• Fixed minor bugs.
Ratings and Reviews
Doesn’t Work, No Support
Does not backup files and provide personal cloud access. You can do one or the other but not both.
The backup software makes one monolithic monster file, so if one of your files is accidentally deleted or corrupted, you would have to restore the image file and revert ALL of your files.
The Copy setting does just that, but it doesn’t monitor for incremental changes. So when you schedule it, it tries to re-copy everything. Takes hours.
And there is no background monitoring/mirroring capability at all. Only scheduling. So unlike WD Discovery software, you have to leave your PCs on to backup overnight vs backup during idle times.
Don in Buffalo Tech Support says they do not support this software that comes bundled with their system. NovaStor, the software company, says very clearly that the license for use with Buffalo is provided with NO SUPPORT. So neither company gives a shot about maintaining or supporting it.
It doesn’t work as advertised and nobody will fix it.
Less than useless
It will ask you to install separate apps to accomplish anything functional from your mobile device. This separation offers no benefit to the user, so this thing is a waste of space. You can view the same info logging into your NAS on the devices browser.
Works fine for me, iPhone 6
I did have to use the desktop Navigator first, to enable web access and create a user ID.
Now I can copy files between NAS and phone.
App Privacy
The developer, BUFFALO INC., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Other Data
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- BUFFALO INC.
- Size
- 21.5 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Buffalo Inc.
- Price
- Free