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KitKat Media Rescan Widget 1.3

371.5 KB / 10K+ Downloads / Rating 3.9 - 193 reviews


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KitKat Media Rescan Widget, developed and published by LOGIKA Corporation, has released its latest version, 1.3, on 2014-01-17. This app falls under the Tools category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 10000 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 3.9, based on 193 reviews.

KitKat Media Rescan Widget APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 4.2+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: com.logika.rescan

Updated: 11 years ago

Developer Name: LOGIKA Corporation

Category: Tools

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing KitKat Media Rescan Widget on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

App Rating

3.9
Total 193 reviews

Reviews

5 ★, on 2015-01-19
Works like a charm on my rooted phone. Simple and effective. A short while after you tap it all the new files that were still invisible after their creation by an app become visible in Windows Explorer or other file managers on Windows over a USB MTP connection. I don't even have to refresh (F5 in Windows) or anything. The files just pop up.

5 ★, on 2014-04-05
You need to root and also run sdfix. The people in Google: we'll never give up the sd card! Even if it means not installing your updates any more!

4 ★, on 2014-10-11
I tried more than a dozen of these apps and none of them worked at all on my Samsung Galaxy S5 mini running stock Android 4.4.2 (rooted). My use case: I often move/delete/add pictures and videos to different folders and the gallery app still shows thumbnails of non-existent images. A reboot will kick off the media scanner and update the gallery correctly. But I wanted to achieve the same thing without rebooting. This is the only app so far that works as expected. Just launch the widget, wait some time, reopen the gallery and all thumbnails are again in sync. Great work! Thank you very much! The only thing I don't understand is: Why a widget? It just uses space on my home screen and I can't use it like I could with a shortcut. I would appreciate very much if I could also have a simple shortcut (which I can use together with "multicon"). +1 star more for a shortcut.

2 ★, on 2014-09-14
But the widget size could be 1x1 instead of that annoying unnecessary size of 2x2. Without that size I'd give it 5 stars

5 ★, on 2015-06-18
Use this app to force re-scan media library at my SGS5. Without it the only way to make files appear in the gallery was to restart my device. Now vidget is 1x1 and looks nice, but big request to developer: please add possibility to install app in Apps, not only as widget.

5 ★, on 2014-10-22
Is useful for me as I often manipulate files via SFTP on my device and this confuses the media scanner. I would like to echo many other reviews in saying that I would like to be able to launch the process from an app and that the widget seems unnecessarily large.

Previous Versions

KitKat Media Rescan Widget 1.3
2014-01-17 / 371.5 KB / Android 4.2+

About this app

Please note, this widget requires ROOT access, explicitly for Android KitKat 4.4+, since media re-scan now requires system level access as of KitKat.

Did you just adb push a bunch of new media files (images / music) to your SDCARD but not seeing them in your gallery app, etc? Don't want to thumb through your app drawer to launch an application to initiate a re-scan? Don't want a force close when / if you do launch?

Give 'Media Rescan Widget' a try! It's the quickest and easiest way to initiate a re-scan of your media files.

Simply add the 2x2 widget to your home screen, grant root privileges after your initial launch, and enjoy an up to date gallery!

Note, this is a widget only, there is NO application icon that will appear in your app drawer.

To add as a widget to your home-screen, look for 'Media Rescan' in your 'choose widget' list.

If you do not have root, the widget, when clicked, should exit gracefully with a message stating 'root is required' and as a result, your media / gallery will not be updated. No need to download / install if you do NOT have root, as the widget will not provide any value.

App Permissions

Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to read from external storage.