Android · visual installation guide

From APK to your library.

Install the Android app, handle the Android prompts, then connect it to your Windows library.

Android 8.0+One self-contained pageIllustrated steps

Obscured Media

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Your media, on your phone

Connect to your Windows library

Find my PC

Android companion app

At a glance

Follow the pictures

01Download Android APK

02Allow this source

03Install + scan

04Open the app

05Start PC server → pair

Install and connect

Four steps to your first play

These diagrams are explanatory illustrations. Android labels and screen layouts can vary by phone and version.

Get the Android APK

On your phone, open the official downloads page and choose Android.

In Files / My Files → Downloads, tap ObscuredMedia-Android.apk.

Open Android download ↗

Files → Downloads

APK

ObscuredMedia-Android.apk
Android app installer

Official downloadAndroid

Illustration: find the Android APK in Downloads

Allow this install source

If Android blocks the install, tap Settings on that prompt. Turn on Allow from this source for the browser or file manager you used, then return to the APK.

You can also look under Settings → Apps → Special app access → Install unknown apps. Wording differs by device.

Install unknown apps

Files / My Files

Allow from this source

Return to the APK after enabling this source.

Illustration: allow the file manager to install this APK

Install; choose how to handle the scan

Tap Install and wait up to 30 seconds. A Play Protect “App scan recommended” prompt can appear for apps installed outside Google Play.

Recommended: Scan appLet Play Protect check the APK. The scan may share app details with Google.

Other choice, if shownMore details → Install without scanning. This does not require switching Play Protect off globally.

If Android says the app is harmful or blocks it after a scan, stop and contact support with the exact message.

Install app?

Obscured Media

Ready to install

InstallCancel

→

Play Protect

App scan recommended

Check this app before installing

Scan appMore details

Illustration: install the app, then respond to any scan prompt

Before connecting: start the Windows server

The Android app can only find and connect to your library while the Windows network server is running. Keep it running while you use the app.

1 · WindowsOpen and unlock your library

2 · Network → Start ServerCheck the status says Running

3 · AndroidFind the PC and pair

Server stoppedThe Android app cannot discover or connect to the PC.

Start the server, then pair

When you see App installed, tap Open. Later, launch Obscured Media from your app drawer.

On the Windows PC, unlock the library and choose Network → Start Server. Wait for Running. With the phone and PC on the same local network, select the PC in Android and approve pairing on Windows.

Obscured Media · Windows

Network

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Server running
Ready for local devices

Approve phone

→

Connect to library

My Windows PC
Available nearby

Pair and browse your media

Illustration: the Windows server and Android app pair over the same local network

After installationUse the app icon to open Obscured Media. The APK in Downloads is just the installer.

If something looks different

Quick fixes

Start with the prompt or screen you can see.

The download tap does nothing

Check your browser Downloads list, try the official Android download link again, and make sure you chose the Android APK rather than the Quest APK.

“Not allowed to install” appears

Open the prompt’s Settings button and enable Allow from this source for the app that opened the APK. Then return to Downloads and tap the APK again.

Play Protect reports a harmful app

Stop the installation. Email support@obscured.media with the exact warning and the official download link you used.

The phone cannot find the PC

Unlock the library on Windows, check Network shows the server running, and put both devices on the same local network. Check Windows Firewall status in the app’s Network page.