If you cannot open the NOMEDIA file on your computer - there may be several reasons. NOMEDIA can be created manually by creating an empty text file or folder with NOMEDIA extension.NOMEDIA files don’t have a filename prefix and Android doesn’t normally list them within folders as those files are hidden.Ignoring files during indexing makes app load media files faster. NOMEDIA can affect Android system responsivness and load times of some multimedia apps. NOMEDIA files are also used for hidding ads featured in free apps by placing such files in folder used by ad. When application discovers NOMEDIA file during folder scanning process, all the files in given folder will be excluded from being displayed in the application. NOMEDIA file usageĪndroid uses NOMEDIA files is order exclude multimedia files from being indexed by certain apps, such as image galleries or media players. NOMEDIA files don’t contain any data and their size is always 0 kb. NOMEDIA file extension is used by empty text files used by Android opreating system for changing indexing methods for various apps.
