Cannot open photos properly in windows explorer - Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys, I have an issue with my N6, with opening and viewing my photos.
I can view my files and folders in MTP mode on my computer running Windows 7 just fine from a general standpoint. I can click through folders, files and navigate just fine.
When it comes to photos I can see all thumbnails for my photos in DCIM ---> Camera, but when i double click to open, windows photo viewer (default that comes with Windows 7) will try to open it and it gives me an error "Window's Photo Viewer can't open this picture because either Photo Viewer doesn't support this file format, or you don't have the latest updates to photo Viewer."
Then it proceeds to hang in that windows and I have to force close it because it's "Not responding". If I try a second time, but instead, right click on the photo and hit open, it opens up fine with the photo viewer that I have set as default (FastStone Image Viewer), it opens up just fine.
I can only click left and right through the photos that I right clicked to open. So if I opened 3 photos using the right click method I can use the arrow keys left and right to view only those 3 photos. I also tried Camera (PTP) mode and still the same issue. Charge only mode forces Camera (PTP) Mode for some odd reason.
I have my drivers installed, I can navigate photos, files, folders, but I can't double click to open any photos and these are just regular photos taken with the standard default camera app in android with no strings attached.
To be fair this is a nuanced problem and I can easily circumvent it by right clicking to open up each photo but what the heck man. I'm tired of having these issues. I want things to work properly... Any ideas?

Bump.

Anyone?

hey OP try ACDsee image viewer free .. copy and paste in pc if it didn't worked test it in other pc running newer version of windows hope it works.

I don't want to have to use third-party software or copy and paste to circumvent an issue like this...

Anyone?

Probably not what you want to hear- but the easiest workaround on the planet. Install Google Photos (free unlimited "high quality" photo cloud storage), any time you want to view your photos go to http://photos.google.com

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[APP] [Gallery] Quick Pic Gallery

If you are wanting a gallery app that is smooth as homemade vanilla ice cream and as fast as a Shelby Cobra, give this one a shot. Free @ the app market. You won't be disappointed!
It mops the floor with the stock Android gallery or any other gallery that I have tried.
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This app is awesome... the only one i have used so far that doesnt distort the image. Thanks!
Is this it?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder
I've been using Quickpic on my DX for some time now. It is my go to image app. Loads so much quicker than gallery. Good call!
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Is this it?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder
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Just do a search on the market for Quick Pic. You'll find it. The link you supplied takes me to a redirect back tomy isp's search page @ Roadrunner.com
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I've been using this on my g tablet as well. The stock gallery just doesn't scan my images (tnt lite 314)
Awesome
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Just found this today. Much faster than the stock gallery, and for some reason lately my stock gallery doesn't load all my images :/
I have one question though, can we install this and delete the stock gallery? Will that interfere with anything? Cuz I don't use the stock camera or gallery. Camera360 and QuickPic are what i'm using for my photos.
camera360 (found on Amazon, not Android market) and QuickPic are both nice finds,thanks!
Pretty darn quick. I like it! Thanks for posting.
Anyone knows if you can stream pics from your CIFS/NTFS shared folder on your home server?
I've been using Quick Pic on my phone for a while now. And it's just as great on the tablet.
Hi, can QuickPic totally replace the Gallery?
I don't understand how more people are not frustrated by the fact that picture can't be renamed after taking a shot..?
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p0peye said:
Hi, can QuickPic totally replace the Gallery?
I don't understand how more people are not frustrated by the fact that picture can't be renamed after taking a shot..?
I would like to be able to rename the pictures as soon sa I take them, and from stock camera I can see the picture taken, but I can't rename it. Can QuickPic be accessed from camera (review of pic - right bottom corner)?
Thanks, Cheers,
Nenad
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I do know that after installing QuickPic, I went into File Explorer and navigated to my DCIM folder where my pics are stored and clicked on a .jpg file, then the box popped up asking me which app I wanted to open the file in, Gallery or QuickPic. I set the check mark to "Always use this selection" and then tapped on QuickPic and made it the default .jpg viewer. You will need to do this for each graphics format type; .png, .tif, etc.
I do not know about the camera preview because I am running CM7 at the moment on my tablet. Anyone whom has used CM7 knows the downfall of the camera quality and I try to steer clear of even using the camera with this rom.
You can do as I have stated above, setting the file associations, and see what your camera app uses for the preview when you take a pic with your tablet. Then report back to us and let us know if this, in fact, does actually replace the default preview app for photos from the camera app.
[EDIT] I have just confirmed that if you install QuickPic, when you take a shot with your camera app and tap on the preview selection, it does give you the option of setting QuickPic as the default preview app from the camera.
Nope.
I made a QuickPic a default app to preview Jpegs (and other formats), but the problem is stil there:
From Camera app, when I hit a "image viewer" button, it opens a Galery-like 1 picture screen (on back, the Camera app is shown for taking more pictures).
Is there a way to tweak Android to use QuickPic instead (like "Registry" in Win?)
Cheers
Loving this app
Great app, I've been using it for a while. Was really happy when I found it, the stock Gallery appy is garbage compared to this app.
The pics and icons load right away, instead of sitting there waiting for no reason.
hitekredneck said:
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[EDIT] I have just confirmed that if you install QuickPic, when you take a shot with your camera app and tap on the preview selection, it does give you the option of setting QuickPic as the default preview app from the camera.
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I was using Serendipity 6.3 and now Darky 10.1 rom, and I never got the option to choose - it always shows the preview in stock gallery... Can I remove the it (the stock gallery)?
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The best gallery app (IMHO)! Let me put out the facts others didn't: I just love the "rename" option - one can take a look at the picture, and directly rename it if you want (when the picture is in full screen. It would be nice though if one could do the same from a thumbnail preview - with a long press menu - the option lacks there...). One more minor issue makes me have another picture viewer installed: - if you open a hidden (.name) picture from a folder that has more then one hidden pics, it will show this one, but will not show any oteher by sliding, as would for non-hidden pics. It would be nice to have an option "show/ hidden files", and if the option is on, it would show all the hidden pics, and if it is off, it would show none. If this issue was not present, I would have had just QuickPic installed of all the pic viewers! Once again - thanks for the best gallery app - please make it even better!
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