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gallery excluder

all credits go to knox420 {http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=2608226 }
Inspired by this post on the blog I decided to ease up the exclusion of directories from the gallery/media database. Gallery Excluder does the job for me.
Here's why:
Many apps create folders on the sd-card and drop their stuff there. Often, they place images as well. Now that Android checks the sd-card for new media from time to time, these folders will be added to the media database and displayed in the stock Gallery app.
Here's how:
Gallery Excluder lists all direct subfolders of '/sdcard' respectively '/mnt/sdcard' and displays them in a list. If an item/folder gets checked there is a '.nomedia' placed in that folder. If the folder gets unchecked the '.nomedia' is removed.
Since it can take a while to have the gallery update you can force a manual update via options menu.
So please let me know if such a tool can be helpful for anyone except myself.
UPDATED VERSION:
I got a new version that supports subfolders (available at the 1st post)
Navigation:
- long press an item to dive into the subfolder
- back takes you up one level
Downside: there is no feedback when you selected a subfolder for its parent. E.g. when you excluded /mnt/sdcard/folder/subfolder/ you can't recognize it when viewing folder /mnt/sdcard/ (folder won't be selected).
Pre-Market release: Please check.
Updated:
- Select all/none
- Hint for 1st time users
pre-release http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3539119/GalleryExcluder_v1.0_pre.apk

really nice app! definitely go on and put it on the market

hdlineage said:
really nice app! definitely go on and put it on the market
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it's not mine. looks good so far. but it needs work yet.

I just use the app called Quich Pik. It loads faster and you can choose which galleries to hide and which ones you want hidden with password protection.

jrwingate6 said:
I just use the app called Quich Pik. It loads faster and you can choose which galleries to hide and which ones you want hidden with password protection.
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder&feature=search_result looks nice. i was just trying to help out a fellow xda member. i'm going to try the quick pik as well. thanks.

.nomedia is good for hiding porn on the Gallery.

[APP] Mizuu Movies - movie management

{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Hey everyone
Just wanted to post a reference link to my Mizuu Movies application thread, which is found under the Android Apps / Games section: Mizuu Movies - XDA thread
The application has been developed for Honeycomb on the Acer Iconia A500, and should support all Honeycomb tablets. There's a free and a paid version of the application - would really appreciate it if you'd try it out!
FREE VERSION • PAID VERSION​
Thanks a lot!

that looks very cool. Very XBMC like which is a nice Ui. If I added TV series will it bunch all the seasons into one section? Like oh I don't know Johnny Bravo.
Click a Johnny Bravo icon, opens up season folders and then select the season then the episode?
or will I have 5 Johnny Bravo icons on the main menu?
also will there be more customizations in the future if i got the paid version? like something simple like background color or upload my own background?

Looks nice! Think I'll try it.

Great app but doesn't scan /Removable/MicroSD/ for files just internal storage only. Sent him a PM to see about getting it added or the ability to pick specific folders to scan that way my videos recorded with the tab don't show up too.

I would like a Movie app (and one for Music and Photos too) like this one that scans my networked SMB/CIFS drive.
Is this possible?

husher said:
that looks very cool. Very XBMC like which is a nice Ui. If I added TV series will it bunch all the seasons into one section? Like oh I don't know Johnny Bravo.
Click a Johnny Bravo icon, opens up season folders and then select the season then the episode?
or will I have 5 Johnny Bravo icons on the main menu?
also will there be more customizations in the future if i got the paid version? like something simple like background color or upload my own background?
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Thanks! Well, this is the Movies application, so I've actually programmed it to ignore TV show files (although this can be disabled). If you disable it, you'll have multiple entries for each show, yes - one for each episode.
I am however working on a TV Show app, which will have that part covered with fragments, TV show info and info on each episode.
Yes - there'll be more customizations. I've got lots of ideas that I want to do, and by the looks of it, I'll have plenty to do
tgerbracht said:
Looks nice! Think I'll try it.
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Thank you!
decepticon said:
Great app but doesn't scan /Removable/MicroSD/ for files just internal storage only. Sent him a PM to see about getting it added or the ability to pick specific folders to scan that way my videos recorded with the tab don't show up too.
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Thanks! That's a known bug, because manufacturers use different directories for their external memory. I am however working on fixing it, so it shouldn't be too long. Thanks for your patience
xsacha said:
I would like a Movie app (and one for Music and Photos too) like this one that scans my networked SMB/CIFS drive.
Is this possible?
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I'd actually love something like that as well - and it's something I've listed as a possible feature, but for now I'd really like to get some other stuff done first. Hope you understand

MichellBak said:
Thanks! That's a known bug, because manufacturers use different directories for their external memory. I am however working on fixing it, so it shouldn't be too long. Thanks for your patience
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No problem at all, perhaps an initial setup window at first install to pick the folders your movies are stored in and give us options for more than 1 for those of us who use both internal and the SD card.
So far this is one of the best apps I have used since I use my Transformer for movies often.
If you need a tester with a Transformer for the TV app let me know.

decepticon said:
No problem at all, perhaps an initial setup window at first install to pick the folders your movies are stored in and give us options for more than 1 for those of us who use both internal and the SD card.
So far this is one of the best apps I have used since I use my Transformer for movies often.
If you need a tester with a Transformer for the TV app let me know.
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I'll probably just add the different sdcard directories, and leave the setup / updates as they are. I really like the simplicity of simply pressing a button and letting the tablet do all the hard work for you (finding your movies without you having to specify any folders). If you'd like to remove found movie, you can do that from the details view in the top right corner
Please note that in the current version, all database changes are deleted when you update your library. This means that all favourites, manually identified movies will be lost and deleted movies will appear once again. I am working on something to (optionally) avoid this.
I'll keep you in mind for some testing

So there will be an update to search in external sd card? I clicked on start search and nothing happened very promising though!

samuelong87 said:
So there will be an update to search in external sd card? I clicked on start search and nothing happened very promising though!
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Yes, definitely. It's quite possibly coming today with a few other fixes. I see that some people have been experiencing force closes because they tried searching without any mounted memory media. It's a bit foolish to do that, but it shouldn't crash nonetheless

Hey guys
Couldn't help myself - I've released an update, which adds support for external SD cards. Here's the change log:
Version 1.2.5 (July 25)
Added support for external SD cards
Added a new theme (Wallpaper Theme)
Minor bug fixes
If you're using the Lite version, you may not notice the added support, though.
The application prioritizes the internal memory, so if you've got eight or more movies on the internal memory, you won't be seeing any files from the external SD card.
Also added a new theme in the paid version, which will use your current wallpaper as the application background.
I've just uploaded it, so it may take a few minutes for it to appear on Android Market - please be patient
Hope you'll like it!

Will there be any support of .avi and .mkv files ?
Thank you !

gniouki said:
Will there be any support of .avi and .mkv files ?
Thank you !
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The upcoming version adds support for both, but it's limited support.
For .mkv files, you're required to have a third party application installed to watch the videos - or you'll watch them without sound (default Honeycomb support).
For .avi files, you'll also need a third party application the videos can be opened with.

What would be great is if you could add movies that dont exist on the device. I have a number of movies on an external hard drive which i connect to my TV. Id love to be able to browse through these on my Transformer to decide which movie to watch without the movies actually being on the device.

gloscherrybomb said:
What would be great is if you could add movies that dont exist on the device. I have a number of movies on an external hard drive which i connect to my TV. Id love to be able to browse through these on my Transformer to decide which movie to watch without the movies actually being on the device.
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Quick tip: Create an empty text file with the name of your movie and change the extension from ".txt" to ".mp4", and you can have just that
For example:
"Avatar.mp4"
The files won't play, but you'll be able to have them in your overview, watch details and trailers.

Just some feedback if you don't mind:
1.) The app looks great. I love the overall scheme.
But...
1.) Could we have the ability to make the covers smaller?
2.) The app forced closed the first time I launched it.
3.) It couldn't find the cover to a TV show that I have though I had allow tv shows ticked.
4.) The information for the Hulk TV show from the 70's was incorrectly identified as the movie of the same name from the 80's.
Just a few things but if these types of things can get worked out...this will be worth paying for.

MichellBak said:
Quick tip: Create an empty text file with the name of your movie and change the extension from ".txt" to ".mp4", and you can have just that
For example:
"Avatar.mp4"
The files won't play, but you'll be able to have them in your overview, watch details and trailers.
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This didnt work... the autosearch at the start still doesnt find any files.

rpavich said:
Just some feedback if you don't mind:
1.) The app looks great. I love the overall scheme.
But...
1.) Could we have the ability to make the covers smaller?
2.) The app forced closed the first time I launched it.
3.) It couldn't find the cover to a TV show that I have though I had allow tv shows ticked.
4.) The information for the Hulk TV show from the 70's was incorrectly identified as the movie of the same name from the 80's.
Just a few things but if these types of things can get worked out...this will be worth paying for.
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Thanks!
1) I've been considering adding a gridview as an option, but not sure when this will come.
2) Can you please send a crash report if it does it again? And quite possibly a list of all video files you've got on your device - that'd really help me a lot
3 / 4) For movies that are identified incorrectly, use the Manual identification option (looks like a search button) in the movie details view. Here you can re-identify files. If it still can't find the cover, you can always add a jpg file with the same name as the video file in the same folder. The app will automatically use that instead

gloscherrybomb said:
This didnt work... the autosearch at the start still doesnt find any files.
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Have you remembered to check off "Ignore small files" in settings?

MichellBak said:
Have you remembered to check off "Ignore small files" in settings?
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i cant access the settings if it doesnt find any files on first scan.

[APP][2.1+] FX File Explorer Dev Thread (5.0: Material Design UI, Wi-Fi Direct Xfers)

[APP][4.1+] FX File Explorer Dev Thread (7.0 released)
FX 7.0 is now available!
Note: This initial post is now VERY out of date and will be corrected very soon. Screenshots are from old prior versions (2017/08/10)​
Hello all,
This is the ongoing development thread for FX File Explorer. I greatly appreciate feature suggestions, bug reports, and general feedback!
FX intends to be an uncluttered, everyday-usable file manager for Android. The primary development goal has been to create the same level of usability, intuitiveness, and efficiency as that offered by the file manager on your desktop computer.
Local file management features of FX are free, including the root features, indexed search, cleaning tools, usage view, non-encrypted archive creation/extraction, the text editor, and all other viewers (e.g. script exec, binary viewer, image viewer). The network/cloud stuff and media-specific stuff (e.g. browsing music by album, editing playlists) is a paid add-on called "FX Plus".
The free version of FX is not a "Lite" version or some kind of watered-down demo. There is no advertising in FX. And there is no user-tracking, phoning home, or any other "doubleplusungood" stuff of any kind in FX.
FX Connect Demonstration
A demonstration of FX connect. Phones are paired together using NFC by opening FX and touching their backs together. Transfers take place over a high-speed Wi-Fi Direct connection.
Home Screen
The "Home Screen" appears when you first open FX. The idea of the home screen is that you create bookmarks to the folders you actually use, rather than milling through the garbage every app places in the root folder of your SD card.
One last note regarding the free-vs-plus stuff: The features shown in the "Media" and "Internet and Network" sections are part of the "FX Plus" add-on, while everything else is free. And another note: the home-screens below have every option turned on: you can use the "View" menu to customize what is shown.
The first image shows a default home screen.
The second image shows the home screen configured with a translucent dark theme and view mode set to "Icon". The translucent dark theme uses your default system wallpaper (or optionally an alternate wallpaper of your choosing).
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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Directory Browsing
These screenshots show FX viewing a directory. The one on the left shows the Material Design Teal theme, the one on the right uses a translucent theme.
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Windows and Split View
FX supports multiple (unlimited) windows, with the ability to view one or two at a time.
The first screenshot shows the window menu, which is accessible by tapping the slide-out icon in the upper left corner or sliding your finger from the left edge of the screen to the right.
The second screenshot shows the split view mode. You can enter this mode from the window menu by tapping "Split View", or by dragging the path bar from the top of the screen downward.
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Root / Developer Features
FX supports root access. Root access requires an add-on, but the add-on is free.
Root access is kept entirely separate from normal file browsing, and can optionally be protected.
Developer features include:
Root access may be secured via PIN, Password, or Warning; secured access can be enabled for viewing or only for modifications
Remount filesystems as read/write or read-only
Disable System Apps
Root Usage View
Recursive Search
Modify permissions
Change Ownership/Group, with Android-based design (e.g. select an app-specific user by app name; see screenshot)
Symlink Creation (relative and absolute)
Shell Script Execution, with support for creating launcher shortcuts to execute scripts [NR]
Explore APK Contents [NR]
View Android Binary XML Files in Text Viewer [NR]
View any file in Binary Viewer [NR]
MD5/SHA1 Checksum and Composite Checksum Calculation/Comparison (checksum directory structures, optionally with UNIX permissions, [NR])
Items marked with [NR] do not require root, but may offer more functionality when root is available.
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Text Editor
FX includes a full-featured text editor. It can edit local text files, edit files as root, and edit files on remote hosts (with FX Plus add-on). Features include:
Undo/Redo with History (able to undo/redo multiple times)
Cut/Copy/Paste
Pinch-to-zoom font scaling
Proportional and fixed fonts, word wrap can be enabled/disabled
Optional shortcut bar can be enabled to provide arrow keys and fast access to undo/redo
Jump to line number, beginning/ending of file
Find text within documents
File browsing for Open/Save As
Enable/disable autocorrect
Multiple color schemes
Save/load files in different character sets
Plus Add-On
All features demonstrated above are entirely free. The Plus Add-On is the paid component of FX, and adds additional features:
Application management: browse user, system, or all installed apps
Browse installed apps by permission (e.g. find all apps which require GPS location or Internet access)
(Root Access Required) View /data usage by application, disable any application
AES-128/256 Zip Encryption/decryption; browse inside encrypted zip files/folders, view text files, images, audio and video files without ever writing decrypted version to media
Browse all Images, browse images by folder (e.g. Camera folders on different media/SD cards)
Browse camera Videos or all videos on device
Browse Music by Artist, Album, Playlist, or view all music
Browse ringtones, podcasts, notifications, and alarm sounds
Create playlists, add albums/tracks/artists/playlists to playlists, reorder playlists via drag-and-drop
Bluetooth FTP and Bluetooth Pairing within FX (pushing files via Bluetooth does NOT require FX Plus if your device supports it)
FX Plus adds support for the following network/cloud services:
SMB (Windows Networking), supports network browsing (SMB1 and SMB2)
FTP, including FTP-S and FTP-ES; browsing local network supported via mDNS
SSH, including public key, password, and interactive authentication; browsing local network supported via mDNS
WebDAV, including WebDAV over HTTPS; browsing local network supported via mDNS
Google Drive
Dropbox
Box
SugarSync
Microsoft OneDrive
OwnCloud (by creating a WebDAV connection)
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How to get FX​
Current Play Store Version
To get the current version (5.x) from the Play Store, simply click here:
Download via Play Store
Beta Testing
FX can be beta tested by either downloading APKs directly (links will be posted in this thread) or via the FX beta channel on Google Play. At any given time, there may or may not be a release in the beta channel. (There won't be a release when a beta has just been pushed into production).
To join the Google Play public beta test and receive automatic updates:
Step 1: Join this Google+ community: https://plus.google.com/communities/101301040394875566704
Step 2: Visit this page to opt-in for beta testing: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/nextapp.fx
Beta APKs are also posted in this thread.
Step 3: Get FX from the Google Play Store: Download via Play Store
If you'd prefer to download an APK directly:
Go to the last page of this thread and grab a beta APK by clicking a download link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1253399&goto=newpost
APKs of FX are archived here:
http://android.nextapp.com/fx
Notable versions:
FX 2.3.0.8, r2108: last release of the 2.x series. http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r2108/FX_r2108.apk
FX 3.1.0.4 r3122: last release of 3.x series http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r3122/FX_r3122.apk
FX 4.0.6.0 r4040: last release of 4.x series http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r4040/FX_r4040.apk
FX 5.1.x.x r5140: last release of 5.x series http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r5140/FX_r5140.apk
FX 6.3.0.1 r6301: last release of 6.x series http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r6301/FX_r6301.apk
Root add-on:
The root add-on is available for direct download here: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/FXRoot.apk
(Root features may now be enabled directly via settings.)

Since this is currently in beta, I am moving this out of the Paid Apps forum.

Hi,
Great, great app. The curious thing with Android is that when you think "is there an app for that?", usually you stumble upon it the same day! Your app is great, fast and no-frills - I am amazed at the speed, even though both my internal and SD storage is full.
However, have you seen MIUI file manager? It also classifies apks, PDFs, and whatnot along with media. The only thing THAT is missing is SD card support for this classification, and the ability to show both storages as a whole.
I think this is where you can improve your app and make it (safely) the best file manager on Android - i.e. adding more file associations such as apks and pdfs etc. Keep improving it and someday we won't have to worry about where each file is lying.
Also the UI could use a little more polish.
Thanks for the app

Just installed, and actually very surprised! The app is fast! I mean, no lag at all, even with continuous reloading of picture previews ).
First thing I miss - editing files. Root Explorer provides simple text editor, which is quite handy. Next - changing permissions - I need it ). And executing .sh/.rc etc scripts.
And what about multiple selection, and actions on these, like move/copy/delete?
I liked your text viewer has font settings - it's amazing! Why not implement same feature for file lists? Coz I find titles bit bold, I want them lighter/smaller. Same sizing ability would be good for icons too. I don't like big icons.
Bookmarks. I need bookmarks for folders, so I can access them fast.
Otherwise it's good. I'll uninstall both RE and Estrongs once your app has features I listed ) Good job!

Very nice, fast, different look and feel app. Seems very promising.

I really like this.
Is there a way to select multiple files?

GReat App
GReat App. Thanks

see the video

Thanks! I'll definitely be trying this out.

djsubtronic said:
I really like this.
Is there a way to select multiple files?
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Thanks! Yes, multiple file selection is accomplished by a swipe gesture:
(the above is supposed to be an animated GIF image, if it's not showing, see the Youtube video at the top).
More info on selection can be found here: http://android.nextapp.com/site/fx/doc/basics

creage said:
Just installed, and actually very surprised! The app is fast! I mean, no lag at all, even with continuous reloading of picture previews ).
First thing I miss - editing files. Root Explorer provides simple text editor, which is quite handy. Next - changing permissions - I need it ). And executing .sh/.rc etc scripts.
And what about multiple selection, and actions on these, like move/copy/delete?
I liked your text viewer has font settings - it's amazing! Why not implement same feature for file lists? Coz I find titles bit bold, I want them lighter/smaller. Same sizing ability would be good for icons too. I don't like big icons.
Bookmarks. I need bookmarks for folders, so I can access them fast.
Otherwise it's good. I'll uninstall both RE and Estrongs once your app has features I listed ) Good job!
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Thanks for suggestions, there is definitely more work to be done on the Linux/root/technical-user end of things, root access, remounting, chown and chmod being the most notable omissions.
I do want to add bookmarks, but it may be post 1.0. Not quite certain on the UI integration of these (have been thinking about a couple of different methods). One thing I think I want is the ability to add certain bookmarks directly to the home screen. As a for instance, I'd personally like /sdcard/Documents and maybe /sdcard/Download to be directly on my home screen. Too many top-level bookmarks would be quite annoying though, so likely will want two categories.
May wind up doing a mini text editor for root editing, but need to check if more powerful stuff like "Jota" support su as well.
Thanks again!

talhamid said:
Hi,
Great, great app. The curious thing with Android is that when you think "is there an app for that?", usually you stumble upon it the same day! Your app is great, fast and no-frills - I am amazed at the speed, even though both my internal and SD storage is full.
However, have you seen MIUI file manager? It also classifies apks, PDFs, and whatnot along with media. The only thing THAT is missing is SD card support for this classification, and the ability to show both storages as a whole.
I think this is where you can improve your app and make it (safely) the best file manager on Android - i.e. adding more file associations such as apks and pdfs etc. Keep improving it and someday we won't have to worry about where each file is lying.
Also the UI could use a little more polish.
Thanks for the app
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Thanks, I actually had not been previously exposed to MIUI, but after browsing YouTube a bit I see what you're talking about. I'm not certain how they're classifying the additional file categories beyond Music, Video, and Images. FX is using Android's MediaStore provider to do this. It may be that the underlying MIUI firmware has been modified to index the entirety of the filesystem, or it may be that the file manager itself is doing it (and possibly thus relying on itself being used for all modifications). Honeycomb appears to have added support for adding arbitrary files to the MediaStore but I've yet to play with it.
I do want to add the ability to place bookmarks on the FX home screen to provide immediate access to folders you use frequently (e.g. Downloads and Documents).
What phone are you using? On most phones the media indices do appear in a single database, the exception being HTC devices such as the Droid Incredible which has two completely independent databases, one for the SD card and the other for the internal user storage.
What aspects of the UI would you most like to see improved? That is, is it the actual interaction with the interface, the aesthetics (overall appearance, icons, gradients, etc), or UI performance? Are there places where you find it non-intuitive? Any suggestions appreciated!
Thanks again for the comments!

Great work!!!! The only thing I miss is a root option...but its a great great app!!!
I have an idea...maybe like you have a swipe gesture for multiselect...you can add a swipe gesture for delete copy and paste...a cross for delete for example...
Sent from my MB525 using xda premium

2tliebeck: when do we expect an update?)
P.S. I fall in love with your top navigation bar - it's so amazing! It looks like Win7 one, which is really great.

looks very promising. when there is a root option, i will gonna use this as default filemanager. good work

holy ****. nice one, amazing work
finally something that replaces the crappy default gallery app!
i love the window system, and the way to multiselect.. and it loads so fast!!
rly rly nice work

interface seems really cool. finally a file manager that is not ugly!

Thanks again everyone, loving the comments!
Cocolopes said:
Great work!!!! The only thing I miss is a root option...but its a great great app!!!
I have an idea...maybe like you have a swipe gesture for multiselect...you can add a swipe gesture for delete copy and paste...a cross for delete for example...
Sent from my MB525 using xda premium
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A quicker multiselect might well be possible to implement, i.e., start by dragging horizontally and then cross through any additional items you want selected. Beyond that though we're fairly booked up with single-finger gestures given that horizontal = select and vertical = scroll, both of which have to happen immediately. Could also look at vertical double-finger swiping for (de)selecting multiple items at once in list views.
creage said:
2tliebeck: when do we expect an update?)
P.S. I fall in love with your top navigation bar - it's so amazing! It looks like Win7 one, which is really great.
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Hope to have an update out in the next 24-48hr (edit: delayed a bit due to encrypted FTP fun and excitement), don't want to promise on that given that there's always bugs and testing...really don't like pushing updates unless I feel they're very solid. Have been focusing on network stuff in this next release, including FTPS support (implicit and explicit) and notification of SSH keys (and warnings for changed keys).
The next version will also be allowed to reside on the SD card, assuming it tests correctly there.

This wonderfull app will get a root option in the future? Like root explorer...I realy espect that...thank again for this app!!!!
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[APP][2.3.1+][Utility]Save To Phone (former Save To Drive)

Servus!
I'd like to present my first published (and non-commercial) Android App.
The name of my first published App is Save To Phone. It's completely free and withouts ads available via playstore.
What can the app do?
You as enthusiastic Android-Fans surely know the "Share" or "Export" function many apps like Google Drive, Dropbox, Facebook, and many others have. Save To Drive will save the content, which you want to "Share" or "Export" to a Folder of your choice, in your storage. Be it photos, data from a cloud application or anything else. If the content is only text (e.g. a link), the text gets saved to your clipboard.
You like the idea? Download my app and try it: Save To Phone !
Completely free and without ads!
I'd be really grateful if you could give me a bit of feedback. Either in this forum or via email to : [email protected]. Just say which features you'd like to have in there, what you don't like about the app and what you would like to see improved... and everything else which comes to your mind concerning the app.
v1.20 is out:
1.20:
MAJOR UPDATE:
adding of a download history (swipe right) with various functions
adding of a notifications option with open file / view history option (on JellyBean) and open-file only option for pre-JB
layout overhaul (should look slightly better on tablets now)
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All features:
Features:
* All file types can be saved to any accessible storage (like internal or external SD Card) via share menu
* Clean text (or links etc.) will be saved to the clipboard
* A destination for the downloaded file can be set in a static way or dynamic (ask for destination on every download)
* All files can be renamed on downloading
* Download history with options to open file / delete file / remove its history entry
* Delete all history entries
* Undo all history actions
* Google Now Cards-like Help Menu
All that for free, without advertisement. Please think about a small motivator (donation) to the developer, if you like the application.
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If you like it, maybe also share it to your friends

Could be very useful at times, will check it out!
Thanks!

I am glad you like it, many updates are incoming. Just don't want to overthrow the user with (badly tested) updates

installed and used.
thanks it works as advertised.

New updates are out. 100 downloads have been reached
The new updates allow users to e.g. rename their files, create new folders and many things more.
Hope you like it

one more post:
The app has received its first major update. With lots of new utility. I hope you like it!
v1.20 is out:
1.20:
MAJOR UPDATE:
adding of a download history (swipe right) with various functions
adding of a notifications option with open file / view history option (on JellyBean) and open-file only option for pre-JB
layout overhaul (should look slightly better on tablets now)
Click to expand...
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All features:
Features:
* All file types can be saved to any accessible storage (like internal or external SD Card) via share menu
* Clean text (or links etc.) will be saved to the clipboard
* A destination for the downloaded file can be set in a static way or dynamic (ask for destination on every download)
* All files can be renamed on downloading
* Download history with options to open file / delete file / remove its history entry
* Delete all history entries
* Undo all history actions
* Google Now Cards-like Help Menu
All that for free, without advertisement. Please think about a small motivator (donation) to the developer, if you like the application.
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If anyone hasn't noticed it yet: It has been renamed to Save To Phone (formerly Save To Drive).
You can still get it under the same link for free!

[App] [4.1+]FE Private Cloud invites you for Beta-Test! Updated on Sep. 5, 2016

Hello everybody,
We are excited to let you know that Private Cloud feature is offically launched in Google Play, you can download it from: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xcxin.filexpert
Let us know your feedback about File Expert anytime: [email protected].
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Host your own private cloud storage for your Android in just 3 minutes!
Introduce the brand-new private cloud service powered by one of the most popular Android file manager app File Expert.
Download the APK from attachment: file name(fe_privatecloud_test2)
Or you can join the test from Google Play Beta: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/xcxin.filexpert
Download PC client from: http://myfiles.gmgm.io
File Expert is one of the world's most popular Android file manager Apps, it serves more than 100 million users worldwide and now it brings Private Cloud Service for your mobile phones.
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What’s Private Cloud for?
You can remotely browse, download, upload, delete, rename, copy and move… PC files on your phone wherever you are connected to the internet via both Wi-Fi mobile data.
How to configure?
1. Download and install desktop software on your computer.
2. Select a path to store your files on PC.
3. Install File Expert on your Android and start exploring!
Supported PC systems
Windows and Mac; Linux is coming soon. (Note: Your PC must be turned on when you access files)
Don’t hesitate to leave your bug report or feature suggestion below or give your feedback from the File Expert.
During Beta-Test period, you can enjoy up to 10G free mobile data. What are you waiting for?(Expired on Sep.5, 2016)
----------------------------------------------File Expert Description-------------------------------------------------------------
File Expert (file manager / file explorer) can fully access and manage files on various locations (like flash memory / SD card /external SD card / Cloud storage / OTG). You can explore files in classical tree hierarchy or by its categories or via last modified date with fast search enabled. File Expert (file manager / file explorer) supports all file operations in extremely easy, safe, fast, stable, modern, customized and informative ways.
You can download the App from Google Play!
Features
- Root Explorer: Access all file system and data directories and change permissions
- Directly streaming media from one of your favorite Clouds
- Built-in TXT editor (support .log, .conf, .config, .INI, .INF, .sh formats)
- manage files on your device's memory, micro SD card, LAN, and cloud storage accounts
- multiple tabs, swipe between tabs to manage file across different folders
- copy, move, delete, rename file and folder
- select / unselect batch of files
- select single file by long tap
- select range: tap on any other targets after single select
- show app icon on associated folder
- display count of files and size of each folder
- property page for file and folder
- Recycle Bin, recover deleted file
- File Shred, shred file to delete permanently and can’t recover
- fast search, result will show immediately
- LAN access: ftp, sftp, ftps, SMB and public cloud storage include Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, Yandex, SugarSync...
- built-in ftp server, access and manage Android file on PC, transfer file between Android and PC
- GCloud: Gives you 10T online storage at maximum, subscriptions required
- access GCloud file on PC browser
- thumbnails for image, video, APKs, Music and GCloud files
- compress and decompress, supports zip, rar, 7z, tar,apk, jar...
- tag file with different color and name
- share and transfer files via WiFi, bluetooth
- Safebox to keep your private file safe
- App Lock, set unlock pattern to start File Expert (file manager / file explorer)
- convert Word, Excel and PowerPoint to PDF
- wireless print (image, PDF, TXT and HTML).
- multi-thread and resumable downloader supports offline download to GCloud very fast and safe
- built-in video player and Chromecast support
- light and dark themes
- app manager enable list, install, uninstall and backup app
- backup, backup file to local and cloud
- auto backup APK while app install or uninstall
- based on material design and modern concepts
- animation on file operations and activity changes
- fast responded feedback service
- localized in over 20 languages
File Expert (file manager / file explorer) is shipped with many advanced features which you cannot find in a traditional file explorer. Just give it a try and it will become your daily file manager / file explorer.
We challenged ourselves to reconstruct its infrastructure to make it as small and fast as we can. We hope you can experience the next generation of Android file management right now.

Liked the concept. Been a Long time use of solid explorer. main features that I liked are the graphical representation of the space used & the space occupied by apps/videos/gallery and files. Very useful. The interface is pretty simple and easy to use. Will be following the thread for updates

Change Log
V8.0.2 Change Log
1. Fix possible crash of file operation on external SD card of Android 5.0+
2. Fix crash when deleting multiple files
3. Fix login failure of Google Drive account
4. Fix malfunction of using printing feature in other apps
5. Optimize language translation
V8.0.3 Change Log
1. Add slide-out menu display when running File Expert for the first time
2. Add default full-screen display to image viewer
3. Fix App backup failure
4. Optimize Material Design effect on Android 5.0+
5. Fix minor crashes 6. Support Bengalese
V8.0.4 Change Log
1. Fix display error of folder property in FTP Client
2. Fix failure of moving files to OneDrive
3. Fix thumbnail display error of copied pictures
4. Optimize translation
V8.0.5 Change Log
1. Fix write failure to external SD card on Android 4.4 below
2. Fix upload failure to Gcloud
V8.0.6 Change Log：
1. Support Box cloud service in network tool category.
2. Support to compress into 7Z and decompress 7Z and RAR formats
3. Add Batch Uninstall feature
4. Support to select compress encoding method
5. Accelerate file loading speed significantly
6. Support Romanian
7. Support to be called to open files as third party
8. Enable to display thumbnail in searching results
9. Fix file shred failure on external SD card on Android 6.0
10. Fix auto-backup failure when install an App
11. Fix failure of removing folder to Recycle Bin in rare cases
12. Fix repeatedly archive error of PDF under Document category
13. Fix signature display error in App Property
V8.0.7 Change Log：
1. Support offline download
2. Compress and decompress support .tar format
3. Support to delete folders in primary directory of Image and Video categories.
4. Speed up directory loading
5. Fix repeated display of download items during downloading
6. Fix crash when calling FE text editer to open txt files in Gmail
7. Fix crash when deleting image while preview on external sd card on Android 6.0+
8. Fix minor bugs
V8.0.8 Change Log
1. Fix status display error and lag issue when reentering FTP server
2. Fix display error in slide menu
3. Fix minor bugs
V8.0.9 Change Log
1. Add Chromecast; support local pictures and MP4 video for now
2. Add in-built video player; support MP4 and 3GP formats of local files
3. Optimize deletion of local files
4. Support to create shortcut of categories: Gallery, Music, Video, Apps, Compressed and Documents
5. Fix incomplete preview of compressed files
6. Display Cloud name in slide menu
7. Add Select All after choosing a file
8. Fix incomplete display of pop-up in downloader
9. Fix incomplete display of granting permission page on Android 5.0+
10. Fix deletion failure of compressed file and document to Recycle Bin on Android 6.0
V8.1.0 Change Log
1. Add New Files on slide menu
2. Support batch rename
3. Add Move to and Copy to operations
4. Add WebDAV client support
5. Support Ukrainian
6. Fix ringtone setting failure on some Android 6.0 devices
7. Fix incomplete display of some menus and dialogs in landscape mode
8. Optimize Show Hidden Files feature
9. Optimize slide animation of bottom sheet
V8.1.1 Change Log
1. Support SugarSync Cloud Service
2. Build-in video player supports floating window; browse files when watching video in draggable small window
3. Add customized tab setting: long press a tab to close this/left/right/other tab(s)
4 .Add preview and decompression of .apk and .jar files
5. Fix repeated pop-up of external SD card grant permission on specific devices
6. Fix file copy failure from PC to external SD card in FTP server
7. Fix minor bugs
V8.1.2 Change Log
1. Add Root Explorer to access all system files and change permissions
2. Support directly streaming media from one of your favorite Clouds
3. Built-in TXT editor supports .log, .conf, .config, .INI, .INF, .sh formats
4. Add dynamic performance analysis of file operation; animation makes operation progress more visualized
5. Optimize configuration interface of WebDAV, FTP and SMB features
6. Display purchase status in slide menu
7. Support Malay and Vietnamese
8. Fix minor bugs

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Volunteer Translator Wanted
If you would love to help us with language localization, please contact us: [email protected].
User Contributed
English - en - Jenny Liu proofread
Portuguese(br) - pt(br) - Jervânio Lima
Turkish - tr - Murat Simsek,
Bangali - bn - Morshedul Alam
Germany - de - Ueli

History Test
File Expert with Cloud V7
1. UI makeover
Turquoise and white interface with newly-designed icons for more comforting and cleaner visuals.
2. New layout
Users can now swipe to the left and right to view different file directories: categories, Cloud and tool, which expedites
file locating and operating.
3. Cloud collection
The new File Expert is more than local file management, which gathers worldwidely mainstream Cloud services (Google Drive,
Dropbox, Box, Yandex, SkyDrive, SugarSync, KDrive and Vdisk); users are able to manage files on different Clouds in one App.
4. Small and optional
Smaller APK size: only 2.73 MB, remarkably reduces memory space.
Optional plugins: additional features can be added as plugins according to individual demand.
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File Expert Concept Version
File Expert Concept Version specializes in handy and friendly management experience for file manager lovers , it allows you to manage your mobile phones, tablets, and cloud storage servers easily.
Minimal UI
Adopt Google’s latest Material Design guideline; simplify interface to classic black-and-white tone and optimize interaction with lively elements.
Multiple Tabs
Create tabs as many as you like and swipe to switch between different tabs; which facilitate copy/cut/move/paste.
Horizontal Mode
Widely-anticipated landscape view is applied to this version. Now File Expert can perfectly support your Android tablet.
Slide Menu
Find frequently-used features by swiping right: settings, storage management entrance, network tools, categories (Gallery / Music / Video / App / Compressed / Document / Downloaded) and advanced features (Recently opened, Recycle Bin and Tags)
Optional Cloud Management
Support Dropbox in Beta version. More Cloud services like Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, Sugarsync, Yandex, MediaFire etc. will be added in official launch.
Performance Optimized
Run faster and perform more stable.
Practical Features:
Access to all storage: flash memory, internal storage and external storage.
Basic Operations: copy, cut, move, paste, delete, rename, search, share, send, create new, create shortcut, view property and batch operations…
Recycle Bin: contemporarily keep your deleted files and recover your mis-deleted files anytime.
Tag: classify files by different labels.
View & Sorting: grid & list, descending/ascending by name/size/time/type.

good
good work

IbrahimZSAD said:
good work
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Thanks, don't forget to give us your feedback

Clearer UI, practical features
I've installed the App on my phone, here's my feedback:
1. UI
The new version does improve a lot in UI: the fresh color impresses me, comparing with ES, Solid, Astro's rigid layouts... I believe the fresh style suits me better.
2. Recycle Bin
The feature is pretty practical for Android file management. I sometimes remove files by mistake on my phone and cannot do anything to recover them. It makes me feel like I am using Windows laptop!
3. Safebox
An in-build file safebox will be easier to use when you organize files on the phone; you can copy or move them to Cloud or safebox, double insurance!
4. Suggestion
File category is more frequently-used than advanced features, I suggest you highlight this part instead of advanced features.
When I try to add account to Google Drive, the App is forced to close(My phone is Xiaomi 2S). Please fix it ASAP.
Thank you for such a good-looking and helpful App!

great app
Awesome feature's, but little laggy not that much smooth.. I am using mi3 . and add cleaner app inside like apk remover cache remover etc..
Ui is excellent ,but when we swipe upward then menu bar is hiding , please fix that

Could you explain the "reroute outgoing calls permission" ?

krs360 said:
Could you explain the "reroute outgoing calls permission" ?
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+1
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"

I like the interface
Unlike grey, blue and other dark colors, File Expert takes a bold attempt in interface designing. Personally, I like the bright color blending.
As for the features, it meets my needs!
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Unlike grey, blue and other dark colors, File Expert takes a bold attempt in interface designing. Personally, I like the bright color blending.
As for the features, it meets my needs! But when I copy files to Cloud, the speed is a little slow. Can you check it?

Bug report
Dear users,
Thank you for your bug report, we will publish the first update of Beta version on May 16; your further test will be welcomed.
Looking forward to your reply!

krs360 said:
Could you explain the "reroute outgoing calls permission" ?
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+1 , again.
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"

Unsmooth scroll!
Hi developer,
Here's my bug report:
1. The scroll is not smooth enough and the top bar will conceal when I swipe upward.
2. What's more, all operation seems slower than the previous, could it load faster?
Looking forward to your update!

krs360 said:
Could you explain the "reroute outgoing calls permission" ?
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Sorry, this is our mistake and will be removed in the next beta update, thank you for catching this issue

mrrocketdog said:
+1 , again.
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
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Sorry, this is our mistake and will be removed in the next beta update, thank you for catching this issue

James Lancaster said:
Hi developer,
Here's my bug report:
1. The scroll is not smooth enough and the top bar will conceal when I swipe upward.
2. What's more, all operation seems slower than the previous, could it load faster?
Looking forward to your update!
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Hi,
We've also noticed this scroll issue and this will be fixed in the next beta update, thank you for catching this issue!

kedhar said:
Awesome feature's, but little laggy not that much smooth.. I am using mi3 . and add cleaner app inside like apk remover cache remover etc..
Ui is excellent ,but when we swipe upward then menu bar is hiding , please fix that
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Hi Kedhar,
Thanks so much for your helpful opinions .
We have submitted your suggestions which may contributes to the future update of File Expert to our product department.
We will update File Expert beta every 3-4 days, please keep following this thread and giving us your valuable suggestion.
Best Regards
Joicy