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[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Note: This initial post is now VERY out of date and will be corrected very soon.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...
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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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[Free][App][2.3+] UNCOPT Holo File Browser w/ su, dual views

UNCOPT File Browser is the nicest and most innovative Holo styled file browser for Android with root capabilities.
It provides all the features needed to browse and organize your pictures, files, documents and videos. It gives you access to the internal storage, sd card, external usb storage devices, internal filesystem and more (with plugins) .
Unlike other available file browsers on the market, UNCOPT File Browser also offers unique features:
Resizable split view: a simple swipe will split the screen in two and give the user two independent browsable panels that can be resized at will. File managing becomes even easier and more efficient.
Efficient archive browsing (zip, tar): unlike other apps, the archive content is never extracted in a temporary folder (or even in memory). The specific parts that need to be accessed (to display or send them) are streamed on access.
Nested archives: unlike other apps, nested archive content can be listed and accessed. To the user there is no difference between a folder, an archive and a nested archive in terms of browsing. Archives can be nested in multiple levels.
Keyboard navigation: the keyboard navigation is fully functional.
Simple action bar navigation with interactive path.
Automatic sync with MediaStore (Gallery) and the MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) connection.
Complies completely with the Android Holo Style, even on Gingerbread.
On top of that you get all the usual features such as:
Browsing.
Copy/paste using official mechanism for compatibility with other apps.
Sort by file size, file name and modification date.
Create, delete, rename, send, bookmark files and folders.
Search.
Create zip files.
Shows thumbnails for APKs and images in gridview mode.
Multi file selection.
Local Network SMB protocol (windows shares), free plugin required.
Registers as a file picker so that other applications (such as gmail) can access the files too.
UNCOPT File Browser also provides tools for rooted devices:
Browse system files like any other (including system and user apps).
Change file permissions.
Automatically remount read-only filesystems as read-write.
suid/guid/sticky special permissions
Available on Google Play. Search for UNCOPT File Browser.

R: [Free][App][2.3+] UNCOPT Holo File Browser w/ su, dual views
Free Version : http://goo.gl/5RKDm
Full Version : http://goo.gl/m9ksq
Lan PlugIn : http://goo.gl/hD30T

Tried it, looks really awesome, but won't test more, as one of the critical features I need (and probably many others) is Cloud support (Dropbox, Gdrive, etc.)
But it really has the best UI I saw in a file manager, very smooth, looks awesome even on my Optimus One's small screen
Edit: Like a post below me, I also hope you keep getting it better, it truly has HUGE potential (holo Solid Explorer)
It is on XDA Portal, so...

looks good,nice work

really an awesome looking app,great features too.
But there are some things i really miss right now or i would like to be changed maybe
-possbility to execute an apk(right now it just opens the content)
-drag and drop for files between the 2 tabs would be awesome
-maybe a possibilty to customize the view,like disable the file size part(because on a phone,even with 4,7" it takes up a lot of screen.
-sometimes it is a bit hard to hit the triangle for the menu of the file to show up
Edit
Just noticed I can hit the whole date/size space to open the file menu, nice
hope this amazing file explorer keeps updating,it really has a huge amount of potential :good:

Bought the full version just to support the developer. Keep it up, i love it!

Looks really good! Keep up the awesome work

Im liking the whole Holo look and how it works to browse files, but I can't install simple apks? It just views it as if it was a zip files. i can easily install apks on other file browsers except this one? Maybe it's just me but thought i'd share the problem im having.

finally found a simple yet powerful root file management app. Would be cool if there is an option to show the folder properties of the folder i.e. the amount of data inside the folder.

Love the App! Got the paid version.
As along with the rest, installing an APK is a mandatory must!
Am sure this will be in an updated version
MD

AW: [Free][App][2.3+] UNCOPT Holo File Browser w/ su, dual views
I like the file browser good work keep updating it
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Amazing File Manager, only issue i saw was unable to play via lan (directly).
Es and other do it perfectly.
Other than that 5 Stars.

Moscow Desire said:
Love the App! Got the paid version.
As along with the rest, installing an APK is a mandatory must!
Am sure this will be in an updated version
MD
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Odd, I hate this feature on es, its the first thing I turn off. Many apps dont install with that. Why do you want it at all?
...
The file borwser looks great, thanks. The only thing is the icon, its not great

Looks good so far. But currently not usable for me. Some things are missing, like cloud. And if you press on pictures they don't open, you have to go through the context menu. Thats kinda annoying. And it laggs on Galaxy s3 (CM 10.1) while scrolling. But the idea is good, im looking forward to future versions of it. Thanks.

jarayn said:
Odd, I hate this feature on es, its the first thing I turn off. Many apps dont install with that. Why do you want it at all?
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Ummmmm..... to sideload apks for testing Why "wouldn't" you want that feature?
You'll find there are other places to get apk's other than the Play Store. XDA for example. Other than tossing them in /system/app which is rather counter-productive, the only option is to install via FM.
MD

Will give this ago ! Many thanks.

Thank You!
great browser ... keep up the good work.
feature would haves
1. Cloud integration
2. 7Zip integration
:good::good:
Cheers,
Geek endangered

App icons are shown in grid view, but not in list view.
Also, as others have said, installing apks is a must

Moscow Desire said:
Ummmmm..... to sideload apks for testing Why "wouldn't" you want that feature?
You'll find there are other places to get apk's other than the Play Store. XDA for example. Other than tossing them in /system/app which is rather counter-productive, the only option is to install via FM.
MD
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I think he misunderstood... ES has a feature to install apps without the package installer... it just installs in the background

Thank you all for your feedback.
We're working hard to add all the features you requested.
As for the apks, you can install them by clicking on the thumb (bottom right corner of the row/cell). It will bring up the dropdown menu. Click open and it should do the trick.
A lot of people are complaining about it (not only to install apks but also to open a file), we'll try to make it more obvious.

[APP][4.0+] MusicRenamer

Hello,
This is my first "useful" (i think) app for Android.
Maybe you have in your device a lot of music with bad file names. This app will help you!
Select type of rename (ex. "Title - Artist" + 3 more), app will read id3 tags and rename your mp3/flac file(s).
Sure, you can see preview and decide if its good. You can also select folder, and app will fix file names of all music files.
Example:
You have song "get_lucky_daft_punk.mp3". Open Music Renamer, press menu (tree dots) > Select > File, pick song file. MusicRenamer will display some info about song. Then click on Rename button, select Rename type to "%Artist% - %Title%, press OK, see preview if its good press OK again. Ta daaa Successfully renamed. New file name is "Daft Punk - Get Lucky.mp3".
Screenshots:
{
"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"
}
You can select your favourite file manager in app settings and use it to select music files and folders.
App theme: Holo Light/Dark (can change in settings, 0.70+)
Latest app version: 0.71 (download)
0.71
changelog here
0.70
changelog here
0.60
- fixes, fixes, fixes
- added settings page
- you can select default file manager
- added tr by Metin Dülger
- preview for folder shows new file names only, looks better
- fix for detecting sdcard (hope it will work on Samsung phones)
0.61
- fix for ES File Manager (user cant pick files/folders with it)
- fix for ID3 tags - if they contains "/", this char will be replaced with "ft."
- small other fixes

hi i m Metin Dülger
i translated it Turkish (tr)

thank you!
i improve app a bit a need to retranslate string app_info. i uploaded new strings.
by the way, MusicRenamer 0.60
- fixes, fixes, fixes
- added settings page
- you can select default file manager
- added tr by Metin Dülger
- preview for folder shows new file names only, looks better
- fix for detecting sdcard (hope it will work on Samsung phones)
- ...

0.61
- fix for ES File Manager (user cant pick files/folders with it)
- fix for ID3 tags - if they contains "/", this char will be replaced with "ft."
- small other fixes

My issue is not so much the filenames but the id3 tags.
I sometimes borrow music from YouTube, just to try a couple of apps found in this forum and not because I'm too tight to buy them lol.
Anyway these downloaded mp3 don't contain id3 tags and usually have long strange filenames.
Anyway could you create a function to create id3 from filename as well as rename file according to id3.
Thanks
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Thinking about this. When i will have a time, i will look on it. But files need to have good file names if we want detect data, which will be written as ID3 tags, right Another way is use some services like Shazam, but at the moment i dont know if any of these services have public API (free ) ...
So, i think i have work for two monthly holidays
p.s: i know your problem i set up tag by tag with MP3tag on PC some times ago. now i dont do it, its waste of time. now i download music from torrents they have good ID3 tags

Used this app to rename some songs, selected the folder & it renamed them. Then to my horror I discover that it deleted the songs it didnt rename
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i think u should put some screenshot
will u share it on Google Play?

Nice share mate..
Is it work for .m4a music file?
And... it will be great if u post the update at 1st post..
Thx's
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TonyK2005, hmm, you are using Samsung phone. there is nightmare with Samsung and his own sdcard locale (its /sdcard/external_sd/?). Your songs should be in device, try use some File Manager and search for them. and, maybe, can you please upload /system/etc/vold.conf?
any developer to help me? its this code right?
public File getExternalSD() {
external_sd = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
if (android.os.Build.DEVICE.contains("Samsung") || android.os.Build.MANUFACTURER.contains("Samsung")){
File ext_sd=new File(external_sd+"/external_sd/");
if (ext_sd.exists()) {
external_sd = ext_sd;
}
}
return external_sd;
}
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SHS™, I cant publish it at the moment
simple4me, support for .m4a? i think yes.
going to update 1. post.. add screesnshots

pyler said:
TonyK2005, hmm, you are using Samsung phone. there is nightmare with Samsung and his own sdcard locale (its /sdcard/external_sd/?). Your songs should be in device, try use some File Manager and search for them. and, maybe, can you please upload /system/etc/vold.conf?
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Yes I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S3 & my music was stored on the internal memory at /sdcard/music
I used es file manager to try & locate the missing songs but they were gone. Luckily I had a backup on an old external SD
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TonyK2005 said:
Yes I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S3 & my music was stored on the internal memory at /sdcard/music
I used es file manager to try & locate the missing songs but they were gone. Luckily I had a backup on an old external SD
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
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Ok, sorry for problems. I am looking to code and dont understand. it should work, but it doesnt.
can you do 2 tests? please make backup first =)
1. try open file and rename it.
2. try open folder which is on External SD Card and rename files.

Really awesome app, it's very useful and saved me so much time.
One suggestion to improve it though - why don't you add the select file /folder button to the main screen, instead of having to use the menu button every time?
Basically my suggestion is to add some functionality to the main screen, as currently it's pretty useless after tyou get the basics of the app.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium

ngyurov said:
Really awesome app, it's very useful and saved me so much time.
One suggestion to improve it though - why don't you add the select file /folder button to the main screen, instead of having to use the menu button every time?
Basically my suggestion is to add some functionality to the main screen, as currently it's pretty useless after tyou get the basics of the app.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium
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good idea!

A minor issue I had with the app was that after I renamed my entire library and started poweramp it gave me error saying it can't play the file, and that was for every song.
At first I thought that the app somehow broke my songs, but then I figured to go to settings and force close poweramp as it has the habit of running in the background. After I did that I rescanned my library and it was all fine, every file playing normally. I assume that only rescan without FC is going to work too, in case someone else has the same or similar issue.
You might want to add that to OP so people can have an easier time finding a solution.
Also I don't know how to extract the strings file in order to translate the app in Bulgarian, so it'd be good of you gave me a have there.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium

download strings_061.zip, unpack it. then open strings.xml in notepad++. and translate strings:
<string name="rename">Rename</string> to<string name="rename">Преименувай</string>
so all text between <string name=string ID> and </string>
save it, and give it to me...
about rescan media: my app do some type of media rescan. you can see that Google Music player works and its updated. Poweramp have probably own databases and this is problem. Needs to be update probably (and maybe PowerAmp have API for it, will check).

ngyurov said:
A minor issue I had with the app was that after I renamed my entire library and started poweramp it gave me error saying it can't play the file, and that was for every song.
At first I thought that the app somehow broke my songs, but then I figured to go to settings and force close poweramp as it has the habit of running in the background. After I did that I rescanned my library and it was all fine, every file playing normally. I assume that only rescan without FC is going to work too, in case someone else has the same or similar issue.
You might want to add that to OP so people can have an easier time finding a solution.
Also I don't know how to extract the strings file in order to translate the app in Bulgarian, so it'd be good of you gave me a have there.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium
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No need to do a FC. Go into Poweramp settings > folders and library > full rescan
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New version 0.70
- added support for fixing ID3 tags using filenames, only for Mp3 files!
Lets explain..
Select file - for example - This Is What It Feels Like - Armin Van Buuren.mp3
Click on Set ID3 tags
Select type of parsing file name to %Title% - %Artist% and confirm.
New ID3 tags are: Artist: Armin Van Buuren, Title: This Is What It Feels Like
note: i am thinking about fixing ID3 tags of all files in folder, but i dont know if it will be good and it will not damage some files with good ID3 tags
- you can change app theme (Settings are still in White, even if theme is set to Dark, fck, i dont care)
- small fixes

MusicRenamer 0.71
- fix for Samsung phones
- fixed bug in Rename Preview ("null" was displayed before first renamed file)
- add bitrate info (yay!)

Sorry for the necro. Is there any alternative to this now?

[Tomi File Manager] Vote features you want - Week #2 - Ended by May 29

Tomi File Manager manage your own music, pictures, videos, documents, downloads and applications easily and high efficiently.
Download links:
Goolge Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tomitools.filemanager
Dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1ovubciwjykogg3/Tomi_File_Manager.apk
The team invite you to work together and build Tomi File Manager with your own ideas.
Join discussion and share your suggestions on thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52849254
We start a continued vote to features you want in a weekly cycle, to vote the features we should add to our dev plan for next week.
Features for your vote:
- Move file to target folder - suggested by @balilu
- Edit ID3 tag of music file - suggested by @Horcza
- Send folder to home screen - suggested by @Walter.White, @FiniteDGk
- Set music as ringtone - suggested by @Horcza
- Image Browser - make self images browser - suggested by @dummie999, @FiniteDGk
Due to scheduled dev plan, we have to postponed the following two features to next vote.
- Support Dropbox - suggested by @Walter.White
- Support manage to archive files - suggested by @FiniteDGk, @dummie999, @balilu, @abhishek 9650
Rules for vote:
1. The vote starts from Friday to next Thursday;
2. Top 3 voted features will add to our dev plan for next week;
3. Selected features will be released on next Thursday.
Top 3 features in our week#1 vote have been added into dev plan of next week (20140523~20140529):
- Downloads - new directory for downloaded files
- Root Access - for rooted devices only
- Hide - set selected folders/files not listed
And you will get them in next release, possible on next Thursday.

As suggested by you, I am re-posting my views here. @uuOuu, if possible, please add an option to sort the music by date added or last modified. Currently, music is listed alphabetically. Most users would like to hear the latest songs first . Also the settings menu is accessible only from the home screem, rather it should be accessible from anywhere within the app. Thank you.
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digesh9870 said:
As suggested by you, I am re-posting my views here. @uuOuu, if possible, please add an option to sort the music by date added or last modified. Currently, music is listed alphabetically. Most users would like to hear the latest songs first . Thanks
Sent from my SM-N900 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Hi @digesh9870, the dev list has fixed according to the latest vote, discussed with dev team, they will support this feature in their free time. If you have any other requirement, we will add to the vote list, your vote will fast the progress.

@balilu
the feature "Move file to target folder" is in poll.
In our dev plan, this is the same as you mentioned "Cut & paste", but I wonder if you have more ideas to file operations on mobile, kindly please share more experience while you dealing with files.
Many thanks.

Hi All, you can also leave your idea/suggestions here, to build our own file manager together.
We shall collect all your suggestions, and schedule in our dev/poll list.

i would request you to add feature's which are:
1.preview of audio file while selecting audio files for sending via whatever
will add more in a few minutes gotta go somewhere...

@uuOuu
Feature request: editing permissions. Allows you set r/w permission for owner/group/everyone.
Another feature request: Instead of displaying share folders not available, you could perhaps just remove the option.
Yet another feature request: allow removing /system apps (root only of course), but add a warning: you are removing a system app etc. etc.

Here are my requests to make it awesome,
Symlink the application from Preload to System app for Samsung device (Or say create a link for the file) option.
Backup the apk and its data.
Backup the application automatically when installed/updates on user choice, also an option to keep the max versions.
Open and edit ability for zip files even to create zip files.

Hey some features to add:
- permissions changer for root, if possible also multi file premission changer. I couldnt find this in any root explorer.
- root - mount rw
- cloud for dropbox, gdrive etc.,
- if we have app manager why not to give us app backup with this?
- rar unpacking if not present, I dont know
- playlists creator? I remember it was in old astro file browser and was working great with Sony Walkman which dont have playlists creator from folders
- maybe it is posiible to add custom path for bluetooth? Would be awesome
- and stilll thinking what more.
Anyway it is first file manager where users are choosing features mostly

lsander said:
Hey some features to add:
- permissions changer for root, if possible also multi file premission changer. I couldnt find this in any root explorer.
- root - mount rw
- cloud for dropbox, gdrive etc.,
- if we have app manager why not to give us app backup with this?
- rar unpacking if not present, I dont know
- playlists creator? I remember it was in old astro file browser and was working great with Sony Walkman which dont have playlists creator from folders
- maybe it is posiible to add custom path for bluetooth? Would be awesome
- and stilll thinking what more.
Anyway it is first file manager where users are choosing features mostly
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Hi friend,
#1 & #2 is in testing, and would be released today.
#3 support dropbox is now in feature poll, please see: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/tomi-file-manager-vote-features-release-t2801049
#4. what kind of backup you need? backup apk? or backup app and its data as well? or any idea from you?
#5. unpacking is supported in current version, please try
#6. why you need the playlist creator? and what kind of player you want us to support?
#7. what kind of custom path for bluetooth? do you mean sharing file via bluetooth? could you give me more ideas??
BTW, could you pls post your idea in thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/tomi-file-manager-vote-features-release-t2801049
this thread is an old one.
Many thanks.

Please use this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2759900 for any further discussion.

[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