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[Android Apps and Games] Nucleotide:
I've tried the same thing - created a couple of files (text documents) and folders with different Cyrillic characters and had no issues searching for them straight away.
[Android Apps and Games] everlethal:
Everything it's perfect, thanks

Can we test root soon?

And what about dropbox support, is it coming soon too?
[Android Apps and Games] tcat007:
DB support? I think it's had it for quite a while. Just long press and "send", DB pops up.
[Android Apps and Games] elban:
I'll think he means the ability to browse dropbox files and folders like they were ftp.

I'd love that too.
[Android Apps and Games] everlethal:
I mean the ability to browse /upload / download / share files, just like File Expert can. This way you don't need separate dropbox app
[Android Apps and Games] anonymous-bot:
To be fair the dev does let you disable the collection of analytics Info. Thanks for sharing that info though.
[Android Apps and Games] Hurkamurka:
Hi tliebeck!

I know it was asked, but i found just a promise from 2014. Do you plan to add the Mega cloud sync option in the near future? Because of the 50 Gb cloud storage i have 3 accounts with Mega, and it would be a very nice feature in the app. Maybe with a paid addon like in Solid Explorer?
[Android Apps and Games] TechnoSparks:
Hello

I'd like bring up a very old bug, which i might think has evolved from an itsy bitsy bug into a huge cockroach

I am unable to pull the clipboard by swiping from the right edge of the screen. Takes 1/10 tries to pull it out.

Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] simonbellu:
Try long press before swiping action and you will see the clipboard pop-up showing then continue swiping. The swiping action must be slower than normal.

Anyway I use a simple click on the white clipboard pop-up on the top.
[Android Apps and Games] gvp9000:
Yesterday I've purchased FX+ licence.

The app is fine the UI very well set but the only thing missing is that I can't see (during the navigation) the number of folders-files in the current folder.

Hope to add it in a later version.

Very good app.
[Android Apps and Games] underskyzx:
Why you don't fix the bugs I report? I don't know if I love or hate you [emoji36]
[Android Apps and Games] norbi1952:
It doesn't allow to make a shortcut on Home screen or I just can't find it?
[Android Apps and Games] simonbellu:
Long press file then a pop-up will show. Choose add bookmark...
[Android Apps and Games] norbi1952:
It creates a shortcut in Home of FX. I want to make it on Home screen of my launcher (desktop). Sorry for confusion :)
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
still the same option.

for folders you can choose between launcher and FX start, file bookmarks always go to the launcher.
[Android Apps and Games] simonbellu:
I wrote long press to a FILE...
[Android Apps and Games] norbi1952:
Yeah, I just didn't see it :) Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] gvp9000:
Archive process is too slow.

1 folder with 6000 files 500mb took about 1 hour !!!!!! and with rar (rarlab) 5 minutes !!!!!!!

Please fix it ....
[Android Apps and Games] joluke:
There's winrar for Android? Nice
[Android Apps and Games] TechnoSparks:
Yeah i know there are workarounds, but I am longing for this Fix since Fx 4! I couldn't pinpoint how old this report is, but when I do, prepare to be startled.

It's sometimes little things that can make huge effects. Like Fx for instance, uses a Home-screen like start screen and a slide-out clipboard, turned me into a drooling user when it comes to this file manager. It is all fun and stuff, inspecting what are actually copied / cut when you're just that forgetful, sliding that clipboard and all that, until one day an update rekt it good, until very latest version it has today.

This minor UX, swiping from the edge of the right of the screen is very convenient, at least for me. I do not need to stretch my thumb all the way to the top, just to tap that awfully small box to summon the clipboard. The developer has decided to not follow the Material guidelines and persist with a small UI, I accepted that as is, as long as it didn't affect other UX like swipe to select, slideout clipboard, etc etc. Well, needless to say, an update finally breaks my second-favourite feature of Fx, and that left me with my file browsing needs crippled. Sounds like an exaggeration, but i cannot stress how true that was for me.

The developer acknowledged the bug, stating that the callout margin is somewhat smaller than the previous version. He didn't state whether he will fix it or not (nice way to dodge accusations lol) but he did state how to pull out the drawer after the bug. Yes, i can pull out the drawer as per to instructed, but it requires too much precision and heck, this is not a stylus-era and resistive touchscreen, so the probability that you would able to pull out the clipboard with an enormous thumb is very small.

Since then I left for Solid Explorer.

Now after a (second) while, I thought of giving Fx a chance again. It still has the love from me as it was the second file explorer that i have interest in after ES. ES had a very ugly interface back then and i find Fx's subtle alteration to Holo is very great, not to mention the translucent theme is awesome. I felt a huge disappointment that the bug IS STILL NOT FIXED when i tried to summon the great feature with my thumb.

Well oh well, i may not be an Android developer, but I want to advise something, there really is a user that is very enthusiastic about a particular app. i can proudly say I am one for this Fx app. But if leaving a bug like this that affects something that a user really like of your app, it is not a good thing to do. In the end of the day, I realise i am just a user, and I really don't pose an effect to this app if I decided to stay with Solid Explorer. One user is nothing, i mean, it happens everyday, a product lost a user everyday. A product also gains users everyday. So take this advise like, a spoonfull of salt, I as one realise I don't really have the rights to brag about this bug, since I am just, well, a user.

Regards.
[Android Apps and Games] GROOVYJOSHCLARK:
You don't have to be an Android developer to understand basic customer feedback, acknowledge and make changes. I agree there are things that are being changed which shouldn't be changed with no logical explanation nor value.

That being said, I still find FX to be my ONLY go to root browser. Overall the functionality is unprecedented, my main complaints are the horrible UI changes with no way to revert other then to do what I do which is to refuse to update. But the functionality far outweighs the ugly UI changes.

sent from my droid
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Apologies, but there are a ton of requests/reports in FX, and while I'd like to correct this, it's a function of limited resources and limited time. When there's anything on the clipboard, it's always accessible via the large "Clipboard" item at the top of the screen that activates the slideout. Unfortunately given the way FX is laid out, I wasn't able to find quick solution to this problem....so what I've concluded is that to solve it is going to require a bit of work. It's still on the list.

I just spent three days working on FX 5.1 to have the left slide out slide under the upper status bar. It only takes ten seconds to create an activity with one of these in Android Studio, but to get one working in a complex layout that supports devices back to Android 2.1 can be a bit of a challenge. Stupid layout bugs can be absolute nightmares on Android. And this was even in the main "explorer" activity of FX, which is well doc'ed and maintained with the utmost care.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Some 5.1 under development screenshots of the updated slide-out menu.

Slide out now appears under the status bar. New window button is stolen from the Atlas 2.0 beta.

Translucent theme (header now slightly translucent as well):

Work is proceeding on USB-OTG for this release as well. Unfortunately still working on making certain the support library being used passes all tests. Currently still seeing file corruption on writes in some unusual cases. Have reported multiple such issues / patches to developer of library. I'm not releasing this with FX until it can pass all tests, and will hold it back from 5.1 if required.

I don't know if the competition is using the same open source library for their USB-OTG access...if they are, be careful writing anything.
[Android Apps and Games] J0kker:
I've been complaining myself many times since you changed the new window into a small line of text, so that preview makes me very, very happy.

I've tried many explorers and i've been running FX for many years, and still happy with it, thanks !
[Android Apps and Games] Pauls57:
Question, on my new htc 10, rooted of course, I get a message denying permission to copy to the external sd card. If I do this from the root partition, it works fine. Any way to bypass this??
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
did you specifically enable write access?

by default recent versions of android block write access to memory cards, while viewing the memory card you can use the 3 dot menu to request (permanent) write access.
[Android Apps and Games] Pauls57:
Write access is enabled, I can write to the card, seems to be only the copy/ paste function. It is currently the stock rom, so perhaps its a permission issue.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
You've been able to go through the "Enable Write Access" feature of FX's main menu and it says its fine? Do any modifications (e.g. creating new folders) work from FX?
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
This will likely be of zero interest to most people on XDA...but this phone isn't rooted:

This is a "synthesized" file view in FX 5.1. Certain directories are not "listable" due to permissions (and SELinux permissions), but it's understood in Android that certain folders/files are located in certain places. We can verify that a specific user-readable folder/file exists or not, even if it's in a directory that not "listable".

This feature is especially important in Android N, where some genius decided that the root directory "/" should NOT be listable.

Root of course, makes anything possible and this feature irrelevant. But this feature allows people with non-rooted phones to better navigate the root directory structure.
[Android Apps and Games] temokk:
Just wanted to say thanks this file explorer is the best one i used . Easy to navigate and execute commands
[Android Apps and Games] Pauls57:
Yes, only the copy function has failed.
[Android Apps and Games] gvp9000:
@ tliebeck: Why the archive process is too slow in some specific folders?

Am I the only one with this problem?

I can upload the folder in which i've noticed the problem in order to test it if you want.

With RAR the archive process is 20 times faster. (RAR 4 min - FX estimated time 1h 30 min ... after 15 min I stopped the process and closed FX)

Your app has excellent UI, thats why i bought it please take a look in the archive process or just confirm that there is the problem or not in some folders.

The folder i've tested is the Navionics boating HD internal storage folder and it has 6300 files in 170 folders and total size 600Mb

Phone note 3 - no root
[Android Apps and Games] s8m:
I have this same issue on Android 6.0.1
[Android Apps and Games] Pauls57:
Interestingly, it only happens on the stock rom, with a custom rom it's fine

Needed to enable write access to sd card file system, now its fine
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX is using Java code for decompression (in the case of RAR, it's the standard open-source library provided by the folks who wrote RAR for this purpose). The solution will be to move FX to native decompression libraries (written in C/C++), and it should then give comparable performance. In the interim though would recommend using an dedicated compression tool for large archives.

I have made some performance tweaks to 5.1 as well that may improve things for some formats.
[Android Apps and Games] GeTex:
Joining up a bunch of development recently.

I'm using a CM based ROM with android version 6.0.1 based on SDK 23 for my GS5 Custom. My issue is the same many have reported, I cannot cut items from my external sdcard without the this file is read only error but I can delete, create, copy, paste, rename... I have forced the sdcard remountable and mounted it R/W and everything works and all my apps seem to work

Google should stop making things a pain. Well is there a fix or do i need to wait?
[Android Apps and Games] andy hall:
Same here, I have just taken to copying and deleting

using this rom http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-develop/rom-aosp-rro-layers-jfltexx-t3350465
[Android Apps and Games] aidy.lucas:
Just a quick word to say how good this fx file explorer app is and keep up the good work, seen a few people mention it and with the recent es explorer malware issues(a es user for

years) thought I'd give it a try I love it, it looks great and there's no ad's which is even better. Please never ruin it adding loads of unnecessary features...

It'll certainly be the first and only file explorer app I recommend for the forseable future..

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[Android Apps and Games] Pauls57:
Yeah, I had it working on Leedroid, just installed Viper 1.2.1 now it won't allow me to copy from one directory to another unless I do it from system/root. Maybe the marshmallow enhanced permissions??

I disabled write access, then reenabled it and now it seems to be working
[Android Apps and Games] nurd@xda:
Unmounting sdcard via settings (with remounting and further enabling write access to sdcard in FX) helped me, when the issue suddenly arouse (previously it worked fine).

Upd: write access for sdcard in FX stopped working, I believe, after moving FX app to sdcard. It required regranting of the access after each reboot of the phone. Moving FX to internal memory seems to solve the problem (i.e. write access to sdcard is permanent, incl. in case of reboot).
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
I can't share anything from Dropbox (no issue from the internal memory though).

Latest Play Store version - Nexus 5 - 6.0.1 AOSP based rom.
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
not a bug.

the "share" option doesn't go through Dropbox's share system but through Android's, and you don't have any apps installed that can open files directly from Dropbox.

if you want to share Dropbox links you'll have to use either the Dropbox app or the Dropbox website, and if you want to share the files themselves(like adding one as attachment to an email) you'll have to move/copy them to a location that your other apps can access.
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
I can directly share a file from Dropbox with another FM.
[Android Apps and Games] srinisan68:
Hi,

Does FX has encrypting function? If yes, how to enable it ? Cause I don't see it in the options.

Pls help.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] gps3dx:
Wonderful app [MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION],

Got a request - I wish to open/close the "web access" by pressing on an icon ( same for open/close ) on my android desktop ( without the need to open the app )

Can you please embedded a widget / shortcut so that we could enabled/disable the "web access" ,so no FX UI will pop up... only the regular notification with server IP ?

I tried to run adb commands with su premissions like:

"am startservice -n nextapp.fx/nextapp.fx.sharing.service.SharingService -e type 3" but it freeze my MM system - that is as near as I could find to exec the "web access" feature.
[Android Apps and Games] amritpal2489:
I am not able to copy anything from one directory to another. Getting Access Denied error. Help me out here please.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX 5.1.0.16 Released (Beta channel) EDITED

USB OTG support for Nexus/Moto/AOSP/other "stock-ish" devices

UI Enhancements

Select-Range in File/Media views (Select first item, long press on second item, choose select range)

Select-All option in Media views

Performance enhancements to some archive formats

Synthesized File Listings: makes "System" (non-root) catalog usable on Android 7, allows (very limited) browsing of /data/data and /data/app dirs without root.

Rename-case issue fixed

EDITED: Fixed bug with cutting files on Marshmallow (note: this list is edited to reflect ".16" release, thanks to post below).

Other bugfixes

Direct Download: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r5116/FX_r5116.apk

Beta Testings G+ Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/101301040394875566704 (join community, then go to https://play.google.com/apps/testing/nextapp.fx )

This release was just uploaded to beta channel, it may take an hour or two to become available via the Google Play Store (if you are a beta tester).
[Android Apps and Games] GeTex:
Did NOT fix a bug existing where in marshmallow, allowing R/W permissions to the ext SD still has a bug where cutting fails with error "file system is read only" however I can creat e and delete files at will so its clearly not read only
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks, needed to get this release out, will try and have this fixed in an update ASAP.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
On second thought, found problem. Fixed. Pushed in FX r5116 (available from revised links in release post above and shortly via Play Store beta). Thanks again.
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
FX is now causing glitches on Android 5.1.1 with the task manager, "recents" or whatever it's supposed to be called.

- FX's "card" often will show up completely white except for the title showing the name of the application, or with a cropped portion of the wallpaper instead of FX's window contents.

- FX's card will always move back in the "stack" on its own even though it's the forefront application being used, putting some previous application in front of the stack. This is weird and is making me close and/or switch to wrong applications constantly, very annoying.

This is on a fairly new device with 3 GB of RAM and I've been testing with only two applications open, FX and another one. Let me know if logs could help.

Will check in another device soon to see if I can reproduce it.

Edit : Well, I'm going back to the previous version as there is a more serious bug I've just discovered.

When attaching something via USB OTG, the attached filesystem will be ejected when trying to access it with anything other than FX. However, if trying to access it with FX, permissions are requested by FX, which will then proceed to show an "sdcard1" that replicates the contents of an SD card already present, called "Media Card", instead of showing the usual usb disk icon with its contents.

Uninstalling FX allows access to USB OTG again by other applications. And the previous version works as it should as well.

Edit 2 : I cannot replicate the USB OTG problem in other devices, so that may be a specific issue with the device where I have it ( SONY Z3 ).

I can, however, replicate everywhere the two bugs with Android's task manager.

Edit 3 : The "New Window Floating Action" option ( developer options ) is gone in the new version. I had turned it off in the previous version because in big screen devices I can't reach the button with one hand, but I can reach the menu just fine. Is this change temporary or will that option come back ?

Sorry for the long feedback post !

Edit 4 : ... And making it longer...

Two more visual glitches.

- Playing video does not work full screen as in the previous version, the navigation bar appears, and also the system status bar, which is completely grey though, with no icons.

- When tapping on a file that invokes Android's application selector, the lower part of the screen becomes transparent and the wallpaper can be seen for a moment, before the list of applications to choose from comes up. It's like a flash showing the background before the selector is usable.
[Android Apps and Games] GeTex:
Starting testing, thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Not able to see this yet... Tried on Nexus 7 (5.1.1), Galaxy S5 (5.0), Moto E (5.1). Also not seeing it on 6/7 devices.

Could you access the USB device with FX 5.0 on this device?

This one's also very odd, in that FX is simply detecting the presence of a USB disk. The created "USB Drive" shortcut does nothing different than the "Connect to Storage" option in the menu (with the exception of a dialog explaining what to do).

This wasn't intended to be temporary. The style folks at Google who were reviewing FX didn't care for the FAB being attached to the slideout, so in 5.0 I went with the "New Window" option being a standard menu item. I think 5.1's non-sliding FAB that meets up with the drawer is the ideal solution though.

Thanks, this one's easy to see!

I take it you're using a translucent background? I think this is a rendering artifact on 5.x... 6 doesn't seem to do it but 5 does.
[Android Apps and Games] GeTex:
Cutting files fixed, now get on them visual bugs :D

Nice work so far
[Android Apps and Games] mbc07:
I'm getting a KitKat-like status bar instead of the previous style which matches Lollipop and forward. Is that intended?

(check the attachments, first is on current beta, second is on the previous versions)
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Not intended but have seen this on some phones. I believe it's a combination of Google's insanely frustratingly stupid API and manufacturer's custom skins. Mainly saw it on Samsung 5.x devices.

I don't quite know what to do about it. What I'm requesting is correct.
[Android Apps and Games] GeTex:
Possibly create exception lists via hardware
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Very difficult to get a handle on this type of problem though. The documentation by Google on these APIs is pretty much pathetic, especially in the case of FX where we're not using a standard ActionBar-type component. Google just assumes you're going to use their appcompat-v7 stuff and doesn't bother explaining what anything actually does.

Have spent MANY days mucking with this API, and many hours hanging out in cell phone stores testing on every demo phone present. Problem comes and goes depending on what Android version is on the device.

It's the most frustrating experience in the world.

I think it's only 5.0.x, so hoping it's killed by updates.
[Android Apps and Games] GeTex:
Huh, I swear it doesn't occur in my Galaxy S5 running 5.0. This is some real BS, if auto detection is an issue, is it possible to make it a selectable option and default it to auto? I'm not sure how you've written the app but I assume this not possible.

Googles documentation has always been pathetic, best I could do is offer to test as my device collection grows larger
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Have an S5 amongst the test devices...it doesn't do this but does something else altogether, in that the status bar has no visual effect at all (see attached).
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
I don't have my device with 6 with me right now, but the ones with 5.1.1 have this task manager bug and happens consistently 9 times out of ten, FX moves backwards in the stack on its own.

Yes, with version 5 I don't have any of the bugs I mentioned.

I've seen this only on the SONY Z3 anyway and the weird thing about it is that instead of Media Card and USB disk, it would show Media Card and "sdcard1", both pointing at the card in the SD card slot, ignoring the device attached via USB. I will test some more.

Indeed, I use the translucent dark one, but I checked with solid ones and still happens. Just a visual artifact anyway, will check on 6 as soon as I can.

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] GeTex:
What is it supposed to look like, can I have two screenshots to compare?
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
This is the intended appearance:

Status bar is tinted, drawer slides behind it.
[Android Apps and Games] GeTex:
Yeah my GS5 does that too on 5.0 your right. My S5 running AICP does NOT do it however
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
the fx logo in the sidebar looks really ugly until it's fully opened.

it has a solid grey background, which halfway jumps to an animation with multiple grey squares.

and the FX text starts out at a very low resolution.