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[Android Apps and Games] Nucleotide:
Occasionally, not always, I will mount system as R/W, make the changes I want to make, and then when trying to remount as R/O, it fails. Rebooting the phone fixes it. This only happens on the odd occasion though.

I think I reported it quite some time ago and said I would try and capture a logcat when it happened next. That being said, it very rarely happens and I obviously forgot all about it.

When I get home tonight I will see if I can get it to happen but it appears to be completely random. :eek:
[Android Apps and Games] iXNyNe:
the only issue i've ever seen with fx and superuser was when fx first asks for su and the prompt comes up and i click grant the screen returns to fx and fx thinks the su failed (as if i had clicked deny), but the toast shows fx granted su permissions. if i back to main screen and then tap system root again it works fine

lately on cm11 with supersu 1.93 i have not had this issue, the prompt to grant shows up and after completing fx seems to do a refresh and then goes right to displaying the contents of system root.

i dont know if this is some change in fx recently or if it's a change in my setup (which changes often)

for those who wouldnt think to try twice after granting fx su they may think that root just doesnt work.

again this might already have been fixed in fx, or it might have been something about my setup. i know for sure it used to happen before i was using supersu (i was using the stock root in cm10.2 and this happened any time my su apps list got wiped)
[Android Apps and Games] gorilla p:
I love this app. It has made moving and editing files in unmounted folders. I used to use ES for everything, but I still can't figure out how to move files to the root folders. Great app.
[Android Apps and Games] freelsd:
Is it possible to see in the future automatically file organizer (eg. automatically move Movie and Video files to the /movies folder, etc.)?

In my opinion, it would be killer feature.
[Android Apps and Games] marlowe310:
You should check out Redirects in the Play Store -- it is designed for precisely such a purpose and is pretty awesome at it.
[Android Apps and Games] freelsd:
In Dropbox and Google Drive apps you can copy public link to a file and send it to someone. Then the file can be downloaded directly from the cloud. This is the only reason I use this apps so it would be nice to be able to do this from FX (like Solid Explorer).
[Android Apps and Games] elban:
Tried adding a file to a zip archive by copy and paste, fails with "can't read input file".
[Android Apps and Games] Magissia:
Hello [MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION] , something file managers are missing currently is the possibility to enforce rules to other users as a device owner, since your file manager already toy with root, would it be possible to add the possibility to enforce rules to other users, classic or limited ?

This should of course be available with the root stuff on the paid add-on.

It should be possible to enforce any options of the app, additionally make some sort of "chroot" and allowing to restrict access to some folders.

You may say, why ? The user can just launch another file manager !

Well ,if the device owner doesn't allow the playstore, it works.

Settings enforced should work on non limited account on the device that didn't bought the add-on though.

Please tell me what you think about it, so i don't expect something that may never happen.

Best regards, Magissia.
[Android Apps and Games] Hotllama:
Suggestions/Requests

1) Could you add a bulk/batch renaming function? Although, depending on how many features that would have, it may be best left for another app altogether.

2) When tapping on an archive file (e.g. .zip), one of the options should be to unzip the file. Instead of highlighting the file, and then selecting extract from the file menu.

3) Furthermore, when extracting a zip, a shortcut should be made for the current location. Instead of navigating the whole file tree again.

I'm open to any sort of discussion about these and any sort of technical challenges. This is absolutely the best file manager and I'd love for it to stay that way. :)
[Android Apps and Games] freelsd:
Read this one.

Right. Currently available only "Archive" ("Open With" does not count).

Yeah! :good:
[Android Apps and Games] freelsd:
Thank you, it's true! :o

I would appreciate if you could answer my request.
[Android Apps and Games] ardax:
Not personally, but I wonder if people are having problems/1-starring because you're not declaring use of the superuser permission in your manifest?
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
I'm deliberately not declaring that permission, so long as Google/Android fail to even acknowledge the existence of root, and carriers continue to make efforts to deny users the ability to do anything as root. I fear carriers will block access to apps that declare this permission.

If I can manage to determine a means of only declaring this permission only in the add-on, I'll do it. And of course if it's the only option, it might be impossible not to declare it in the base FX app.

So far though, I don't have any data to suggest this is the issue. I haven't seen anything to suggest it's now required, but greatly appreciate any data on this.
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
Chainfire's SuperSU and Koush's Superuser both have an option to enforce this permission.
[Android Apps and Games] iXNyNe:
Keep in mind these are options (user choice) and they are off by default in both SuperSU and koush's superuser (and thus also cm10/11 built in superuser since it's koush's)

So @ T there's no way to have the add-on be the app that asks for root and then passes it's results on to the main app when the main app asks for actions?
[Android Apps and Games] MauFerrusca:
Love it. Simple, fast and enough features for me. Root access free add on was a godsend. Excellent work. Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] jaydee 77:
Feature Request

[MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION]

I've got a feature request. If i have multiple file in clipboard i want them to paste to different folders. For example move all file from download folder to clipboard and then paste file #1 to folder #1, past file #2 to folder #2 and so on.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
I've just a very simple app for root users who want to fix their MicroSD card permissions in KitKat and allow apps (like FX) to write to them without root. This is the first release, and while it's quite thorough to check and ensure it's done everything correctly, it is still the first release.

This app requires root. It's entirely separate from FX (and does not require it).

Thread is here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2684188

I've not uploaded it to the Play Store (yet).

Screenshots:
[Android Apps and Games] elban:
did you get design clues from "another OS"? :D
[Android Apps and Games] freelsd:
[MENTION=1887370]elban[/MENTION],

just look at it. :D
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
The aesthetics of the SDFix app aren't particularly inspired. :) All standard Holo, but it was so drab I added the colored backgrounds. Each background is the standard dark version of one of Holo's five primary colors: http://developer.android.com/design/style/color.html

I hope I don't get sued for infringing on the idea of being lazy. :D
[Android Apps and Games] Magissia:
Hello [MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION] you like feedbacks, i like them too. I'm not asking for any ETA or anything, just what you think about ideas on my previous posts and if it's possible to do or not. If the idea seems interesting to you too.

Best regards, Magissia.
[Android Apps and Games] blackcell1:
Would you be able to create a widget like the colournote app for the textpad app, a widget that links to a saved .txt file. Because I sync most of my files to Dropbox and it would be nice to have a widget feature like colournote.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Well, I've unfortunately figured out why the FX Root Add-on's ratings have been falling rapidly. And it turns out everything else (SystemPanel, WebSharing, and FX itself) are falling the same way, they just have a larger "bank" of reviews that are reducing the effect. Everyone else on the Play Store is getting equally screwed as well (with the exception of brand-new apps, which are being absolutely destroyed by it).

Google added a new "feature" to the Play Store that is causing people to write reviews when they don't even know it. Just posted on G+ about it here: https://plus.google.com/108338299717386673901/posts/RhmkeAj9vq7
[Android Apps and Games] Nucleotide:
That has been around for a while now and I remember seeing a lot of developers and users complaining about it on the day it came to light - and I agree with them.

It's probably one of the worst things Google has done.

The amount of time I've seen apps pop up in that space which I haven't used for a year or two and have no intention of ever using again is ridiculous.

If they are doing to do this, they need to ask people for a review as well - not just a rating. You can just quickly tap the 1 star and it moves along.

It's a shame they still haven't rectified the issue. Hopefully it's not affecting you too bad [MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION]. :good:
[Android Apps and Games] iXNyNe:
I couldn't say for sure but I honestly feel like this "feature" has asked me to give ratings to apps I've never installed (ever).
[Android Apps and Games] elban:
bad move by google: people just click on a star randomly in order to remove the box.
[Android Apps and Games] Ashesh_Kumar:
FEATURE REQUEST: generate public links

FEATURE REQUEST ...An option to generate public links for files on Google Drive, Dropbox etc...and share it..
[Android Apps and Games] freelsd:
As I talked about this earlier, it would be very useful. :good:

I hope to see support for it soon. :fingers-crossed:
[Android Apps and Games] Ashesh_Kumar:
Yeah man...it would make google drive and dropbox apps on my phone totally absolute...:D
[Android Apps and Games] porkyhontas:
As I have posted on the Play Store, this is by far the nicest file manager out there. It's clean, well-packaged and just better looking than most others. So far, and I may be wrong, I believe I can do most everything with FX that I can with Root Explorer; I know many others will disagree with this but I suppose it is just a matter of preference and optics too? Then again, I do have Root Explorer too, and this is because I think it is wise to have more than one file manager.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks again everyone for any help/suggestions testing 3.0!

I'd also really appreciate feedback on how well the animations work on your device, and where you see hangs/stutter/artifacts. I currently observe issues when the "you've been granted root access" toast pops up, but that may be a case where it's not possible to effectively work around.
[Android Apps and Games] djsubtronic:
3.0?? Did I miss something somewhere? I would love to test it out.

Edit: nvm found it.
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
A few thoughts:

You're forcing the use of Holo blue - maybe use the system color instead? (it's white on KitKat)

Using a split action bar (for the portrait orientation) and putting the location bar at the top would look better than having both at top, IMO.

The Action Bar buttons need a toast feedback.

An option to choose the search button's behavior would be great. I rarely use the actual, fully fledged search and usually only need the filter. Having the filter as default would also make more sense as that's what most apps have, but I'm more than happy with an option if that's possible. :)

EDIT: Also, since you're using the Action Bar now, I think this would look great if you use a SearchView.

There's an issue that's present in older versions as well: if an item has a long name and you scroll down, when the view is restored for another item, the height is retained. So for example, if a folder is called "insert a really long name here" and it takes three lines and I scroll down, another, short named item ("item") will also takes three lines (the last two will be empty.)
[Android Apps and Games] aeroman:
hey guys is it possible with FX make flashable zips or has Fx only archive function?

regards

●Sent from my Galaxy S4-LTE√
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
I don't really like this update.

I liked the old app icon better with its sharper edges.

I don't see the point of the blue line at the bottom, what's its purpose?

I don't like having all buttons at the top of the screen.

all phones have their buttons at the bottom, and there are a lot of large phones now.

anything in the top 3/4 of the screen is hard to reach on large phones, unless you balance your phone on your hand which makes the phone's own buttons hard to reach.

I know this is Google's "standard design" now, but Google seems to make a lot of "bad" decisions that seem unproductive with certain phone parts or designs.

samsung makes a lot of devices with amoled screen- google kills it off by switching styles from the oled friendly black to white that shortens screen and battery life on devices with oled screens.

large phones become popular, google moves half the buttons to the top of the screen making them hard to reach.

android(and manufacturer modifications) become so big phones are almost unusable without external storage, and google severely restricts sdcard access for all apps.(I'm going to need to root the next phone I get just for this, unless they finally start selling 32/64GB phones here)
[Android Apps and Games] Magissia:
Hello, current version have limited support for physical keyboard, any plans on making it more friendly to physical keyboards? (navigation with arrows and enter, ctrl+c ctrl+v shortcuts etc)

Regards
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
This is on the list, but regretably can't be a very high priority. I'm actually a big fan of physical keyboards, I bought a Droid4 on launch day and had it as my daily driver for nearly two years. At this point they're nearly extinct though, with barely even mid-level devices available.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks for the suggestions!

I believe the basis of the system color being changed to white on 4.4 was such that apps could use whatever colors they liked, without conflicting with the Holo blue. That said, I'd like to add the ability to configure the action bar and trim/accent colors (the latter having white and the standard 5 holo colors being options).

I do want to make it easier to access the filter mode and also not have the search option in the bar simply take you to the search screen. Have not quite worked out how this should function, but am thinking both would be accessible from the magnifying glass icon option, which a menu-like drop down that lets you toggle between filter and search (and remembers what you did last). This would likely be 3.x rather than 3.0 though.
[Android Apps and Games] Magissia:
ASUS are keeping this alive, Lenovo and Dell made Android laptops recently, they won't strictly die as it's useful for professional use (because a laptop that last 24th ++ of usage is great when you have to move for your work). While this is not the most common thing, they are still there.

There's also some boards without touchscreens at all (cubieboard for example) that can run Android.

That's why I asked for keyboard support. Nice to know it's on the list, even if not high priority. Feel free to ping me when you start working on it, I'm available for testing (this, and for potential better multi user support)

Regards
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
I was hoping that feature would be making it back, I really liked the customizable header color in the previous versions. Thanks. :D

I was thinking something like this after pressing the search button:

Basically, instead of having an action bar + a filter bar *below* it, have an action bar with the (integrated) SearchView, and place an "advanced search" item in the overflow menu. No additional space taken, and it feels more natural as that's how other apps do it.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
The blue line at the bottom needs to go away. It's actually an indicator of the active window, which makes more sense when two windows are present. In 3.0 I think it needs to be placed at the top, and likely will disappear altogether when only a single window is active.

The actual FX icon is very much in progress...I pulled the outline from it as it looked out of place against the new icon set, but I consider the current design very temporary. I think it needs to drop the glossy aspect as well.

Regarding the UI vs one-hand use on large phones...I certainly understand on some points. Left-hand-only usability on large phones is reduced, as the menu is in the farthest corner. Right-hand-only usability is improved though, as the left side of the menu is unnecessary (you can slide it out from any point on the left edge, and quick window switches can be accomplished by dragging down the path bar for the flip-window action).

That said, I'm not actually using the standard Action bar API as I don't find it flexible enough to meet my needs, so it should be possible to add an option to place the action bar at the bottom. When enabled, the option wouldn't allow the integrated path bar mode.

I've certainly disagreed with Google changes over the years, but I wouldn't lump the KitKat SD card issue in with the rest. All of the other changes they've made have at least been made with the intent of improving the user experience, while the KitKat SD card "issue' appears to be an artificial restriction to make users do what they (Google) want. In 4.5 years of Android development, nothing had shaken my opinion of those steering the platform more than this change, and by an order of magnitude. Their stated reasons for this change are laughable, i.e., effective app data cleanup on secondary storage and multi-user security (on a global readable FAT filesystem that's physically removable by the user).
[Android Apps and Games] jaydee 77:
Why not use something like this as new FX 3 icon? Simple - Clean - Flat :)
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
I'd like to go in that direction, may do something like that with two or three tabs on the top (but with the overall shape square/rectangular/rounded rectangular).
[Android Apps and Games] jaydee 77:
What about some sort indicators (ascending/descending) on the action bar icon and inside the menu? :cool:
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Here's a prototype of the icon idea:

And with some other icons on half a home screen screenshot:
[Android Apps and Games] elban:
I like when an app goes towards standard design guidelines, so this update is good for me :)

Tlieback, did you see the leaked new android icons? They look to be designed to be similar to google web services. Maybe a good idea to follow that trend in advance ;)
[Android Apps and Games] djsubtronic:
Nice new icon. As a suggestion, perhaps you could make the width of the icon taper slightly as it approaches the bottom (to add perspective, like the Calendar icon) and also slightly reduce the depth of the top.
[Android Apps and Games] Nucleotide:
Loving the new design. Looking great. ;)
[Android Apps and Games] duckredbeard:
Any idea why my sd card is showing up twice?

I have tried unmount-remove-remount sd card and uninstall-reinstall app. Neither has helped.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Android doesn't have an API to retrieve all available storage, so FX has to search for it using its own algorithm.

To fix the problem, tap the View menu, select "Customize Home" and then choose the "filesystems" tab. Uncheck duplicate items you don't want to see.

What phone, OS version and ROM is this?
[Android Apps and Games] duckredbeard:
AT&T Samsung GS4. Running Goldeneye 26.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks! And sorry for not asking before, but what was the full path to the second SD card icon....the one that starts with "/mnt/media_rw..."?
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
[ Not in current test release (3017), will be in the next one ]

Translucent system bars (KitKat only)

As you can see in the screenshot, I'm not extending the views of FX behind the navigation bar, only the background (in translucent background themes). Doing otherwise would require significant time for what so far appears to be a very buggy adventure..I've already blown a day trying to work around the first batch of wacky bugs and inconsistencies that show up with it (e.g. adding a scrolling view to a popup window was caused the entire UI to shift....fun stuff :D). The scrolling-content-behind-the-navigation-bar feature may wind up getting implemented in the future, but not in 3.0.0.
[Android Apps and Games] Souroking:
1+
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Beta Release: FX 3.0.0.25:

Available in the beta channel on Google Play (may take a moment to become available, uploaded shortly before this post).

Direct download version: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r3025/FX_r3025.apk

This is the second FX 3.0 test release, changes in this one include:

New icon.

Added support for KitKat translucency.

Translucent themes now have a "very translucent" minimalist menu/path bar.

Added new view modes to home screen: current mode is known as "Section", additional modes are "Grid" (like section, but without headers) and "Icon" (just icons, like a file icon view).

Autoresume (transfer fault tolerance) is now enabled by default.

Added autoresume support for SSH transfers.

Added support for moving files on SSH servers without download/reuploading (requires files be on same filesystem on remote server).

Added support to SSH connections for hmac-sha2-256 and hmac-sha2-512 (more server compatibility, new versions of SSH will be requiring these tougher HMACs).

Added basic media player (for video content). Has true full screen mode, presently only plays local content.

General UI updates/cleanups.

Screenshots! Screenshots! Screenshots! (click to embiggen)

KitKat Translucency, icon home screen view:

KitKat Translucency, landscape, on a tablet:

KitKat Translucency, landscape, on a phone:

Google Play Beta Testing information

You can sign up for beta testing using the Google Play Store's new app beta-testing feature.

If you'd like to beta test FX, you can do so by joining this Google+ community: https://plus.google.com/communities/101301040394875566704

Once you've joined, you can opt-in to use beta instead of released version here: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/nextapp.fx
[Android Apps and Games] Pons:
This part is a little glitchy. At first, everything looks good, going in and out of the filesystem. But if you got to Settings, then back out to the home screen view, FX takes up the entire screen, and acts like the status bar isn't there. And thus, FX is imposed a little bit on top of the status bar. Let me know if you can't reproduce (go into FX, look at status bar = good; go into FX Settings, back to homescreen view, look at status bar = bad), and I'll post a screen shot.

Other than that, everything is looking good.
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
would it be possible to support kitkat transparency on older android versions too?

using the "tinted status bar" xposed module it's possible to get the faded status bar on 4.3, but because fx draws the wallpaper only on its own screen space there's nothing behind the status bar to show.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks, reproducing and will be looking into it. It's odd though as with a quick analysis of the code, I'm definitely making the call to tell it to not do that (View.setFitsSystemWindows()) on return from the settings. The translucency feature of KitKat itself is a bit of a buggy mess though... I've already spent an entire day figuring out why adding a ScrollView to a PopupWindow when transparency is enabled to cause layout calculations to go crazy. Have also seen random not-readily reproducable issues where orientation rotation fails.

Edit: and so far all I can find to fix this is a hack (not a terribly ugly one, but still annoying to see it in the code...something definitely appears broken in Android here).

And one more thing...rotating the orientation will cure the issue in the current version.