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[Android Apps and Games] Nucleotide:
Sounds like it's coming along nicely. :)

By implementing a keyring, would that mean by enabling root you would be prompted to enter in a PIN number for example and then any root operations performed will require that PIN to be entered before the operation can be executed?
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks, and yes. It's actually a password rather than a PIN at present. The keyring stuff is in current releases, we're actually using it to encrypt network passwords for storage on the device. In that role the keyring actually is very secure, as the passwords cannot theoretically be retrieved without it (even if you have a full image of all of the device's flash memory).

Thinking about it, a four-digit-ish PIN might be just as adequate for this role, given that this is a precaution rather than an attempt to secure the device. The keyring infrastructure is already in place though.
[Android Apps and Games] poetter747:
As long as its optional i can live with that. Entering passwords is pain in the as. A mount ro/rw option could provide the same.
[Android Apps and Games] starfcker69:
Opening multiple music files over the network

I have FX Explorer installed on a Nexus 10 and enabled the 7 day trial to check out the network support. My goal is to be able to stream music - MP3, FLAC, etc from SMB over wi-fi.

I can select a single file and "Open With" the music player on the list. But I can't find an option with multiple files selected.

Am I missing something? Is it a planned feature?

Thanks and great app!
[Android Apps and Games] Rufufu:
Hello,

I send you an email via the adress on the play store. Don't know if you check it regularly, so I put it here :

I found a bug in file explorer. When I try to open a .zip file in a third party app, for example the aosp download app, fx say there is a decompression error. If I open the zip in fx app, it work as expected, I see compressed files and I can extract all the files.

I have a nexus 5 on stock android 4.4.4

Can you help me with that ?

Also, I have a feature request : Do you think it is possible to add a setting for swiping left/right, instead of up/down in image viewer to change see next/prev picture?
[Android Apps and Games] elban:
I've experienced this issue multiple times too. Same phone and ROM.
[Android Apps and Games] iXNyNe:
Can confirm. I'm on a vzw moto x 4.4.4
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks for reporting, I need to get this corrected. At the moment I'm knee deep in some "fairly significant" modifications to FX though, hope to have an alpha/beta out in the not terribly distant future.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
As everyone knows has likely seen by now, Material Design is 'all about' animation.

Out of curiosity, what would you all think if the slide left/right animations were enabled for navigating through the folder hierarchy? In FX3, they're disabled in this mode (once you enter a folder hierarchy, animation is turned off).

And like everything animated in FX, such a feature would be disable-able. (I'm looking at this as part of a fairly comprehensive set of updates to FX for Material Design).
[Android Apps and Games] freelsd:
Can we wait for the changes mentioned earlier? I talk about:

- Batch Renaming.

- Undo/Redo functionality for any actions performed on files or directories. To be specific, I want to be able to undo moving, renaming or deleting a file.

- Renaming to a different case. When renaming a file, merely changing case should not produce an error that a file pre exists with that name.

- Search tool for last modified files and folders. :fingers-crossed:

Preview not available? :D
[Android Apps and Games] jr67:
I say add the animation. Personally I usually turn off all animation but a lot of people really like the extra eye candy.
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
I usually like animations, but the current animations feel really weird/slow in FX.

I haven't seen any other file manager do it right (for me) either.
[Android Apps and Games] slonn:
How can I sort the shortcuts on the start screen? I've done it in the past but have now completely forgotten how :(
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Next release is very focused on UI/UX updates. I totally understand how annoying this might be (3.0, 3.1, and version next have all been heavy UI-oriented), but I've discovered it's beyond critical to keep up with what's hip and trendy in Android UI design in order to stay relevant. 99% of people will decide which app is best based on their eyes. I don't like it either, but people are no different than crows in terms of being attracted to shiny things.

The case-rename problem needs to be fixed...the only reason it's remained so long is that I've seen *really scary* behavior when I've previously tried to workaround it...as in files disappearing. Not certain but it may have been Android's awful media database (that has an obnoxious delete trigger in it) taking them out due to a race condition.

You can do recent last modified searches (tap Search, Add Criteria, Last Modified, One Day, Go)...but I'm guessing what you want is a link to that on the homescreen (because I do too :D).

No preview available yet, soon though, it's coming together.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
And "recent files" will be in next release (the big UI update)...using search engine just like cleaning tools "large files" does. Not sure if it should be default-enabled on home screen, but will otherwise be available under "Customize Home".
[Android Apps and Games] Magissia:
There's some serious physical keyboard compatibility issue and the impossibility to lock down Fx settings for limited/secondary users, but i understand you work on the GUI first, even if the actual one is good enough, your description about shiny things is accurate, and I personally tend to look at good looking apps first, but in the end I still keep the one that doesn't annoy me when I use it, even if it looks like i'm back in time to Android 2. (And how did Android change that much to have nearly all old gingerbread app working with physical keyboard and nearly nothing on recent apps ? Oh world.)

Best regards.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Because the only physical keyboard phone I can think of that sold in semi-relevant numbers and even made it to Jelly Bean is the Droid4. Stuff only works well in an environment like Android if you can test it in the real world.

It's a terrible thing in my opinion, I'm still at half-speed on my "NextApp Keyboard" on a 5.5"+ phone compared to my Droid4, and the Droid4 effectively had a bigger screen when doing it.
[Android Apps and Games] Magissia:
I was referencing to devices such as TF101 for the physical keyboard, usage in virtual systems on traditional computers, usage for laptops using the Android x86 project etc, ASUS are still releasing devices with physical keyboard, if i'm correct, the next Nexus tablet will have a dedicated optional physical keyboard too. Nexus 9's physical keyboard will include ctrl/alt buttons and current ASUS devices have them too, basic shortcuts as ctrl+c/v/x for copy/past/move, shift+arrows for multi-selection, arrows for navigating and an arbitrary shortcut to open the left panel could be nice to increase productivity. This is probably a huge work for this already and would be enough for most physical keyboard situations.

As Nexus devices are somewhat models, maybe we'll get even more devices with dedicated physical keyboards, by a way or another.

I should have added some example on my previous post, I apologize for the lack of precision.

External link : Nexus 9 physical keyboard

Slight off topic, i wish we could get more devices with physical keyboard, but in the actual market, we still have some that are used in real life scenarios, for productivity.
[Android Apps and Games] JHimmelbauer:
I think, the URL is now changed to "youraddress.com/ [owncloud] /remote.php/webdav"...
[Android Apps and Games] elban:
interesting:

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/android-5-0-sd-cards/
[Android Apps and Games] calexchelse:
Great news.

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@tliebeck I've been using this ad my goto file explorer since it came out. Non other compare
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Still need to implement support in FX, hopefully they did a good job on the API and implemented ALL the necessary features for file management. I really really hope they did this right but haven't jumped into it (YET).
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Update...looks like it works reasonably well. Have it implemented in internal build and can perform all basic file management functions. I'm not actually testing against a MicroSD card yet, running it on a Nexus 5 and connecting it to the internal storage. That said, it should certainly work with an external SD card just the same, provided the OEM doesn't screw up.

This will of course be for Android 5+ only...4.4 users remain out of luck.

There are a few hangnails, which hopefully can be resolved:

- The UI to allow access to the SD card is not as straightforward as I'd like. The user will likely have to go find the SD card root using the storage-access-framework's file chooser (which will be opened from FX), and then tell FX to associate that with the SD card. I can try and streamline it a bit, but it will still be a bit of a wart.

- I don't see any API to move files without doing a copy-then-delete. Renames work normally, but that method can't be used to move to another folder. You'll still be able to move files, but only at about 10-20MiB/second (moves really should happen instantly).
[Android Apps and Games] Rufufu:
Does this API enable read/write access with USB OTG cable without root?
[Android Apps and Games] peterbonge:
Bug report: Root doesn't work with Android 5.0 on my Nexus 5. It just shows "The operation could not be completed."

And a request: It would really be nice if the "FX File Chooser" would show hidden files. At least optional.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Grab a "busybox" app from the Play Store, install it and then under Root settings have it use the /system/bin/ or /system/xbin installed busybox.

Next version of FX will fix this automatically, hope to have it out very soon in beta channel (working on it in every waking hour at the moment). Fairly significant update to the extent that I'll need to change the title of this thread. :D
[Android Apps and Games] bombadier:
[MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION] looking forward to the product of your hard work,not wanting to be a pain but the keyboard needs updating and I ask you again to please open it up for donation,I understand you are a busy man but I am happy to donate for the work already done
[Android Apps and Games] paul c:
Thanks for the tip - and looking forward to the new beta.... wondering if the word "holo" needs to be replaced in the thread title..? :p
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX 4.0 Beta Release (4.0.0.11)

This is not yet in the beta channel. I intend for this to move there within a couple of days, but would like to get some initial feedback here first.

Update: Now in beta channel (APK also available directly below)

New features include in 4.0 (vs 3.1) include:

Material Design UI Overhaul

New themes featuring Material Design colors

New default icon theme

New Material Design animations

Updated List View Appearance

Image Viewer Updates

Horizontal image flipping

Next/Previous image preview when flipping

Zoom in/out animation when entering/exiting image viewer from file listings or image album views

“Recently Updated” catalog (available on home screen)

Storage Access Framework support

Enables Android 5.0 (Lollipop) users to write to MicroSD cards (without root access)

Root Support for Android 5.0

Test release notes:

YOUR THEME WILL BE RESET to the default material design version. You can change it back, but I want everyone to see the intended "stock" behavior first.

You can turn off directory navigation animations (sliding effect) separately from general animations via the preferences. The directory navigation animations are on by default.

Streamlined linking of MicroSD card to Storage Access Framework is not yet available. Writable MicroSD support is available under Android 5 by tapping the homescreen’s menu, selecting “Connect to Storage”, selecting the MicroSD card, and then adding a bookmark.

Notifications are not Material Design

Miscellaneous other items are not yet implemented correctly in material design (e.g. Bluetooth on/off switch, network status lights…)

The compressed archive icon and possibly a few others are in dire need of replacement.

New image viewer has some outstanding issues with regard to animation in certain scenarios (e.g. cloud/network)

Looks best on Lollipop, but still works on a five year old Droid 1 running 2.1 (Eclair).

Screenshots:

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DOWNLOAD LINK: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r4011/FX_r4011.apk

In the event that you want to revert to version 3.1, that APK is available here: OLD VERSION -->http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r3122/FX_r3122.apk <---OLD VERSION
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
(This post is intended to prevent quoting that ^^^^ post :D)

And thanks everyone for testing, and greatly appreciate feedback on 4.0, even the nitpicky stuff (e..g, "I don't like this icon or that animation.")!
[Android Apps and Games] PunchUp:
Looks great! :good:

Just wondering. Would it possible to provide a colour picker to choose a theme?
[Android Apps and Games] freelsd:
[MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION]

Thanks to Material!

I've been waiting for something like plus button for the action: New file, New folder etc.

(see screenshot, Amaze File Manager):
[Android Apps and Games] peterbonge:
Looks really really great so far, but please don't forget the "double tap to zoom" in the image viewer (requested more than 2 years ago...).
[Android Apps and Games] mbc07:
I really liked the new interface but some elements are too big and didn't fit too well. As you can see in the screenshots, the + button seems too big (when compared to other apps using material design) and the window manager covers the whole screen (even cropping the + button). If that helps, my device is a Xperia M running official Android 4.3 ROM. The screen size is 4 inches with a resolution of 854x480...
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks for the suggestion, it could certainly be done that way, the existing themes do have a bit of coordination to them though (e.g, different colors use slightly different saturation/value variants than others). And of course the default "trim" colors are coordinated (teal uses orange, blue uses red, cyan uses pink, etc). The trim colors are generally-but-not-always an opposing hue. May be a 4.1 thing though.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
I'm a bit concerned about using a floating action button on the directory-viewer screen. It would certainly be correct material design to do so, but I think it'd be a bit obtrusive/annoying there. Have also thought of using one for the clipboard (visible when clipboard contains items), but have the same concern.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks, definitely need to correct the issues with 800/854x480 screens. Will look into the sizing issue as well (I am using a self-generated floating action button rather than the official implementation).
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
This would be to toggle between actual size and fill screen, or just as a zoom-in? Only concern is single tap is currently used to toggle fullscreen mode (which needs to be improved as well).
[Android Apps and Games] PunchUp:
I understand. Perhaps you could keep the current colours as “presets” and then add a picker for customization? I'm happy with green for now, but would be nice to have more options :p
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
Thank you for keeping the 'classic' icon set as an option. Much appreciated.
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
you broke the "actual size" button in the image viewer.

my phone screen is 720x1280

if I use it on a scrolling wallpaper image(1440x1280) it will zoom out completely(like the fit to window option)

if I use it on a 21mp photo(approximately 5000x3000) it zooms in partially, so about 2800 of the 5000 pixel width is shown.

it seems to act as if my phone has a "4k" screen.

the theme changes are acceptable thanks to the translucent black theme option(material design is an eyesore and a screen killer on devices with an oled screen)
[Android Apps and Games] peterbonge:
Maybe something like the photos app from Google+. A single tap toggles the semitransparent toolbar and a double tap switches between "fit to window" and 100%. A real fullscreen mode isn't really necessary, I think.
[Android Apps and Games] Komekokos:
Spanish support please, is one of the languages more speaked in the world xD, add new languages please, anyway the app is incredible, all in one
[Android Apps and Games] paul c:
Looks amazing!

A couple of suggestions:

Like the + button to open a new window, but would it make more sense to keep the window list open after creating another window?

It would be great to see the menu options sliding from the top left, so that say the new window option can be swiped from the bottom left half.

The fonts in the menu don't look right on my phone, a nexus 4 with standard dpi. Larger font but not in bold?

Nit-picking! Or fine tuning ;}

Love it, fantastic job!
[Android Apps and Games] kngyr:
Hey tilebeck, shot you a PM few days back. If you could check and get back to me, that would be much appreciated.

Great work btw and thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] Harsha Raj:
[MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION] love the file manager. I'm using the plus version. The app is so awesome that I tell all my friends to try it out. This is the first app I install whenever I'm switching ROMs.

I would like to know why ftp phone server feature is not incorporated in the app? Other files managers like ES and Solid File Explorer has that feature. Any idea if it can be implemented?

Btw, the new material UI is awesome. Keep up the good work. ?
[Android Apps and Games] Crescendo Xenomorph:
[MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION] there's a bug....

Same bug... when you share apk from /data/app in root mode, it throw: internal error....

The rest is awesome!
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
doesn't seem broken to me.

you're trying to share something that can only be accessed with root, apps that handle sharing files usually don't have root.
[Android Apps and Games] mbc07:
You can use WebSharing app, it's made by [MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION] too and although outdated, it works pretty well...
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
Well, there's WebSharing, and it's been discussed before if I recall. I do agree it'd be good to have it as part of FX.
[Android Apps and Games] dems86:
Loving the material update and it's working fantastically on all my Lollipop devices, you've done an awesome job at updating it so far, kudos!!!
[Android Apps and Games] Nucleotide:
4.0 Beta looks amazing. Love it. :)
[Android Apps and Games] :
+1!!! Really!!

+1!! Astonishing!! °_°

N7100 - Paranoid Android 4.4.4 [MENTION=353015]240[/MENTION] dpi
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
I need to get an Android 5/Lollipop device that has a real MicroSD card (in addition to internal storage). Would anyone have any suggestions on what to buy?

Installing a custom ROM is A-OK (and almost certainly required to do this at this point). Would vastly prefer something fully unlocked bootloader and easy-to-flash (i.e., would prefer not to have to frequently deal with exploits and such to flash ROM, or having to run it via kexec due to a locked bootloader). Would prefer GSM/T-Mobile (US) compatibility.

Sony Xperia Z Ultra looks like it might be a winner, there's an AOSP Lollipop ROM on XDA and they're $299 brand new, not to mention I can use it for another project later as well due to its waterproof-edness (Motorcycle-mounted Android fun).

Have a Verizon S5 and Note3 available for testing but they need to remain stock and will probably get Lollipop in late 2016/early 2017 :D)

A Samsung option might a better idea on account of their general popularity, would love something that can run an actual leaked Samsung Lollipop build (if there is such a thing).

This is of course is needed to properly test the storage access framework and integrate it fully into FX. The design of the SAF API leaves a lot to be desired as it requires the user to find their SD card and then tell then grant FX permission to use it.

Any suggestions appreciated!
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
have you looked at the issue with the "actual size" option in the image viewer yet?
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Not yet, but there may be a bug in there where images are being loaded at reduced resolution...this problem is new in 4.0 beta, correct?
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
yes.

in previous versions it behaved normally.
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
SONY is arguably the most developer-friendly OEM and has been for a while. Unlockable, kernel releases, AOSP support, etc. The Z(1)(2)(3) devices are elegant, robust, and rather well supported, and they're the only ones who make premium 'small'-sized devices right now.

But they're set on a fast 6-month release cycle, which is peculiar to say the least. The Ultra is already ancient by SONY standards - which is ridiculous, we can all agree. By the time a ROM developer releases a ROM for a SONY flagship, there's a new generation ( or two ) out already. They are playing to the Japanese market tune, carriers here release 'seasonal' line-ups with all-new models.

But that's all besides the point.

If you want to support the most popular maker, as you already know, there's little doubt a Samsung device is the one to get.
[Android Apps and Games] mbc07:
I also suggest getting a Sony device (Z1, Z1 compact, Z2, Z3, Z3 compact are great devices). But make sure you buy it from a retail store if you choose a Sony device, if you get it from a carrier, the bootloader probably won't be unlockable. Plus, official Lollipop updates already are confirmed for all Z-series with an ETA to January 2015. And like [MENTION=4004386]Ultramanoid[/MENTION] stated, they offer AOSP support, kernel releases, etc.

Other suggestion if you don't want Sony is getting one of the new Motorola phones, Moto E, Moto G 4G or Moto G 2nd generation offers a microSD slot and are pretty cheap in relation to their specs. They also have unlockable bootloaders and get updates almost the same time of Nexus devices...
[Android Apps and Games] DelBoy:
Remote settings are available in pro version only?
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks, did not realize the 2nd gen Moto G had a MicroSD card slot, thought that was only the E and the LTE 1st gen...thinking this may be the way to go on account of the immediate official 5.0/Lollipop support..

I still need to eventually grab a Z Ultra or something similar in the future, as I keep hearing consistent high regard for Sony's current dev support. Have been bitten by them a few times in the past, great to see they've turned around.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Network/cloud access, app management and direct media access (e.g. viewing photos and music by album) is in the "Plus" add-on. The free base version has all the local file management stuff including cleaning tools/search/root access (root requires free add-on).