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[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX 2.1.0.3 (released to beta channel)

Now available via Play Store (beta channel) or direct download: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r2055/FX_r2055.apk

Changes in 2.1.0.3 relative to 2.0.0.x:

Added support for automatic resumption of file transfers. File transfers can survive a WiFi<->cellular switch, or a momentary network outage. This feature is currently market as "experimental" as a precautionary measure, though it should be quite stable. It should work on all protocols when downloading files to your Android device. Uploads currently only work on SMB, but more protocols will be supported soon. This feature is currently DISABLED BY DEFAULT, but the plan is to enable it by default soon. Turn it on by visiting the settings and looking under "File Management".

Migrated Box Cloud API to version 2. Box has required all developers to do this, and unfortunately it will result in any Box accounts you have disappearing from FX, you'll need to reconnect to them.

Theoretically fixed an issue with SMB connections ignoring the specified port. If someone using SMB on an alternate port could be so kind as to test this it would be greatly appreciated!

My apologies for the long delay on this release. I've had to split time between four products FX, SystemPanel2, WebSharing2 (done), and a new web-browser product that attempts to be slightly less horrible than most of the other offerings in that space (not out yet, but soon).

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] Nucleotide:
Thanks a lot tliebeck. Running the latest beta now.

SystemPanel2? I've been waiting for an update to SystemPanel for a long time so to see this is quite exciting. Any beta available? Happy to test this for you as well.
[Android Apps and Games] iXNyNe:
Not sure when it was added, but I just saw the multi button on the cut/copy/ delete action bar! Glad to see it there as a shortcut, but I have a few comments.

Once multi mode is initiated via this button (or via view>multi) the multi button disappears and there's no way to turn it off other than the X to the left of the bar, but that makes the whole bar disappear, and the items are still selected (this seems familiar to a previous bug I remember posting about reference post #1765 in this thread, I'll add a link later).

Ideally any time the bar goes away all selected items should clear.

A recommendation for this would be rather than making the multi button disappear when activated, just have it's background highlighted. Then the number of items selected could also remain visible.

I also tried to disable multi by tapping view>multi which also made the bar disappear without clearing the selection (was hoping just to disable multi but keep the bar active).

When not in multi mode if I've selected multiple files by side swiping there is no way to clear the selection and take no action (other than view>none). The X that shows up in multi mode isn't present. Screen real estate seems a bit limited here, the only thing I can think is to replace the "1 selected" with "1 item" or "1 file" and try to cram the X in. This of course would need to accommodate plural "2 items" or "2 files" but still take up less space than the word "selected". The word change and screen real estate thing might have other factors I'm not considering (smaller screens, DPI, etc) so really the word change is a stab in the dark.

One other thing I thought would be a nice touch for the cut/copy/delete/multi bar is if I tap and hold a button it could display a toast that says the name of the function (in case someone isn't sure what it is they could tap and hold). I've seen similar behavior in other apps.
[Android Apps and Games] Pons:
[MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION] have you thought about incorporating a Navigation Drawer or Sliding Menu of some sort? I think that would help the navigation of the app, and make it more holo-fied.
[Android Apps and Games] physcodelic:
Any news on busybox fix for x86 arch?
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Didn't see your last post regarding Titanium Backup's busybox working.

I still don't quite get why mine doesn't. If you copy Titanium Backup's busybox over mine it should work, I just checked and it appears their build contains a superset of the commands I include in mine.

My only x86 test devices are a Sony TV and a Logitech TV set-top box (from back when GoogleTV was Atom-powered). My x86 busybox build works fine there.

This may be a dumb idea, but I wonder if using the ARM-version of busybox might work? I'm not that familiar with x86 Android, but if it's running ARM emulation for all user apps, this might be the problem. The GoogleTV's don't do that, they don't emulate ARM and need x86 code.
[Android Apps and Games] join.stick:
Very nice app, easier than any other file explorer. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Have thought about this, and SystemPanel2 and the new browser app are going that direction (navigation drawers...in the case of the browser both left and right sides). Right-side drawers also need an additional button/method to expand, as Google Now now overrides the default gesture in landscape orientation on phones with on-screen navigation controls (what were they thinking?!?)

The big problem for FX though is potential input conflicts with swipe-to-select, especially in the icon view (rather than list/grid views). I really don't want to give up swipe-to-select for it. Holo's recommended solution for multiple-select is completely unacceptable in my opinion, it's painfully slow and prone to user error...fine for selecting two or three items but swipe-select is ten times faster.

If I wind up going this way though it'd likely be a 3.0 feature.
[Android Apps and Games] physcodelic:
I tried that before, replaced fx busybox with TB busybox on /data.

But it was replaced by fx again, after open file manager.

Hahaha...maybe you are right. But they all worked.

TB has x86 and arm busybox built in the apk.

Maybe I should insert TB busybox to FX apk...I will report back here :)
[Android Apps and Games] iXNyNe:
I'll take swipe select over side nav any day.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Sorry about that :D

You could also change the permissions/owner so that FX can only r/x it.

If you do inject it into the FX APK, re-sign the root APK as well.
[Android Apps and Games] physcodelic:
Yeeey now fx works :victory:

Back to my favorite fileman :)

Got trouble when fx failed to read root plugin.

It must be signed with test key too :D

Maybe you can try fx with x86 emulator.

Like previous issue with chainfire's supersu x86 binary lately.

Tested fine with his real device, but reproduceable issue on emulator.

Just suggestion tho, i dont know how did you test fx :)

Thank you for this great file manager.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
2.1 has been pushed to production. I hope to make additional improvements to the selection bar in a 2.1.x point release, as well as adding more support for auto-resume (and enabling it by default after further testing).

This release needed to be moved to production on account of Box discontinuing support for the 1.0 API used by previous versions of FX. Sorry again that you'll have to re-create Box connections, but no stored Box 1.0 API authentication information would work with Box 2.0 API.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX 2.1.1.2 (released directly to production)

Now available via Play Store (all channels) or direct download: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r2060/FX_r2060.apk

Changes in 2.1.1.2 relative to 2.1.0.3

Fixed bug where FX would crash if you had a bookmark to a Box location on your home screen that was created in a pre-2.1 version.

Awesome Rush-themed version number.

This is a one-line-of-code-change to fix a crash bug, and as such is being sent directly to production.
[Android Apps and Games] erling_andreassen:
Share problem

Hi all!

I've run into a little problem with my FX. I used to connect to all shares on my desktop without problems, but suddenly I can't do that anymore. On one of the Win7 computers I have 6-7 shares on different drives, both internal and external, all shared identically with advanced sharing. All of these shows up in the FX but only one of them connects. On two other servers which also runs Win7 and advanced sharing I can connect to all shares with no problems. On the server with problems I suddenly noticed that on of the drives was a FAT32 partition that I was able to open. but after converting it to NTFS it's gone. Except for the Users/Public and one other share I only gets 'Access denied due to incorrect username, password or inadequate permissions.'

What am I doing wrong??? Grateful for any help and ideas! I'm pretty shure that the quirks are in Win7.

And merry Christmas to you all!

Never mind, problem solved!
[Android Apps and Games] kaibosh99:
This is a gorgeous and extremely functional file manager, I bought the full version even though I have no need for what it gives me - just because the Dev was gracious enough to release the root functionality plugin for free.

There is only ONE thing that I need for this app to be perfect. When I select a bunch of stuff, I want a 'Copy to' and 'Move to' choice. Copying and then manually going and finding where you want to put it is very crude. In ES Explorer you not only have 'Copy to' and 'Move to', but it remembers your last choice. This is the only thing I can see missing from this awesome app.
[Android Apps and Games] everlethal:
Hi tliebeck

Do you think to add support for Mega Cloud?
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
I do hope to add it, but it's just a question of prioritizing it. There do appear to be open-source Java/Android libraries available. I've yet to really do an analysis of how long it'll take to implement (the additional security may/may not require significant additional work). I'm just terribly backlogged at the moment.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX 2.2.0.2 (released to beta channel)

Now available via Play Store (beta channel) or direct download: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r2072/FX_r2072.apk

Changes in 2.2.0.2 relative to 2.1.1.2

Improved SMB (Windows Networking) transfer performance

Added slide out drawers for window navigation (left side) and clipboard (right side). May be disabled under settings (Appearance/Theme)

Added option to slightly enlarge navigation (helpful if you're rooted and running reduced DPI).

The second item of course had been suggested here many times, but I previously believed that it wasn't practical/was going to be a really big deal to do because of potential conflicts with swipe-to-select. I'm quite stoked to be wrong. I did increase the horizontal margins in directory listings *very* slightly, though I'm not even sure that was necessary.

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

A screenshot of a partially slid-out slide-out...but you'll really have to try the beta to see if you like them or not:
[Android Apps and Games] BrhoomHD:
i have tried every single file browser such as solid explorer this explorer is my daily driver for along time but today i discover fx file explorer i really really like it alot of functions speed smoth simple to use and after i use it for more than an hour i admit that this explore is the best ever…. thanks to all dev for this peace of diamond… i just love it ?????
[Android Apps and Games] Nucleotide:
Awesome update. I'm loving the slide out drawers.

The app itself also seems a lot more fluid and responsive.

Thanks a lot for a great update. :)
[Android Apps and Games] peterbonge:
After waiting one year (!) for a better image viewer I have switched to another file explorer.

Nevertheless I have a bug to report: FX has a problem with ZIP files if they were changed in the background. The only way to see the new content is to completely exit (kill) the app and restart it.
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
you know you don't have to rely on the built-in image viewer right?

you can configure FX to use your default image viewer(usually gallery) instead.
[Android Apps and Games] peterbonge:
If I use an external image viewer I can't go back/fwd if I'm viewing images from ZIP files or from the cloud.
[Android Apps and Games] peterbonge:
Now I've put the other file manager aside and I'm testing the new features of FX.

I have just two comments so far:

1. With sliding drawers active files and folders are much smaller. There is a gap on the left and right sides. That looks ugly.

2. The left drawer can be closed with the back key, the right one not. That is confusing.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks, I've backed the gap down from 10dip to 5dip (not uploaded yet). The larger gap also had the effect of not allowing a lot of phones to not display two items side-by-side in grid mode.

Will get after item #2, that is annoying.

And apologies on the lack of an improved image viewer, it still is very much on the list, the problem is that there's so much on the list.
[Android Apps and Games] iXNyNe:
I was really worried about the side drawers, but after using them I'm actually quite impressed. I like that the old clipboard is completely replaced with the slide in one, and it's not two different experiences with the old clipboard window and the slide in one.

I don't really make use of the left side drawer, but since it exists, it kinda negates the need for the button in the bottom right corner. Lots of apps put the little three line icon in the top left to imply there is a slide in drawer.

but also, lots of apps don't have a navigation system that slides in their top bar like FX does (folder hierarchy).

Another suggestion (completely different direction) would be to keep the multi windup button where it's always been and use the left drawer for something else, like maybe shortcuts to items on the home screen, but just show the icons and not text (takes up less space). But then the drawer becomes redundant on the home screen.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX 2.2.0.4 (released to beta channel)

Now available via Play Store (beta channel) or direct download: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r2074/FX_r2074.apk

Changes in 2.2.0.4 relative to 2.2.0.2 (this is an extremely trivial update):

Reduced horizontal slide-out margin size to half of what it was in 2.2.0.2. (Grid view should now again can show two columns at 50% zoom on most phones in portrait mode).

Back button is now consistent with regard to closing slide-out drawers before navigating up.

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] tliebeck:
I'm not sure I want to do the three-line-thing at the top in FX because the path bar is up there such that there is no fixed icon for it to "hang off of".

I looked at putting the Window menu on the far left (didn't care for it). I may simply provide the option to put window menu on left, leave it where it is, or hide it altogether. In the "hide-it' case the three lines might make sense at the bottom, but then again no one would be looking for them down there (and it hiding would not be the default setting in any case).

The nice thing about the windows icon remaining is that it always shows the open window count.
[Android Apps and Games] iXNyNe:
Agreed, I like the window icon how its been personally. I edited my last post to suggest another idea for the left slide in (probably a bad idea). Mainly I just don't feel the left slide in it's current state is actually useful. By comparison I love the clipboard.
[Android Apps and Games] peterbonge:
Looks better, but not perfect. Can't you just put the slide-out touch area on-top? Then there wouldn't have to be a margin.
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
i would love to see some customization for the slide-out drawers, like an option to choose which drawers to use(clipboard is useful for me on my phone, but window switching works more easily from the button) and an option to manually set the margin(current margin is fine for many devices, but some might be able to work fine with even smaller margins)

another suggestion: add an option to move the location bar to the bottom.

on large phones it's really uncomfortable to have many options on the top half of the screen.
[Android Apps and Games] iXNyNe:
I have to agree that even the reduced margins still feel big, can we try 2dpi? Or even 1dpi displayed as margin but have 3-5 DPI be sensitive to touch for dragging the drawer?
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
a very small margin should only be an option.

if the margin is too small devices with a bad touch sensor or a bulky case/cover make it impossible to use the drawers.

i've already seen that problem with the 4.3 update on 10" samsung tablets, where it suddenly became nearly impossible to open the notification drawer while a 3rd party flip cover was used.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX 2.2.0.4 (moved from beta to production)

Now available via Play Store or direct download: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r2074/FX_r2074.apk

Recap of changes to 2.2.0.4 relative to 2.1.1.2:

Improved SMB (Windows Networking) transfer performance

Added slide out drawers for window navigation (left side) and clipboard (right side). May be disabled under settings (Appearance/Theme)

Added option to slightly enlarge navigation (helpful if you're rooted and running reduced DPI).

I still need to look more into more slideout margin options, but if you really need no margins at all right now, you can disable the slideouts under the appearance/theme preferences (this will also disable the margins). I think what I might need to do is just add a checkbox to disable additional margins for slideouts (which will be grayed-out unless slideouts are enabled). I really wanted to get this release out now though because of the major increase in SMB throughput.

Thanks again for testing and feedback!
[Android Apps and Games] gc84245:
Feature Request

Really love this app, and as I mentioned before I gave it a five star rating. Even bought the paid version so that I can open password protected zip files.

I do have one feature request: it would be nice to be able to see thumbnails of the files contained in a zip file. So far the only app I've found that can do this is "Dual File Manager XT"
[Android Apps and Games] peterbonge:
Why a margin at all? Why can't it just look like before?

All other parts of the app seem to look like before, e.g. Media/Images/Image Folders or Media/Apps

And a bug?: Under Media/Images/Image Folders I can swipe to select the folders, but why can I do this? There are no edit options.
[Android Apps and Games] iXNyNe:
The margin visually accommodates for the touch zone that shows you to pull out the drawers from either side. Previously this feature didn't exist, thus no margins. Without the margins currently you would end up with lots of accidental selection or drawer pulling.
[Android Apps and Games] peterbonge:
I can't agree to the last part:

1. Who uses "swipe to select" from one of the outer bevels? That is absolutely not necessary.

2. Under Media/Images/Camera I have 3 rows of pictures and no margins, but I have no problems with selecting single images or opening the drawers.

-> It works really fine without any margins.

So if it doesn't get removed (what I would do) it should be optional (and off by default). And if it's switched on the margin should be everywhere. Just to have a constant look.
[Android Apps and Games] iXNyNe:
I fully agree after checking out images in fx (I normally have that hidden from customize home).

Here is a screenshot of folders on top and images on bottom and you are right the margins can be seen on top but not on bottom, and the drawer works perfectly in both windows. The drawer even works with split view open. So the margins are pointless.

My vote is for consistency and since this point proves the margins aren't needed functionally (despite my previous assumptions) I'd say remove them.

Side note, the icons also seem to be different sizes in the two windows. The folder has options to customize layout but images doesn't, the view menu only offers to refresh.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX 2.2.1.1 (released directly to production)

Now available via Play Store (all channels) or direct download: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r2077/FX_r2077.apk

Changes in 2.2.1.1 relative to 2.2.0.4

Fixed bug preventing SMB network connectivity to Mac OS X computers.

Fixed bug where selection was needlessly enabled in image folder listing.

Fixed bug where archive exploring didn't recognize if archive had been replaced by an updated version.

Removed the much-hated margins added in 2.2.
[Android Apps and Games] elmex1000:
Folder sorting

Is there any way to change the sort order of files in a way so that folders get sorted with files instead of on top of the listing?
[Android Apps and Games] Nucleotide:
Does anyone have issues with root where by you will mount the system as R/W, make the changes you want to make, then when you go to mount as R/O again, it says something like "unable to mount system as RO". I can't remember the exact message. I can post a screenshot the next time it happens.

Even if I go back to the home screen of FX, tap and hold on System and select remount R/O, it still fails. The only way to remount as R/O is to reboot.

Root is working fine though to my knowledge. I've got no other issues with any other app getting root permissions - from Titanium, Online Nandroid Backup, Nanadroid Manager, and so on. All work fine.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Not really at present.

Folders will be interspersed with files when sorting by date, or when using usage view and sorting by size, but otherwise they're always first.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Not sure what's going on here, this is the code that's doing the remount:

String fsType = device.getFsType();
String devicePath = device.getDevice();
String option = readOnly ? "ro" : "rw";
String command = "mount -o " + option + ",remount -t " + fsType + " " + devicePath + " " + path;
Log.i(FX.LOG_TAG, "Remounting Filesystem: " + command);

That log message will actually show up your logcat, tag is "nextapp.fx". Next time it happens, try opening a terminal and executing that command, let me know what the error message is. (Unless anyone can point out an obvious fail in that code :D) Actually I should probably be quote/escaping those path strings, though I don't think it's possible for those to ever contain spaces/annoying characters.
[Android Apps and Games] Nucleotide:
Thanks. I will test it out later on today when I get home from work. :good:
[Android Apps and Games] elmex1000:
Feature request

Thank you for answering!

In this case I would kindly ask you turn it into a feature. It's very useful when going through archived files.

Anyway, thanks for considering it