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[Android Apps and Games] DarkhShadow:
You can't create .rar files on a android phone, and he didn't say he added support for extracting .rar yet either

Sent from my ice cream powered Nexus S
[Android Apps and Games] rashid.fairus:
read my post properly mate
[Android Apps and Games] peterbonge:
Oh my god. Of course you are right. I am ashamed...

I've just tested Dropbox with the new version and sadly I have to say that it is realy really slow. Switching folders takes 1-2 seconds, also if going up one level (no caching?). With the original Dropbox app this takes max. 0.5 seconds. Same with the file manager of FolderSync.
[Android Apps and Games] m0d:
Not sure,

I am using https://github.com/zhanghai/MaterialFiles/releases

Hopefully, with an update - either Rom update or app update - FX will return to normal.

Someone mentioned earlier it might be a Rom issue.

What Rom/OS do you use?
[Android Apps and Games] rainman74:
no lag here on Android 12 & 13
[Android Apps and Games] osm0sis:
@tliebeck FX seems afflicted by the same Android 13 disabled notifications bug that MalwareBytes was: https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/290668-android-13-blocking-notifications/
[Android Apps and Games] TheMystic:
Are you using a Pixel device? From the link above, it appears that the complaints are from Pixel users only.
[Android Apps and Games] osm0sis:
I'm on Lineage 20. Exact same Android 13 problem: FX notifications are suddenly disabled after the ROM update and there is no way to enable them.

At the time of that forum thread Pixels were probably the only Android 13 devices around.
[Android Apps and Games] TheMystic:
You're right. Just checked it on my OnePlus 8T (OOS 13) and notifications are disabled for this and some other apps too (not many though).
[Android Apps and Games] Kosovo0275:
Is FX still an active project? I'd be interested in talking with the developer about maybe adding some additional features. I reverse-engineered it and created another quick-launch widget that opens a terminal emulator/termux activity, and added an "open here in terminal" option to the drop-down menu that opens a terminal in whatever directory you're currently in. I'm also trying to add some functionality to the main homescreen that would allow you to customize & reorder all of the folders/activities instead of just your bookmarks. I'm not quite finished with that last one though, the smali code is ridiculously obfuscated so it's a bit of a headache to work through haha. Let me know if any of that sounds interesting enough to implement, and I'd be more than happy to help.
[Android Apps and Games] Mitezuss:
Can just add the old version (no hd or whatever), at least ?

I am waiting this for years xD
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
Oops. Posted in the wrong thread.
[Android Apps and Games] TambourineMan:
I have used FX file Explorer for a long, long time on Android phones. I just got a Chromebook and the latest Play Store version worked on it. I wanted the 9.0.0.2 beta but had to enable Chrome OS Developer mode to install it. I did that and am happy to report that 9.0.0.2 works, including the internal SD card slot and on a USB SD Card Reader, plus Dropbox. I have not yet re-enabled Linux so I don't know if it reads/writes to the Linux files directory that the chromebook requires.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX 9.0.0.7 Released (Release Candidate)

This release targets SDK 33, fixes notifications, follows system dark/light theme by default, and some major codebase cleanups.

Hope is that this becomes 9.0.

Full version: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r9007/FX_r9007.apk

Micro version: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r9007/FXmicro_r9007.apk

Also on Play Store beta channel.

EDIT: DO NOT USE. 9.0.0.7 has nasty infinite loop bug if you decline notifications. Use 9.0.0.8 or later (scroll down/next page)
[Android Apps and Games] techguyone:
does this re-enable accessing web direct from shortcut? as this seems to have stopped working, requiring you to open main app first when before it didn't.
[Android Apps and Games] techguyone:
Hi @tliebeck

OK I've now had the chance to have a play with this RC on the beta channel, here are some findings:

It seems that the text on the title has been enlarged (I don't recall it being this big before) screenshot shows 'Home' (top left) having the lower text obscured.

Shortcut widgets:

When you select a shortcut widget, it doesn't always open the part of the app selected, for example Web Access brings you to main screen, but Cloud storage will take you to the appropriate section correctly.

Cloud Storage:

Talking about Cloud Storage, I have 3 items in mine, Box, Dropbox & Google Drive. Of these, I can only access Dropbox, the other two say 'Access was denied'

Images/Videos/Audio:

Finally (and I don't know if this was ever the case) but from main menu the items 'Images, Videos, Music/Audio' only show items from main storage and not Media Card (if you have one) perhaps I'm doing it wrong or there's an option to include Media Card too, but it really should be possible to include it as well.

My phone is Huawei P30Pro NE running EMUI 12, not sure about Android version as Huawei no longer include it, but it *might* be 10
[Android Apps and Games] osm0sis:
I've always found Cloud Storage in FX can get periodically deauth'ed, so try removing the denied accounts and re-adding; usually works for me.
[Android Apps and Games] techguyone:
Thanks, I did that and it works now.

I've also had another update to the app but nothing has changed, still can't see any files in the images/videos/music-audio folders, and webaccess shortcut only works correctly if FX is already running.

@tliebeck
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX 9.0.0.8 Released (Release Candidate)

9.0.0.7 was unfortunately a bit of a turd in one aspect. If you say "No" to the notification permission it goes into an infinite loop. This is because we demand the permission to constantly send you annoying advertising spam notifications, and feel that anyone with the gall to decline should be severely punished. Well, at least according to some Play Store reviews.

9.0.0.8 fixes the problem, you can now decline notifications. Bear in mind FX's notifications are only for file-transfer operations or to notify that things like Web Access are active. But nevertheless quite sorry to anyone inconvenienced by that obnoxious bug.

Here's 9.0.0.8:

Full version: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r9008/FX_r9008.apk

Micro version: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r9008/FXmicro_r9008.apk

Also on Play Store beta channel.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX 9.0.1.0 Released (Release Candidate)

This contains some very minor bugfixes, mainly correcting text-editor Save-As menu crash. If all goes well this will go to production once it incubates for a few days in beta.

Download here or on Play Store beta channel (when approved):

Full version: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r9010/FX_r9010.apk

Micro version: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r9010/FXmicro_r9010.apk
[Android Apps and Games] techguyone:
@tliebeck

I wonder if I'm doing something wrong, or if FX is in some way broken. (this is the very new one)

Lets take Music/Audio icon as shown on the home screen of FX, this one lets you select the folder where it should look for audio files.

In my case its SDCard/Music yet of my roughly 1.5k of songs, not one shows. I do get some items like ringtones, notifications that are stored in main storage though.

Images & Videos icons just don't show me anything (yes most imagers are in SDCard but some are in main storage for example: Main Storage/Pictures contains some 40+ image files of varying sorts.

I don't see anywhere in settings where you can tell FX where to look for those items though.

I know SDCards are a vanishing breed but is FX now not capable of looking in it for items (is it a permissions thing?) Huawei P30 Pro (Android 10) but as it stands it's pointless me even having those items showing on the home screen of FX as handy shortcuts because they won't find anything.

Storage (memory Card) is mounted and the circle widget gives a breakdown of Images/Videos/Audio/Documents etc just fine.

Anyone else here reading this, can you conform if you can see anything in Music, Images, Videos shortcuts in Home FX and if you have a SDCard or not, thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] osm0sis:
Did FX intentionally drop the Location permission? I notice it doesn't show WiFi location anymore on Android 13.
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
there's no way to tell FX where to look because FX doesn't control what's shown there.

it's populated by the media scanner of Android, so it should pick up on any file that android itself has found(movies and photos visible in gallery, music visible in the default music app)

if FX asks you for a folder it means it's asking for permission to access a storage device, you have to grant it permission for the root of the storage device.

this screen is part of android's storage access permission system.

you may have given FX access to a single folder as if it's the entire sdcard, making it only possible to see that single folder and confusing FX about the location of files.
[Android Apps and Games] leprechaun.ut:
tliebeck The local video files will be regarded as video stream when the video is executed via FX, and the media player always do buffering. The same video file executed in other file manager app works OK.

FX ver: 9.0.1.0

OS ver: Android 13

Phone: Google Pixel 5
[Android Apps and Games] jsonfile:
Does anybody else have problems with fx connect not finding other devices. Am on LG k61 with android 11 and just updated to 9.0.1.0 but the problem is still there.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Yes, with 13 Android finally allows requesting "nearby devices" instead of location for WiFi direct connections. You should be able to use FX Connect without location being on as well (on 13+ devices). FX never actually used / attempted to obtain location.

Only took them 3 years to change this (which is actually impressively quick for a privacy problem of this nature): https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/139696001
[Android Apps and Games] techguyone:
I'm sorry and this is really directed at @tliebeck but those folders should have options in settings (like music does) to tell FX where to look for media etc rather than hoping that media scanner works. Settings > Special folders should be expanded to also include Images & Videos.

That said, Music DOES have an option in settings to select a folder, which I've picked, and it shows correctly as the root folder for music, yet in the shortcut itself, it completely ignores this and shows nothing that's on the SDCard.

This to me, is a bug.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX doesn't actually look for music in the specified folder, it simply filters out audio files from the media scanner that are not within that folder. The idea of that option is to get rid of things like podcasts (which can be separately accessed) or annoying content like saved voicemails.

Images/Video/Music are all media scanner based.

The FX search database does have some of this information, but it's presently not as good as Android media database. It's not investigating files for metadata (e.g. querying ID3 tags).
[Android Apps and Games] techguyone:
Thanks for the information, perhaps having my files mainly on SDCard isn't helping, I think I'll simply delete the shortcuts for music/audio/pictures as they don't actually work and watch this space for any changes to FX in that regard.
[Android Apps and Games] osm0sis:
@tliebeck Nice! Is it still supposed to show the WiFi network name though? Because that seems to be missing now.
[Android Apps and Games] kevinco1:
In the last few versions, whenever I make ZIPs they are always at least twice the size in comparison to other file managers.

Not sure if this has something to do with compression algorithm?
[Android Apps and Games] osm0sis:
@tliebeck, looks like this will be needed for Android 14:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1635686822218022912
[Android Apps and Games] aleMarvel:
but why with this app i have message "Access was denied" with folder android\data and with others files manager worked ?
[Android Apps and Games] saoudien07:
go through: Root/Data/Media/0/Android/Data

that folder was already no more accessible on A12 through Internal Storage.
[Android Apps and Games] evalf:
I reported this issue back in September but it is still ongoing in the latest version of FX. Is there a plan to fix file type association handling at some stage?
[Android Apps and Games] kevinco1:
What's new in 9.0.1.2?
[Android Apps and Games] CorynMidori:
I get access denied when trying to go through /data/media

(unless there's something extra I have to do?)

Also do you know if that is that the same path that Total Commander uses?

(in that app it just says "///_Android_data")
[Android Apps and Games] saoudien07:
I just tried on Total Commander, and I was directly able to reach Android/Data from Internal Storage. I did not have to do anything extra.

Installed the app, opened it, it asked for Full access to Internal Storage, which of course I allowed, and hop I was able to reach that folder.

Did you give full access to Internal Storage ?? Maybe that is what you are missing...
[Android Apps and Games] ooftymcgoofty:
Bought the full version on google play. How can I use it on a fire cube? Wouldn't mind buying it again, if needed, but it's not on the amazon app store. Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] andy356:
Any changelogs for versions after 9.0? I'm specifically looking for the return of translucent themes, but I have no idea what the changes in the newer versions are. The Play Store changelog still shows 9.0.
[Android Apps and Games] boteomap2:
But my device isn't rooted and i also don't want to root. How can i access that folder like other manager app?
[Android Apps and Games] kevinco1:
If you don't want to root then you may be out of luck.

There are other file managers that can access data folder like Solid and Material Files but you'd have to try to see if that works in a rootless environment
[Android Apps and Games] kevinco1:
FX works on either the Fire Stick or Fire Cube, just sideload the APK and install
[Android Apps and Games] ooftymcgoofty:
The paid version i bought on playstore unlocks network features i want to use. Maybe i can grab that separate apk- i think its called fx plus-and sideload that. Thank you .
[Android Apps and Games] kevinco1:
I understand you cannot use the Play Store on your Firecube, but again...you can just sideload the APK.

Just install any APK extractor app to your phone and you'll be able to create APK files from any app you have installed including FX and sideload them to your Firecube easily
[Android Apps and Games] saoudien07:
Experienced recently the same issue after FX latest update to 9.0.

I use to browse in image or videos with FX, as it gives the closest experience to Windows.

So image are now forced to open with Default FX Viewer which is very poor.

Before when opening an image or video, it will prompt me every time to choose which app to open it with, expect if I choose "Always open with", which I setted to my prefered app for different files types.

Solution was to get back to version 8.0.3, and block PlayStore update for FX.

Also lately on every update since version 9, Theme color get mixed up, I need again to customized some stuffs...
[Android Apps and Games] osm0sis:
Settings | Opening Files | Uncheck images, video, audio ... Works here.
[Android Apps and Games] evalf:
This does not allow to define default apps for other file types (for example pdf).
[Android Apps and Games] xnikos:
I have the same problem with file type association handling.

every time I open a file I'm asked which app I prefer, unless I check the file types in 'settings/opening files' and let FX handle them (only some file types supported).

I mean it doesn't respect the setting in system settings/apps/apps manager/default apps

version 9.0.1.2 here
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
It's been quite a few versions that after any file operations with FX, all processes and tabs in Termux are killed. ( Total Commander, Ghost Commander, Material Files or MiXplorer don't have this problem. )

Would love to know how to debug this, because I thought it'd be a temporary bug but it's been months that I stopped using FX because of this.

I am a heavy Termux user, my Android devices have many tabs running many things at all times in terminal.

I'm guessing it has something to do with Android's infamous Media Store and its defaults. I have no system wide downloader, it's removed ( and only browser and terminal have internet permission in my system ) but I've noticed that if an application creates the root 'Download' folder and I remove this folder, this also kills Termux.
[Android Apps and Games] evh5150ni:
I am having a weird problem when using the full version of FX File Explorer on my Nvidia Shield. This problem has just arisen after years of using FX File Explorer.

If I set up video files to play by default with MX Player Pro, it does not resume from where the file was last played. However, if I select the file in FX and use the Open With command, then select MX Player Pro, it does remember where to resume.

When I use MX Player Pro's own limited file explorer, it remembers where to resume every time. This also doesn't happen with Total Commander or other file managers I tried.

I've reset the FX app, but the problem persists. Can anyone help?

EDIT: Possibly related to this? https://xdaforums.com/t/app-2-1-fx-...n-ui-wi-fi-direct-xfers.1253399/post-87375095
[Android Apps and Games] snailseyes:
What happened to the setting for Appearance - Inline Path Bar?

I've just upgrade to version 9.0.1.2 (from v8). The path bar is squashed into a tiny space between other icons. This is somewhat less usable for navigation. It's like looking through a keyhole. Horizontal scrolling to make use of the breadcrumbs!?

There used to be an option to have a separate path bar, but that doesn't seem to be present any more. Has Google imposed a restriction on the design of the UI?
[Android Apps and Games] osm0sis:
@tliebeck could you please add .zst and .rar support when you get the chance? Thanks! 🙂
[Android Apps and Games] tehdomic:
@tliebeck How did you achieve full root access on Android 12+ (I have A13 and it's working great compared to Solid Explorer that can't access /data/data/* (and more) since A11.)

How did you make it work across the Android versions? It's a darn miracle. :)
[Android Apps and Games] SigmundDroid:
From a user's perspective I'd guess the usual approach: Magisk.

It's still a pain to patch payload.bin from every new release but it does work. However, I must admit A12 was not really consistent with rights (had problems with many apps). A13, patched once, keeps working though.
[Android Apps and Games] kevinco1:
Try using the NoStorageRestrict module, it's worked well for me since A12
[Android Apps and Games] tehdomic:
Magisk or Xposed Module?
[Android Apps and Games] joy427:
I am also looking for the return of translucent themes... without it fx is ****
[Android Apps and Games] osm0sis:
And you were hoping to get it by negging?
[Android Apps and Games] tehdomic:
Well I for one love the current FX as is. It doesn't have all features I love from Solid Explorer to replace it entirely, but it's great to use none the less. :)
[Android Apps and Games] petryrety:
On fx file manager pro is there an option for the Web Access server to start automatically when the Internet connection is detected / when the operating system is started and run in the background?
[Android Apps and Games] kevinco1:
You've made this repeated demand numerous times in this thread with no response, take the hint
[Android Apps and Games] techguyone:
There's a lot of no response these days, is this about to become abandonware I wonder?
[Android Apps and Games] SigmundDroid:
Perhaps people just happy because it still works? That's the case for me...
[Android Apps and Games] osm0sis:
tliebeck isn't really present in the thread anymore, but every time we get super worried about signs of life he releases a new build. 🤷‍♂️😛
[Android Apps and Games] megaspel:
Fingers crossed he returns, it seems write access needs updating so we can write to the SD card with this? Unless someone's figured out a non-root workaround.
[Android Apps and Games] Lister Of Smeg:
Hi Megaspel,

Check out my post here, and see if this still applies in your current setup....

I performed this under Android 11, using the special build of FX back then... and still have SD Write access despite OTA updates to Android 12, and Android 13.... Once you have write access, you can update to the latest FX build too. But you need the older FX to enable write...

// this wasn't my findings (as quoted in original post) but sharing it to help others... as I tried all the 'workarounds' on the net, and none of them worked, except this method.

Thanks, Lister
[Android Apps and Games] techguyone:
do you have a link to the old version of fx that does this?
[Android Apps and Games] Xetc:
Hi, I'm the one who's post Lister Of Smeg referred to.

Not sure if you specifically need v.8.0.3.0, as he mentions, it's just what I used, and it worked.

To recap:

You need to install from scratch, obviously, then enable write access, then it'll work through updates, *BUT* (big but), if you swap cards,

you'll need to redo the whole process

to (re/)enable write access,

including to previously write enabled card(s)

if you granted write access to any other card in the meantime.

Anyway, here you go (it's on apkmirror, btw).

Edit: if you have Aurora Store, you can also manually dl any old version from the PlayStore by typing in its version code (8008, in this case).
[Android Apps and Games] techguyone:
Thanks for that.
[Android Apps and Games] megaspel:
Thanks so much, but on Android 13 on my Note 20 Ultra 5g it doesn't seem to work, when I go to select the SD card folder it says I can't select it "for my own protection" like before.

EDIT: this command seemed to work for me, you need ADB debugging enabled in the developer options.

adb shell pm grant nextapp.fx android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
[Android Apps and Games] Lister Of Smeg:
Hi @techguyone ,

Yes, in the post that I referenced above, the specific version was linked too in Step 2) however thankfully @Xetc came to the rescue again... 👍

Hi @Xetc ,

Yeah, I'm not sure if other builds work either... I have tried a few up/newer than the quoted and some random builds, and neither of them worked. And what with trying all other solutions all over the net, and failed... when I came across your post, that saved my bacon... as was starting to doubt/get annoyed that the phone I purchased would never be able to use the SD Card slot and the new 128GB card got for it. When I tried FX v8.0.3.0 from your post and relieved it worked, I renamed the APK and kept a backup of it for future use...

Yeah I get most my APKs from APKmirror too, as know they are legit there... I do use Aurora too, and also like en.uptodown.com (App) as that shows whats installed, and shows older/newer builds, and also runs the APK against about 40 odd AntiVirus products... it's a nice little app.

Hi @megaspel ,

As per your discovery, I am guessing this method doesn't work directly on newer versions of Android. I know when I researched this issue, Google was tweaking (butchering) the SD Card access with each newer version of Android as they came out, as the message and access changed per release.

I know when I tried this method, I was on Android 11 at the time and worked like a charm. Then slowly and unexpectedly (Xiaomi) actually started rolling updates out to my phone, after waiting ages to get A12... Was relieved to know when it still worked, and not long after A12 came out for my phone that Android 13 was quickly released not long after... and thankfully all still working after that too.

I've not swapped SD Cards since, so not had to re-run the process, thankfully... but pleased to hear you've found a method that works for you too....

Thanks all, Lister
[Android Apps and Games] kevinco1:
You can also solve this issue by simply using the NoStorageRestrict module Magisk or LSPosed version