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So does this mean that file-manager apps will no longer be usable? Because that's a serious DO NOT WANT. I need access to my filesystem on my device. Doing s

by Pxtl 8y ago

So does this mean that file-manager apps will no longer be usable? Because that's a serious DO NOT WANT. I need access to my filesystem on my device. Doing stuff like this is a promise that their less-power-user-y tools will do everything seamlessly, a promise they have repeatedly failed to deliver on. Getting Google Music to play nice with a my SD card was a nightmare until I gave up and just copied files over the network onto it directly and told it "search this folder".

yoodenvranx 8y ago
> So does this mean that file-manager apps will no longer be usable? I really hope that KDE Connect will be compatible with the new system. I use it almost every day to access files on my phone from my PCs.
izacus 8y ago
File manager apps (those which cared) can still receive access via SAF API. They actually had to do that to expose all possible storages on Android - including OTG mounted drives. Apps that didn't do that will be broken now, but they weren't doing the right thing either way.