Apps Name : File Explorer Plus Root 1.3.1 (Android)
Overview: FX: file explorer w/optional root, net (SSH,FTP,SMB,Google Drive) & media tools.
Requirements: Android OS 2.1 and up
Apps Size : 4.46MB
Description :
Overview: FX: file explorer w/optional root, net (SSH,FTP,SMB,Google Drive) & media tools.
Requirements: Android OS 2.1 and up
Apps Size : 4.46MB
Description :
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The main module of FX File Explorer (this product) is free and includes all file management features for working with files on your phone/tablet. The paid "FX Plus" add-on adds media management, network (FTP, SFTP, SMB) and cloud capabilities (Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive, Box, amd SugarSync). The free "FX Root" add-on is for developers and knowledgeable enthusiasts who need to make changes as the root user. The "Plus" add-on is a paid app (with a 7-day free trial), while the root add-on is free.
General Features (included standard) :
- Productivity-oriented layout: main screen provides list of bookmarked locations, attached storage, and system volumes, rather than simply displaying /mnt/sdcard
- Multiple windows (quickly switch between different locations)
- Intuitive swipe-to-select gesture for managing multiple items (Slide finger horizontally across items to select/deselect them; see YouTube Video, web site documentation, or in-app help for more information)
- Icon and detail list views in file explorer windows
- Cut/Copy/Paste/Delete using clipboard
- Storage space usage analyzer (tap View->Details within any file explorer window)
- In-app documentation (tap Tools->Help within any window)
File Viewers / Editors (included standard) :
- Text File Viewer
- Text Editor
- Binary (Hex) Viewer (tap File->Open With->Binary Viewer within any file explorer window)
- Image Viewer
- Zip, Tar, GZip, and Bzip2 Archive Extractor / Creator (.zip, .tgz, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2)
- RAR Extractor (UnRAR)
Media Capabilities (FX Plus add-on required) :
- Browse image and video collections
- Browse audio by artist, album, playlist, or all tracks
- Rearrange playlists with drag and drop (multiple files can be rearranged by selecting them)
Network / Cloud Capabilities (requires FX Plus add-on) :
- Windows networking (SMB)
- FTP (including secure FTP-S and FTP-ES)
- SSH FTP (Secure Shell FTP; password and public key auth)
- Cloud Storage: Google Drive (incl. Google Docs), Dropbox, SugarSync, Box (Box.net), and SkyDrive (SkyDrive requires Android 2.2 or later)
- Stream video and audio media files from SMB, FTP, SSH, Google Drive, Dropbox, SugarSync, Box, and SkyDrive to media player applications
- Browse local network for Windows (SMB) shares
- Find FTP and SSH FTP local network shares using multicast DNS (mDNS) service discovery (Bonjour/Zeroconf/Avahi)
- Encrypted keyring (used to avoid entering sensitive passwords in public while not allowing access in event of device theft)
- Download and convert Google Drive / Google Docs files into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OpenDocument, PDF, and other formats
Bluetooth Capabilities (FX Plus add-on required) :
- Send files via OBEX Push (also available on most devices in free version)
- OBEX Push server for receiving files (optional, most devices natively provide this service)
- OBEX Push client and server can use WiFi for high-speed transfers when both are connected to same network
- Bluetooth FTP Client
- Discover / pair devices from within FX File Explorer
Notes :
- Streaming video playback: Format support is dependent upon which third-party playback software is installed on your device. Android typically natively supports MP4 and 3GP. FX can play AVI, FLV, MKV, and WMV formats *IFyou install appropriate third-party players available from other vendors on the Google Play Store.
- GDrive / GDocs: Cut/pasted documents will be converted to Microsoft Office formats by default. Use "Open With" to download them in the format of your choice.
- Bug reports: We greatly appreciate bug reports, feature requests, suggestions, and questions. Please send all requests regarding FX File Explorer to email
What's New in File Explorer version :
- Added Samsung Multiwindow support.
- Revamped search: search results can be selected, moved, copied, and deleted.
- Added search support for FTP, SSH, SMB, Google Drive, Dropbox, and Box.
- Significant improvements to file transfer performance on some devices.
- Support for SSH keyboard-interactive authentication (common on OSX).
- Workaround for SMB authentication bug in OSX.
- Added support for enabling/disabling packages in /system/app (requires root).
- Other performance improvements and bugfixes.
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