FXFileExplorerfeaturesaMaterialDesignUIandnewwaystotransferyourfilesbetweendevicesandcomputers:
*SMBv2support.
*New"FXConnect"transfersfilesfromphone-to-phonewithWi-FiDirect.SupportsNFCtoconnecttwophonesbyphysicallytouchingtheirbackstogether.(requiresFX+)
*New"WebAccess"enablestransferandmanagementoffilesandmediafromyourcomputer'swebbrowser.Youcandrag-and-dropentirefolderstoyourphonefromyourcomputer,orstreamyourphone'smusicplayliststoyourcomputeroverWi-Fi.(requiresFX+)
FXisafileexplorerbuilttomakeworkingwithfilesandmediaonyourphoneortabletaseasyasitisonyourcomputer:
*Productivity-oriented"HomeScreen":Directlyaccessyourimportantfolders,media,andcloudstorage
*Multiplewindowsupport,withdual-viewmodetoseetwowindowsatonce
*"UsageView"modeshowsthetotalsizeandcontentmakeupofeveryfolder,asyoubrowseandmanagefiles
*Supportformostfilearchiveformats
FXprotectsyourprivacy:
*Noadvertisements
*Notrackingofuseractivity:FXdoesnotever"phonehome"
*BuiltbyNextApp,Inc.,aUScorporationfoundedin2002;allproprietarycodewasdevelopedin-house
TheoptionalFX+Add-Onmoduleenablesmorefunctionality:
*Accessnetworkedcomputers,includingFTP,SSHFTP,WebDAV,andWindowsNetworking(SMB1andSMB2)
*ConnecttocloudstorageincludingGoogleDrive,Dropbox,SugarSync,Box,SkyDrive,andOwnCloud
*Manageinstalledapplications,withsupportforbrowsingapplicationsbasedontheirrequiredpermissions
*CreateandexploreinsideAES-256/AES-128encryptedzipfiles
*Browseaudiocontentbyartist/album/playlist;manageandorganizeplaylists
*Directlybrowsephotoandvideofolders
*Encryptedpasswordkeyring(useonepasswordtoaccessnetworkandcloudlocations)
FXincludesanumberofbuilt-inediting/viewingapplets:
*TextEditor(withundo/redohistory,cut/paste,search,andpinch-to-zoom)
*Binary(Hex)Viewer
*ImageViewer
*MediaPlayerandpop-upAudioPlayer
*Zip,Tar,GZip,Bzip2,7ziparchivecreatorsandextractors
*RARfileextractor
*ShellScriptExecutor
Android8/9LocationPermissionNotice
*NOTE:Android8.0+unfortunatelyrequiredustoaddthe"approximatelocation"permission,asit'snowrequiredforappsthatsupportWi-Fidirect(becauseWi-Fidirectleaksthisinformation).FXdoesnoteveractuallyqueryyourlocation,andthispermissionwillonlyeverbeaskedforonAndroid8.0andlaterwhenusingFXConnect.ThisrequirementpreviouslyappliedonlytoAndroid9.0,butbecauseFXnowspecifiesfullsupportforthelatestAndroidAPI,Android8.0alsorequiresthispermission.