Which miracle do you think will occur first?

Will Google create a file manager for Android that isn't garbage, or will Microsoft add ext4 support to Windows?

Why Google's file manager is garbage:

- Lacks a draggable scroll bar. Windows Mobile had this in 2009.

- Doesn't stay in same directory after tapping "copy" or "move". Instead goes to Download folder.

- "Properties" feature can't count total files and size in a directory.

- No A-to-B range selection which is like shift+click on desktop. Only added "drag to select" in recent years.

- Only up to 24 search results.

- Doesn't make use of Android's native "trash" (recycle bin) feature.

- No bookmarks.

- No "copy path to clipboard".

- Can't jump to parent directory of a search result.

- Does not remember sorting preference.

- Can not limit search to a single directory.

- More reasons.

Google has to admit Microsoft is much better at file managers than them.

Google is an advertising company, it won't earn money by doing the file manager better or worse. Mediocre apps is all we can expect from them.

Wauw, this is quite some review. Nice. I don't have the need to access files besides media. And gallery suffices my need. So, never noticed an issue regarding files.

storage as a service via subscription. you will own nothing and you'll be happy, forever renting

@jestdotty So that's why Google eliminated MicroSD card write access to third-party apps in Android 4.4.

The excuse stated by Google for this restriction is to prevent apps from leaving junk files behind after uninstallation.

But strangely, they didn't apply this argument to the internal storage, even though internal storage is smaller so the same junk files would take a higher percentage of the space.

It would have been best for Google to simply give the user a choice if they even want this restriction, but they did not. Google thinks its users are little babies who can't think for themselves.

MicroSD card support used to be one of the greatest selling points of Android smartphones over iPhones.

@exerceo
ext4 support was made available via WSL lately, if my brain doesn't fool me again?

@scor But it's not out of the box. It's not like you can plug in an ext4 USB stick and have it immediately appear in Windows Explorer.

But respects to Microsoft for doing this at all. Better than nothing.

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