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This has been my go to file manager for years. It is the first thing I install on a new phone. It can even mount network file systems like ftp, sftp, and smb. I use the sftp and it works really well all things considered.

edit: double bonus points because it is available on the privacy centric/open source app store Fdroid.

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Same here, really glad to see it show up on HN!

With Simple Mobile Tools being sold to an adware company, there is one less good file manager out there. I always preferred Material Files since I first came across it, but if you're still on Simple this is a good time to make the switch.

> With Simple Mobile Tools being sold to an adware company

Well I missed this happening. I use the calendar, notes, music player (from F-Droid, so hopefully those versions will stay clean) and I loved them because they do exactly what they need to do.

Thank you for the heads up.

My goto used to be MiXplorer, but got into running only FOSS stuff where possible, and now Material Files has filled the role perfectly for me for over a year now.

Android does not natively have any kind of file browser?

It does, it's just not the best.

It does, it's called DocumentsUI and provides the system file picker. However its main entry point is often hidden, and imo it's still somewhat suboptimal/limited in certain aspects. But it's the only way to access the private Android/data directory right now.

Material Files also provides the ability to easily open DocumentsUI for browsing Android/data.

I second this

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