While I bet there’s some technicality I’ll get gotcha’d on, iOS apps do the exact same nowadays.
> There was almost a whole decade there where Apple pretended that the feature just didn't need to exist.
edit: oh, I think I get it. My original post wasn't intended to be read "iOS invented the file explorer, has Android also a file explorer app" (which would be silly, of course) but "when Files app released, the AOSP file explorer that commonly ships as the default was lacking, has this improved (caught up to Files app)"
Android is possibility/ (overdose of) options Apple is polished (and late).
Different strokes for different folks