Romanov Stanislav 24.10.2015 13658

How to open the built-in file manager of Android 6.0?

Several years ago in Android, you could see an application for viewing files on the device: as in internal memoryand on the memory card. This was the main way to access files, but unfortunately the approach soon changed.

Since then, users have often resorted to using third-party file managers that are available in the store. Google playbut on Android 6.0 Marshmallow, the developers put the default manager available on the system again. Finding it is a bit tricky because it is not a standalone application as you would expect. But there is a way to access it.

Go to the Settings app and scroll down to the Storage & USB section. Click on it and at the very bottom of the internal storage tab you will see the Explore option. Click it to go to the manager.

The manager is incredibly lightweight; navigation between folders is quite simple, plus a search function is available, you can view folders and files in a grid or a list. It is possible to sort files by name, size and modification date.

To delete a share or move a file / folder, press and hold the desired item to select it. Delete and share options will appear in the action bar. Folder icons are unlikely to be pleasant to you. Photos are displayed with small thumbnails. User interface sad enough. However, a native file manager can always come in handy.

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As the study of Nexus devices updated to Android 6.0 showed, the latest version mobile system Google contains or is not very obvious located functions. One of the latter is the built-in a file manager previously missing from Android.

To access it, go to the system settings, select "Storage and USB-drives", scroll through the list of items to the very bottom and click "Open". Launched after that file manager will not be able to compete on equal terms with the powerful combines from the Play Store, but it performs a number of simple functions. First of all, we are talking about viewing a list of the contents of a carrier or card, as well as copying and launching them. There is a selection of a group of objects, sometimes greatly simplifying life.

Despite its simplicity, the Android 6.0 manager shows previews for multimedia files, has several types of sorting and even built-in search. In addition, there is a function for viewing information about objects, for example, for images, it will display part of the data from EXIF.

It is not yet clear why Google has not placed the shortcut to launching file manager in Android 6.0... It can be assumed that the company is not entirely happy with it or simply does not want to create another competitor to its Play Store counterparts, thereby reducing the developers' income.

Hello everyone, dear readers. Today I have again prepared for you a very interesting selection of the best, in my opinion, file managers.

Before you start studying the collection I have proposed, I want to say a few words about what is file managers and why you might need them in your mobile devices based on the popular operating system Android.

File manager (file manager) - an application for your mobile devicewhich allows you to exercise control over various filesstored in the memory of your Android gadget, or on an SD card. Also, the file manager (file manager) will allow you to transfer, rename, delete and perform other operations with your files.

Below you can find the voting form. With its help, you can vote for one or another file manager that suits you best. Your voice will help other readers of this material to save time and make the right decision when choosing the right tool.

A very popular file manager for the Android operating system. Total Commander will allow you to easily manage a large array of files on your mobile device... Of all the possibilities, I will note the following, in my opinion, the most important:

1. Built-in archiver that can work with RAR and ZIP archives;
2. Built in app text editorto edit files without leaving the program;
3. Support for cloud services such as DropBox;
4. Built-in audio and video players for viewing media files directly from the application.

In my opinion, this file manager, along with the previous application, is one of the most functional and best tools of this kind for Android. Of the features, I note the following:

1. The application supports skins;
2. In addition to the standard functions for this kind, it has the ability to edit text directly from the application, using a text editor;
3. Optimized for comfortable work on tablet computers.

Another good file manager for your mobile gadget. Of the main features of this tool, I would like to note the following:

1. Like the first tool, there is a built-in archiver;
2. Ability to send files to popular social networks straight from the manager.

You can download the application to your mobile device using the link on Google Play posted above.

Nice free file manager for your mobile Android gadget. Of all the features of the application, I will highlight the following:

1. Built-in image viewing and text editing tools;
2. The ability to assign "hot buttons" to perform an action;
3. The application can work with ZIP and JAR archives;
4. There is a built-in document viewer in Word format.

Another high-quality manager, this time for working with file archives in popular formats... Of the possibilities, I will note some:

1. The ability to connect cloud storage;
2. Support for archives in the most popular formats.