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For all their generic similarities, Linux-based Android isn't like Windows. But it's not like Linux, either, or other Linux-derived operating systems like ubuntu -- at least not out of the box. But that doesn't mean it can't be, and developers are turning out free, open source apps that add Windows-like features to the Android OS. OI File Manager from OpenIntents adds Explorer-like file navigation and management capabilities to your Android device. With it, you can open, rename, copy, save, edit, move, and delete files and folders. It adds Open and Save commands to other apps. A Back button lets you browse back to directories without starting at the beginning again. It creates directories, sends files by e-mail, displays different directory structures, and much, much more. We installed it in a Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android 4.1.1, and it's an app we'll be keeping.
We pressed OI File Manager's plain folder icon to open the app. A simple interface displayed all our device's folders alphabetically beneath a pair of toolbars; one holding Bookmarks, Search, and Settings icons; the other with a Home icon and a field for selecting open folders for displaying subfolders, files, and other content. Settings include sorting, exclusion list, themes, warnings, clear history, and other advanced features. Tapping our phone's Settings button opened a small menu accessing an optional download: OI File manager has seen so many upgrades, fixes, and new features that it requires a separate download for its About file. We could also create new folders from the Settings button. Tapping the SD card icon opened our phone's removable storage directory. OI File Manager handles SD card files and folders as easily as it does in your phone's main directory. After we'd used OI File Manager for a while, we uninstalled it and returned to the native file system. We soon reinstalled OI File Manager.
OI File Manager is the very app to answer many frustrations in Android. Other file manager apps do some of what it does, but we've yet to find one that betters it, let alone a free, open-source app that will probably just get better over time. It's definitely a keeper.
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From OpenIntents:
CYANOGEN-MOD users: If you have problems updating, please read the section "NOTICE" below!OI File Manager allows you to browse your SD card, create directories, rename, copy, move, and delete files. It also acts as an extension to other applications to display "Open" and "Save" dialogs. This application is ad free and does not require the internet permission. -----------------------NOTICE TO CYANOGENMOD USERS or derived ROMs: If you see this error "package file was not signed correctly", then you are using a custom build of CyanogenMod or similar that ships a version of OI File Manager with wrong signature. Please write to CyanogenMod to fix this issue. To delete the wrong version do the following:Here are the commands using Terminal:sumount -o rw,remount /systemrm -f /system/app/FileManager.apkpm uninstall org.openintents.filemanagerAlternatively, you can also uninstall with Titanium Backup, reboot, then install the update.This version of OI File Manager is signed correctly with exactly the same key that we have been using since its very first release to Android Market in December 2008. CyanogenMod released a modified version of OI File Manager in 2010 using their own key, which we don't even have access to. Unfortunately, they forgot to change the package name, so there is a name conflict between our file manager and "their" file manager. We hope that Cyanogen can fix this annoying issue in one of their upcoming releases. Please write to them so that they will fix it as soon as possible.See also:http://www.openintents.org/en/node/825http://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmod/issues/detail?id=3805-----------------------For the complete list of changes and a list of frequently asked questions, please visit: http://www.openintents.orgYou can help to improve the translation into your language at Launchpad: https://translations.launchpad.net/openintents/trunkThe source code of this free and open source application is available at: http://code.google.com/p/openintentsFeatures: * Show list of files with thumbnails for images.* Move, copy, rename, and delete files.* Create and delete directories (folders).* Send files by email.* Acts as an extension to other applications, like GMail, to attach files.* Support for many file endings and mime types.* Supports PICK_FILE and PICK_DIRECTORY intents so that other applications can use OI File Manager.Keywords: * file manager, filemanager, file explorer* OI, IO, OpenIntents, Open IntentsInternational versions: OI Bestandsbeheer, OI Dateimanager, OI Dosya Yneticisi, OI File Manager, OI Gestore File, OI , OI , OI, Extensions: * uses OI AboutRecent changes:- fix bug that prevented sending attachments through menu "Send" (patch by Alex)NOTICE: If you see this error "package file was not signed correctly", then you are using a custom build of CyanogenMod or similar that ships an old version of OI File Manager with wrong signature. Please write to CyanogenMod to fix this issue. For a solution see:http://www.openintents.org/en/node/825http://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmod/issues/detail?id=3805Content rating: Everyone
What's new in this version: - fix bug that prevented sending attachments through menu "Send" (patch by Alex)NOTICE: If you see this error "package file was not signed correctly", then you are using a custom build of CyanogenMod or similar that ships an old version of OI File Manager with wrong signature. Please write to CyanogenMod to fix this issue. For a solution see:http://www.openintents.org/en/node/825http://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmod/issues/detail?id=3805
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