Re: Files app bug?

From	Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android
Subject	Re: Files app bug?
Date	2026-02-02 19:07 +0000
Organization	NOYB
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VanguardLH <V@nguard.lh> wrote:

[Just addressing this point:]

> The Apps list never shows the owner/author of an app.  For that, I have
> to go into the Play Store app, but neither Files nor My Files are listed
> there.  Seems those were bundled apps that came on the phone; i.e.,
> Samsung slapped them in their image they put of their customized OS on
> their phone.

  Yes, not knowing the owner/author is a nuisance, but - at least on
Samsung devices - there is some information for some apps.

  'Of course' the 'Files' app is the exception; No info. Sigh! Most
likely 'stock' Android.

  But for the 'My Files' app, the 'App info' page says:

"App details in store

 App downloaded from Galaxy Store"

  So you know from which 'store' it came and can look there for
details/info.

  Likewise for apps which have been downloaded/installed from the Play
Store, the 'App info' page will say:

"App details in store

 App downloaded from Google Play Store"

  BUT, this 'rule' isn't cast in stone. For example for (Google) Chrome,
(on my Samsung Galaxy A56 Android 16) it doesn't say where it came from,
but for (Google) Drive, it does say "App downloaded from Galaxy Store".
So for these two apps, which both came pre-installed, one doesn't list
its origin, but the other doesn't. Go figure.

  But at least for apps which I have downloaded/installed, the
information is either correct or absent, but never wrong.

  Bottom line: *If* it says where it came from, that info is probably
correct.

  And for kicks, if you've not changed/updated it, have a look at your
'Messages' app. If you open it, you'll probably think it's Google
Messages, but if you look at its 'App info' page. you will probably see
that it's a Samsung-specific version. Isn't this fun! :-(

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Files app bug? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-01-26 16:57 +0000
  Re: Files app bug? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-01-26 11:39 -0600
    Re: Files app bug? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-01-26 19:01 +0000
      Re: Files app bug? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-01-26 16:17 -0600
        Re: Files app bug? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-01-26 23:28 +0000
  Re: Files app bug? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-01-26 18:28 +0000
    Re: Files app bug? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-01-26 19:09 +0000
      Re: Files app bug? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-01-26 19:24 +0000
        Re: Files app bug? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-01-26 20:10 +0000
      Re: Files app bug? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-01-26 19:47 +0000
        Re: Files app bug? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-01-26 22:24 +0000
          Re: Files app bug? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-01-27 15:37 +0000
            Re: Files app bug? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-01-27 16:01 +0000
              Re: Files app bug? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-02-01 18:34 +0000
                Re: Files app bug? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-02-01 16:20 -0700
                Re: Files app bug? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-02-02 10:56 +0000
                Re: Files app bug? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-02-02 06:52 -0600
                Re: Files app bug? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-02-02 16:07 +0000
                Re: Files app bug? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-02-02 10:52 -0600
                Re: Files app bug? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-02-02 19:07 +0000
  Re: Files app bug? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-01-26 16:42 -0500
    Re: Files app bug? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-01-26 22:52 +0000
  Re: Files app bug? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-01-27 04:08 +0000
  Re: Files app bug? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-02-02 11:18 -0600
    Re: Files app bug? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-02-02 11:59 -0700
      Re: Files app bug? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-02-02 19:31 +0000
        Re: Files app bug? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-02-02 15:04 -0700

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