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| From | The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android |
| Subject | Re: SD memory |
| Date | 2021-01-04 21:55 -0800 |
| Organization | None, as usual |
| Message-ID | <rt0v16$j9n$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 01/04/2021 01:21 PM, Arlen Holder wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Jan 2021 10:26:20 -0800, The Real Bev wrote:
>
>> One bad thing about having an SD card and then switching to a Pixel2
>> without one: it creates an 'emulated' series of subdirectories which
>> are a nuisance to deal with. If I'd been smart I would have taken the
>> card out of the Moto before I let the Pixel suck in its entire system
>> (which it did admirably -- I was afraid I'd have to reconfigure
>> everything, but I didn't).
>
> Hi The Real Bev,
>
> You've been on Usenet for a while so you're credible.
>
> This is good to know, as I've had "el cheapo" $200 Google Moto G and $350
> Nexus 5 phones in the past, which, in a word, suck compared to my previous
> $130 LG Stylo 3 Plus (32GB + expansion slot) and to my current $100 Moto G7
> (64GB + expansion slot).
>
> I have come to accept that most phones don't have user removable batteries
> anymore, but I hope to hold on to the precious sdcard slot and aux port for
> as long as I can (luckily, almost all Android phones have both where
> there's almost no Android phone without the headphone jack, as you're
> aware).
>
> If I ever port to a no-external memory phone, I'll heed your advice.
I didn't realize the Pixel2 had no headphone jack; I probably would
have bought it anyway, though, and I bought an adapter -- which I
haven't used yet. The Pixel phone sound is fine, but music from the
speakers is ludicrous; you'd think they would have put better speakers
in, but they didn't. It's fine from the earphones, though.
>> ES File Explorer (apparently considered evil by the play store now)
>> finds stuff pretty well, but if I'm looking for something without
>> knowing the filename (a common occurrence -- with my computer I just
>> look at the files sorted chronologically in the subdirectory that I KNOW
>> contains what I want) is a nuisance.
>
> I dropped "ES File Explorer" but when it was in its heyday, I used it as
> much as anyone did (although I had made the mistake of accepting the "clean
> APK's" option, not knowing it's a dumb delete of every APK on the device!
> o Lesson learned.
It shows little banner ads at the bottom every once in a while, but I'm
really good at ignoring stuff like that.
> There are so many good file managers nowadays that I don't see any reason
> to keep ES File Explorer, but I forget why or what made them go over to th
> dark side (it's been so long that I deleted it on previous phones).
I'm used to the way it works and I do what I need to do (mostly copy
photos to my computer) by habit rather than conscious thought. Some of
us are really lazy.
> Googling, I found this as the first hit:
> o ES File Explorer Removed From Google Play Store
> <https://troypoint.com/es-file-explorer-removed-from-google-play-store/>
> "Reports have indicated the company who owns ES File Explorer, DO Global,
> was clicking ads¢ in user¢s apps without permission."
Why should I care? Not my problem. Anybody who spends
time/money/effort trying to sell me something is wasting their
resources. Same if they're just spying on me.
> Second hit:
> o ES File Explorer Mysteriously Disappeared from Play Store
> <https://www.geekdashboard.com/es-file-explorer-mysteriously-disappeared-from-play-store/>
> "once a Chinese company took over the app, it became a battlefield of
> advertisements. Moreover, they also added unwanted features like a
> special charging screen. Slowly, it started losing its charm. Still
> many conventionalists kept on using the applications."
I guess that would be me.
> This is the third hit, which is the Wikipedia on the app:
> o <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ES_File_Explorer>
> "It was claimed the company who owns ES File Explorer, DO Global, was
> committing 'click fraud' by clicking ads in users' apps in the
> background without permission."
> "It is unclear if or when ES File Explorer will return to the Google Play
> Store. The app is still available on the Amazon Appstore."
>
> Seems to me I'd want you to find a replacement to your ES File Explorer,
> unless yours is old enough to be prior to the "DO Global" takeover.
I just updated. If those are the only problems, big deal.
> In looking for it on Google Play, watch out for this "look alike" app:
> o ES File Manager, File Explorer, by GreenSoft Infotech
> <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.File.Manager.Filemanager>
> Dunno anything about it, but clearly they're capitalizing on the name.
>
> Here's a screenshot of the "file explorers" I have in my files folder:
> o <https://i.postimg.cc/rmvDBN8Q/files01.jpg>
>
> There are so many "file explorers" out there, that I wonder what's in "ES
> File Explorer" nowadays that isn't already in one of those, e.g.,
The fact that I already know how to use it. Did I mention something
about laziness?
> Maybe it's time to open up a thread on what's a "good" file explorer?
--
Cheers, Bev
*Are you *sure* there's a hyphen in "anal-retentive?"*
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