Comment by bigyabai

3 months ago

I'm pretty sure that iOS only has a file explorer app because Android supported it.

There was almost a whole decade there where Apple pretended that the feature just didn't need to exist.

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kevin_thibedeau  3 months ago

To be fair, Android lacked a stock file browser for much of its existence.

  • stavros  3 months ago

    The difference is that iOS still doesn't show you the files on your device. It only shows you files in a small area.

    • wkat4242  3 months ago

      I love Android but Android does that too. Apps have their internal storage area which you can't access unfortunately (not without root anyway). Nor system files.

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sussmannbaka  3 months ago

Am I supposed to be mad about them not supporting a feature during a time when I didn’t use iOS or is this somehow supposed to impact my current day use of Files app?

  • Paradigm2020  3 months ago

    "Im not sure if Android has caught up but the iOS file explorer app is excellent." ~ you several posts up.

creaturemachine  3 months ago

Remember folks, the iphone was released in 2007, and the files app in 2017. Cut & paste? Apple didn't give ios a clipboard until 2021.