[APP][2.2+] MiXplorer v6.x Released (fully-featured file manager)

[LeshaRB]

What version of Android?
Have you read any of the other posts in this thread?

Android 13

Yes I tried and they are working

just folders are deleted, but a window appears asking for permission

 

[HootanParsa]

You have to grant permission for every single folder on Android 13.
If your device is rooted, use other paths to ../Adnroid directory. Like /sdcard/Android/data/...

 

[HootanParsa]

Bug Report:
When using a keyboard arrow keys to navigate through opened images, Mixplorer seems to "highlight" each image when scrolling, creating a white tint on all images. When you touch the screen, the colours are set back to the original.

Is there a way to prevent this "highlighting" while navigating from image to image?

Tested on the latest beta.

That's the first time I even hear it. And I can't reproduce it. I'm not sure what I can do without any information.

 

[HootanParsa]

Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S7
Android Version: 13
ROM: Stock Samsung OneUI 5.0
Keyboard: Mini BT Keyboards (https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07XMCDCT9)

To replicate, open any image to fullscreen (doesn't matter whether in folder or in zip), and navigate left/right on the arrow. The first click will "highlight" with a white tint, then subsequent taps will flip the page while still tinted.

Is this happening since Android 13 or even on older Android versions?

 

[Thebear j koss]

Is this happening since Android 13 or even on older Android versions?

Don't know if you saw the part that he is using arrow keys on a separate keyboard. It looks like if holding shift key and arrow on a windows PC when highlighting files, instead of clicking 1 and then scrolling thru the rest.

 

[smart_sudeep]

In code editor when we open long(not much) file of 400-500 lines and selecting anything after reaching to any section scrolls the editor back to line 1.

Let us suppose I open a test file with code editor, it has 400 lines of text. I scroll down to line 230, here I want to select some text to copy so I long tap on the text. Now it automatically scrolls to line 1 although selection does happen in line 230. I have to scroll down again to find out the selection and do any further copying.
It is difficult to exactly go to the previous line if text is long and I don't remember where I was.

Android:10
Device :Redmi Note 7 Pro
Keyboard: Gboard
Mix_version : 6.58.8 (happened in earlier versions too)

 

[HootanParsa]

In code editor when we open long(not much) file of 400-500 lines and selecting anything after reaching to any section scrolls the editor back to line 1.

Let us suppose I open a test file with code editor, it has 400 lines of text. I scroll down to line 230, here I want to select some text to copy so I long tap on the text. Now it automatically scrolls to line 1 although selection does happen in line 230. I have to scroll down again to find out the selection and do any further copying.
It is difficult to exactly go to the previous line if text is long and I don't remember where I was.

Android:10
Device :Redmi Note 7 Pro
Keyboard: Gboard
Mix_version : 6.58.8 (happened in earlier versions too)

I remember I fixed something about that some days ago. Please always report after testing the latest beta.

 

[smart_sudeep]

Please add this "Play store" option for split apks too . For apk files this option is present but missing in split apks.

 

[smart_sudeep]

I remember I fixed something about that some days ago. Please always report after testing the latest beta.

Sorry, I had tested in 6.58.8, hadn't noticed 6.58.9 beta.
It has been fixed already.

(Please add changelog at least version number only for beta too, so we won't miss any updates)

 

[ale82to]

In code editor when we open long(not much) file of 400-500 lines and selecting anything after reaching to any section scrolls the editor back to line 1.

Let us suppose I open a test file with code editor, it has 400 lines of text. I scroll down to line 230, here I want to select some text to copy so I long tap on the text. Now it automatically scrolls to line 1 although selection does happen in line 230. I have to scroll down again to find out the selection and do any further copying.
It is difficult to exactly go to the previous line if text is long and I don't remember where I was.

Android:10
Device :Redmi Note 7 Pro
Keyboard: Gboard
Mix_version : 6.58.8 (happened in earlier versions too)

 

[Retrial]

Anyone else using MiXplorer Silver on Android TV (Android 11)?

The latest version always pop a message (I agree all the time) and force close no matter what I do. I tried to reinstall and now it get worse.

Might be similar to these reported issuers on Android TV which seem related to the nature of (or the absence of) local file manager.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/google-tv-file-manager-problem.4478099/.

If the same is the case for you there may be nothing that can be done in the file managers but if you're not already watching similar and possibly more robust threads, it might be worth keeping an eye that thread on in case a fix or workaround is announced.

On the other hand, since your report implies that this problem did not occur in previous version of mix may be the developer can fix it. In that regard a log might help. I hope this is not caused by another new unavoidable restriction from Google.

Hey,

Thanks for the link to that thread but yeah, MiXplorer used to work fine without these pop ups and force closes before the recent update.

After many tries to pass these pop ups and force closes, I managed to get the log.
@HootanParsa I attached it below. Don't know if you will find anything. (I hope you will )

Edit: Log deleted, we will contact in pms with the dev.

Hello,

I just want to inform you and others users with Android TV who may encounter similar issue, we figured out with Hootan what's the problem. For some reason MiX doesn't have permission for Files and Media all the time even if I did allow it when prompt and that causing the issue. To fix as Hootan told me:
Go to Android settings > Apps > Find MiXplorer > Permissions > Files and Media > Select 'Allow all the time'.
However this need to be done manually every time you fresh install the app, and people may encounter similar issue as me if they don't know it. I don't know if it's possible to implement a proper pop up to redirect you to this permission so you can allow it all the time.

Cheers!

 

[DarkReaper90]

Is this happening since Android 13 or even on older Android versions?

Definitely happened on older Android versions.

A workaround I've been using is installing a keymapper and mapping buttons to simulate edge presses to turn pages. Turning pages on the screen itself is fine, only when I'm using arrow keys is when it does the "highlight".

 

[marciozomb13]

[REQUEST] [IDEA]

Hi @HootanParsa , good to hear you again. I would like to suggest you 2 enhancements to FTP user experience:

1) Option to keep screen on while FTP server is on, via check box on ftp setting dialog. It's good to prevent some aggressive roms from killing or stopping the process.

2) Easier way to automate FTP toggling without tasker, my suggestion is using "Deeplinks" like cleverly FolderSync app use. Attached a screenshot as example. Many folks don't want or are not savvy enough to install and setup Tasker.
Would be much better without it.



Thank you

 

[IronTechmonkey]

Hello,

I just want to inform you and others users with Android TV who may encounter similar issue, we figured out with Hootan what's the problem. For some reason MiX doesn't have permission for Files and Media all the time even if I did allow it when prompt and that causing the issue. To fix as Hootan told me:
Go to Android settings > Apps > Find MiXplorer > Permissions > Files and Media > Select 'Allow all the time'.
However this need to be done manually every time you fresh install the app, and people may encounter similar issue with me if they don't know it. I don't know if it's possible to implement a proper pop up to redirect you to this permission so you can allow it all the time.

Cheers!

Thank you for sharing that; It is a known workaround which is documented in the FAQ in a post dedicated to these sort of workarounds here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-87626419. I would have recommended checking that post including that setting for your situation but I did not identify that workaround as applicable to Android TV. I'll add some text referring to Android TV in that post so people might be able to find it by searching (and I'm still trying to find a way to promote it in the FAQ). Thanks again for testing and sharing details.

[EDIT] Also, @Retrial, do you think this fix is applicable enough to Android TV to be also shared in that other thread which includes several MiX users?

 

[IronTechmonkey]

(Please add changelog at least version number only for beta too, so we won't miss any updates)

If you are talking about announcements so we know there is a beta it is easy for us to tell by monitoring the thread which is normal for a beta version as it does not update itself. Also, I would think the changes being tested in the beta get entered into the change log when those changes become committed to the app, in other words when the full version is released. IMO we dont need the developer to do more work so that we can track the beta version but I would have no complaint if the developer could optimize that.

The only oddity I see in the beta 6.58.9 is that, when viewing the change log from within the app the change log for 6.58.8 is shown. Maybe that is what you are talking about; if so, then I agree it would be nice to see the changes that are in the beta version from within the beta version.

 

[IronTechmonkey]

Definitely happened on older Android versions.

A workaround I've been using is installing a keymapper and mapping buttons to simulate edge presses to turn pages. Turning pages on the screen itself is fine, only when I'm using arrow keys is when it does the "highlight".

FWIW although I've never had that issue in MiX I have had it in other apps where I had to use Tasker to read sensor input or gestures or make simulated screen taps and swipes just to scroll "normally" through a text post while editing.

 

[IronTechmonkey]

Android 13

Yes I tried and they are working

just folders are deleted, but a window appears asking for permission

You have to grant permission for every single folder on Android 13.
If your device is rooted, use other paths to ../Adnroid directory. Like /sdcard/Android/data/...

This too is documented in the troubleshooting post, and has been discussed infinitely in this thread, and unlike the Android TV it is easy to find by searching or following one of the very many links which have been shared: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-87626419.

 

[IronTechmonkey]

FAQ Update: New, second paragraph of first post, just below TOC:

Issues and workarounds of the moment:
As the android OS and individual apps evolve there are often clusters of issues for which there are common sets of symptoms and common workarounds. This section is to share a link to whatever is the latest such batch of such issues/workarounds. As of January 2023 this set of issues and potential workarounds is described in this post:
MiX Nugget: Troubleshooting SD card & USB OTG access, accessing /android/data, creating Document Providers, accessing folders on Andriod TV or Google TV, accessing folders in Android 13 and up, other things. https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-87626419.

RTM :|

 

[IronTechmonkey]

Is this happening since Android 13 or even on older Android versions?

Don't know if you saw the part that he is using arrow keys on a separate keyboard. It looks like if holding shift key and arrow on a windows PC when highlighting files, instead of clicking 1 and then scrolling thru the rest.

Just in case this got missed as well. @HootanParsa, FWIW, this may happen in all MiX installations at the begging of browsing through images - after the image is in full screen, when one extra arrow key press is required to start browsing while the initial image remains on display, but the extra arrow key press is not required for each image. I agree with @Thebear j koss that it could be a shift key combination but also wonder about field changes and focus on UI elements ie in this user's case after scrolling to next image is something unintentionally simulating a tab (or shift-tab) or some other command to take it out of "browsing mode". In any event, more detail here. https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...y-featured-file-manager.1523691/post-87968163.

 

[avensis18]

hi, thanks for sharing the info.

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