Google TV file manager problem!!

[fgbxxx]

I have this issue my android build doesn't have a native file manager app installed setted as default.
Any app that needs this manager to get access to folders and stuff simply crash at the time you press to enter it. And gets you back to main menu, Launcher screen.
With version off that native files app that is used in all androids and the logo/icon is a blue folde, and the name says Files.
And it's considered and system Files, not find in any app store.
With version of that should I look for.
OS Android TV 11
This build doesn't have a native files app installed. Jesus!

 

[fgbxxx]

I have this issue my android build doesn't have a native file manager app installed setted as default.
Any app that needs this manager to get access to folders and stuff simply crash at the time you press to enter it. And gets you back to main menu, Launcher screen.
With version off that native files app that is used in all androids and the logo/icon is a blue folde, and the name says Files.
And it's considered and system Files, not find in any app store.
With version of that should I look for.
OS Android TV 11
This build doesn't have a native files app installed. Jesus!

Buy this piracy crap, always get burned.

 

[patsfan_canada]

Anyone else find a solution for this problem??

 

[fgbxxx]

Nope. I'm just trying to download a bunch of versions of this android native files app.
Nowadays called Google Llc files app. And see if one works

 

[patsfan_canada]

Nope. I'm just trying to download a bunch of versions of this android native files app.
Nowadays called Google Llc files app. And see if one works

Any luck?

 

[cRaWnEr]

Same problem here with a TCL with AndroidTV and a Chromecast TV recently updated. I want to copy my bak config for Kodi but I need access to /Android/data. I tried the workarounds from MiX FAQ with no luck, hope anyone in this forum is able to find a solution

 

[mrfatiga22]

En serio, gente, la solución se sigue publicando y ustedes decidieron ignorarla...

y la gente debe detenerse con las actualizaciones de Android 12 que rompieron algo.

¡NO LO HIZO!


https://mixplorer.com/ = explorador de archivos de código abierto que hace TODO!

PuckBass, MixExplorer was not working on all devices. Don't bother anymore. With the latest updates, what they did was remove con.android.documentsui from Andorid Tv, so the Mix Explorer application DOES NOT WORK.

 

[PuckBass]

PuckBass, MixExplorer was not working on all devices. Don't bother anymore. With the latest updates, what they did was remove con.android.documentsui from Andorid Tv, so the Mix Explorer application DOES NOT WORK.

seriously just stopped spewing lies ... want me to post a video using it ... like dude what you are saying make zero sense. please get help

 

[PuckBass]

this place is turning like android tv subreddit or a UKtechdoctor video lol too many of you just spew lies because you cannot make something work for yourself and just talk **** . people need to stop generalizing because they are inept that something is broken

 

[IronTechmonkey]

this place is turning like android tv subreddit or a UKtechdoctor video lol too many of you just spew lies because you cannot make something work for yourself and just talk **** . people need to stop generalizing because they are inept that something is broken

Actually.... it is you yourself who has spouted the most untruthful stuff in this thread, including your false claims that a particular app is open source when it is not, and ignorant claims about the workings of Android and Google restrictions. In fact, in my few months participating in this thread you have provided no viable information, just snipes based on ignorance of the issue at hand. If you have any input which might be viable then of course do share, educate us please, but if you have nothing to offer except ignorant snipes and false claims, then please take them elsewhere.

 

[IronTechmonkey]

PuckBass, MixExplorer was not working on all devices. Don't bother anymore. With the latest updates, what they did was remove con.android.documentsui from Andorid Tv, so the Mix Explorer application DOES NOT WORK.

That user acts as a troll and has contibuted nothing to this thread except repeated snipes about other people trying to get this working; the few claims they made that weren't snipes were patently false.
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Getting back to the issue at hand, thank you for sharing the description in the quoted post. That seems pretty definitive regarding the lack of fixes or workarounds. Maybe some time in the future Google will open this up again for us, I dare to dream but Google has a way of turning dreams into nightmares, or maybe some developers will find a way through. Thanks again.

 

[Jett.Devlin]

I have TCL smart tv, MixPlayer doesn't work..
The subfolders doesn't show..

 

[Jett.Devlin]

Even in Total Commander app, the Android/data is write protected.

 

[IronTechmonkey]

View attachment 5856643Even in Total Commander app, the Android/data is write protected.

FYI, this thread is actually a spillover from people who are attempting to resolve this in MiXplorer (and other file managers) until it became apparent that it was a limitation of the operating system. Unfortunately there may be no workaround at least at the moment, possibly for reasons described in this post earlier in the thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/google-tv-file-manager-problem.4478099/post-88170413

 

[Smultie]

seriously just stopped spewing lies ... want me to post a video using it ... like dude what you are saying make zero sense. please get help

Yeah, please post a video of you using MixExplorer on Android 12 on Chromecast with Google TV

 

[IronTechmonkey]

Yeah, please post a video of you using MixExplorer on Android 12 on Chromecast with Google TV

I'd get some popcorn for that show.

Meanwhile, for those who are still willing to bang their heads on Google's wall of permissions, another way to select document providers in MiXplorer has been shared in the MiXplorer thread. I don't anticipate that this will work for people using Google or Android TV, but in a few cases in android 11 this method has been able to grant access while other methods could not:

Creating Document Providers alternate method = Google's Infinite Loops in a Room Full of Mirrors: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-88279387

Also, FWIW, here is a consolidation of the various methods, troubleshooting steps, and notes from the MiX thread regarding document providers. Again, I don't expect that these things will work but there has been so much variability in the manifestations of this issue that it might be worth keeping in mind in case something changes.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-88281485

Reminder, at present these workarounds are not doing anything for Android TV. They've been shared in case the landscape changes in the future.

 

[mrfatiga22]

I'd get some popcorn for that show.

Meanwhile, for those who are still willing to bang their heads on Google's wall of permissions, another way to select document providers in MiXplorer has been shared in the MiXplorer thread. I don't anticipate that this will work for people using Google or Android TV, but in a few cases in android 11 this method has been able to grant access while other methods could not:

Creating Document Providers alternate method = Google's Infinite Loops in a Room Full of Mirrors: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-88279387

Also, FWIW, here is a consolidation of the various methods, troubleshooting steps, and notes from the MiX thread regarding document providers. Again, I don't expect that these things will work but there has been so much variability in the manifestations of this issue that it might be worth keeping in mind in case something changes.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-88281485

The problem is not the permissions, the problem is that the Native File Manager is not installed in the Operating System, and until now it is impossible to install it. Therefore it is Impossible to enter the Android/Data folder of the Internal Storage.
You are sharing a tutorial where you clarify that the native file manager must be installed.

 

[TheMystic]

Have any of you tried this file manager:

File Manager TV USB OTG Cloud - Apps on Google Play

File Manager for USB OTG, Network, Cloud, Wifi Share, Cast on Phones, TV, Watch

play.google.com

It may help in cases where the system says 'no app to open...'.

 

[IronTechmonkey]

The problem is not the permissions, the problem is that the Native File Manager is not installed in the Operating System, and until now it is impossible to install it. Therefore it is Impossible to enter the Android/Data folder of the Internal Storage.
You are sharing a tutorial where you clarify that the native file manager must be installed.

Point taken, and I realize that. I was sharing these in the hopes that the variability I've seen regarding the implementation of this on Android devices might indicate that Google may swing it back the other way or developers may eventually find a way around it. I've added a line to that post making it clear that these suggestions have been planted in case there is a change in the future. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[Smultie]

Have any of you tried this file manager:

File Manager TV USB OTG Cloud - Apps on Google Play

File Manager for USB OTG, Network, Cloud, Wifi Share, Cast on Phones, TV, Watch

play.google.com

It may help in cases where the system says 'no app to open...'.

Actually was able to get to the files with this one!