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TeamAmaze / AmazeFileManager

Material design file manager for Android
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Add storage from Android content provider #4019

Open Senliast opened 10 months ago

Senliast commented 10 months ago

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Currently not possible to add storage, that is provided by another app (for example, SMB file explorer) that will be shown in default Android file manager / content provider.

Describe the solution you'd like Add an option to add storage from Android content provider (default file manager). I.e. "use this folder" from Android content provider.

Describe alternatives you've considered nv

Additional context nv

VishnuSanal commented 10 months ago

@Senliast thanks for reaching out. but, I didn't quite get that, did you mean accessing external storage like OTG devices? or SMB devices? we support both! please clarify your feature request, thanks.

Senliast commented 10 months ago

@VishnuSanal hi, i will show an example. I have an app installed "CIFS Documents Provider" - it connects to an SMB share and then provides it in the Android content provider. I.e. it's not a file manager by itself, it only connects to the share and then makes it available to other apps. It can then be selected in another app, that supports it. For example, it Total Commander, i can add it as a location. Here is screenshot:

VishnuSanal commented 10 months ago

I don't think I completely follow you, but I think what you are referring to is to be able to list FTP/SMB/SFTP locations on other applications as target locations. I feel like this would be redundant in Amaze because we are a file manager in itself! but, this is a nice-to-have is open to contributions. also, any idea on how to implement this feature is invited too.