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Access network file shares directly from the Android Downloads/Files app
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Any alternative for accessing mount shares? #36

Closed bigretromike closed 7 years ago

bigretromike commented 7 years ago

For those that have carrier branding on software and file_manager isin't able to access shares, is there any alternative file manager that is able to access it ?

I see that share is mounted via gmail application, but cannot find it anywhere else also 'download' don't see it.

Thank you Lenovo.

ttanxu commented 7 years ago

I don't think any 3rd party application can provide this access. It needs a special permission to work, and that permission can only be granted to an app signed by the same key as the one to sign the framework. Given different OEM/ODM use different keys to sign their framework, there can't be a single key that can meet this requirement. Let alone those keys can't be publicly accessible.

In Android Oreo the situation should be a bit better. There is a new test that OEM/ODM must pass, one of which effects is to guarantee such file manager exists in the framework.

bigretromike commented 7 years ago

To bad Oreo need to by pushed by manufatures and the mobile carrier. Older (not flagship) models wont get it. To bad because I liked the idea that google could provide more useful appliaction to it own platform, to bad carriers and phone manufactures make android fragmented. But still Thanks for answer, I will have to root phone to get same functionality then.

Have a good day.