FX File Explorer: Plus License

NextApp, Inc.

About this app

FX Plus adds media, networking, and cloud capabilities to FX File Explorer.

If you experience any issues, please contact [e-mail].

THIS IS ONLY A LICENSE KEY. You must have FX File Explorer installed for it to work. This add-on will not appear in your application launcher. Its functionality is accessed within FX: you will see two new categories appear on the FX homescreen: "Internet and Network" and "Media" (as shown in the first screenshot). Please install FX and try it out before purchasing: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.fx

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File/Media Capabilities:

* Create and extract AES-128 and AES-256 encrypted zip files; browse file contents, view images/media without decrypting
* Browse/manage installed applications
* Browse image and video collections
* Browse audio by artist, album, playlist, or view all tracks
* Rearrange playlists with drag and drop (multiple files can be rearranged by selecting them)

Network / Cloud Capabilities:

* [NEW] FX Connect: Transfer files and media between two phones directly; connect with NFC or Wi-Fi
* [NEW] FX Web Access: Browse and manage files and media using your computer's web browser
* Windows networking (SMB)
* FTP (including secure FTP-S and FTP-ES)
* SSH FTP (Secure Shell FTP)
* WebDAV
* Cloud Storage: Google Drive (incl. Google Docs), Dropbox, SugarSync, Box (Box.net), and SkyDrive (SkyDrive requires Android 2.2 or later)
* Stream video and audio media files from SMB, FTP, SSH, Google Drive, Dropbox, SugarSync, Box, and SkyDrive to media player applications
* Browse the local network for Windows (SMB) shares
* Find FTP and SSH FTP local network shares using multicast DNS (mDNS) service discovery (Bonjour/Zeroconf/Avahi)
* Encrypted keyring (used to avoid entering sensitive passwords in public while not allowing access in event of device theft)
* Download and convert Google Drive / Google Docs files into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OpenDocument, PDF, and other formats

Bluetooth Capabilities:

* Send files via OBEX Push (also available on most devices in free version)
* Bluetooth FTP Client
* Discover / pair devices from within FX File Explorer

Ratings and reviews

I started using FX File Explorer Plus in 2013. It was my go-to for years. They made some changes I didn't like so I abandoned it for a long time. I recently tried it again after the one I'd been using showed high levels of suspicious activity on my firewall. Wow, I love FX all over again! It has a beautiful, slick interface and clever, well-implemented features. I'm so glad they're maintaining this app - it's truly best-in-class!

Abandoned? Google Drive integration stopped working over a year ago, I emailed dev with no reply. Droobox integration stopped working months ago, emailed dev with no reply. It's a shame, because FX is still by far my favorite explorer interface. I would love to see it updated. Old review for reference: FX is by far my favorite file browser, and I use it numerous times a day. I bought this just for the dropbox integration, and it's seamless. It's how the official dropbox app SHOULD have been.

I've been using this for a long time, and have generally liked it a lot. However, recently I tried using the FX Connect feature, and it would not work correctly, although it worked in the past. I sent a support email, with no answer after a week or so, so I resent the same email, as a forward, so they'd know I already sent it once. Still no reply after another week or two, so until I get a reply, I will rate them at one star. I don't expect perfection, but I do expect some response to a bug report. Sorry FX Same problem months later with another bug report. Uninstalled FX, installed Solid Explorer - much better, easier to use, and no errors so far.

What's new

Updates to support latest Android versions.