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by TheGoddessInari 203 days ago
There's a difference between "can't see 'special' folders" & "can't access anything but the app-specific storage". iOS loves the latter, while Android lets you organize files mostly normally even if doing highly stupid/discouraging things for power users & some app developers making questionable non-default choices.
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sussmannbaka 203 days ago
While I bet there’s some technicality I’ll get gotcha’d on, iOS apps do the exact same nowadays.
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bigyabai 203 days ago
iOS apps didn't, for the majority of the iPhone's lifespan. I explained this "technicality" upthread:

> There was almost a whole decade there where Apple pretended that the feature just didn't need to exist.

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sussmannbaka 203 days ago
The history lesson is appreciated but how does this relate to the current state of the stock file explorer that ships with the OS? I’m using my phone now and not ten years ago.

edit: oh, I think I get it. My original post wasn't intended to be read "iOS invented the file explorer, has Android also a file explorer app" (which would be silly, of course) but "when Files app released, the AOSP file explorer that commonly ships as the default was lacking, has this improved (caught up to Files app)"

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Paradigm2020 203 days ago
Maybe include the word "default file manager" next time :)).

Android is possibility/ (overdose of) options Apple is polished (and late).

Different strokes for different folks

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