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0 pointsbigyabai6mo ago0 comments

I'm pretty sure that iOS only has a file explorer app because Android supported it.

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

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kevin_thibedeau6mo ago

To be fair, Android lacked a stock file browser for much of its existence.

stavros6mo ago

The difference is that iOS still doesn't show you the files on your device. It only shows you files in a small area.

wkat42426mo ago

I love Android but Android does that too. Apps have their internal storage area which you can't access unfortunately (not without root anyway). Nor system files.

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sussmannbaka6mo ago

Am I supposed to be mad about them not supporting a feature during a time when I didn’t use iOS or is this somehow supposed to impact my current day use of Files app?

Paradigm20206mo ago

"Im not sure if Android has caught up but the iOS file explorer app is excellent." ~ you several posts up.

creaturemachine6mo ago

Remember folks, the iphone was released in 2007, and the files app in 2017. Cut & paste? Apple didn't give ios a clipboard until 2021.

joshstrange6mo ago

> Apple didn't give ios a clipboard until 2021.

Apple added copy/paste in iOS 3.0 in 2009

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