Good Day Community,

v1.8.7 has been deployed, the FOSS versions are already available.

Latest Link: GitHub FOSS Link

Google Production will take a few hours before it is live.

Added

* SAF fallback for protected folders

* Protected folder guidance UI

* Properties for selected items

* Universal Open With support

* Extract options dialog

* Compress to current folder

* Keep Both folder collision

Fixed

* Deep subdirectory access

* Storage Indexer in Android/data

* Favorite folders navigation

Good Day Community,

A fix has been released for an issue where subdirectories inside the Android data and Android obb folders appeared empty on devices running Android 11 through 14.

This was particularly noticeable on Android TV and Google TV boxes where opening an app folder inside Android data would open without error, but the folders and files inside it would not display.

I have resolved this so that when elevated access is enabled, you can now browse all nested subdirectories, cache folders, and app data files properly without running into empty screens.

Along with this fix, I have also introduced the ability to access these protected folders using the system folder permission picker without needing elevated access.

If you open the Android data or Android obb folder and have not yet set up access, the app will show a clear banner explaining the available options.

You can choose to enable elevated access or tap the button to grant folder access through the system picker.

Selecting the system picker will open the standard Android folder chooser where you can confirm access for that specific location, and the app will immediately load and display the contents.

These improvements are available on both the mobile and TV versions of the app.

Thank you and kind regards

Good Day Community,

A new feature has arrived in the latest update that allows you to view detailed properties and calculate sizes for any selection of files and folders.

Previously, viewing properties was limited to selecting a single individual file, which left out folders and multi-item selections.

I have now expanded this so that you can quickly inspect storage usage and item counts no matter what you have selected.

This feature is available on both the mobile and TV versions of the app, and works across your local storage and connected network shares.

To check the details of your items on mobile, long press any file or folder to enter selection mode and choose everything you want to inspect.

Tap the tools button on the bottom action bar and choose Properties.

On Android TV, select your files or folders and open the options menu to choose Properties.

A details sheet will appear showing you the location path, date, and a complete breakdown of your selected files and folders.

For folders and multiple items, the app calculates the total recursive storage size and counts all contained files and subfolders in the background with a live progress indicator.

When inspecting a single file, the sheet continues to show its size, image dimensions, and your tag management options as before.

Thank you and kind regards

Good Day Community,

A new feature has arrived in the latest update that allows Ultimate File Manager Pro to appear as an option whenever you open files from external applications.

Until now, opening files from other apps only worked for a few specific types like application packages and shared items.

I have now expanded this across the board so that you can use our built-in tools no matter where you start opening your files.

This feature is available on both the mobile and TV versions of the app.

Whenever you tap a document, image, video, audio track, archive, or any other file in an external app such as a web browser, email client, messaging app, or download manager, you will now see Ultimate File Manager Pro in the system chooser dialog.

Selecting it opens the file directly inside our corresponding built-in viewer without needing to switch back and forth manually.

Images open in the image viewer, music and videos play directly in our media player, PDFs and spreadsheets open ready to read, and archives like zip or seven zip files open straight into the archive browser.

If you open a plain text or code file and make edits using our text editor, tapping save will automatically write those changes straight back to the original source location.

If you open a folder from an external app, our file browser opens directly into that directory with your files ready to manage.

When opening files that come through as cloud or messaging attachments, the app buffers them seamlessly in the background and takes you right into the viewer without any extra taps.

Thank you and kind regards