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X-plore File Manager app can bypass Scoped Storage’s restrictions

February 1, 2021 by

Android 11 has brought scoped storage to phones but not many people are happy with it. For one, it has messed up Google Photos. Some apps and services are migrating to it though like Viber for better app and user data protection. The Android team says such scoped storage is part of privacy and security … Read more

Google Photos messed up by Android 11’s scoped storage

October 16, 2020 by

Android 11 has introduced the Scoped Storage system. One noticeable effect of this is the challenge in loading non-Google Play apps. We first learned about this update when the Android 11 Developer Preview was released by Google in early February. It is one of the many privacy and security improvements the Android team has worked … Read more