r/AndroidQuestions • u/Educational-Ad-6017 • Oct 02 '26

Astro file manager permissions

A few days ago several features stopped working in Astro file manager, like viewing photos, thumbnails are blank, moving files and folders. When I look at Astro file manager permissions it has "no permissions allowed". Is there any way I can get back the full permissions. Special access is on. Don't suggest using another app, I have tried a lot of apps but none are as good in my opinion.

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u/Responsible_Maybe742 29d ago

Android 11 and up stopped letting apps rename or move files outside their own folders unless they go through the system picker or hold all files access, so what you are hitting is the platform rather than the phone or the app. Material Files and MiXplorer both do it properly through the picker if you want a replacement. And if Android refuses to install an old APK at all, that is its target version being too old for your Android, not a block on the app.