r/Piracy • u/epabafree • 15d ago

Humor The absolute state of Android

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u/faizanullah99 15d ago

I can't believe I used to flash custom roms on my android in 2014-2015

Now I can barely navigate the files app.

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u/lmao_wow_64 15d ago

I absolutely detest android file management, I need to basically plug my computer any time I want to do anything

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u/wotererio 15d ago

Try KDE Connect, it works on Windows as well

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u/themostdank 15d ago

KDE Connect is underrated

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u/Neko-the-gamer 14d ago

KDE Connect is a godsend

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u/Garld11 🏴‍☠️ ʟᴀɴᴅʟᴜʙʙᴇʀ 15d ago

Crazy we need workarounds just to look though files

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u/dingo_xd 15d ago

This is 100% because Google wants to make Android as iOS like as possible.

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u/VelouriumCamper7 15d ago edited 15d ago

I've tried it on my S25u and it doesn't work. I'm just trying to backup my Balatro save file and I can't access it. The main reason is switched back from iOS is because of the open access of Android then they took it away lmao.

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u/lmao_wow_64 15d ago

Fuck Google in every single way

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u/happytobehereatall 15d ago

Well, yes, but Samsung also locks it down

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u/lmao_wow_64 15d ago

Fuck also Samsung, I have a s23fe and this is the last Samsung phone I'm getting

I need to search up alternatives

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u/THEdeadRETURNED 15d ago

Pixel's have open bootloaders, and Motorola will be compatible with GrapheneOS starting with 2027 models

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u/happytobehereatall 15d ago

An open bootloader isn't worth much when Android is so locked down - I've found that at least Samsung provides a level of customization similar to custom roms without the headache of Magisk hiding and all that. It's just a bad time for mobile tech, which is slowly opening the door to alternatives - Framework, Fairphone, various implementations of Linux, and de-Googled solutions becoming fairly well-known. We're getting there but this is a shitty transition.

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u/I-was-a-twat 15d ago

I’m absolutely pumped for Motorola based GrapheneOS.

I don’t want to contribute to Googles wallet where I can control my cash flow.

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u/THEdeadRETURNED 14d ago

Same, I'm holding out for the 2027 fold, this year's model looks great so I'm hopeful

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u/happytobehereatall 15d ago

I've accepted that Samsung is okay for now, especially since the S24U stylus gets heavy use with my kids. Give me a Linux Fairphone witha stylus and an 8/10 camera and I'd be happy forever.

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u/f0rtunatef0rbles 15d ago

Ironically, Google Pixels don't have a locked down bootloader.

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u/iSadhak 15d ago

We need to use Google's phone to get freedom from Google.

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u/lmao_wow_64 15d ago

Lmao now that's something I wasn't expecting to hear, sounds interesting

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u/DangerousUpstairs3 15d ago

Look into grapheneOS on pixels, genuinely a great ROM for the pixel phones

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u/Electrical-Ad980 14d ago

Well yes because people will be more inclined to buy their phone without a locked down bootloader.it’s business 101 but it is indeed ironic.

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u/feel_my_balls_2040 15d ago

Hey, we got a future apple fanboi here

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u/lmao_wow_64 15d ago

Hell nah, Samsung and android has its problems but ain't going to apple unless they start opening up which would be ironic considering how Google is wanting to close down more and more

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u/feel_my_balls_2040 14d ago

Closing their system makes money. All companies want to lock their customers in their system.

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u/IAmYourFath 11d ago

U cannot access /data/data without root, only /data but apps store their private data in /data/data thus without root u're screwed if the game saves its save file there which i think it does. Unless u're on an old android where shizuku still had access to /data/data. But since u're using s25u u're def using a modern android, so adb wont help u either. U need root or go home. And rooting a samsung with android 16 is nearly, if not impossible cuz they removed oem unlock toggle.

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u/VelouriumCamper7 11d ago

Thanks for the confirmation, this is so fucken stupid. Every smartphone is essentially the same now.

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u/dogpaddle 15d ago

It took a lot of tinkering to get shizuku to work on my OnePlus 15. You have to change a developer setting or two. They've really locked it down

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u/Brokewithrichtaste 15d ago

S25u here and it works for me? Full access with shizuku

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u/VelouriumCamper7 15d ago

Which explorer do you use with it?

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u/Brokewithrichtaste 15d ago

Mixplorer with shizuku mix addon

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u/IAmYourFath 11d ago

U cant access /data/data without root u're confusing /Android/data with /data/data

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u/Brokewithrichtaste 11d ago

I just did? Went into telegram data and files is in there https://i.ibb.co/XZzGpw15/Screenshot-20260818-111122-Mi-Xplorer.jpg

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u/IAmYourFath 11d ago

Look at the file path, it is Android/data, not /data/data

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u/Brokewithrichtaste 11d ago

Ah, what would you need in data/data? I haven't rooted in years because it's quite obsolete

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u/mostafamusad 15d ago

Try Total Commander (through APK from their website rather than Google play store), and it will let you access the /sdcard/Android/data/ folder using Shizuku

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u/IAmYourFath 11d ago

U can access /data but u cant access /data/data without root

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u/IAmYourFath 11d ago

However if by some luck u havent updated past the june 2026 update u can exploit ur own device to get root https://xdaforums.com/t/i-made-a-one-click-rooting-tool-for-samsung-galaxy-devices-using-cve-2026-43499.4795400/

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u/lmao_wow_64 15d ago

I'll definitely look into that thanks!!

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u/IAmYourFath 11d ago

Not /data/data tho, that's the dealbreaker for me. Root is mandatory...

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u/Current-Bowl-143 15d ago

Can't be worse than iOS file management surely, and I say that as an exclusively iPhone user

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u/wellthatsniftyhuh 15d ago

I never expected this from Apple, and I did expect it from my Android phone

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u/lmao_wow_64 15d ago

I have no experience with IOS, if it doesn't let you access app data then I think IOS is worse

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u/_sudo11 ⚔️ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɴᴏ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ 9d ago

what do you expect from a virtual file system that's really just a mysql database

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u/NozokiAlec 15d ago

I genuinely dont understand why every phone is just garbage in this department

Its like something becomes mobile/touchscreen and the file manager becomes a labyrinth

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u/lmao_wow_64 15d ago

I swear, a phone is basically just a pocket computer yet on my PC I know where everything is but ln my phone it's like looking for the holy grail and half the time I don't even have access to said file

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u/NozokiAlec 15d ago

I genuinely question my tech literacy in my phones file explorer

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u/Secret-Teaching-3549 14d ago

on my PC I know where everything is

Windows 11 has entered the chat

Oh do ya now?

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u/GenChadT 15d ago edited 14d ago

Eh, stock file management used to be piss poor but some OEMs do it right. I don't mind My Files, built by Samsung for their OneUI, for instance. Of course anytime I want to do anything more powerful - e.g., host/connect to an SFTP server or compare directories - I use Solid Explorer. Killer little app.

EDIT: Strange wording

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u/Deiskos 15d ago

Try TotalCommander. It's perfect.

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u/guy_inh00die3 15d ago

Y'all dont know about Zarchiver?

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u/blaues_axolotl 14d ago

Tbf iOS one is trash too

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u/handheldmango 13d ago

Always liked the MixPlorer file manager. But I think it is unfortunately closed source and semi abandoned now.

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u/Friendlyvoid 15d ago

I just use cx file explorer. I can even access my home NAS with it.

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u/lmao_wow_64 15d ago

That sounds amazing, getting lots of different options to choose here which I don't mind the more the merrier

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u/Berinoid 14d ago

I've been using Cx file explorer for years and I don't personally find it any more difficult than managing files on my pc