OpenFiles 0.2.0

Bug-fix and performance release. No new permissions, no new dependencies — APK still ~1.9 MB.

Fixed

• Recycled list rows could briefly show the wrong thumbnail while scrolling fast
• Camera photos rendered sideways in thumbnails (EXIF orientation is now applied)
• Recycle-bin index is now written atomically, so a crash can no longer corrupt the bin
• Removed a fragile view-hierarchy cast in the category screen that could crash on layout changes

Faster / smoother

• Tapping a checkbox in selection mode now updates only that row instead of rebinding the entire list — selection is no longer janky
• The Move/Copy folder picker, Empty recycle bin, the home storage rows, and the Details dialog no longer do file I/O on the main thread — no more UI freezes on large folders or slow SD cards
• Video thumbnails are scaled to display size before caching (previously full 512×384 frames), so the thumbnail cache holds ~5× more entries and scrolling media folders stays smooth
• Fixed a layout-listener leak in the photo/video grid that made every layout pass more expensive the longer you browsed
• Multi-file delete-to-bin no longer re-reads the bin index once per file

OpenFiles 0.1.1

Visual and performance update based on side-by-side comparison with the stock file manager on a Galaxy S21 FE.

Fixed

• Home screen text and icon sizes now match the original (sizes respect your device font scale)
• Audio files category icon redrawn (was rendering broken)
• Category cards: squarer corners and equal cell heights (Installation files no longer taller)
• Storage pill is now a two-tone progress pill like the original
• File thumbnails/previews in lists (images, videos, album art, APK icons) now load correctly
• Tapping a folder in Downloads/category views now opens the folder instead of the Open with dialog
• Installation files category loads instantly (indexed MediaStore query)
• Manage storage loads instantly and is no longer cut off

Added

• Large scrollable home title and N new files added recently header with orange dot

Requires Android 5.0+ - APK under 2 MB

OpenFiles 0.1.0

First release of OpenFiles — a free and open-source file manager for Android with a clean One UI-inspired look.

Highlights

• Home screen with Recent files carousel, category cards, storage volumes and utilities
• Full folder browser: breadcrumbs, All/Essentials filter, sort by name/date/type/size, list & grid views
• Selection mode with Move, Copy, Share, Delete and More (Details, Rename, Compress, Extract)
• Recycle bin with 30-day retention and restore
• Search with time and type filter chips and recent searches
• Manage storage screen with per-category usage breakdown
• Manual colour palette picker (7 palettes) plus device colours on Android 12+
• Internal storage, SD card and USB drives — no cloud, no network, no analytics

Requires Android 5.0+ · APK under 2 MB