X-plore File Manager app can bypass Scoped Storage’s restrictions
February 1, 2021
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 improvements of Android 11. It can be useful to some but it brings about limitations on Android 11. It’s been a controversial topic but the Scoped Storage API may be here to stay.
Scoped Storage becomes questionable when the restrictions are extended to file explorers. Google has not finished working on this issue but other developers have worked on their own solutions. One app is named the X-plore File Manager which can bypass the limitations on Android 11.