File Widget - home screen file browser and viewer
v1.7.1 · 18.5 MB · code 23
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UpdatedOct 29, 2018
PublishedOct 29, 2018
Packagenet.garymac.filewidget
Versionv1.7.1 (23)
Size18.5 MB
MD52bd32a8ce0ce4fed0d99ea57fd2df558
Min SDK16
ABIsx86, x86-64, armeabi, armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a, mips
Malware scanTRUSTED
Signature SHA167:23:C4:02:EB:CB:C8:82:FB:FD:AB:28:FD:D6:60:52:34:43:AB:02
SignerCN=Gary Mac, OU=Development, O=Gary Mac, C=GB
Total downloads1,000
This version1,000
DeveloperGary Mac
Age ratingEveryone
What's new in v1.7.1
- New Recent tab showing files and folders previously displayed in a widget
- New single page PDF view
- Added thumbnails for PDF files
- Added option to change the size of items in gallery view
- Use compact list items setting is now per widget instead of global to all widgets
- PDFs are now viewable on Android 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4
- Various bug fixes and improvements
- New single page PDF view
- Added thumbnails for PDF files
- Added option to change the size of items in gallery view
- Use compact list items setting is now per widget instead of global to all widgets
- PDFs are now viewable on Android 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4
- Various bug fixes and improvements
Security scan
TRUSTED
- Developer signature verified 2020-02-10
- Scanned for malware 2020-11-04 05:55:44
- Signature SHA1 67:23:C4:02:EB:CB:C8:82:FB:FD:AB:28:FD:D6:60:52:34:43:AB:02
- File MD5 2bd32a8ce0ce4fed0d99ea57fd2df558
How to install File Widget - home screen file browser and viewer v1.7.1 on Android API 16+
Takes about 2 minutes. You'll need roughly 18.5 MB of free storage.
- Grab net.garymac.filewidget_23.apk — hit the Download button above (18.5 MB). If your browser warns about APK files, choose Keep or Download anyway — that warning fires on every APK, not just this one.
- Trust your browser to install — on Android 8+ go to Settings → Apps → Special access → Install unknown apps, pick the app you downloaded with (Chrome, Firefox, Files, etc.), and flip Allow from this source. On older Android, toggle Unknown sources under Security.
- (Optional) Verify the file — compute the MD5 of the downloaded APK and make sure it matches 2bd32a8ce0ce4fed…. Any difference means the file is corrupted or tampered — delete and re-download.
- Open the APK — tap the download notification, or find net.garymac.filewidget_23.apk in your Files app under Downloads, then tap it. Android's package installer will appear.
- Check the signer — the install screen will name the publisher. For this build it should read CN=Gary Mac, OU=Development, O=Gary Mac, C=GB. If it doesn't match, cancel — you have the wrong file.
- Review permissions & tap Install — scroll the permission list, then confirm. If Play Protect flags it, tap Install anyway (this APK was scanned as TRUSTED).
- Done — open File Widget - home screen file browser and viewer — tap Open on the install screen, or find the File Widget - home screen file browser and viewer icon in your app drawer (this build targets x86/x86-64/armeabi/armeabi-v7a/arm64-v8a/mips devices).
Common install errors for File Widget - home screen file browser and viewer
- "App not installed" — usually means an older or differently-signed version is already on your device. Uninstall it first, then retry. Your data may be lost unless you back it up.
- "Parse error" — the APK is for a newer Android than yours. This version needs Android API 16 or later. Pick an older build from the versions list below.
- "There was a problem parsing the package" — the download was interrupted. Delete the file and re-download over Wi-Fi.
- Works on one phone but not another — this build ships x86/x86-64/armeabi/armeabi-v7a/arm64-v8a/mips native code. Devices with a different CPU will reject it.