FX File Explorer: the file manager with privacy
v8.0.3.0 · 8.7 MB · code 8008
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File information
UpdatedNov 17, 2025
PublishedJul 28, 2022
Packagenextapp.fx
Versionv8.0.3.0 (8008)
Size8.7 MB
MD58b0db051d9ec1368ddf0df508077a8dc
Min SDK16
ABIsx86, x86-64, armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a
Malware scanTRUSTED
Signature SHA18E:25:99:AF:15:CA:46:AB:4F:C5:28:67:0B:F2:DC:00:08:B4:46:04
SignerCN=Tod Liebeck, OU=android.nextapp.com, O="NextApp, Inc.", L=Newport Beach, ST=CA, C=US
Total downloads10,000,000
This version10,000,000
DeveloperNextApp, Inc.
Age ratingEveryone
What's new in v8.0.3.0
Major update. Major changes to UI aesthetic, icons, and animations throughout the app. Improved performance. Fast-scrolling support throughout the app. Significant updates to "recents", sort-by-kind, image/video/app sections. Reduced app size by 25% via optimizations and vector graphics.
8.0.1: Minor fixes, mixed rectangle/round icon theme option.
8.0.1: Minor fixes, mixed rectangle/round icon theme option.
Security scan
TRUSTED
- Developer signature verified 2025-11-17
- Scanned for malware 2021-05-01 23:06:33
- Signature SHA1 8E:25:99:AF:15:CA:46:AB:4F:C5:28:67:0B:F2:DC:00:08:B4:46:04
- File MD5 8b0db051d9ec1368ddf0df508077a8dc
How to install FX File Explorer: the file manager with privacy v8.0.3.0 on Android API 16+
Takes about 2 minutes. You'll need roughly 8.7 MB of free storage.
- Grab nextapp.fx_8008.apk — hit the Download button above (8.7 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 8b0db051d9ec1368…. Any difference means the file is corrupted or tampered — delete and re-download.
- Open the APK — tap the download notification, or find nextapp.fx_8008.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=Tod Liebeck, OU=android.nextapp.com, O="NextApp, Inc.", L=Newport Beach, ST=CA, C=US. 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 FX File Explorer: the file manager with privacy — tap Open on the install screen, or find the FX File Explorer: the file manager with privacy icon in your app drawer (this build targets x86/x86-64/armeabi-v7a/arm64-v8a devices).
Common install errors for FX File Explorer: the file manager with privacy
- "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-v7a/arm64-v8a native code. Devices with a different CPU will reject it.