FX File Explorer features a Material Design user interface and new ways to transfer your files between devices and computers:

* Support for SMBv2.
*The new “FX Connect” transfers files from phone to phone with Wi-Fi Direct. Supports NFC to connect two phones by physically touching their backs together. (requires FX +)
* New “Web Access” allows transfer and management of files and media from your computer’s web browser. You can drag and drop entire folders to your phone from your computer or stream music playlists from your phone to your computer over Wi-Fi. (Requires FX +)

FX is a file explorer designed to simplify working with files and media on your phone or tablet:

* Productivity-focused home screen: Go straight to your important folders, media and cloud storage
* Multiple window support, with dual view mode to see two windows at once
*The “Usage View” mode displays the total size and composition of the contents of each folder, when you browse and manage files
* Support for most file archiving formats

FX protects your privacy:

* No ads
*No monitoring of user activity: FX never “phones”
* Built by NextApp, Inc., an American company founded in 2002;

The optional FX + Add-On module allows more features:

* Access to networked computers, including FTP, SSH FTP, WebDAV and Windows Networking (SMB1 and SMB2)
* Manage installed apps, with support for browsing apps based on required permissions
*Create and explore inside AES-256 / AES-128 encrypted zip files
* Browse audio content by artist / album / playlist; manage and organize playlists
*Directly browse photo and video folders
* Encrypted password (use a password to access network and cloud locations)

FX includes a number of built-in edit / viewer applets:

* Text editor (with history / undo, cut / paste, find and pinch to zoom)
* Binary (Hex) Viewer
*Image viewer
* Media player and pop-up audio player
* Zip, Tar, GZip, Bzip2, archive creators and extractors
*RAR file extractor
* Shell script executor

Android 8/9 Location Permission Notice

* NOTE: Android 8.0+ unfortunately required approximate location permission, as it is now required for apps that support Wi-Fi Direct (because Wi-Fi Direct lets this information out). FX never actually queries your location, and this permission will only be requested on Android 8.0 and later when using FX Connect. This requirement previously only applied to Android 9.0, but because FX now specifies full support for the latest Android API, Android 8.0 also requires this permission.