Named & Shamed

Jonathan Parkyn puts the boot into tech villains, jargon-spouting companies and software stuffed with junk

WARNING: JUNK AHEAD Junk offender: ES File Explorer One of the things I love about Android is the way it lets you browse the files and folders stored on your device, just as you can on a PC. These days, there are loads of great file-manager apps around, including Google’s own Files Go (www.snipca.com/28490). But for years there was only one file manager that savvy Android users kept on their devices: ES File Explorer File Manager (www.snipca.com/28489). It was brilliant because it provided access to your folder system without having to root your device, and even let you connect wirelessly to your PC over a network to share files. Just a few years ago, ES File Explorer was all but essential. But how the mighty have fallen. For reasons I…

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