Google has
silently started testing a new app called "Files Go" to provide Android users with a unified
solution for all their storage management and wireless file transfer
requirements. The app was briefly listed as an unreleased app on Google Play, with users required to enter
an early access programme for testing. The app has since been pulled, but can
be sideloaded as an APK file.
As its name suggests, the Files Go app is appeared to be a
part of the family that already has YouTube Go and Android Go as the two major
solutions for emerging markets. Android Police notes that Google ran an early access programme to
pilot the app on specific devices.
Nevertheless, a downloadable APK file of the Files Go app is
available through APK Mirror to reveal its features. You can install the
app through the available file on any of your devices running Android 5.0 and
above.
The Files Go app has a convenient interface that comes with
two tabs -- Storage and Files. The originally active Storage tab shows you the
free space available on your device alongside sporting feature cards that give
you access to clean app cache, remove recorded media, and free up the storage
by removing large and downloaded files. The Files tab, on the other hand, works
just as a simple file management app and lists sources such as Downloads,
Received files, Images, Videos, and Documents.
Alongside the simple two-tab experience, the Files Go app
has the integrated file transfer feature that allows you to send or receive
files wirelessly. The feature uses Bluetooth connectivity of your device to
enable wireless transfer - without requiring an active data connection. Similar
to popular file sharing apps such as Shareit and Xender, Google's app creates
your profile to help you send large-sized files with your nearby contacts at a
fast pace.
Besides, the Files Go app lists all the apps that are unused
on your device from the last four weeks. This makes it easier to free up some
space by uninstalling those apps right from the Google solution.
The APK file of the Files Go app is around 5.41MB in size,
lower than the size of the Shareit and Xender installation packages. Google
would manage to even shrink the app at the time of its public release. But
importantly, the official release is yet to be announced.
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