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[MogCakes]

What the hell is this shit!? Why is it hidden? I would have thought it common sense to be able to access the list of downloads without having to dick around my phone's settings for a half hour.

 

[CyclopsRock]

It's there in my app tray, stock Android 6, Nexus 6p.

 

[Starviper]

All depends on your particular flavor of android.. Or just download a folder explorer app?

 

[Rivitur]

I see mine, I've always seen mine.

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

There's an app for it: named "Downloads".

Also I can open the folder with the app File Commander no problem.

 

[Timedog]

Android is weird about never wanting you to see the file folder system, probably because there's some confusing stuff in there, especially if you use an SD card. Download ES File Explorer or something similar if you want to easily view everything.

 

[adamsapple]

There's been a download app in the main page on my moto G snce the kit kat days. A bit barebones but it fits the description of what you're asking about.

Which phone you got OP ?

 

[BocoDragon]

What's a download?

~iOS user

 

[tim.mbp]

What phone you got?

 

[Mr_Zombie]

What the hell is this shit!? Why is it hidden? I would have thought it common sense to be able to access the list of downloads without having to dick around my phone's settings for a half hour.

No matter what flavour of Android you have, you know you can simply download a file explorer app and have access to all your folders without dicking around phone's settings?

Even more, nowadays most Android phones already have a preinstalled file explorer app; even clean Android does (at least since Lollipop).

 

[Manmademan]

What the hell is this shit!? Why is it hidden? I would have thought it common sense to be able to access the list of downloads without having to dick around my phone's settings for a half hour.

HTC One M9:

Open app tray, click on "downloads". there it is. Or pin "downloads" to one of your homescreens.

Sounds like this is a pretty common solution to your problem and plenty of phones have it.

 

[Falcs]

Never been a problem for me.
Sounds like you might benefit from using an iPhone instead.

 

[Transistor]

If you're on a newer Samsung, it'll be in My Files

But I've never seen an Android phone without one.

 

[SmellyHoundRedux]

hook that mother up to your pc and look at all the files

 

[The Hermit]

I have a LG G3 and what is this thread?

 

[GavinGT]

You don't have a file explorer app?

 

[nubbe]

Either use the "Downloads" app or use a file manager

 

[Ty4on]

hook that mother up to your pc and look at all the files

And enjoy that sweet, sweet USB 2.0 speed.

 

[NeoRausch]

Or just use airdroid to look up all your stuff and copy that shit to your PC over WiFi.

 

[tabs2002]

Never seen an Android phone without a "downloads" app

 

[adamsapple]

Never seen an Android phone without a "downloads" app

Yeah, even if for SOME reason yours doesn't have it, you can download a crap load of file managers like ES explorer with a few touches on the play store.

 

[Lil'DigiOp]

Android is weird about never wanting you to see the file folder system, probably because there's some confusing stuff in there, especially if you use an SD card. Download ES File Explorer or something similar if you want to easily view everything.

Wut? Bolded is like the number 1 reason Android exists.

 

[Timedog]

Wut? Bolded is like the number 1 reason Android exists.

I think that the number one reason Android exists is so that Google has more leverage in shaping the way computers are used. But maybe it's actually specifically because they were tired of using file explorers...

 

[NoblesseOblige]

I just click Apps > My Files and it's right there.

 

[ItIsOkBro]

Are you sure you're not using an iPhone

 

[Seraph_Nicholas]

Most phones include some variety of file browser - Blame the manufacturer for this one, OP. Then go download ES File Explorer. Frankly, Google should just buy that app and bake it in. It's that good.

 

[rambis]

I think OP is complaining about how hard the folder is to find at first use, not that it doesn't exist. I can agree with this sentiment on my phone and its one of the many reasons I flashed mine with something more intuitive.

 

[HazySaiyan]

My Galaxy Note 5 doesn't seem to have this problem.

I think OP is complaining about how hard the folder is to find at first use, not that it doesn't exist. I can agree with this sentiment on my phone and its one of the many reasons I flashed mine with something more intuitive.

Is it any different than having to go to Windows Explorer and then your Downloads folder?

 

[xenist]

It does. I don't get it.

 

[massoluk]

/Confused
/Checked phone

Yup, right there on my app tray, a big giant "Downloads"

Also have ES File Explorer app

 

[NoblesseOblige]

I think OP is complaining about how hard the folder is to find at first use, not that it doesn't exist. I can agree with this sentiment on my phone and its one of the many reasons I flashed mine with something more intuitive.

I've only had an android phone for 4 months and was able to find the downloads in no time at all. It was in a place that is extremely intuitive to me. If OP has problem finding it then its likely due to their unfamiliarity with typical file systems (or a crappy manufacturer).

 

[Zen_Arcade]

Downloads is literally the top folder when I open up the "My Files" folder.

 

[theusedversion]

Like others have said, mine has an icon that takes me directly to downloads. It's called "Downloads" in the app tray.

What's a download?

~iOS user

Apologies if this is a stupid question but can you not download anything on iOS?

 

[Dedication Through Light]

I have a LG G4 and its on the screen by default but a File Manager and a Downloads

 

[Jazzy Network]

OP forgot to mention he is Matt Murdock.

 

[Santiako]

Calls OP...

 

[family_guy]

What the hell is this shit!? Why is it hidden? I would have thought it common sense to be able to access the list of downloads without having to dick around my phone's settings for a half hour.

Be thankful you don't have a iPhone.

 

[thehypocrite]

It's there in my app tray, stock Android 6, Nexus 6.

.

 

[kraspkibble]

stock android running 6.0.1. if your phone makes it hard to find then blame whoever made it and decided to mess about with android.

 

[GatorBait]

stock android running 6.0.1. if your phone makes it hard to find then blame whoever made it and decided to mess about with android.

OP, explain yourself.

 

[UnemployedVillain]

stock android running 6.0.1. if your phone makes it hard to find then blame whoever made it and decided to mess about with android.

In OPs defense, maybe he couldn't find it in the alphabetically sorted list of apps

 

[M3d10n]

Apologies if this is a stupid question but can you not download anything on iOS?

Images and PDF documents, basically, unless you use a 3rd party downloader app that includes a built in browser.

 

[crazy monkey]

There is app called download. Not hidden lg g3

 

[MogCakes]

I looked all through my apps and the download app isn't there. I'm using an S6 on Android 6.0.1. I was trying to cancel a download at the time.

 

[……forgetit]

Touchwiz strikes again

 

[Kinitari]

I looked all through my apps and the download app isn't there. I'm using an S6 on Android 6.0.1. I was trying to cancel a download at the time.

download a file explorer, non-stock android can be... odd.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

I looked all through my apps and the download app isn't there. I'm using an S6 on Android 6.0.1. I was trying to cancel a download at the time.

That's not androids fault, it's samsung. Apparently it's in some samsung tray or something according to google.

 

[Eos]

I looked all through my apps and the download app isn't there. I'm using an S6 on Android 6.0.1. I was trying to cancel a download at the time.

It's in My Files

 

[Hasney]

I looked all through my apps and the download app isn't there. I'm using an S6 on Android 6.0.1. I was trying to cancel a download at the time.

Settings > Storage > Explore

 

[Bo-Locks]

The default downloads folder is located on the internal memory. Does anybody know how to move the downloads folder and point all future downloads to an SD card?