It does not, but on all of the Android devices I’ve used there’s simply a “downloads” folder in the root location (or what is exposed to the user as root location, anyway) where downloads go by default. From web browsers, at least.
The problem is that where things are saved is more or less up to the developer of the app in question, and sometimes they make some very nonsensical choices. The app could create a folder for itself in root, or it could create a folder for itself in “documents,” or it could simply park things in one of the preexisting userspace folders. Or it could bury the file it just created in /Android/data/com.appname.fd6bca3/files/0/dl/, and it sure as shit won’t tell you nor give you the option to put it anywhere else.
Get a file explorer. Mine has a “recent” tab where all the new stuff is. I can also move or copy files easily. Vanilla explorer is not very good but it does have the basics covered. It is annoying not to have a system-wide download dialog though.
I suspect part of why google’s app is subpar is to promote their cloud storage.
A shocking number of Android devices ship without a file browser installed from the vendor at all. If you want one you have to install it yourself. This is baffling to me.
It does not, but on all of the Android devices I’ve used there’s simply a “downloads” folder in the root location (or what is exposed to the user as root location, anyway) where downloads go by default. From web browsers, at least.
The problem is that where things are saved is more or less up to the developer of the app in question, and sometimes they make some very nonsensical choices. The app could create a folder for itself in root, or it could create a folder for itself in “documents,” or it could simply park things in one of the preexisting userspace folders. Or it could bury the file it just created in /Android/data/com.appname.fd6bca3/files/0/dl/, and it sure as shit won’t tell you nor give you the option to put it anywhere else.
Get a file explorer. Mine has a “recent” tab where all the new stuff is. I can also move or copy files easily. Vanilla explorer is not very good but it does have the basics covered. It is annoying not to have a system-wide download dialog though.
I suspect part of why google’s app is subpar is to promote their cloud storage.
I use Root Explorer.
A shocking number of Android devices ship without a file browser installed from the vendor at all. If you want one you have to install it yourself. This is baffling to me.
That’s fucked, the more android progresses the less usable it becomes it seems. Even budget 2.3 phones had it built-in afaik