📖 How-To Guides

Step-by-step instructions for common tasks.

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Note: Feature Availability by Flavor

Some features are only available in specific flavors. This guide follows the current matrix from FEATURES.md; the XR / noLegal surface is intentionally separate because it depends on headset hardware and sideload build rules.

Feature Standard Lite Photos Legacy XR / noLegal
Network folders (SMB, SFTP, FTP) ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓
Cloud storage (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox) ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓
Audio playback & lyrics ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓
Internet Streams (radio, HLS/DASH, RTSP) ✓ ✓ (progressive only) ✗ ✓ ✓
Document viewer (PDF, Text) ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓
EPUB reader ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓
Translation & OCR ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓
Image editing ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

If a feature is marked with “✗”, choose the Standard or XR / noLegal build that matches your hardware and distribution path.

Table of Contents

Scenario Groups

Home media, TV and living room flows

  1. Turn a NAS into a living-room media shelf
  2. Run a slideshow with background music for a room display
  3. Use FMS on Android TV Box
  4. OpenXR VR Immersive Cinema

Travel, reading and document workflows

  1. Prepare a folder for travel without stable internet
  2. Read cloud documents and EPUBs on the go
  3. Translate signs, scans and screenshots with OCR
  4. Hand network files off to specialist apps
  5. Quick Math & Text Calculations
  6. Cloud Markdown & Code Notes

Power-user and mixed media workflows

  1. Sort a family photo archive with Quick Sort
  2. Capture the Screen with Edge Gestures
  3. Create Slideshow with Background Music
  4. Read E-Books (EPUB)
  5. Auto-Translation
  6. Home-Screen Smart Widgets

Core Task Reference

  1. Connect to Network Drive (SMB)
  2. Connect to SFTP/FTP Server
  3. Import a Windows Companion Share (scan a code or import a file)
  4. Connect to Cloud Storage
  5. Set Up Quick Sort Folders
  6. Use Touch Zones
  7. Edit Photos
  8. Create Slideshow
  9. Protect Folder with PIN
  10. Empty Trash
  11. Backup Settings
  12. View Text and PDF Files
  13. Open Network Files in External Apps
  14. View Song Lyrics
  15. Record Your Screen
  16. Record a Voice Note
  17. Use the In-App Camera
  18. Find and Delete Duplicate Files
  19. View Your Usage Statistics

Scenario Groups

These sections are intentionally more varied than the core reference blocks below. Each scenario mixes a fast path with context, trade-offs, and the situations where FastMediaSorter is especially strong.

⭐ Featured: bring your PC’s folders to your phone with one scan. Run the free Fast Media Sorter for Windows companion on your PC, pick the folders with your videos, music, documents, or photos, and it shows a code on screen. On the phone, tap Add, choose Import by barcode, point the camera at the code - the PC folders are connected instantly, with no address, port, or password typing. Full walkthrough: Open PC Folders by Scanning a Code • quick recipe: Import a Windows Companion Share.

Home media, TV and living room flows

Turn a NAS into a living-room media shelf

Available in: Standard, Photos, Legacy, XR/noLegal

Quick Path

  1. Add your NAS as an SMB resource.
  2. Run Scan Network if you do not want to type the IP manually.
  3. Open the resource from a TV box, tablet, or phone.
  4. Start browsing videos, photos, or documents directly from the NAS.

Scenario Walkthrough

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Run a slideshow with background music for a room display

Available in: Standard, Legacy, Photos, XR / noLegal

Quick Path

  1. Add one image source and one music source.
  2. In Settings → Media → Images, enable Play music during slideshow.
  3. Pick the music resource.
  4. Open a photo folder and press Play.

Scenario Walkthrough

When It Helps

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OpenXR VR Immersive Cinema

Available in: Standard, Lite, Legacy, vr, XR/noLegal (single-eye 3D); XR/noLegal only (full headset immersion)

Quick Path - enable, configure, watch 3D

  1. Single-eye 3D (every flavor, nothing to enable): open any SBS/OU/180°/360° file - it’s auto-detected and cropped to one eye so it looks right on a normal flat screen. This is controlled by Settings > Playback > “Show 3D content from one eye” (default ON). To force a specific format instead of relying on auto-detect, open the player’s Control dialog on a vr/XR-noLegal build and pick a mode from the 3D tab - Auto-detect, Side-by-Side (SBS), Over-Under (OU), or Mono (Disabled); the choice is remembered for that file.
  2. Full immersion on a Quest (XR/noLegal sideload build only): with the headset on, tap the VR badge in the player while a 3D file is open, choose Open in VR Cinema from a file’s overflow menu in Browse, or open Settings > Media and tap Test Immersive to try a sample. Any of the three opens a per-eye OpenXR view of that content.
  3. Watch: inside the immersive view, aim the controller ray and pull the trigger to move to the next or previous file. Any other button, key, or click exits back to the flat screen - there is no in-headset volume, seek, or track control yet.

Scenario Walkthrough

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Play Internet Radio on a Car Head Unit or Audio Player

Available in: Standard, Legacy, XR/noLegal (full); Lite (progressive-audio only)

Quick Path

  1. Open the main window dropdown and tap Streams, or go to Settings > Media > Streams and enable the toggle if it is off.
  2. Tap + and paste any radio station URL (http:// or https://, .m3u8, rtsp://).
  3. Tap the station row - audio starts in the sticky bottom mini-control. The list stays scrollable.
  4. For a larger catalog, tap Import and enter a remote .m3u URL, or download the curated FastMediaSorter catalog from the Extensions screen.

Scenario Walkthrough

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Travel, reading and document workflows

Prepare a folder for travel without stable internet

Available in: Standard, Lite, Photos, Legacy

Quick Path

  1. Create or choose one local folder for the trip.
  2. Copy the media, PDFs, EPUBs, or notes you need into it before leaving Wi-Fi.
  3. Open that folder once in FastMediaSorter so thumbnails and last positions are ready.
  4. Use the folder offline during the trip.

Scenario Walkthrough

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Read cloud documents and EPUBs on the go

Available in: Standard for cloud access, Standard/Lite/Photos/Legacy for local reading

Quick Path

  1. Add your cloud provider in Cloud Storage.
  2. Open the folder that contains PDFs or EPUBs.
  3. Tap the file directly from the cloud resource.
  4. Continue reading from your last saved position later.

Scenario Walkthrough

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Translate signs, scans and screenshots with OCR

Available in: Standard, Legacy, XR / noLegal

Quick Path

  1. Open an image, PDF, or text file.
  2. Show the command panel.
  3. Tap Translate.
  4. Confirm the model download on first use if needed.

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Hand network files off to specialist apps

Available in: Standard, Photos, Legacy, XR/noLegal

Quick Path

  1. Open a file from SMB, SFTP, or FTP.
  2. Tap ⓘ Info.
  3. Tap Download and Open.
  4. Pick the specialist app from the Android chooser.

Scenario Walkthrough

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Quick Math & Text Calculations

Available in: Standard, Legacy, VR

Quick Path

  1. Open any PDF document, EPUB e-book, text file, or run OCR translation on an image.
  2. Long-press to select any text block containing numbers or math equations.
  3. From the floating text action menu, tap the Calculator button.
  4. The calculator evaluates the mathematical formula instantly in a popup overlay.

Scenario Walkthrough

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Cloud Markdown & Code Notes

Available in: Standard (for cloud), Standard/Lite/Photos/Legacy (locally/network)

Quick Path

  1. Browse to any local folder, home NAS (SMB), FTP/SFTP server, or cloud drive (Google Drive).
  2. Tap the New Note (📝) button in the folder toolbar.
  3. Type your content inside the editor. The app highlights Markdown tags and code syntax.
  4. Tap Save (or let it auto-save) to write the changes directly to the remote source.

Scenario Walkthrough

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Power-user and mixed media workflows

Sort a family photo archive with Quick Sort

Available in: Standard, Lite, Photos, Legacy

Quick Path

  1. Add your destination folders to Quick Sort.
  2. Open the source folder with unsorted family photos.
  3. Use numbered buttons or touch zones while reviewing images.
  4. Send keepers to destination folders immediately.

Scenario Walkthrough

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Capture the screen with edge gestures

Available in: Standard, XR/noLegal

Quick Path

  1. Go to Settings → Operations → Edge screen gestures → Gesture overlay and turn it on.
  2. While viewing any file, swipe in from the left edge to open the capture menu.
  3. Pick an action - the strip closes and the action runs.

What the strip can do

Good to know

When It Helps

Core Task Reference

How to Add or Import an Internet Stream

Available in: Standard, Legacy, XR/noLegal (all protocols); Lite (http/https progressive audio + .m3u import only)

Add a single URL:

  1. Open Streams from the main window dropdown.
  2. Tap the + button.
  3. Paste the stream URL (http/https radio, .m3u8, rtsp://). Tap Save.
  4. Tap the row to start playback.

Import a remote .m3u playlist:

  1. In the Streams screen, tap Import > From URL.
  2. Enter the remote .m3u address. Tap Import.
  3. All stations from the file appear in the list.

Download the curated FastMediaSorter catalog:

  1. Open Settings > Extensions (or the Welcome onboarding Streams row).
  2. Tap Download next to the Streams catalog entry.
  3. After download, the catalog rows appear in Streams with topic/language chips and are searchable and sortable.

How to Connect to Network Drive (SMB)

What you need:

Available in: Standard, Photos, Legacy flavors

Steps:

  1. Tap “+” button on main screen
  2. Select “Network folder SMB”
  3. Fill in details:
    • Auto-Discovery (New):
      1. Tap “Scan Network” button
      2. Wait for devices to appear in the list
      3. Select your device from the list
      4. The IP address will be filled automatically

    • Manual Input:

      Server/Path: \\192.168.1.100\photos
Username: john
Password: ****
Display Name: Home NAS (optional)
  4. Tap “Test Connection” to verify
  5. Tap “Save”

Server address formats:

Tips:

Troubleshooting: → See TROUBLESHOOTING.md

How to Connect to SFTP/FTP Server

What you need:

Steps:

  1. Tap “+” button on main screen
  2. Select “SFTP / FTP”
  3. Choose Protocol: SFTP or FTP

  4. Fill in details:

    Host: 192.168.1.100
Port: 22 (SFTP) / 21 (FTP)
Username: username
Password: ****
Remote Path: /home/user/photos (optional)
  5. Tap “Connect”

Advanced:

Troubleshooting: → See TROUBLESHOOTING.md

How to Import a Windows Companion Share

What it is: the companion is a feature of Fast Media Sorter for Windows (formerly FastMediaSorter LITE) - the free Windows media sorter from the same author. It shares chosen PC folders over SFTP and exports a ready-made connection - no manual server setup, no host/port/key typing on the phone. You bring it to the phone by scanning a QR code on the PC screen, or by importing a .fmscfg file.

Available in: Standard, Photos, Legacy, XR/noLegal (barcode scan needs a camera; the file method works everywhere, including VR)

Prefer a guided, screenshot-friendly version? See the scenario guide Open PC Folders by Scanning a Code.

Get Fast Media Sorter for Windows:

On the PC:

  1. Install and run Fast Media Sorter for Windows, open the Share tab in settings.
  2. Pick the folder(s) to share - the app starts the SFTP server, generates keys and sets up autostart by itself.
  3. It shows a QR code on screen. It can also Save .fmscfg if you prefer a file.

On the phone - Method A, scan the code (fastest):

  1. Tap the “+” button on the main screen.
  2. Tap “Import by barcode” - it sits next to the four resource-type cards and in the SFTP form header.
  3. Point the camera at the QR on the PC (tap Torch in a dark room), then confirm the Import access dialog.
  4. Done - one read-only resource per shared folder appears, with the server key pinned automatically.

On the phone - Method B, import the file:

  1. On the PC, use Save .fmscfg and transfer the file to the phone (email, Telegram, or a shared location).
  2. Tap “+” -> “SFTP / FTP” -> “Import from file” and pick the .fmscfg file. If it arrived as a Telegram/email attachment, just tap the attachment.
  3. Confirm the Import access dialog - the read-only resources appear.

Note: the QR code and the config file both embed the access password - treat them like a key, do not publish the screenshot or the file. The Import by barcode entry is hidden on camera-less devices and VR headsets; use Method B there.

How to Connect to Cloud Storage

Supported Providers:

Steps:

  1. Tap “+” button on main screen
  2. Select “Cloud Storage”
  3. Select provider: Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox
  4. Tap “Sign in..” button
  5. Follow the browser/app authentication flow
  6. Grant required permissions
  7. Select folders to sync
  8. Tap “Done”

Notes:

Privacy:

Check Network Speed

Supported for: SMB, SFTP, FTP, Cloud (Google Drive)

Automatic Check: When you add a new network resource, the app automatically runs a speed test in the background. Results (Read/Write speed) are saved to the resource settings.

Manual Check:

  1. Go to Manage Resources
  2. Edit a network resource (pencil icon)
  3. Scroll down to the bottom
  4. Tap “Speed” button
  5. Wait ~15 seconds for “Analyzing speed..”
  6. See results:
    • Read Speed (Mbps)
    • Write Speed (Mbps)
    • Recommended Threads (for optimal performance)

How to Set Up Quick Sort Folders

Method 1: From Settings

  1. Settings → Operations tab → Quick Sort destinations
  2. Tap “Add to Quick Sort”
  3. Select an existing folder from list
  4. Folder gets assigned number (0-9) and color
  5. Repeat for up to 30 folders

Method 2: From Folder Settings

  1. Main screen → Long-press on folder
  2. Tap “Edit” (pencil icon)
  3. Enable “Mark for Quick Sort”
  4. Tap “Save”

Using Quick Sort:

While viewing files:

File is instantly copied/moved to that folder!

With a keyboard or TV remote: connect one and the destination buttons get a digit badge - press the matching number key to fire that destination instantly, no tapping needed.

How to Use Touch Zones

What are Touch Zones?

The screen is divided into 9 invisible areas for quick actions:

┌─────────┬─────────┬─────────┐
│  BACK   │  COPY   │ RENAME  │
│   (1)   │   (2)   │   (3)   │
│         │         │         │
├─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤
│  PREV   │  MOVE   │  NEXT   │
│   (4)   │   (5)   │   (6)   │
│         │         │         │
├─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤
│ COMMAND │ DELETE  │  PLAY   │
│   (7)   │   (8)   │   (9)   │
│         │         │         │
└─────────┴─────────┴─────────┘

Legend:

  1. BACK - Return to file list
  2. COPY - Copy file to destination
  3. RENAME - Rename current file
  4. PREV - Go to previous file
  5. MOVE - Move file to destination
  6. NEXT - Go to next file
  7. COMMAND - Open command menu
  8. DELETE - Delete current file
  9. PLAY - Start/Stop slideshow

Enable Overlay (recommended for beginners):

  1. Settings → Playback
  2. Enable “Always show touch zones overlay”
  3. Now you’ll see a semi-transparent grid

Try it:

  1. Open any photo
  2. Tap top-right corner → Next file
  3. Tap top-left corner → Previous file
  4. Tap middle-right corner → Delete file
  5. Tap middle-left corner → Copy file

Disable if not needed: Settings → Playback → “Always show touch zones overlay” = OFF

Then use command panel buttons instead.

How to Edit Photos

Supported operations:

Steps:

  1. Open a photo in full-screen viewer
  2. Tap “Edit” button (or middle-left touch zone)
  3. Choose operation:
    • Rotate: Tap rotate icon
    • Flip: Tap flip icon
    • Filter: Select from list
    • Adjust: Use sliders
  4. Tap “Save”

Notes:

How to Create Slideshow

Steps:

  1. Open any folder with photos
  2. Tap first photo to open viewer
  3. Tap “Play” button (or bottom-right touch zone)
  4. Slideshow starts automatically

Customize speed:

  1. Edit folder settings:
    • Main screen → Long-press folder → Edit
  2. Change “Slideshow Interval”:
    • Fast: 2 seconds
    • Normal: 5 seconds
    • Slow: 10 seconds
  3. Tap “Save”

Controls during slideshow:

How to Create Slideshow with Background Music

Requirements:

Setup:

  1. Settings → Media tab → Images
  2. Enable “Play music during slideshow”
  3. Tap “Select Music Source” button
  4. Choose a resource that contains your music files
  5. Tap “Save” or close settings

Playing slideshow with music:

  1. Open any folder with photos/images
  2. Tap first photo to open viewer
  3. Tap “Play” button (or bottom-right touch zone)
  4. Slideshow starts with background music playing

How it works:

Notes:

Customize music selection:

Troubleshooting:

How to Protect Folder with PIN

Steps:

  1. Main screen → Long-press on folder
  2. Tap “Edit” (pencil icon)
  3. Scroll to “PIN Code” field
  4. Enter 4-6 digit PIN (e.g., 1234)
  5. Tap “Save”

Now:

Remove PIN:

Forgot PIN?

How to Empty Trash

Deleted files go to .trash/ folders and stay there until manually emptied.

Method 1: Clear All Trash

  1. Settings → Operations tab → File deletion and trash
  2. Tap “Clear Trash”
  3. Confirm deletion
  4. All .trash/ folders across all resources are emptied

Method 2: Per-Folder

  1. Use a file manager app
  2. Navigate to folder (e.g., /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera)
  3. Find .trash/ subfolder
  4. Delete manually

Warning: This is permanent deletion! Files cannot be recovered.

How to Backup Settings

Export Settings:

  1. Settings → General tab → Backups, restore and settings export
  2. Tap “Export All Settings to File”
  3. Choose location (e.g., Downloads)
  4. File saved as fastmediasorter_backup.xml

Restore Settings:

  1. Settings → General tab → Backups, restore and settings export
  2. Tap “Import Settings from File”
  3. Select backup file
  4. Tap “Restore”
  5. App restarts with restored settings

What’s included: ✅ Quick Sort folders ✅ Display preferences ✅ Slideshow intervals ✅ Network credentials (encrypted) ✅ Favorites ✅ Safe Mode settings

NOT included: ❌ Thumbnail cache ❌ Trash contents

How to View Text and PDF Files

1. Enable Support:

  1. Settings → Media tab → Documents
  2. Enable “Support text files (.txt, .md, .log, .json, .xml)” and “Support PDF documents”
  3. Rescan your folders to find the new files.

2. Filter by Media Type:

  1. Tap the Filter icon (funnel) on the main screen (top right).
  2. Use checkboxes to select media types:
    • Images
    • Videos
    • Audio
    • GIFs
    • Text (New)
    • PDF (New)
  3. Tap “Apply” to see only selected files.

3. Text Viewer:

4. PDF Viewer (New Features):

How to Read E-Books (EPUB)

Requirements:

Features:

Controls:

  1. Open an EPUB file from the file list
  2. Tap screen to toggle command panel
  3. Use bottom controls:
    • Previous / next: navigate chapters
    • - A / + A: decrease/increase font size
    • Search (🔍): search text
    • TOC (📋): open table of contents
  4. Swipe gesture: switch chapters naturally

Note: Works seamlessly with local files and network streams (SMB/SFTP/Cloud). Large books (>50MB) over slow networks might take a few seconds to load initially.

How to Open Network Files in External Apps

Available for: SMB, SFTP, FTP files

Use case: You want to open a document, photo, or video from your network drive in a specialized external app (e.g., MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, VLC Player).

Steps:

  1. Browse to the file on your network resource
  2. Tap the file to open it in the player/viewer
  3. Tap the ⓘ (Info) button in the top toolbar
  4. Tap “Download and Open” button
  5. Wait for download - progress dialog shows percentage
  6. Choose app from the Android app chooser

What happens:

Supported protocols:

Tips:

Example use cases:

How to View Song Lyrics

Requirements:

Steps:

  1. Play an audio file in the full-screen player.
  2. Tap the “Lyrics” button in the top command panel (or command menu).
    • Note: Button is only visible for audio files.
  3. Wait for the search to complete.
  4. Lyrics will be displayed in a scrolling dialog.

Search Logic:

  1. App searches by Artist + Title tag.
  2. If tags are missing, it tries to parse the Filename.

Auto-Translation

Automatically translate text from images, PDF, and text files using a Hybrid OCR System (Google ML Kit + Tesseract).

Key Features:

Setup:

  1. Settings → Media tab → Other
  2. Enable “Enable Translation”
  3. Select Source Language:
    • “Auto” (Recommended): Automatically selects the best engine (Tesseract for Cyrillic, ML Kit for others).
    • Specific Language: Forces a specific model (e.g., “Russian” forces Tesseract).
  4. Select Target Language (e.g., English).

How to use:

  1. Open an Image, PDF, or Text file.
  2. Tap the screen to show the Command Panel.
  3. Tap the “Translate” button (A→文 icon).
  4. First run:
    • If using ML Kit: Confirm downloading the language model (~30MB).
    • If using Tesseract (Cyrillic): Confirm downloading OCR data (~15MB).
  5. The translated text will appear in an overlay.

Note: Tesseract initialization (for Cyrillic) might take 1-2 seconds longer than ML Kit.

Home-Screen Smart Widgets

Available in: Standard, Legacy, VR

Quick Path

  1. Go to your Android Home Screen, long-press, and select Widgets.
  2. Drag a FastMediaSorter widget (like 1×1 Quick Voice Recorder or Camera OCR) to your screen.
  3. Configure the destination folder and capture settings, then tap Save.
  4. Use the widget to execute tasks in one tap directly from your Home Screen.

Scenario Walkthrough

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How to Use FMS on Android TV Box

FastMediaSorter runs on any Android TV box or set-top box (Xiaomi Mi Box, Nvidia Shield, Amazon Fire TV, generic Android boxes). No touchscreen required - the app is fully operable via TV remote or Bluetooth keyboard.

What you need:

Navigation with a TV remote:

Button Action
D-pad Up/Down/Left/Right Move focus between items
OK / Enter Open item or confirm
Back Go to previous screen
Backspace Navigate one folder up in Browse
Red Delete selected file(s)
Green Copy selected file(s)
Yellow Move selected file(s)
Blue Rename selected file
Channel Up / Channel Down Previous / next file in player

Steps:

  1. Install the app from Google Play or sideload an APK. Standard flavor is recommended.
  2. On the main screen, press OK on the (+) button to add a resource.
  3. Choose Local Folder for USB/SD storage, or Network folder to connect to a NAS via SMB.
  4. After adding the resource, navigate into it with D-pad + OK to browse files.
  5. Open any video, image, or audio file - the player works fully via remote.
  6. To start a slideshow, open an image folder and navigate to the Slideshow button in the command bar.
  7. To add background music to the slideshow, go to Settings → Media → Images, enable Play music during slideshow, and select your music resource.

Tips:

How to Record Your Screen

Available in: Standard, XR/noLegal

Steps:

  1. Start it from the main-screen overflow menu (Screen video recording), the Quick Launch panel, or the edge gesture’s Start screen recording action.
  2. Confirm Android’s prompt to share your screen or just this app - it appears every time you start a recording and can’t be skipped.
  3. A small pill in the corner shows Recording screen, with pause/resume and stop controls. A notification also offers Stop.
  4. Tap Stop when you’re done.

What happens:

Note: The Android confirmation step is a system safeguard for anything that records your screen - it’s not something the app can turn off.

How to Record a Voice Note

Available in: Standard, XR/noLegal

Steps:

  1. Start a recording from the Voice recording item in the overflow menu, the Quick Recorder home-screen widget, or the edge gesture’s Start audio recording action.
  2. Speak - a Recording.. indicator (or a floating pill over whatever app is in front) shows it’s running.
  3. Tap Stop and save (or tap the widget/gesture again) to finish.

What happens:

Where to set the save folder: Settings → Operations → Voice recorder.

How to Use the In-App Camera

Available in: Standard, Lite, Photos (photo only), Legacy, XR/noLegal

Steps:

  1. In Browse, open the toolbar or overflow menu and tap Capture with camera (photo) or Record video.
  2. Switch between Photo and Video right on the camera screen if you change your mind.
  3. Set your zoom with a preset chip (0.5x/1x/2x..) or the slider underneath - both stay in sync.
  4. In low light, turn on Night mode for a brighter photo.
  5. Tap the shutter (or the record button) to capture. The result saves straight to the resource - local or network - you were browsing.

Tips:

Where to find camera settings: Settings → Operations → Photography.

How to Find and Delete Duplicate Files

Steps:

  1. Open a folder in Browse, then open the overflow menu (⋮) in the toolbar.
  2. Tap Find Duplicates to review matches yourself, or Find and Delete Duplicates to remove them right away.
  3. For Find Duplicates, the app pre-selects every copy except the oldest one in each group - adjust the selection, then tap Delete Selected and confirm.
  4. Find and Delete Duplicates removes the same pre-selected copies right after the scan, with no confirmation step - use Find Duplicates first if you want to double-check before anything is deleted.

Clean up by size instead:

  1. From the same overflow menu, tap Delete by Size..
  2. Choose Smaller than or Larger than, set a size, and tap Analyze.
  3. Review the count and space it would free, then tap Delete Files to confirm.

Notes:

How to View Your Usage Statistics

Steps:

  1. Go to Settings → General → Statistics collection and turn it on.
  2. Tap Statistics (it appears right below the toggle) to open the dashboard.

What you’ll see:

Share a report:

Note: Everything stays on your device until you choose to send or export it - see the FAQ for the privacy details.

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