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  Almost all Android smartphones   ship with a built-in File Manager app   today. However, not all OEM file managers offer the level of features and functionality that come with third-party apps on the Google Play Store. So today, we will tell you about the 10 best third-party file manager apps (often also referred to as file browser or file explorer) for Android. These apps will help you better organize your files and folders on an Android smartphone. Best File Manager Apps for Android (Updated May 2021) The best file manager apps on Android let you browse your files, find your downloads, manage your storage space, and more. There are plenty of file managers on Android, and most of them are free. While some of them offer you premium features for a small charge, others are ad-supported. So without any further delay, let’s check out the best file manager apps on Android. Table Of Contents  Note:  The apps mentioned in this article are meant for Android smartphone...

Critical DigiLocker Vulnerabilities Put 3.8 Crore Users at Risk: Researcher By Techtonic group The Indian government's ' DigiLocker ' online cloud service reportedly had a critical authentication flaw that could have potentially allowed hackers to access personal data of 38 million (3.8 crore) users. That's according to cyber-security researcher, Ashish Gahlot, who says he discovered the vulnerability while analyzing its platform's authentication mechanism. In a detailed post on  Medium , he claimed that the vulnerability allowed him to intercept the connection and bypass the authentication with just a simple script. According to him:  "So we can just write a python script ... and by just knowing the username we can change the password of ANY USER" . As it turns out,  the flaw allowed anyone with sufficient skills to change the PIN of someone else's account even without a password . The flaw could also have potentially allowed malicious act...

[UPDATE: Removed from the Play Store] 'Remove China Apps' Becomes Top Android App in India By Techtonic group Amidst anti-China sentiments sweeping through India, a new app claiming to cleanse your phone of all  "China apps"  has jumped to the top-spot on the Play Store in the country. Called  Remove China Apps , the software claims to  "identify the country of origin of certain applications" . It is published by Jaipur-based OneTouch AppLabs, and went live on the Play Store on May 17. Since then, the app has been downloaded more than 1 million (10 lakh) times, and has an enviable rating of 4.8. 'Remove China Apps' is a free software that claims to identify apps offered by Chinese companies. The developers claim that the app is  "for educational purposes only" , and isn't intended to  "force people to uninstall any of the application(s)" . Interestingly, it seems to detect only third-party Chinese apps, like TikTok...

'Remove China Apps' Becomes Top Android App in India  By Techtonic group Amidst anti-China sentiments sweeping through India, a new app claiming to cleanse your phone of all  "China apps"  has jumped to the top-spot on the Play Store in the country. Called  Remove China Apps , the software claims to  "identify the country of origin of certain applications" . It is published by Jaipur-based OneTouch AppLabs, and went live on the Play Store on May 17. Since then, the app has been downloaded more than 1 million (10 lakh) times, and has an enviable rating of 4.8. 'Remove China Apps' is a free software that claims to identify apps offered by Chinese companies. The developers claim that the app is  "for educational purposes only" , and isn't intended to  "force people to uninstall any of the application(s)" . Interestingly, it seems to detect only third-party Chinese apps, like TikTok, but not pre-installed apps from Chi...

Notion, the Notes and Documents Platform, is Now Entirely Free for Personal Use By Techtonic group Notion is a minimal yet powerful note-taking and to-dos creation platform for workplace, similar to Microsoft OneNote and  G Suite . It comes with an array of nifty features and tools integrated. The startup behind the platform, with the same name, recently made the platform entirely free for personal users. Previously, a user with a free Notion account could use the tools and features Notion provides to write and organize documents and stuff. However,  there was a limit in creating additional pages or, what the company likes to call, "Blocks" on the platform and the app . The company also had storage limitations with the free personal plan. The user could unlock these features with a payment of $5 a month. Now, the developers have made the platform completely free to use for personal users, canceling the $5/month plan. The announcement came via a tweet (below) in wh...

This App Keeps To-Dos in Notification Center Until You Are Done With It By Techtonic group Are you that guy who sets a reminder to pay the internet bill on a smartphone and dismiss it when it pops up in your notification bar and eventually scream when they cut off the internet for not paying the bill? No? Only me? Well, then Pinnit is the right app for me then, and maybe for you too for being extra cautious...maybe? Anyway, Pinnit is an app that gives persistent reminder alerts for a task that you have set in the app. The app is pretty easy to use, like any other to-do app.  Just note down your tasks and pin it on your notifications panel  and that will remain until you finish the task. Now, unlike other to-dos or reminder apps that gives the option to dismiss an alert right after the task is finished,  Pinnit cleverly hides the dismiss button in the notifications panel.  It won't reveal it until you pull down your notification to expand it. So, how often...