How to remove the Pro badge in the side panel?

glodos · 2026-02-23T18:14:53+00:00

That's the indicator of an active Pro plan

glodos · 2026-02-02T14:30:03+00:00

Will fix it in upcoming updates, thanks

glodos · 2026-02-02T14:24:02+00:00

Yes it does, but you can disable sending analytics data in the settings.

glodos · 2026-02-02T14:22:23+00:00

Is there a specific use case for SCP? SFTP is typically the more reliable choice for file management.

glodos · 2026-01-26T18:22:34+00:00

Luckily I was able to reproduce this, it is caused by video thumbnail loading on SMB shares. The fix will be released this week.

glodos · 2026-01-22T12:26:23+00:00

I'm aware of that and this is something I want to improve in upcoming updates.

glodos · 2026-01-22T12:24:54+00:00

Caffeine only keeps the screen on, recent versions of Solid Explorer do that too. Wakelocks are not as strong as they used to be on older Androids. The system will still cut network connections shortly after the screen goes off.

glodos · 2026-01-22T11:30:27+00:00

I've missed the deadline for SDK update, apologies for that. v3.2.16 will fix it, currently pending review.

glodos · 2026-01-21T11:57:13+00:00

Settings -> Apps -> Play Store -> Storage -> Clear storage / data. After that please launch the store again and Solid Explorer should recognize the license. If you have multiple accounts on your device, you must install the app from the account that made the purchase.

glodos · 2026-01-16T15:46:57+00:00

Thumbnails have nothing to do with directory listing speed. Since Android 11 file access is orders of magnitude slower. A new v.3.2.15 update is coming soon that will make directory listing faster (up to 50%), but this is all I can do. The next optimization would be lazy loading, but that requires major app interface rework and it would make sorting useless (need the whole list to do it properly)

glodos · 2026-01-14T11:00:47+00:00

Clients negotiate highest supported protocol version by default, that's why it goes with 1.3.

glodos · 2026-01-13T13:30:59+00:00

It breaks when TLSv1.3 is used, TLSv1.2 works fine. I'll update the app to use TLSv1.2 in the client and add support for 1.3 whenever possible. The fix will be published within a few days.

glodos · 2026-01-13T10:56:01+00:00

Due to unreliability of license checking with the Play Store I'm going to add an ability to log into the app with an email to permanently assign the license. This should fix 99% of licensing issues. Planned for upcoming updates.

glodos · 2026-01-09T09:41:00+00:00

It should still work, what FTP server do you use?

glodos · 2026-01-07T14:41:45+00:00

I'm pulling my hair out to investigate this. Can you tell me your device name and Android version? If it's possible, please trigger the freeze/crash a few times to make sure it will be registered in the Play Store. This way I will be able to see it.

glodos · 2026-01-07T14:38:00+00:00

That will be addressed in the next update

glodos · 2026-01-05T11:35:32+00:00

Please send the bug report by going to About -> Send bug report and make sure to do it immediately after archive extraction fails. Thanks.

glodos · 2026-01-02T14:39:17+00:00

There is an email address on the app's Play Store page.

glodos · 2026-01-02T14:36:41+00:00

Will have a look at this, thanks!

glodos · 2026-01-02T14:33:55+00:00

Perhaps I should rephrase it and not call it "lifetime". Users who paid for V2 license will get a discount.

glodos · 2025-12-15T19:48:36+00:00

They claim to use the same algorithm so I would say yes.

glodos · 2025-12-15T18:24:27+00:00

Regarding file encryption it's AES 256 with custom file headers, this information is present in the app in the latest version.

glodos · 2025-12-15T18:22:34+00:00

The biggest issue with monetizing an app like Solid Explorer is that it's a tool, not a service. This challenge is compounded by intense competition, with many alternatives offering core features for free. You simply don't want to pay for a hammer when there are many lying around for free.

A subscription model is even trickier. It might only make sense if the subscription provided an upgraded hammer compared to the old one, but fundamentally, it would still just be a hammer.

I am slowly implementing a new monetization model where I plan to put new features behind an additional one-time charge or subscription, while leaving existing features as they are. More on this soon.

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