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        2 days ago

        Android doesn’t

        That’s the “File” app which is the default file manager on all android phones (except a few brands that have their own thing but the app File is still there usually)

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            19 hours ago

            You mean the homescreen of the file app? The screenshot is from there

            I assume you mean the file app because the homescreen of my phone nor other many phones i saw and used had files next to the apps

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                7 hours ago

                Android launchers ask to the system which apps are installed and which shortcuts were added, it’s not like desktop OSes

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                They aren’t installed to a folder that the homescreen just displays, the homescreen launcher just asks android what apps are installed and displays their icons and when you press it, it asks android to launch the app, but yhere is a folder in data where there are system app apks but I haven’t checked for non system apps. Edit: The files app also doesn’t hide .apk extensions

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      2 days ago

      It could have also been a proper .SCR (screensaver) file.

      Because, fun fact: screensaver files on Windows are just renamed exes.

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        2 days ago

        What- why?? There is some reason? I don’t understans why it’s a proper executable, it’s such a security risk

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          8 hours ago

          I know, but remember that the .scr format was invented on Windows 3.1. It was a very different world then. No internet, no emails for the average user.