Save Copy

A very simple app that makes a copy of the opened file.

Save Copy - Easy File Copying for Android

"Save Copy" is a simple Android app designed to copy files opened from other apps to the public Download folder, enhancing user accessibility in response to Android 11's file access changes. With no interface, users select it in the 'open with' menu to instantly copy files, ensuring they remain easily accessible. Storage permission is needed for Android 10 and below, while the app is open-source and can be easily uninstalled via system settings.

App stats

Users: 15,619
45
Version: 2.0.0.r42.4dd12a8 (Last updated: 2021-10-15)
Creation date: 2020-04-27
Permissions
Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

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App summary

Why we need this app?
One of the biggest changes of Android 11 is that all apps targeting 30 can only access its' private folder. In the future, all updated apps are subject to this restriction.

However, some apps do not give users a good experience. For example, some chat apps, save "files received from other users" to their private folder. In the future, private folders can only be accessed by the app itself, and other applications (including the file manager) and the file selector of the system cannot be accessed. This means that the user must open the app to open the file. This is very inconvenient and unreasonable. The correct approach is to save user files to a public folder (such as the "Download" folder).

At least those apps allow the user to open files with other apps. So we have a chance. This app does a very simple job, declares that it can open all types of files and copying the opened file to a public folder. From this, users can easily find these files.

How to use:
Select this app in "open with" and the file will be copied to the "Download" folder.
On Android 10 and lower, storage permission is required.

Note:
This app does not have an interface, to uninstall, you may need to go to system settings.

Source code:
https://github.com/RikkaApps/SaveCopy

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works as described and is useful
  • Simple and easy to use
  • Saves a copy of files effectively
  • Unique functionality of adding 'save a copy' action
Cons
  • Some copied images do not show thumbnails or cannot be opened
  • Issues with app crashing on certain Android versions
  • Lack of customization for saving files to specific folders
  • Problems with file naming when downloading from Google Drive
Most mentioned
  • App functionality and usefulness
  • Crashing issues, particularly on older devices
  • Desire for additional features like customization and file deletion
User reviews
I can't explain how useful this is. It is a really great app. 👍
by UDEME TITUS, 2024-10-22

Just Realize how much&how many ppl will need Your 2 Main apps so Focus on to shizuku & app-opps equally if 1 is updated the next / other half must be too & plz give us a new app it should be a speed hack app but idk if android could ever handle an app like cheat engine cuz windows has no limit & is an all powerful os Mac /Linux is too which especially Linux cuz Linux has a bunch of variants now chrome os is the main which is half Linux half Android or a browser that may or may not need Shizuku
by Youtube Dot com, 2024-08-08

save a copy. it just works
by Frederico Moreira, 2024-07-20
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