Notice: "EX File Manager" by Ace Mobile on the Play Store is a 1:1 clone of the banned ES File Explorer

Hey everyone,

​Just wanted to put out a notice about an app that just showed up on my Google Play Store homepage: EX File Manager by a developer named Ace Mobile (Package name: com.ace.ex.file.manager).

​I downloaded it to check it out, and it is basically a 1:1 copy of the classic ES File Explorer—the UI layout, the sidebar, the diagnostic features, and the overall navigation are completely identical.

​Right now, it definitely feels like a work in progress. A lot of the deeper settings are still hollowed out, and there are several pending features that are currently non-functional, such as the classic gesture options which are listed but can't be configured yet.

​This puts it in a really interesting spot. For context, the original ES File Explorer was permanently banned from the Play Store years ago due to severe legal and ethical violations, including massive click fraud and data tracking by its parent company.

​Honestly, if this app turns out to be genuinely safe and isn't just "Part 2" of the old ES team trying to sneak back onto the store under a shell developer profile, this would actually be great news. Like a lot of people, I've been looking for an app that looks and functions exactly like the old ES File Explorer ever since it disappeared.

​However, given the structural identity to the original code, it’s worth keeping an eye on. I wanted to put this on everyone's radar so people can check it out, see how the development progresses, and hopefully verify if it's safe to use.

​Link for anyone curious: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ace.ex.file.manager

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