Question OnePlus has trouble viewing certain files

[fresh104x]

I have a OnePlus 8t on android 13 I use as a backup phone and sometimes I use a memory card reader via usb-c and the phone can't view files that has emoji's in their name. I know its simple to remove the emojis so the phone can read the files but it's too many files to rename. Is there a way the phone could read the files with emoji's in its name that's in the memory card reader?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! I don't think emojis are acceptable as characters in the basic filename of a file -- it's probably a bunch of ASCII characters that are being interpreted by a file manager as an emoji. Where have you seen these emojis show up properly in a filename? On another phone, or on a computer?

 

[fresh104x]

Welcome to Android Central! I don't think emojis are acceptable as characters in the basic filename of a file -- it's probably a bunch of ASCII characters that are being interpreted by a file manager as an emoji. Where have you seen these emojis show up properly in a filename? On another phone, or on a computer?

Yes on another phone, sometimes I use a Samsung phone where I use the Google file app and some of the files names have emojis in them and I can view them easily

 

[B. Diddy]

It may be a limitation of OnePlus's file manager app. Try installing Files by Google from the Play Store and use that instead.

 

[fresh104x]

It may be a limitation of OnePlus's file manager app. Try installing Files by Google from the Play Store and use that instead.

Files by Google was the app I was using. I got the names mixed up. I’m wondering if I have to update it

 

[B. Diddy]

Files by Google was the app I was using. I got the names mixed up. I’m wondering if I have to update it

Ok, then was it the Samsung My Files app on your Samsung phone that worked? I don't believe that can be installed on non-Samsung phones. You may just have to experiment with various file manager apps in the Play Store, but be cautious -- this category of apps tends to have more shady entries (typically filled with adware).

 

[fresh104x]

Ok, then was it the Samsung My Files app on your Samsung phone that worked? I don't believe that can be installed on non-Samsung phones. You may just have to experiment with various file manager apps in the Play Store, but be cautious -- this category of apps tends to have more shady entries (typically filled with adware).

I don’t think I had the correct wording for it but I’m not able to even move files with emojis in it’s name to the memory card reader while it’s connected to the Oneplus

 

[B. Diddy]

Do you get an error message?

It's still worth trying another file manager. Try Total Commander, which I use.

 

[J Dubbs]

Do you get an error message?

It's still worth trying another file manager. Try Total Commander, which I use.

Since you converted me, Total Commander's all I use as well