Once-popular file manager ES File Explorer has sunk to a new low: offering a sketchy Charging Boost option that puts ads on a replacement lock screen.

If you use the popular Android app ES File Explorer, make sure you are on the latest version so you are safe from the previous security vulnerability.

Android has long prided itself for how it allows users to dig into most of the file system, provided they have a file manager app on hand. Of the latter, ES File Explorer was once the cream of the ...

ES File Explorer users now have to wait to see what issue will be fixed in the next update: the always-on web server giving access to all their files to anyone on the same Wi-Fi network or the ...

ES File Explorer has become adware that interferes with the way your phone works to bombard you with ads. Yes, there's a paid version, but the free one should not screw with your phone like this.