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Root Explorer Live

Speed Software5 apps · 24.8M installsProductivity$4.99com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer

The ultimate file manager for rooted devices. The original and still the best.

Total installs
1,041,174
exact · Play shows 1,000,000+
Installs / day
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measured after our second crawl (about a day)
Rating
3.9★
32.4K ratings · 4.6K reviews
Released
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Last update
10 Feb 2026
v4.12.9 · 8mo ago
Countries
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not checked yet

Install history

exact counter from Google Play
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Installs per day · last 30 days

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Change timeline

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Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

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We estimate where downloads come from using the app’s position in Google Play’s top charts in about 140 countries. This app is not in any chart we have collected yet; the estimate appears as soon as it is.

Top chart positions

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Permissions

13 in 6 groups
7 Sensitive1 Notable5 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accounts
  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
  • Add or remove accounts on your device and delete their saved passwords
IdentitySensitive2

Access to accounts on the device and your personal profile card

  • See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device · GET_ACCOUNTS
  • Add or remove accounts on your device and delete their saved passwordsadd or remove accounts · MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
ContactsSensitive1

Access to the contacts saved on your phone

  • See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device · GET_ACCOUNTS
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1

Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses

  • See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections · ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
OtherNotable5

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Add shortcuts to your home screen without asking youinstall shortcuts · com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
  • Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
Root Explorer is the ultimate file manager for root users. Access the whole of android's file system (including the elusive data folder!). Features include multiple tabs, Google Drive, Box, Dropbox and network (SMB) support, SQLite database viewer, Text Editor, create and extract zip or tar/gzip files, extract rar archives, multi-select, execute scripts, search, remount, permissions, bookmarks, send files (via email, bluetooth etc), image thumbnails, APK binary XML viewer, change file owner/group, create symbolic link, "Open With" facility, MD5, create shortcuts. For fast, friendly support simply email us: [email protected] We will always try to help with any problem you may have with the app. If we can't help then you can have a refund, no questions asked. Although 22,000+ five star ratings will tell you that most people are very satisfied customers. Make sure you read as many comments as possible to get a good idea of what most people think of the app. We still respect the old 24 hour refund policy. So if you're not happy with the app just email us within 24 hours and you can have a refund. We'll need to know the order number, which you can find on the emails sent to you by Google when you downloaded. Why compromise? Get the original and the best! New permissions: Full network access - Required for network and cloud access. No information is passed to us over the internet. Add or remove accounts - Used by the Google Drive SDK to add a new account if desired. No changes are made to existing accounts and no details accessed apart from the account name. Find accounts on the device - Used to list available accounts for logging into Google Drive. Prevent from sleeping - Used to stop the device sleeping during long operations so they are not interrupted.

What's new

Fix for recent Dropbox issue (SDK version updated)

Growing in Productivity

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