Material files, I hate the stock / google files and it doesn't sacrifice on looks
X-Plore because there's no comparison to how much better it is to everything else I've tried. It's got side by side view. Supports SMB, FTP, USB, Wifi-Sharing and just about any other transfer method you could want. It works on Android phones, tablets, Quest and Pico VR headsets. It supports sharing files and media to and from other apps. You can easily share a video from your gallery to a network drive for example. It's very customizable too.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lonelycatgames.Xplore
Ghost Commander. It's not perfect but it's great for grabbing stuff from my Samba shares. And after so many file explorers got enshittified, I value open-source.
cx file explorer
File manager plus. It just works for me and I have been using it for years.
I've be n using Astro for ages. I tried a few and found them bloated and missing something. Astro has some extra bits I don't use but I never switched them on so it's not an issue. You can hide anything you don't use on the opening screen from the options too.
I have material files, but I use Total Commander the most. It is overkill but useful when I have to move stuff around on a server. It has an F-Droid Repo too, so bonus.
File Manger +. I'm not sure its foss and is on Google play but I've been using it for 5 years and it's super simple and powerful. Manages remote connections very well and was simple enough to walk my friend through configuring a connection to a SMB server. I really can't imagine a reason to switch.
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