Android is a Linux-based operating system. Java is the primary programming language used for Android development. Five sections and four main layers comprise of Android operating system’s architecture.

A few of the features of Android are:

  • It is an open-source operating system.
  • It provides many features like weather details and live RSS feeds.
  • It provides support for messaging, web services, media storage, connectivity, etc.
  • It is a multitasking application and a multi-language platform.

How to Create a Folder on Android:

A virtual location for documents, applications, data, and other files is a folder. Folders help organize files and items on your device. This term is most commonly used with GUI operating systems. Android provides us with the feature to create folders. The file manager is useful in creating and managing folders. One can also create a home screen folder to organize various apps.

To create a home screen folder, one requires at least two apps to put together.

Follow these steps to create a folder:

  • Access the home screen panel where one needs to locate the folder.
  • Drag one app and drop it over another to create a folder.
  • Tap the folder to view the apps inside it.

How to Rename a Folder on Android:

One can also rename the folder in Android. Some Android phones assign a name to the folder when created.

Follow these steps to create a folder:

  • Click on the folder to open it.
  • Now, tap on the folder name, rename it, and edit it.
  • Your folder now has the new name of the folder.

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How to Add a New App to the Folder on Android:

Adding apps to a preexisting folder becomes easy. Users can do that by dragging and dropping it into the new folder.

Follow these steps to add a new app to the folder:

  • Find the app you want to add to your preexisting folder.
  • Drag this app and drop it above your preexisting folder.
  • The app is now part of your folder.

Another way to add an app to the folder:

  • Open the folder in which you wish to add the app.
  • Click on the “ ” sign and choose the app you want to add.

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How to Remove an App From a Folder on Android

Drag and drop works even in removing the app from your folder.

Follow these steps to remove the app from your folder:

  • Open the folder from which you want to remove the app.
  • Drag the app you wish to remove from the folder and drop it outside your folder.

How to Create a Folder Using the File Manager:

Follow these steps to create a folder using file manager:

  • Open file manager on your device.
  • Move to the folder where you want to make a folder.
  • Tap on the three-dot present at the right corner and select the New Folder option.
  • Enter the folder name and click OK.
  • Folder created.

Android comes with a user-visible file system as an advantage over iOS. Android comes with its own native file manager since Android 6.0 Marshmallow. This system-level file manager resides in the Settings folder. Google’s Android 8.0 Oreo comes with the file manager in Android’s downloads folder. You can browse through full internal storage using the “Show internal storage” option. In the most recent versions of Android, file manager exists in its folder named Files app.

How to Store Data on Android Devices:

Android also comes with the ability to connect to external storage devices like USB. Android system provides us with several options to save our data:

  • App-Specific Storage: Files used by the app resides in this storage. It stores file at locations within internal storage. Or at the different locations of external storage. To save secure information, one can store data within internal storage. Other apps cannot have access to this storage.
  • Shared Storage: Stores the file shared with other apps.
  • Preferences: Stores private data in key-value pairs.
  • Databases: Stores the structured type of data in a private database. It uses the Room persistence library system for database management.

All apps have a default data directory, i.e., /data/data/. By default, all apps databases and all other data get stored here. This directory is private to the app. Other apps or any user can not access it.

More details related to /data/data/ are as follows:

  • databases/
  • lib/
  • files/
  • shared_prefs/
  • cache/

Android also has a directory /Android/data/. It is useful in storing a huge amount of data. This directory exists on the SD card.

One thing important to note is that Android uses more than one file system.

Conclusion:

In this article, we discussed the different methods of creating a folder on Android devices and how to add and remove an app from a folder. In addition, we provided several options of saving data. We hope you found this article helpful. Check out other Linux Hint articles for more tips and information.