Doesn’t come without issues – iFiles 2 Review

Have been using iFiles ever since the iPhone 4 and I had nothing to say but good things. It just worked. This “update” however, is more of a downgrade. Navigating around the app is just so confusing. Finding things isn’t as easy as it once was. For example, to reach settings you’d have to go back to the homescreen of the app which can get frustrating quickly when you’re deep into folders. What surprised me the most is the lack of GIF support. The GIF files appear as static images. I thought I had to tweak some sort of setting but that wasn’t the case at all. It’s just not supported. Another thing that they could’ve added is a manual slideshow timer instead of the allowed choices 2/2/5/10/20 (yes, 2 is displayed as an option twice). An update seems unlikely since the last update was 7 months ago. Overall, I’m disappointed in what this app has become. Don’t get me wrong, it functions very closely to the original iFiles app but it lacks the finishing touches to what should have been an honest updated version of iFiles. I sincerely hope that there are plans to polish this app.
Review by fsq8y on iFiles 2.