From: V@nguard.LH   
      
   AJL  wrote:   
      
   > I'm posting with a new toy, a Lenovo Tab K10 that's so far been   
   > updated to Android 12. It has an unusual problem. The built in device   
   > Files app doesn't show up in the all-files screen and thus can't be   
   > put on a regular screen. However it does show up in the Settings All   
   > Apps list. I can use it from there but that's a royal PITA. The   
   > Google Files app came installed of course and works as it's supposed   
   > to and I can use it but still the device's Files app's apparent bug   
   > bugs me...   
      
   Maybe it got hidden.  Different brands of phones have different   
   settings.  On my Samsung A36, I go to:   
      
   Settings -> Home screen -> Hide apps on Home and Apps screens   
      
   Else, you can go into settings and search on "hide".   
      
   There are listed the apps which I can select will not show on the Home   
   or Apps screens.  There are bundled apps that cannot be uninstalled   
   (except possibly using ADB to uninstall packages), but can be disabled   
   (not all of them since Samsung commands some will remain enabled).  I   
   disable their notifications, and anything I can about them, and then can   
   hide them.   
      
   While My Files may not be in the app drawer, a workaround to get it   
   added to a home screen is to add it in a group.  When you drag one home   
   shortcut atop another, a group gets created.  When you open the group,   
   there is a "+" icon to let you add more shortcuts within the group   
   (another way is to drag into the group).  After tapping "+", a list of   
   apps appear that you can add.  My Files should be listed, so select it   
   to add.  You can either leave the My Files shortcut in the group, like   
   one titled Tools, or drag it out of the group onto a home screen.   
      
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