Level of access provided in file explorer app in W10 for phones?

[Torcher Death]

My take on this issue is plain & simple... I not great with tech so I don't want too much access that could later on come back to haunt me. All I ask for is access to a section called Others & the part of Others that's been added to the System since WP 8.1

 

[Praxius]

I would be satisfied if I could delete the at&t branding.

That right there is probably one of the reasons why it's locked down.

We all know perfectly well how carriers have been slow as snail snot when it comes to releasing cyan/denim updates to WP..... It is not just about user security and prevention of hacking/viruses, but it's also about catering to mobile operators.

If I was a mobile operator, would I sell and support a phone that could allow someone to easily unlock the phone from my services and instantly jump over to the competition?

Would I want to support a phone that could allow hackers and even regular users to see code and sensitive information about my carrier service, etc?

When I add a phone to my service for customers to buy or put on a plan, I have a contract/agreement from the manufacturer to allow me to put my bloatware onto those devices and perhaps get more profit in the process..... Would I really want to add a phone to my selection of devices that could make it that easy for my users to remove on a whim?

It is not just the Users MS has to cater for, they also have to cater to carriers too so they can get their phones to those users through the carriers easier.

In the process, some sacrifices are required.

Comparing a phone to a PC doesn't work.... A PC is something you bought or built yourself and there is no carrier involved in what happens with your PC.

The closest comparison would be being allowed to hop onto the modem your ISP supplied you and being allowed to tinker around with all the programming on that.... Adding, removing files, changing values, hacking it, etc.

Ever try to disconnect the ISP's modem and swapping it for some other random one you bought in a store? Doesn't work very well.

 

[Alain_A]

If we want one Windows or one OS to run on every platform at least bring some of the features from PC. Why phone OS mechanism should be different than PC one. It should work and talk like it's one.

I have always said that phone should run almost like a PC

My take on this issue is plain & simple... I not great with tech so I don't want too much access that could later on come back to haunt me. All I ask for is access to a section called Others & the part of Others that's been added to the System since WP 8.1

I would like to know too..As of right now, it is files not recognized by the phone that goes there. Then, it say plug it to computer to manage them.....I did just that and I can't find them

That right there is probably one of the reasons why it's locked down.


Comparing a phone to a PC doesn't work.... A PC is something you bought or built yourself and there is no carrier involved in what happens with your PC.

it is true. Still there should be a real files Explorer...for management