File management is one of the most underrated features of a mobile operating system. For any platform to be truly independent, a file manager, that allows local storage and management of any kind of file, is kind of a necessity and with Windows Phone 8,1 this is finally happening. After moving to WinRT APIs for its latest mobile release, Microsoft has finally added the ability to download or upload files on the phone's browser or through various apps, using the file picker. The file picker naturally necessitates a file manager, which will be released as a standalone app by Microsoft, as revealed and teased on a Reddit AMA, by the company's Windows Phone champion, Joe Belfiore. The app is almost ready and is reportedly set to release this month. While this feature reveal is, by no means, a groundbreaking addition to the OS, as we already have a lot of decent file managers on the Windows Phone store, taking advantage of the said APIs, but what is important is, the acknowledgement from Microsoft, of a feature that users have long wanted on its mobile platform. Even Google's pure version of Android comes without a file manager app, so this is something ...
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