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About app Gallery
You step into a room to find a single, blurry thumbnail of a recent trip, but you know there are dozens of shots hidden somewhere on your device. The default gallery app has become a cluttered maze of screenshots, downloads, and duplicates. You need a tool that cuts through the noise, organizes your visual history logically, and lets you find exactly what you need—instantly. Gallery by Simple Mobile Tool is that tool: a stripped-down, high-performance photo manager that prioritizes speed and simplicity over bloated features.
Core Organizational Mechanics
This app operates on a folder-first logic, mirroring your device’s file structure without adding its own database bloat. You navigate through a clean, left-to-right hierarchy: main folder list → thumbnail grid → full-screen viewer. The core workflow is built around three persistent actions:
- Swipe-to-Delete – A single horizontal swipe on any thumbnail sends it to a dedicated trash bin, not instant deletion, giving you a 30-day safety net.
- Long-Press Multi-Select – Tap and hold any thumbnail to enter selection mode, then tap additional images to batch-move, copy, share, or hide them.
- Pinch-to-Zoom – In the full-screen viewer, a two-finger pinch transitions seamlessly from fit-to-screen to 400% pixel-level zoom for detail inspection.
Key Functional Modules
Folder Management & Filtering
- Exclude Folders – Long-press any folder and select “Exclude” to remove it from the main view. The app remembers your choice permanently.
- Show Only Images / Only Videos – A single toggle at the top of each folder strips the view to just one media type, eliminating visual clutter.
- Sort by Date, Name, or Size – Tap the three-dot menu to reorder thumbnails ascending or descending. Defaults to newest-first.
Editing & Quick Actions
- Crop & Rotate – Built-in non-destructive tools: tap the edit icon in the viewer to crop by freehand or preset ratios (1:1, 4:3, 16:9), and rotate in 90-degree increments.
- Set As Wallpaper – One tap from the viewer sets the current image as your home screen, lock screen, or both, with optional cropping before applying.
- Share via System Sheet – Uses Android’s native share menu, not a custom dialog, ensuring compatibility with all installed apps.
Privacy & Security
- Hide Entire Folders – Mark a folder as “Hidden” in the context menu. It disappears from the main view until you toggle “Show Hidden” in settings.
- No Cloud Sync – All operations happen locally on your device. No account creation, no server uploads, no data leaving your storage.
Core Technical Specifications
- Supported Formats – JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, BMP, HEIC (read-only on Android 10+), MP4, MKV, AVI.
- Maximum File Size – No hard limit; tested with 4K video files up to 4GB.
- Thumbnail Cache – Built-in LRU cache retains up to 500 thumbnails in RAM for instant scrolling. Cache clears automatically on app restart.
- Memory Usage – Typically under 80MB RAM during heavy browsing of 10,000+ image folders.
Key Advantages Over Default Gallery Apps
- Zero Ads – No banners, interstitials, or sponsored cards. The interface is purely functional.
- No Permissions Bloat – Only requests storage read/write permission. No location, camera, or contacts access.
- Open-Source Code – Full source available on GitHub. No telemetry, no analytics, no background data collection.
- Android 6.0+ Support – Runs on devices as old as Marshmallow, including low-RAM phones with 1GB memory.
Compact Feature Overview
- Folder-based organization with exclusion and hiding
- Built-in crop, rotate, and wallpaper tools
- Swipe-to-delete with 30-day trash recovery
- Zero ads and zero permissions beyond storage
Call to Action
Download Gallery by Simple Mobile Tool now – today only, you get the full, unrestricted version with all privacy features active from the first launch. No in-app purchases, no premium tiers. This is the last gallery app you will ever install.
Technical Disclaimer
Heads up: you will need active storage permissions for the app to access your photos and videos. The app works fully offline—no internet connection required for any feature. The trash bin feature requires Android 7.0+; on older versions, deleted files are permanently removed. Some advanced features, like HEIC support, depend on your device’s Android version and manufacturer-provided codecs.
Information
- Version
- 6.28.1
- Developer
- Simple Mobile Tool
- Size
- 37.57 MB
- Android
- Android + 6.0+
- Age
- 3+
- Package
com.simplemobiletools.gallery.pro- Signature
- 8d281cba7dbb590edc5ca5e2aaf37d86
- Architecture
- armeabi, armeabi-v7a, mips, x86, arm64-v8a, mips64, x86_64
- SHA-256
- 9f7fd88c5f14722ca5e9c5aa8fe2f5eab435cb3283354031c2f66988d39f1797
