Recent Media Browser development has concentrated on the details that make a file browser dependable: finding your way home, keeping saved references attached to the right files and managing cloud vault entries without confusing them with their underlying data. This update describes the development build, rather than a new App Store release.
Favourites that follow a move
Moving or renaming a file should not leave its favourite pointing at an old location. Reference handling now follows those changes, including files inside a moved folder and files moved into a vault. Playback history and recent-folder references are updated alongside favourites.
Moving an entire vault between local and iCloud storage retains its vault identity. Locked vaults hide their favourites until unlocked. There is an important limit to the repair: previously broken references may need removing and adding again, because their destinations were not recorded at the time.
A clearer way to manage cloud entries
A cloud vault can appear on the Home screen before its file has downloaded. Remove from Home now allows a discovered entry to be hidden without downloading it or deleting its cloud file and local recovery copies. Settings includes Show Hidden Cloud Vaults to make those entries discoverable again.
This separates two different intentions: removing a shortcut from the interface and deleting the data behind it. The deletion confirmation flow has also been corrected so that the selected vault remains available when the action runs.
Navigation that stays in the same place
Home now appears consistently on the left, after Back, in folders and the media viewer. On iPhone, the File Actions row uses compact icon buttons instead of squeezing several text labels into tall controls. The row can scroll horizontally when needed, while wider screens keep their text labels.
A shared QueDex introduction
Media Browser and QueVault now share the QueDex launch animation. The cyan arrow reveals the Q, then the wordmark fades in before onboarding or the unlock screen. The introduction respects Reduce Motion.
The work is deliberately focused on continuity: familiar navigation, saved places that survive file operations and clearer control over what appears on Home. Further device testing and release preparation continue separately from this development diary.