Android Device Monitor File Explorer not working with emulator running API 24+

Question

So, just as question states. Android device monitor is not showing anything in the File Explorer view. This is only occuring on Virtual Devices running Android API Level 24

Answer 1

It probably has to do with the new Android folder permissions. As posted in another answer you can use:

root@mypc ~ $ adb root

to gain root access to your emulator (no need to restart the adb). Then you can see all the folders on the device with DDMS file explorer or through the shell. The other option is to wait for a new file explorer that was promised in version 2.4 of Android Studio.

If you need to refresh the gallery after that as I did you could use:

root@mypc ~ $ adb shell "am broadcast -a android.intent.action.MEDIA_MOUNTED -d file:///mnt/sdcard"

This will simulate mounting of a SD card which will trigger media rescan.