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AppBrain's verdict
EstablishedPopular- Total installs
- 5.9 million
- Rating on Google Play
- 3.52
- 17,061 ratings
- Last updated
- October 2, 2026
Nomedia is popular, with 5.9 million installs. Users are divided: 3.5 stars from 17,061 ratings.
Pros & Cons
- Automates media visibility with an integrated scanner.
- Per-folder control to hide or reveal media via .nomedia files.
- Two viewing modes simplify navigation: folder list and file browser.
- Immediately refreshes MediaStore after changes for up-to-date galleries.
- Android 11+ may require manual folder selection for scanning.
- Not a privacy tool; focuses on hiding media from MediaStore, not protecting files.
- Subject to device-specific behavior on certain models (e.g., some Samsung devices).
Installs
Tracked by AppBrain- Last 30 days
- 35 thousand
- Per day
- 1.2 thousand
- 30-day average
- Play install range
- 5+ million
- Launched
- October 2013
Installs over time
Nomedia has been installed 5.9 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 1.2 thousand installs per day.
Rankings
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Releases
Updates seen on Google Play- Version
- 4.6.5
- Launched
- October 2013
User feedback
Ratings and reviews on Google PlayGoogle Play Rating history and histogram
Comments on Nomedia for Android
★★★★★
AikNoung MM
· Apr 28, 2025
Create.no media file and refresh Media Store immediately! Media scanner. ✨ Core features of this App 1) 🔍 Media Scanner: automatically scan all folders to find out all the media files, including those not in the media store. ☞ On Android 11 and above, You need to
★★★★★
Prabu Cakra
· Mar 10, 2026
It works, finally I can hide all of those WhatsApp sticker that pop up on my gallery lol
★☆☆☆☆
Marcin P
· Oct 3, 2025
Clunky, no multiple selection, does not show parent folder first, useless mess
★☆☆☆☆
Damian Mooyman
· May 21, 2026
Complains that it doesn't have permission to access any folders, then attempting grant permission to individual folders leads to blank screen. You probably need to give it manage_external_storage. I'm using a Naomi 10T Pro.
★☆☆☆☆
Juan Ramirez
· Sep 7, 2026
We have now had approximately 35 years of the internet and frankly, I'm just tired of programs that claim to do something, claim to be so easy, claim to have instructions. I won't do it anymore. I simply won't do it anymore. I am not going to fight with a GD Ming program to try to figure out how to get this folder here, and then do that there, and screw that. UNINSTALLED. I get damn mad just thinking about it. As I said, UNINSTALLED. I gotta go.
★☆☆☆☆
Excidian
· Dec 5, 2025
Horrid, dude.... so many ads that I can't even see any of my files, and it floods the screen. Then it wants me to buy a premium membership to look in certain folders. One of the most money-hungry apps I've seen, when all It's supposed to do is create an empty file called.no media.
★☆☆☆☆
Vivek Thakur
· Feb 21, 2026
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Technology
Found in the app by AppBrain- Ads
- Contains ads
- Price
- Free
- Libraries
- 21
- App size
- 4.57 MB
- Content rating
- Everyone
Technologies used by Nomedia
16 permissions
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About the app and developer
About Nomedia
Nomedia is a tools app developed by g(x) labs.
How many times has Nomedia been installed?
Nomedia has been installed 5.9 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 35 thousand times.
What is the rating of Nomedia?
Nomedia is rated 3.52 out of 5 stars, based on 17 thousand ratings.
Is Nomedia free?
Nomedia is free. The app size is 4.57 MB. The latest version available is 4.6.5. The last update was on October 2, 2026.
What are the requirements for Nomedia?
The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since October 2013.
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Store listing
By g(x) labs, from Google Play“Create .nomedia file and refresh MediaStore immediately! Media scanner.”
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✨ Core features of this App
1) 🔍 Media Scanner: automatically scan all folders to find out all the media files, including those not in the media store.
☞ On Android 11 and above, You need to manually add the folders to be scanned.
2) 📁 Create or delete the ".nomedia" file in any folders: "ON" means to create a .nomedia file in a folder, "OFF" means to delete the .nomedia file from a folder.
💫 There are two view modes to manage, viewing media files and .nomedia files
1) Folder list mode: more convenient, the default mode.
2) File browser mode: advanced mode, works like a file manger.
ℹ️※ What can it do?
📁 1. Create ".nomedia" file in the containing directory signaling the media scanner to ignore media, so as to hiding useless and redundant media file(image/photo, music, video) in Gallery, Music Player, Video Player and other APP base on media store.
🔍 2. Use as a media scanner, find out all the media file(image/photo, music, video) on your device, and update to the media store, so you can view the media file in Gallery, Music Player, Video Player and other APP base on media store.
ℹ️※ What is this:
This APP can help you to create or remove a file called .nomedia in a
folder contains media files easily. And refresh MediaStore immediately!
ℹ️※ What is a .nomedia file?
.nomedia file signaling the media scanner to ignore media in the containing directory and its subdirectories. This prevents media scanner from reading your media files(image, video, audio) and providing them to other apps(Gallery, Music Player, Video Player etc.) through the MediaStore content provider.
If you want to scan all the photo/image/music/video on your device;
If the Gallery, Media Player always load some pictures, videos or audios which you do think are useless, redundant.
Then this APP may be what you need.
📌Note:
The main purpose of this app is let the junk media files(which we do think) don't show in some APP(such as the Gallery, Play Music) based on MediaStore. It is not a tool to hide files and protect your privacy, as files may be show in file manager APPs.
ℹ️※ How to use:
1. The application will scan picture, video, audio files from the MediaStore and file system, and then categorizes them by folder.
2. When a folder is set to "ON," means that media files in this folder will NOT be scanned by MediaStore, otherwise will be scanned.
3. In the list view, click the folder preview to view folder detail.
4. In the grid view, click the file preview can play the media file.
⚠️ Warning: This APP may NOT work on SOME devices. It may cause files to be deleted automatically on SOME Samsung devices. Anyway you can try it out. It's a good idea to try it on unimportant folders/files firstly.
Recent changes:
1) Fix bugs
1) 🔍 Media Scanner: automatically scan all folders to find out all the media files, including those not in the media store.
☞ On Android 11 and above, You need to manually add the folders to be scanned.
2) 📁 Create or delete the ".nomedia" file in any folders: "ON" means to create a .nomedia file in a folder, "OFF" means to delete the .nomedia file from a folder.
💫 There are two view modes to manage, viewing media files and .nomedia files
1) Folder list mode: more convenient, the default mode.
2) File browser mode: advanced mode, works like a file manger.
ℹ️※ What can it do?
📁 1. Create ".nomedia" file in the containing directory signaling the media scanner to ignore media, so as to hiding useless and redundant media file(image/photo, music, video) in Gallery, Music Player, Video Player and other APP base on media store.
🔍 2. Use as a media scanner, find out all the media file(image/photo, music, video) on your device, and update to the media store, so you can view the media file in Gallery, Music Player, Video Player and other APP base on media store.
ℹ️※ What is this:
This APP can help you to create or remove a file called .nomedia in a
folder contains media files easily. And refresh MediaStore immediately!
ℹ️※ What is a .nomedia file?
.nomedia file signaling the media scanner to ignore media in the containing directory and its subdirectories. This prevents media scanner from reading your media files(image, video, audio) and providing them to other apps(Gallery, Music Player, Video Player etc.) through the MediaStore content provider.
If you want to scan all the photo/image/music/video on your device;
If the Gallery, Media Player always load some pictures, videos or audios which you do think are useless, redundant.
Then this APP may be what you need.
📌Note:
The main purpose of this app is let the junk media files(which we do think) don't show in some APP(such as the Gallery, Play Music) based on MediaStore. It is not a tool to hide files and protect your privacy, as files may be show in file manager APPs.
ℹ️※ How to use:
1. The application will scan picture, video, audio files from the MediaStore and file system, and then categorizes them by folder.
2. When a folder is set to "ON," means that media files in this folder will NOT be scanned by MediaStore, otherwise will be scanned.
3. In the list view, click the folder preview to view folder detail.
4. In the grid view, click the file preview can play the media file.
⚠️ Warning: This APP may NOT work on SOME devices. It may cause files to be deleted automatically on SOME Samsung devices. Anyway you can try it out. It's a good idea to try it on unimportant folders/files firstly.
Recent changes:
1) Fix bugs