Android 10 devices getting EACCES (Permission denied)

[angelkoh]

your codes uses getExternalStorageDirectory() which will return an exception when we try to run it on Android 10 devices with targetSdkVersion 29.

file with the deprecated code https://github.com/HBiSoft/PickiT/blob/master/pickit/src/main/java/com/hbisoft/pickit/Utils.java

referring to https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Environment#getExternalStorageDirectory()

To improve user privacy, direct access to shared/external storage devices is deprecated. When an app targets Build.VERSION_CODES.Q, the path returned from this method is no longer directly accessible to apps. Apps can continue to access content stored on shared/external storage by migrating to alternatives such as Context#getExternalFilesDir(String), MediaStore, or Intent#ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT.

[Hagen Brooks]

Deprecated doesn't mean we can't use it anymore.

In Android 10 file path access was removed and it was returned in Android 11.
Add android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true" in your manifest:

<manifest ... >
  <application 
    android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true" 
  ... >
    ...
  </application>
</manifest>

Please let me know asap, I will implement it into the library after you have confirmed.
I forgot to add this.

[Hagen Brooks]

Can you please reply.

[Hagen Brooks]

I updated the readme. No response. Closing.

[angelkoh]

Sorry for the none reply. adding android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true" works for Android 10. however it seems like going forward, Android 11 is going to ignore it. I'll tinker more with Android 11 and let you know if I come across anything breaking. great work for the library by the way. cheers -Angel

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[Hagen Brooks]

Yes, on Android 11 it will be ignored, but you still have to keep it in your manifest for it to work on Android 10.

Google confirmed this on an issue I opened - https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/151407044

Like I said in my previous comment, file path access returned in Android 11. android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true" is only for Android 10.