To do so, run the followingĬommand on the machine that's connected to your test device:Īdb shell appops set -uid PACKAGE_NAME MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE allow To explore how the MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission affects your app, youĬan enable the permission for testing purposes. null, if the app with the specified package name doesn't define a 'manageĮnable MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE for testing.Invoke the returned intent to send users to the custom activity. Management app that called the getManageSpaceActivityIntent() method can then Specified package name has defined a custom 'manage space' activity. Request code, and it returns one of the following: The getManageSpaceActivityIntent() method takes in a package name and a To send users to another app's custom space management Permission-such as file management apps-can use the On Android 12 (API level 31) and higher, apps that have both the Invoke another app's storage management activity Having the MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission. However, you can only access a file or directory if you could do so without When an app has the MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission, it can access theseĪdditional files and directories using either the This write access includes direct fileĪpps that are granted this permission still cannot access the app-specificīecause these directories appear as subdirectories of Android/data/ on a Android/data/, /sdcard/Android, and most subdirectories of Write access to all internal storage directories⁠, except for Note: The /sdcard/Android/media⁠ directory is part of shared storage.Īccess to the root directory of both the USB on-the-go (OTG) drive and the SD Read and write access to all files within shared The MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission grants the following: Operations that MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE allows To determine whether your app has been granted the MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGEĮnvironment.isExternalStorageManager(). The following option for your app: Allow access to manage all files. Intent action to direct users to a system settings page where they can enable

Other use cases-such as file manager apps,īackup and restore apps, and document management apps-may require similarĪn app can request All files access from the user by doing the following:ĪCTION_MANAGE_ALL_FILES_ACCESS_PERMISSION User interactions to select directories using the system file picker, it may Of many files across different directories. The majority of apps that require shared storage access can follow the bestĪpps have a core use case that requires broad access of files on a device, butĬannot do so efficiently using the privacy-friendly storage best practices.Īndroid provides a special app access called All files access for theseįor example, an anti-virus app's primary use case might require regular scanning

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