Android profile export and download not working in some cases (PERMISSIONS) #512

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dan · 2022-07-15T16:10:46Z

dan commented

2022-07-15 16:10:46 +00:00

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The profile export and also the download of files from conversations did only create empty files.
It looks like the Cwtch App did not request the correct permissions under Android 11. It did only request the READSTORAGE but not the WRITESTORAGE.
Therefore Cwtch is able to create for storing data for example a new directory inside the default download folder but at the default location and aldo at the newly created subfolder the filey are always empty (size 0).
Cwtch would probably need the "all files access" in order to store the files. 
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE and WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

https://developer.android.com/about/versions/11/privacy/storage#all-files-access

needs investigation but if we aren't asking for those perms on start up (correct behaviour) then we need to ask when we do the export

from user: >The profile export and also the download of files from conversations did only create empty files. It looks like the Cwtch App did not request the correct permissions under Android 11. It did only request the READSTORAGE but not the WRITESTORAGE. Therefore Cwtch is able to create for storing data for example a new directory inside the default download folder but at the default location and aldo at the newly created subfolder the filey are always empty (size 0). Cwtch would probably need the "all files access" in order to store the files.  >READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE and WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE https://developer.android.com/about/versions/11/privacy/storage#all-files-access needs investigation but if we aren't asking for those perms on start up (correct behaviour) then we need to ask when we do the export

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dan added this to the Cwtch Beta (In Progress) project 2022-07-15 16:10:46 +00:00

dan changed title from ~~Android profile export not working in some cases~~ to Android profile export and download not working in some cases (PERMISSIONS)

2022-08-20 16:59:20 +00:00

dan commented

2022-09-09 20:52:31 +00:00

https://developer.android.com/about/versions/11/privacy/storage#all-files-access

The majority of apps that require shared storage access can follow the best practices for sharing media files and sharing non-media files. However, some apps have a core use case that requires broad access of files on a device, but cannot do so efficiently using the privacy-friendly storage best practices.

https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage/use-cases#share-media-all

I think we don't want to add full read/write permissions to the app, it's an over ask, might deter some folk (rightly so), so we need to sit down and do the harder API integration

https://developer.android.com/about/versions/11/privacy/storage#all-files-access > The majority of apps that require shared storage access can follow the best practices for sharing media files and sharing non-media files. However, some apps have a core use case that requires broad access of files on a device, but cannot do so efficiently using the privacy-friendly storage best practices. https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage/use-cases#share-media-all I think we don't want to add full read/write permissions to the app, it's an over ask, might deter some folk (rightly so), so we need to sit down and do the harder API integration

sarah referenced this issue

2022-09-12 15:18:09 +00:00

Android failed update incompatible #543

Guido commented

2022-10-15 16:33:03 +00:00

I agree, full read/write permission on shared (external) storage would be too much.
But since in Android 11 the scoped storage is mandatory the file access has to be modified.
The access should be done with the File Path API (or the MediaStore APIs).

Storage access with Android 11

I agree, full read/write permission on shared (external) storage would be too much. But since in Android 11 the scoped storage is mandatory the file access has to be modified. The access should be done with the File Path API (or the MediaStore APIs). [Storage access with Android 11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjyYCUW-9tY)

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sarah added this to the Fix Android milestone 2022-11-28 20:35:15 +00:00

sarah referenced this issue from a commit

2022-11-28 21:36:06 +00:00

Fix Android Profile Export

sarah commented

2022-11-28 21:42:55 +00:00

#579 should fix this. Looks like this wasn't permission related (we were using the create file intent that is now standard, and is also used to export media from cwtch). The issue was that cwtch.exportProfile wasnn't getting called as so nothing was nothing to copy.

dan closed this issue

2022-11-29 22:14:35 +00:00

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