Android Question Android 14 - Runtime permissions for external storage do not work

[hatzisn]

Good morning everyone,

I noticed recently that some apps that run smoothly in Android 13 cannot be installed/run on Android 14 and the problem is as per the title.
I googled it and came up at this. How can I utilize what is described as the answer?

Answer in stackoverflow :

Hmm I have realized my mistake in my case. There is no need to request the Manifest.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission at runtime. Just declare it in manifest then start an intent with this action ACTION_MANAGE_ALL_FILES_ACCESS_PERMISSION to drive users to the permission settings board and they will turn on directly if they want. That is the way!

Manifest.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE does not work on Android 14

I want to access all folders/files on external storage to display them on screen (like a file manager app) follow this document It worked fine on Android 13 but on 14. On Android 14, the permission

stackoverflow.com

 

[Sagenut]

Are you looking for this?
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...cess-internal-external-storage-sdk-30.130411/

 

[hatzisn]

Are you looking for this?
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...cess-internal-external-storage-sdk-30.130411/

Probably yes. Thank you... I will check it a.s.a.p.