Android Question Download folder substitute

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Rainer@B4A

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With my app the user generates a lot of files (html, pdf, csv).
Up to now I store them in the "download" folder, so that the user can easily find them with the normal android tools for mail or backup purpose.
When I trying to update my app, I'm more and more confronted with permission problems.

Is there a better solution to handover files for using them in other apps ?
 
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jahswant

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Rainer@B4A said:
Is there a better solution to handover files for using them in other apps ?
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SaveAs - Let the user select a target folder + list of other related methods

B4A + B4i example: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/b4x-texteditor-save-and-load-external-files.132731/#post-838166 List of classes or libraries that can be used to access secondary storages: ContentChooser (Phone libray) - allows the user to select a resource or file using external...
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agraham

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Does your app need to be in the Play Store? If not then this should allow you to both target SDK 30 and above but still access files as before

Manage External Storage - access internal external storage >= SDK 30

Google seems intent on dumbing down Android to the point of uselessnes to me. I think of my devices as little computers and I want a proper file system on them, not the limited tortuous things that Google offers and that I don't understand, ContentChooser, FileProvider, ... o_O I'm getting old...
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