Permissions on an Android device

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@markcosmic

Have a look at this thread too

Android 13 MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE stops working, what can I do?

I’m using Processing 3.5.4. My app has been working fine on Android 12. Now my phone is updated to Android 13 and my app is no longer working, due to permission changes. My app needs the permission to generate a file in an directory (in external storage) where user can open it with a 3rd party editor and modify it. Then the app reads the updated file. If I use the Processing “data” directory I don’t have permission issue. But I have no idea where I can open the file to edit. According to wha…

The whole way external memory accessed started changing with Android 11 … You can’t just ask for permissions now … you have to use the Storage Access Framework.