File operation on Android

[dhng22]

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Hi, thanks for the great library.

I've countered this issue on Android while allow user to delete/ overwrite a file from public external storage (music, video), it would throw SecurityException. Maybe we could have some funnction that allow a system-popup to show up and gain user acceptance then proceed the operation? I've figured out that this require the use of ContentResolver.delete/openOutputStream()

Many thanks!

[vinceglb]

Hi @dhng22! Thanks for creating this issue!

At first, I would suggest using an external library that will help you to request the permissions you need like:

• Moko Permissions https://github.com/icerockdev/moko-permissions
• Calf Permissions https://mohamedrejeb.github.io/Calf/permissions/

You will be able to request the permissions before trying to access / modify the file.

Does it solve your problem?

[dhng22]

@vinceglb Hi, sorry for the long reply, but unfortunately, the two libraries you suggested is not meant to access (modify/delete) content in scope storage, as I've mentioned earlier, it can only be achieved by ContentResolver.delete/openOutputStream()