EFile extension works with Companion but not with the compiled app

[Anke]

1. What DefaultFileScope did you set in the Designer?
   

   

2. Which Android version are you testing on?

3. It should work on all Android versions ≥ 4.4 (API level 19, KitKat) without storage permissions.

See also here:

File component and EFile extension - storage permissions - Shared folder - Android 11+

On this topic @Taifun, @TIMAI2 and I had a (internal) discussion about the File component and the EFile extension regarding storage permissions. Here is a small test app that shows the problems. I think everyone is interested in this, so I'm opening a new topic here for it. Install the test app and do not grant storage permission when testing on Android 11+. (Test order: Button 1, 2, 3). On Android 11+ you will be asked to grant storage permission after clicking Button2 and Button3. If yo…

In this example I save a text file in the Shared folder /Download with the EFile extension and the File component. This works without storage permissions on Android 11+ using the EFile extension (but not with the File component).