Extension to download a file to ASD (app-specific directory) without WRITE permission

The issues for App Developers are:

  1. The Anti-Virus programs deliver too many false-positives.
  2. The device manufactures fail to update the built-in AV regularly and often.
  3. Users believe the AV and not the facts.

I don't get this virus message anymore (with my extension on my Galaxy Note8).
How about you?

I'm not using the v4 extension, I'm using v2, Huawei take weeks to update their AV.

Does it works on Android 4.1? Even if it asked a permission?

Seems not. Have checked it on Android 4.0.3 - got an error when try to create a subfolder

I think it should work - what exactly was the error wording?

Unable to create folder. Despite of permission granted. Another extension creates folder succesfully.

Try this one:

Android 4.3:

Unfortunately, doesn't work... Android 4.0

Strange! This directory (ASD) should be created automatically by AI2.

My app only creates this folder:

Please check if the ASD exists!

More than strange :slight_smile: I have surprised, but the full path exist in ASD!

But, anyway, after I have started an app again, it shows the same runtime error. Have no any idea...
In my app I'm using the extension "FileTools" by vknow360 - it doesn't show such error..

Ok, of course we can try to get to the bottom of the problem. But does it really make sense to do this for Android < 4.1 devices that almost nobody uses anymore? I do not think so!

Most builders (Kodular, Niotron, ...) use minSdkVersion = 19 or 21 (Android 4.4 or 5), except AI2 (API 7, Android 2.1 - for whatever reason).

I agree. It's very specific problem in my case. I'm making an app for old industrial machine, which works with Android 4.0. I'm not sure that new ones are working under this system. Besides, I have solved my issue with extension which mentioned above. Anyway, thank you, your extension is excellent, I'm using it in other projects.


Bisakah anda membantu menyelesaikan masalah saya?

Remove some (big) files from the assets and try again.

See also here:

Very good extension helps loat

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How to download a file to subfolder in ASD?

From my example blocks in the first post:

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6 posts were split to a new topic: Google Drive: Listing files issue

When i try to download several files (one by one), sometime when all files download completed, DownloadProgress still be triggered.


In my case, some time it will show log "downloading 8 of 7..." @Anke

See post #60.

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