[ Help ] How do I to access data folder on Android 11?

[Asraful_Alam_Rabbe]

Help me a little how I can access the android/data/ folder.If anyone knows about this please let me know.Then there will be many benefits.

Please Help me

[TIMAI2]

You will need a file manager app that can access the hidden app folders. A couple of options from the play store include Explorer and Total Commander

[Anke]

@Asraful_Alam_Rabbe

how I can access the android/data/ folder

As we can see you already access it on your device (Android 11?).
To access the ASD for a specific app this is only possible via this app.

[oseamiya]

You can find something more at here too :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/android-11-cannot-access-android-data-folder.4225293/

Also this answer from stackoverflow maybe useful in your case,

There's another solution with Android >= 10 and it is the permission "MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" which let you choose an application which can access the external storage. But the user must do all the actions so it isn't a really good solution

If your problem is about files you are taking with user interaction that are in the external storage, you can enable the access to the file uri by using a fileProvider (from example when you take a photo).

Source :

Android 11 - Accessing Files in my app Android/Data folder

[Taifun]

@Asraful_Alam_Rabbe

how I can access the android/data/ folder

starting with the SDK30 release you are only able to access your own data in the ASD - application specific directory, you will not able to access the /Android/data folder for other apps anymore...

btw the MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE suggestion from @oseamiya is not really a solution, because usually apps, which use that permission are rejected by Google, see here, there are a few exceptions...

Taifun

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[Melissa_Rich]

Install XFolder in the play store, it can give you the permission to access data folder.

[Anke]

File explorer or file manager

If you are talking about an app like Total Commander that should also have access to the ASD of all other apps, then this is definitely a question for very advanced app developers. In addition, in order to have access to all external storage directories, a special permission (MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) must be requested, which is usually not allowed by Goggle, unless one explains and justifies why the app needs this access as a core function of the app. And also read this and this.