I want to save a file in the desired path

[Taifun]

@programmer

/storage/emulated/0/B/1.txt

you can't store files in arbitrary directories anymore
see Some basics on Android storage system

to store it in shared storage like /Download, set the file scope to Shared and use /Download.1.txt as filename

Taifun

[Anke]

How to access non-media & media files on Android 11+

Access to non-media files on Android 11+ On Android 11+, non-media files (like txt, pdf, csv, ...) can be accessed if and only if the text files are in the → ASD or in the → Private dir (i.e. were saved there), or the text files are in one of the Shared folders /Documents or /Download and these files were created by the app itself, or SAF is used, or MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE* permission is requested and granted. *` This is not really an option, because an app that requests this permi…

[programmer]

@Taifun

to store it in shared storage like /Download, set the file scope to

I was able to save my file in folder B with your help. Thank you for your help.

[programmer]

Thank

[Anke]

Build the APK and try (the same)...
I think there will be questions after that...

[Anke]

@ewpatton

Btw, FileScope = Legacy works. Tested on Android 12.

[programmer]

Thank

[programmer]

With this method, I save a number of codes in a file with the path /Android/1.txt and then retrieve them from the same path.

Now my question is that

Does this method work on all Android devices without problems?

[Anke]

@programmer

Does this method work on all Android devices without problems?

No. Which Android version you are testing on?

[programmer]

Android 7

[Anke]

Ok, it won't work on Android 11+.

Read post #6 (again).

[programmer]

@Anke

Read post #6 (again).

I read post 6 but I am confused
If I save my file in the /Documents folder, will it not be a problem with Android 11?

[Taifun]

@programmer

If I save my file in the /Documents folder

You can store it in shared storage like /Download or /Documents which will work for all Android versions

Taifun

[programmer]

I changed the save location so can I be sure it will work on all androids?

[Anke]

@programmer

so can I be sure it will work on all androids?

What is the FileScope of the File1 component?

If it is "App" the text file is saved in the ASD. If it is "Shared" the text file is saved in the root directory of the external storage (which will ONLY work on Android ≤ 10. If it is "Legacy" the text is saved in the PrivateDir (internal storage).

[programmer]

It is important for me that File2 works properly

Anyway, check it out if you want
Sample___Project.aia (302.9 KB)

[Anke]

@programmer

It is important for me that File2 works properly

And ... where is the problem with that?

[programmer]

will it not be a problem with Android 11?

[Anke]

@programmer

will it not be a problem with Android 11

If you set DefaultFileScope = Legacy in the Designer it should work also on Android 11+.

[Micha_Kraus]

I'm honestly getting desperate, this chaos with the path information and the locked data area since V13 :-/
What path information should be if I want to save and read something under internal storage/Android/media/, whether it's an asset or shares or an app? Can someone please give me a comprehensible and logical explanation? I'm slowly losing interest in AI. Thanks