Release nb187: Copy a text file / image from assets to shared storage (→ Android 10+)

[Anke]

@pavi2410

You're right. Docs suggest the same

By the way, I've already mentioned that several times before:

HOWTO: Get Application Specific Directory -ASD (where one exists) without Extensions

If AI2 targets API 30 (Android 11) → Aug 2021, you will need to request a new permission: MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE. WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE is no longer available under Android 11. So if the app is targeting Android 11 (targetSdkVersion = 30) and you need full access to the external storage then you have to declare the following permissions in the Manifest: <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERN…

File component - save (all types of) files in the Private dir (→ internal storage)

It is currently not possible to request READ or WRITE permissions, because the File component (incorrectly) no longer declares these permissions in Manifest. But it should do it like this: <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:maxSdkVersion="28" /> I checked it on Android 9 after declaring the permissions in the Manifest.

Testing the next release of MIT App Inventor (nb187)

On Android 10+ you can no longer ask for WRITE permission, because this is no longer availably. <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:maxSdkVersion="28" />