My understanding is that the app can only read files it has created at that point and to gain access to the file otherwise you have to ask the user to do so, either via the FilePicker component we've added or the SAF extension.
Is there an example of the application you sent?
No, not on Android 11+. Then you can only read text files that are created by the app itself. On Android < 11 you can of course also read test files that are not created by the app with READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permisson.
Unfortunately you ignored the help you already received earlier
And after getting the all files permission you do not have to worry about read or write external storage permission anymore
Taifun
I don't think it's possible to read a text file this way (at least not with the File component), neither with Companion nor the APK.
You cannot create a text file outside of one of the Shared folders on Android 11+ (without MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission or without using SAF). And these Shared folders for non-media files are only /Download and /Documents. This is all explained in my guides @TIMAI2 posted.
I didn't send you anything.
It seems you are now talking about this topic: How to request and grant MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission. There are all blocks...
Oh, I've read the whole thread now and it seems to be dealing with this topic from the start. Your blocks from the first post have nothing in common with the ones I showed in my guide. So use these:
I didn't mention it specifically (in post #33), but this is of course another bug with the File component.
To be more precise, this is not a bug limited to Android 11+ or Android 13+. It occurs on all Android versions. By the way, I posted this months/years ago, but I can't remember exactly when and on what topic.
Searching for my own posts, solutions, etc. is more time-consuming than coming up with them from scratch.
Anyway, the fact is that my bug reports often go unnoticed. And I have a few other things to do in my life than listing and archiving every bug chronologically.