How to access folder in android11 programitically?

Question

I want to write a code in kotlin (android11) that opens the internal storage directory so that I can select a pdf file from that directory. But due to restrictions, I can't do this.

Please suggest to me a way to do this. Thanks in advance.

Use the same way as before. You did not try i supose. And for selecting a file you use ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT. — blackapps, Mar 18 '21 at 07:30
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62782648/android-11-scoped-storage-permissions — axar, Mar 19 '21 at 13:57

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 18 '21 at 05:47

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requestLegacyExternalStorage

is always false in API 30 if

    preserveLegacyExternalStorage

is set then requestLegacyExternalStorage is true (this is a pure migration case and this state won't be preserved should the user uninstall/reinstall the app).

answered Mar 18 '21 at 05:47

Muhammad Asad

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Can u please share some sample code to do this. – Utkarsh Sharma Mar 18 '21 at 06:05
add this line in the application tag in the manifest file : preserveLegacyExternalStorage=true – Muhammad Asad Mar 18 '21 at 07:19

How to access folder in android11 programitically?

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