Bug 451437

Summary: For Android 10 and 11, KDEConnect cannot send files from phone/tablet (needs upgraded file permissions)
Product: [Applications] kdeconnect Reporter: JoshuaPK <joskra42.list>
Component: android-applicationAssignee: Albert Vaca Cintora <albertvaka>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: kde, todoleza
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: unspecified   
OS: Linux   
See Also: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=431000
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Description JoshuaPK 2022-03-12 20:28:37 UTC 
SUMMARY
In Android 10 and 11, new permissions are needed for apps to access locations outside of their own directories.  The permission MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE should enable this (see https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage/manage-all-files)

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  On an Android 10 or 11 device that has been paired to a computer, attempt to send a file to the computer.

OBSERVED RESULT
The file is not transferred.  Additionally, if logs are available (through LogCat or other means), a permission denied error is observed when KDEConnect attempts to open the file to send it.

EXPECTED RESULT
File should be transferred properly.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Albert Vaca Cintora 2023-04-01 09:52:11 UTC 
MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE was added in https://invent.kde.org/network/kdeconnect-android/-/merge_requests/320
Comment 2 Michael 2023-04-09 00:25:55 UTC 
Awesome, Albert Vaca! Thank you for all the fixes on KDE Connect 🙏