Bug 451437 - For Android 10 and 11, KDEConnect cannot send files from phone/tablet (needs upgraded file permissions)
Summary: For Android 10 and 11, KDEConnect cannot send files from phone/tablet (needs ...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: kdeconnect
Classification: Applications
Component: android-application (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: unspecified Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Albert Vaca Cintora
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Reported: 2022-03-12 20:28 UTC by JoshuaPK
Modified: 2023-04-09 00:25 UTC (History)
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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 🙏