Bug 453555 - No permission available to access all files
Summary: No permission available to access all files
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: kdeconnect
Classification: Applications
Component: android-application (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Albert Vaca Cintora
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Reported: 2022-05-08 22:52 UTC by Peterson Silva
Modified: 2022-08-05 15:54 UTC (History)
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Description Peterson Silva 2022-05-08 22:52:06 UTC 
In version 1.19.1 of the Android app, in a Galaxy M62 running Android 12, I cannot expose the entire phone's filesystem to my desktop PC.

This is because when I am asked to choose the folder to expose, I cannot choose the root folder. Indeed there are many folders I cannot choose (such as Downloads).

I looked through the app's permissions (I had allowed everything) and I found I was only able to give the app permission to access media files, not all files. This must be the issue.

If I go to VLC's permission, yes, I have given it permission to mess with media files only - BUT it still allows me to give it access to the entire filesystem if I so wanted. KDE Connect (the Android app) IMO must include such an option because without it the "browse phone's files" feature is severely limited; you can't access all folders and the ones you do you have to manually add in the plugin's settings, so it's extra annoying.