Feature, not a bug. Properly working apps that are updated, correctly ask for the permission to specific folders, and are able to touch the files. This is an issue with apps written for Android pre-10 but were never updated to the new file access permit model. I concur, fuck Google, but in this particular instance your beef is with the app developer. Millions of app handle user space files with no issues.
this post was submitted on 04 Jan 2024
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From a security standpoint i prefer apps to , by default, not have free reign access to my phone storage. For example facebook should not be able to access my picture, music or whatever without my explicit permissions.
What should happen is that the app should ask for permissions, and thats what has happened on all my phones. Id see if your mp3 player app needs an update, has incorrect permissions or just flat put has become obsolete. Ive used vlc for a long time on my phone with no issues
( though to be fair, im still on android 13 )
Yeah, Android has forced Scoped Storage since Android 10 or 11.
what are you describing here? are the files located in a shared location (eg. your default Music folder), and you cant delete them using another app?
Android 14 isn't allowing my apps to access the phone storage. I'm not even on a pixel phone.
Again, fuck you Google.