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README.md

Android App with "Storage Access" (build via docker/podman)

Simple Android App which is granted access to files on the "external storage" Implementation for the frontend is to use a Webview, and have the javascript communicate with the JAVA backend.

build

clone this repo
run

./build-android-app.sh

follow the configuration
upon success the apk file created is in app/result/app.apk and can be installed via adb

adb install -r app/result/app.apk

the permissions include among others

android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
android.permission.MANAGE_DOCUMENTS
android.permission.MANAGE_MEDIA
android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO
android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO
android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE (via android:maxSdkVersion="32")
android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE
android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS"

which grant access to reading most files on the system's /sdcard filesystem see app/AndroidManifest.xml for details about the permissions