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Commit a9173dbd authored by Kevin Hufnagle's avatar Kevin Hufnagle Committed by Automerger Merge Worker
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Merge "docs: Update READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE explanation" into tm-dev am: 19a290e3 am: 8b88c5a2 

Original change: https://googleplex-android-review.googlesource.com/c/platform/frameworks/base/+/20066630



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core/res/AndroidManifest.xml

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    <!-- Allows an application to read from external storage.

      <p>Any app that declares the {@link #WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE} permission is implicitly

      granted this permission.</p>

      <p class="note"><strong>Note: </strong>Starting in API level 33, this permission has no

      effect. If your app accesses other apps' media files, request one or more of these permissions

      instead: <a href="#READ_MEDIA_IMAGES"><code>READ_MEDIA_IMAGES</code></a>,

      <a href="#READ_MEDIA_VIDEO"><code>READ_MEDIA_VIDEO</code></a>,

      <a href="#READ_MEDIA_AUDIO"><code>READ_MEDIA_AUDIO</code></a>. Learn more about the

      <a href="{@docRoot}training/data-storage/shared/media#storage-permission">storage

      permissions</a> that are associated with media files.</p>



      <p>This permission is enforced starting in API level 19.  Before API level 19, this

      permission is not enforced and all apps still have access to read from external storage.

      You can test your app with the permission enforced by enabling <em>Protect USB

      storage</em> under Developer options in the Settings app on a device running Android 4.1 or

      higher.</p>

      storage</em> under <b>Developer options</b> in the Settings app on a device running Android

      4.1 or higher.</p>

      <p>Also starting in API level 19, this permission is <em>not</em> required to

      read/write files in your application-specific directories returned by

      read or write files in your application-specific directories returned by

      {@link android.content.Context#getExternalFilesDir} and

      {@link android.content.Context#getExternalCacheDir}.

      <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> If <em>both</em> your <a

      {@link android.content.Context#getExternalCacheDir}.</p>

      <p>Starting in API level 29, apps don't need to request this permission to access files in

      their app-specific directory on external storage, or their own files in the

      <a href="{@docRoot}reference/android/provider/MediaStore"><code>MediaStore</code></a>. Apps

      shouldn't request this permission unless they need to access other apps' files in the

      <code>MediaStore</code>. Read more about these changes in the

      <a href="{@docRoot}training/data-storage#scoped-storage">scoped storage</a> section of the

      developer documentation.</p>

      <p>If <em>both</em> your <a

      href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#min">{@code

      minSdkVersion}</a> and <a

      href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#target">{@code

      targetSdkVersion}</a> values are set to 3 or lower, the system implicitly

      grants your app this permission. If you don't need this permission, be sure your <a

      href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#target">{@code

      targetSdkVersion}</a> is 4 or higher.

      targetSdkVersion}</a> is 4 or higher.</p>



      <p> This is a soft restricted permission which cannot be held by an app it its

      full form until the installer on record allowlists the permission.