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vi...@google.com
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te...@gmail.com
It's extremely frustrating that it's apparently now impossible on android 13 to write to data/obb without rooting devices. People hated this change in 11, hated it in 12, and now it's been done again. Please let us access the device we payed for. No one asked for this change.
lb...@gmail.com
@3 It got even worse, as there is a bug that installer apps seem not to be able to do it anymore:
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/254445476
ne...@gmail.com
Extremely disappointing that google censored the original issue on this with over 2000 stars.
ne...@gmail.com
Old issue was https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/196422354 and can't be accessed by the general public any more for some reason.
hi...@gmail.com
Android/data No access to Debug File... Even as a Developer on a Non-Rooted Device. i just trying to make an App work again. but the Edits Need to Happen the Device even USB Debugging Prevents Write Access.. just Read...
if this Issue is not Resolved Soon. I will (I dont Know) but i paid over 1500.00 for a Device and i cant Access the Stuff i want.... and Articles that i used back A.11 Days are now Denied Access... KB196422354
Android 13 is a Joke if it Prevents People from Technical Experence from Doing what they want heck thats what the Developer Mode was For. now you have Bricked us again...
if this Issue is not Resolved Soon. I will (I dont Know) but i paid over 1500.00 for a Device and i cant Access the Stuff i want.... and Articles that i used back A.11 Days are now Denied Access... KB196422354
Android 13 is a Joke if it Prevents People from Technical Experence from Doing what they want heck thats what the Developer Mode was For. now you have Bricked us again...
jo...@gmail.com
WHYYYYY
ja...@gmail.com
So disappointing
da...@gmail.com
I can only support this if there is a way to fake the directory path that the app sees. That is, I need to be able to trick Chinese apps so that they can't tell the difference between me giving them a subfolder and them forcing me to give them access to all my files. Otherwise, this may threaten my physical safety when I travel.
I am the author of the other issue. I faced extreme trauma when my Chinese family compelled and coerced me to install the WeChat app. At that time WeChat closed itself on launch if it was not given the storage permission and my family kept pressuring me. Unlike the free world, China does not respect the freedom against search and seizure. Chinese companies can be forced to hand over any data to the Chinese government. Other Chinese apps mentioned in other issues are DJI and Insta360. What would happen if WeChat scanned a protest photo with my geolocation?
Back then I had Lineage AppOps and Xposed and was able to somehow restrict the storage permission. Today, those don't exist anymore. In the future I may be relying on solely how SAM keeps those apps in check. I have root so I love this feature, and do not hate it. I would rather Android remove the storage feature like earlier iOS than have a foreign government see my photos.
There is an alternative solution that both I and the power users above would accept. That would be to give me an option to trick any foreign app into thinking it was given any specified folder. Everyone else can then grant their backup and file managers access to their whole storage.
br...@gmail.com
Please allow me to use the device I paid for the way I want and have the option to bypass these security controls
ky...@gmail.com
This is absurd, I cannot even use my SD Card fully. I cannot locate and move local save games. This is outrageous.
ms...@gmail.com
This is indeed absolutely ridiculous. I'm done updating to future versions of android and will no longer be supporting Google
zo...@gmail.com
Yep. Anytime anyone asks me for phone recommends, I tell them to get an iphone. There is no way that I could say otherwise when google actively tries to make android worse in multiple different ways, and then censors bugs about it.
ni...@gmail.com
Even basic operations such as transferring individual files to and from folders in /data/ are blocked. I cannot do it with ADB, MTP or AOSP. As of recently, I am not even able to view certain subfolders below the "com.XXXX/" level via MTP.
I am unable to restore data or bring certain files in from my previous phone. We all paid for our devices and are unable to use them as expected without rooting and voiding our warranties.
I am unable to restore data or bring certain files in from my previous phone. We all paid for our devices and are unable to use them as expected without rooting and voiding our warranties.
po...@gmail.com
This is a problem for a wifi sync app for my music files in musicbee as they need the root of SD card or my device, why can't i just skip it ONCE?
aq...@gmail.com
Did Google or anyone find a solution to this problem
bo...@gmail.com
We need access Google
ry...@gmail.com
If you want google to fix this nonsense you need to tell everyone you know with a google account to star this issue and interact in the comments. It's the only way they will do anything about it.
ma...@gmail.com
We need this fix, well, in reality we need a real solution than the joke of scoped storage band aid we got for "privacy concerns", it does more harm than good...
ah...@gmail.com
Same thing. Can't access my SD card. How to elevate this issues for it to be resolved?
pr...@gmail.com
This is absurd, Google we need this fixed immediately, I shouldn't have to root my phone to get access to a capabilities that I already had
pa...@gmail.com
Oh guys, you're so right. We need access to the devices we paid for and we should use them as we want. I have come across this situation recently and couldn't find any solution on the internet. I have a Chinese MIUI and have to install fonts. But the app that I want to use is not working properly because of denied acces to the folder that Android restricted. What is wrong with it. Please, let us use our devices the way we want, Google.
al...@gmail.com
Don't worry we're gonna get everything figured out
mu...@gmail.com
Please escalate this ..
If we as userrs are not even having an option to choose if we want to access data and obb folder, how is android being a user friendly OS ? The best part about android was freedom of users, which looks to be snatched.
Please do not make android, the next IOS.
If we as userrs are not even having an option to choose if we want to access data and obb folder, how is android being a user friendly OS ? The best part about android was freedom of users, which looks to be snatched.
Please do not make android, the next IOS.
ri...@gmail.com
Google doesn't give a crap they will be iOS soon.
On Monday, January 23, 2023, <buganizer-system@google.com> wrote:
On Monday, January 23, 2023, <buganizer-system@google.com> wrote:
ri...@gmail.com
Gargoyle has done some nasty and even criminal things in the past but perhaps this will wake up the world as to just how unethical, controlling and criminal an organization they have become.
I will not buy a device unless it can be unGargoyled.
This day has been coming for a long, long time as each version of Android© has gotten more and more restrictive with more privacy invasion and less freedom for the purchaser. Notice I didn't say owner?
I bought a LG v50 and v60 and made sure by checking on XDA that they could be rooted before I purchased them.
Good luck with getting Gargoyle to do anything for you and since the US government has been bought and paid for by corporate America many years ago you'll get no help from them.
I will not buy a device unless it can be unGargoyled.
This day has been coming for a long, long time as each version of Android© has gotten more and more restrictive with more privacy invasion and less freedom for the purchaser. Notice I didn't say owner?
I bought a LG v50 and v60 and made sure by checking on XDA that they could be rooted before I purchased them.
Good luck with getting Gargoyle to do anything for you and since the US government has been bought and paid for by corporate America many years ago you'll get no help from them.
dr...@gmail.com
GOOGLE USERS PROMPTED TO UPLOAD THEIR ENTIRE PERSONAL DATA TO SERVERS FOR SECURITY AND PROTECTION ALONG WITH OVER PERSONALIZATION AND PROFIT OFF OF ANY BIT OF INFO THEY CAN LEGALLY STEAL FROM YOU. AND IF YOU TRY TO SEE WHY YOU CANT HAVE ACCESS TO WHAT YOU RIGHTFULLY HAVE OWNED ITS YOURE ISSUE BECUASE YOU SIGNED UP HERE AND NOW YOU CANT DO ANYTHING. THANKS GOOGLE FOR INVADING PRIVACY AND GIVING THE USER A FUCKING BRICK THAT WATCHES US
hu...@gmail.com
Just updated my phone from Android 11 to 12 and this is still an issue
jo...@gmail.com
Google, please. Don't be an ass and fix this immediately.
br...@gmail.com
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ng...@gmail.com
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ng...@gmail.com
Please google, dont make IOS, let make android ,fix this please
da...@gmail.com
Now even Microsoft Office is trying to access all my files. I get "To browse Office files, photos, and media, you'll need to allow access to all files in Settings." This also applies to MS Teams. Discord is an example of an app that respects my privacy and keeps working when sharing photos without file access. Honestly, I believe that the Android's file restrictions are not strong enough.
I refuse to give any company access to my files. I don't give Google Drive files access, and it keeps on working. But when I don't give Microsoft or Tencent access to my files, their apps refuse to work.
Again, I will reiterate the solution that will satisfy everyone. For the non-rooted people in this thread that want to grant their open-source apps access to all their files, please let them. But for privacy-minded people like me, please do that in addition to adding a feature that allows us to lie and tell third-party apps that they have full access even without actually granting them access.
al...@gmail.com
How are we supposed to implement file browsers without this?
e....@gmail.com
So annoying these restrictions. I want complete access to my not adopted sdcard. It's mine
ag...@gmail.com
This is complete buffoonery. I can't use the photo app that came on my phone. Or a file manager.
da...@gmail.com
I'm using MusicBee Wifi Sync. Since updating to Android 13, I cannot choose a folder on my SD card to sync my music to........musicbee wifi sync "you must select the sd card root folder and not one of it's subfolder"......
But the button is greyed out when I am in the root folder.
I feel like I'm going around in circles. It might be because I am going around in circles.
Please let me select whatever folder on the SD card that I paid for with my own sheckles and groats.....in a phone that I paid for with my own sheckles and groats.
That would be fantastic. Thanks so much.
But the button is greyed out when I am in the root folder.
I feel like I'm going around in circles. It might be because I am going around in circles.
Please let me select whatever folder on the SD card that I paid for with my own sheckles and groats.....in a phone that I paid for with my own sheckles and groats.
That would be fantastic. Thanks so much.
jo...@gmail.com
This sucks, I like Android because it gives you more options and I think as long as you accept the risks then let me do what I want with my device
sa...@gmail.com
Fucking ridiculous, let me use my phone
fo...@gmail.com
What the hell is the point of creating a system that can be accessed through a pc but not the phone itself?
What kind of redundancy is that?
Please just give us an option to just do the shit we want to do to our phones.
What kind of redundancy is that?
Please just give us an option to just do the shit we want to do to our phones.
ey...@gmail.com
This is bullshit, i paid for the phone, i am the one responsible for it, i am a fucking adult, and i dont need to be "protected", you dont decide for me and you fucking never will, and neither for my device, remove this change that brings nothing useful on anyone's life, you are getting worse than IOS at this point, will probably move there if necessary just to give my middle finger to android if this doesn't change, you were the option of freedom of choice, now you are going for the same path as your rival? Dont shoot yourself in the foot idiots.
dr...@gmail.com
I agree, this makes no sense.
I can assume my own risk.
Let me deal with it.
I can assume my own risk.
Let me deal with it.
zo...@gmail.com
Why? Just why? People who thougt it was a good idea didnt see the backlash coming?
Why are you trying to make andriod into iOS. Is this some kind of money pursuit, going on the path set by your rival?
You better revert the change, before you lose more than you planned to gain...
Why are you trying to make andriod into iOS. Is this some kind of money pursuit, going on the path set by your rival?
You better revert the change, before you lose more than you planned to gain...
zo...@gmail.com
Who thought of this and said "Let's take control of our user's devices, to be like Apple"? I really want to look this person in the eyes and try to understand why did you do something like this.
With each update like this you destroy the very core of Android, the very thing that made it so much better than other competitors - freedom! With more freedom comes more responsibility and dangers, but that's to be expected. We are not your kids, stop doing this and give us ability to use our devices normally again.
With each update like this you destroy the very core of Android, the very thing that made it so much better than other competitors - freedom! With more freedom comes more responsibility and dangers, but that's to be expected. We are not your kids, stop doing this and give us ability to use our devices normally again.
ca...@gmail.com
Dissapointing.
al...@gmail.com
It's really getting out of hand, now I have to root all my company's android 11 devices to gain access to the data/ and obb/ folders.
bl...@gmail.com
:( I'm not angry, just disappointed...
jo...@gmail.com
fix this.
it...@gmail.com
I used LG G7 with android 10 and only now bought a replacement, S23 Ultra 1TB with android 13. I bought a damn 1TB version without even checking about these bs new restrictions because I trusted... NEVER AGAIN. Will be ditching this brick. No point in choosing android over iOS for me now especially when actual security and biometrics were always on another level there.
we...@gmail.com
Crap, I'm so disappointed (((((
da...@gmail.com
Android 14 is making a change that is related to this.
With that coming in Android 14, "To protect your privacy choose another folder" shouldn't be necessary anymore. We just need on top of that, a Google Play policy to make sure app developers can't force users to allow access to all of their photos. With that, assuming the privacy protections are still there, it would be indeed marginally more convenient if I could move obbs and other files in and out of the /sdcard/Android folder.
no...@gmail.com
So you can't provide anything close to resembling apple's full phone backup and now you're making it even more difficult to backup individual apps. Enjoy your six figure salaries, I hope it helps you sleep at night.
ga...@gmail.com
Bought an android 13 phone yesterday and gonna return it today because I can't access Android and OBB folders. Useless phone for me.
bi...@gmail.com
Sorry, we need more revenue in the coming recession so we will be taking away as much as we can to get you to pay for our cloud services.
-Signed Sundar Pichai
-Signed Sundar Pichai
za...@gmail.com
Why is this still a thing? I'm just trying to backup my data.... You really want me to buy an iPhone instead of a Pixel next time don't you?
me...@gmail.com
"to protect your privacy", please root your phone.
Ok, done. Thanks, big brother.
Ok, done. Thanks, big brother.
p....@gmail.com
Playing with trying to automize some file moving with Android app Tasker, but of course I need to grant the permission to access SD cards' Pictures folder, which I cannot do because the Android doesn't allow me to click the Use this folder.
de...@gmail.com
Just create another folder called data, then when it ask for obb create that too. That will get round it
da...@gmail.com
I am shocked at the rudimentary state of full device backup'/restore on Android. Please tell your Product Managers to spend their time fixing that and not neutering file management applications.
da...@gmail.com
I guess here I am again with actual impact instead of gripes. Because of this scoped storage nonsense, today I couldn't migrate my Podcasts feed to a new Podcasts app I downloaded. App 1 lets me exports my feeds, unfortunately it defaults to a folder under /Android/data/podcast.app/ . That's supremely unhelpful since in previous versions of Android, I'd grant permissions in my file manager app to /Android/data AND JUST COPY THE FILE.
Please explain how I can get that file. You can't assume that every app developer is going to buy in 100% to "backup everything to X cloud service".
Please explain how I can get that file. You can't assume that every app developer is going to buy in 100% to "backup everything to X cloud service".
ma...@gmail.com
Dear Google, restricting access to the original issue won't magically get rid of the problem. This is going to make more people resort to rooting solely as a workaround to this and has the complete opposite results to your attempt to 'protect' your users' privacies.
sd...@gmail.com
This was the biggest selling point for me for Android phones as it didn't lock down the file system unnecessarily like iOS did. My as well switch to Apple if you keep this change without allowing a method to disable it for power users.
di...@gmail.com
The old issue tracking this bug at https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/196422354 is now restricted and the public cannot view the details.
This bug is a regression, users are requesting a solution, and the current behavior of Android doesn't even enhance security because the storage is still accessible!
Here is a workaround for Android 12 with up-to-date apps (as of 2022-06-24) without root.
1) Install F-Droid and install Termux
2) Enable storage access in Termux.https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Termux-setup-storage
3) The storage folder in Termux contains the paths you are looking for. Add others if you want them too such as your entire sdcard at /storage/####-####
4) Open KDE Connect -> ... -> Plugin settings -> Filesystem expose -> Add storage location -> Termux -> ☰ -> storage -> This is the path you are looking for
5) Give it an appropriate name
Now you can use KDE Connect to read+write the files on your phone with a securely paired computer, which is exactly what I wanted with my device.
This bug is a regression, users are requesting a solution, and the current behavior of Android doesn't even enhance security because the storage is still accessible!
Here is a workaround for Android 12 with up-to-date apps (as of 2022-06-24) without root.
1) Install F-Droid and install Termux
2) Enable storage access in Termux.
3) The storage folder in Termux contains the paths you are looking for. Add others if you want them too such as your entire sdcard at /storage/####-####
4) Open KDE Connect -> ... -> Plugin settings -> Filesystem expose -> Add storage location -> Termux -> ☰ -> storage -> This is the path you are looking for
5) Give it an appropriate name
Now you can use KDE Connect to read+write the files on your phone with a securely paired computer, which is exactly what I wanted with my device.
ot...@gmail.com
Google is working so hard to get more money, forgetting where their money come from : their user and their needs/experience
Luckily it easily solveable if you are power user :https://github.com/Xposed-Modules-Repo/com.github.dan.nostoragerestrict
but if you are a common or non techie user,
man, just get an iPhone i guess.
And here, google still wondering why they can't dominate smartphone market.
Luckily it easily solveable if you are power user :
but if you are a common or non techie user,
man, just get an iPhone i guess.
And here, google still wondering why they can't dominate smartphone market.
lb...@gmail.com
@64 That's interesting. I have a few questions:
1. Does it allow to do it for all apps, or only for Termux?
I ask because Termux is a terminal app, which isn't so nice to use on the device.
2. It is already know that connecting the device to PC (and probably also to another Android device) you can reach the folders. What is the advantage here?
@65 That's cool. Sadly for rooted devices, which can reach these places already, but it fixes it for apps that don't use root to reach these folders.
1. Does it allow to do it for all apps, or only for Termux?
I ask because Termux is a terminal app, which isn't so nice to use on the device.
2. It is already know that connecting the device to PC (and probably also to another Android device) you can reach the folders. What is the advantage here?
@65 That's cool. Sadly for rooted devices, which can reach these places already, but it fixes it for apps that don't use root to reach these folders.
ja...@gmail.com
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al...@gmail.com
To protect "my privacy" I am not allowed to access my files on my device?
Seriously?
Making sure I can't access my files without my permission for me to do it?
Has NO ONE at google towers actually stopped and thought "Oh, these guys own the device and the files and the apps, perhaps we should let them decide if they want to access files from two apps"??
Come on Google, seriously!
Seriously?
Making sure I can't access my files without my permission for me to do it?
Has NO ONE at google towers actually stopped and thought "Oh, these guys own the device and the files and the apps, perhaps we should let them decide if they want to access files from two apps"??
Come on Google, seriously!
br...@gmail.com
Why is this a P4 S4 Feature request? This is a bug that prevents us from using our devices. This is just straight up negligence.
pe...@gmail.com
for those who have a problem involving the SD card, I can "Escape" a little bit of it using the Rar application in the Play Store itself, it can move some folders and delete others, but sometimes it presents an error, it is not 100% effective but it helps to who just wants to move saved files!
kr...@gmail.com
I just ran into this bug. I just want an app, where I can download stuff, to download into the Downloads folder. That's like the most basic and natural functionality. I really hate, that modern software companies force such stupid restrictions, without giving me a choice This frustrates me in so many digital areas on a daily basis. This does not make the tiniest bit of sense.
It's just the same with root privileges. Yes, by default nobody should have root access, but if I own the device and feel able to manage my entire device, I should have the right to do so. I paid for ist.
It's just the same with root privileges. Yes, by default nobody should have root access, but if I own the device and feel able to manage my entire device, I should have the right to do so. I paid for ist.
ka...@gmail.com
Time to root my phone because "To protect my privacy"
They rather show detailed information about the phone and expose its units as you look further into your own phone. BUT, to protect your privacy...
Big joke. iPhones a lot easier to crack
They rather show detailed information about the phone and expose its units as you look further into your own phone. BUT, to protect your privacy...
Big joke. iPhones a lot easier to crack
ol...@gmail.com
So, this hasn't been resolved since 2022. Guess I have no choice than to root my phone. This sucks Google!
jd...@gmail.com
Is anyone with a brain cell still working on Android development? I just upgraded from a device with Android M which was a solid OS and now my apps can't even open the SD card base directory? What utter nonsense is this?
bi...@gmail.com
THANKS GOOGLE, GOTTA ROOT MY PHONE NOW, WHAT A BUNCH OF IDIOTS IN CHAIRS
lo...@gmail.com
wow it's been 1 year since the problem now either i root my phone or buy a new phone thanks google you didn't helped at all
fi...@gmail.com
A new phone will have the same problem unless this gets fixed, so you'll have to root
cr...@gmail.com
This is what happens when you have a too much lockdowned OS that doesn't even let its owner get root access by default.
My request to Android developers: PLEASE create a new `signature|privileged|appop` permission to acccess /storage/emulated/0/Android.
My request to Android developers: PLEASE create a new `signature|privileged|appop` permission to acccess /storage/emulated/0/Android.
ra...@gmail.com
Fuck you google for doing this!
ni...@gmail.com
FIX THIS PLEASE
al...@gmail.com
Got a new phone and i was shocked how bad this is, honestly android has lost all it's appeal to me. Even simple things like a music player has troubles seeing it's own files. Some other apps have major problems, even if the files you need, are NOT under /android/data/..., AND are created by the app themselves. Although my new phone is much more capable from a pure hardware perspective, the actual experience is completly backwards. If you have an operating system, that is fighting you, when it comes to something as simple as, you know, accessing your own PERSONAL files, then something has gone terribly wrong. I mean, on linux, if you use something like flatpaks, they are sandboxed in a similar way, meaning that they can only see what they are permitted to see. BUT on linux you also get the tools to handle these permission.
Meanwhile on android it's like you locked your bike, submerged it in cement, and then scratch your head the next day why you can't drive your bike. I had to contact multiple devs, only to get a reply that their hands are tied up in this matter and they can't help me. Some were able to help me, but guess what, an update later and everything breaks again, only this time it can't get resolved, i am lost for words...
Yes, this improves security in one way, but it's only a matter of time until shady apps come along, promising you that they can really really access the files or do the stuff you actually want, while they pull a scam on you. In the end this is the most user-hostile android experience that i had in my entire live. This does annoy tech-savvy people and will most likely hurt people which are not. Meanwhile app developers, burn valuable time because they are now forced to deal with these uneccessary problems and angry customers, time which could have been invested into improving security, stability, features and performance of their apps.
I would suggest that you implement a option to disable this "lockdown", add a huge warning that you don't take any responsibility when the user does damage his own stuff and everyone will be happy. I'm NOT asking for root access, just don't treat us like childrens. Look at windows, it's the most used desktop PC operating system worldwide, that can be easely bricked by your grandmother, has root access by default, yet they don't lock down their system half as hard as you do. Think about this for a moment, as to why that could be...
In the end, the first and last line of defence, when it comes to security and privacy, is always yourself. You cannot replace driving licences, by locking everyone out of their cars and then claim; "See? No more accidents!"
No matter how hard you lock down a device or OS, hackers will always find a way to scam people, history is full of stories like this.
I could go on forever, why this has robbed me of any reason to stay on android, yes there was a time why i would have chosen android over ios, but AS longs as it stays this way i see no benefit in using android over ios, but for now i leave it at that.
Meanwhile on android it's like you locked your bike, submerged it in cement, and then scratch your head the next day why you can't drive your bike. I had to contact multiple devs, only to get a reply that their hands are tied up in this matter and they can't help me. Some were able to help me, but guess what, an update later and everything breaks again, only this time it can't get resolved, i am lost for words...
Yes, this improves security in one way, but it's only a matter of time until shady apps come along, promising you that they can really really access the files or do the stuff you actually want, while they pull a scam on you. In the end this is the most user-hostile android experience that i had in my entire live. This does annoy tech-savvy people and will most likely hurt people which are not. Meanwhile app developers, burn valuable time because they are now forced to deal with these uneccessary problems and angry customers, time which could have been invested into improving security, stability, features and performance of their apps.
I would suggest that you implement a option to disable this "lockdown", add a huge warning that you don't take any responsibility when the user does damage his own stuff and everyone will be happy. I'm NOT asking for root access, just don't treat us like childrens. Look at windows, it's the most used desktop PC operating system worldwide, that can be easely bricked by your grandmother, has root access by default, yet they don't lock down their system half as hard as you do. Think about this for a moment, as to why that could be...
In the end, the first and last line of defence, when it comes to security and privacy, is always yourself. You cannot replace driving licences, by locking everyone out of their cars and then claim; "See? No more accidents!"
No matter how hard you lock down a device or OS, hackers will always find a way to scam people, history is full of stories like this.
I could go on forever, why this has robbed me of any reason to stay on android, yes there was a time why i would have chosen android over ios, but AS longs as it stays this way i see no benefit in using android over ios, but for now i leave it at that.
da...@nighthawk750.com
I just switched from an older Samsung Galaxy S8 running Android 9 to an A14 running Android 13. Why can't we access files on our devices anymore, Google? This is ridiculous. Please give us back access to our devices. I may have to go back to my S8.
cg...@gmail.com
"Hey we know people really want a device that's a lot more open format and users can really take advantage of the power of the unit in their hands unlike iOS devices........
. Let's fuck that all the way up" -some dickwad at google
. Let's fuck that all the way up" -some dickwad at google
vi...@google.com
Hello, your comments especially
lb...@gmail.com
ha...@gmail.com
Yeah thank you for reading the comments. Would really appreciate if you also look into what is making us all so frustrated.
sc...@gmail.com
A lot of why I enjoy android is feeling as if I have control of my device, I no longer feel that way. I went to play one of my games, and now I can't because it needs access my system won't give. It's been months google, fix it. NOW. You broke something that wasn't a problem to begin with. I would prefer idiots to deal with their own consequences than those of us who know what we're doing have our control ripped away. We're not toddlers. Thanks.
sc...@gmail.com
PS.
I enjoy emulators, I don't like mobile games, I don't like micro transactions. I used to brag about all the cool stuff I could do with my android device that IOS users couldn't because of the restrictions. Most emulators need file permissions. I am rooting my phone, and I dare any of you to blame me. It's literally your fault, no one wanted this. What's stopping you guys from rolling back this awful decision? Who in hell is happy with this? Instead of getting mad at us for our "abusive" comments, why not address this? There's a reason this is in issue tracker you know, it's not because it's a "feature" that we like. We obviously hate it.
I enjoy emulators, I don't like mobile games, I don't like micro transactions. I used to brag about all the cool stuff I could do with my android device that IOS users couldn't because of the restrictions. Most emulators need file permissions. I am rooting my phone, and I dare any of you to blame me. It's literally your fault, no one wanted this. What's stopping you guys from rolling back this awful decision? Who in hell is happy with this? Instead of getting mad at us for our "abusive" comments, why not address this? There's a reason this is in issue tracker you know, it's not because it's a "feature" that we like. We obviously hate it.
ba...@ursamundi.org
Could we please stop making it harder to use a device we bought outright and paid for?
ro...@gmail.com
Stop being so paternalistic. I bought the cellphone. It's mine. I have the right to have more access.
ed...@gmail.com
Like everyone else in this thread, I'd like to be able to actually use the computer I bought and paid for, and I'd like it very much if it didn't lock me out of certain functionality like a glorified toy instead of an actual computer. File access is a basic computer function, please for the love of god just let me interact with the filesystem the way I want and allow apps I choose to do the same.
om...@gmail.com
Well, there are q billion reasons why would one want to access his obb folder, like backup and restore which is really important. And since I trust the qpp i'm using why would I not be able to use it?
Android used to offer freedom, and that's what made us love it. This feature needs at least to be rolled back to its state on Android 11 where user can choose to allow an app to access obb/data folders.
Note that people are rooting their phone less just to be able to use knox and platforms like it
Android used to offer freedom, and that's what made us love it. This feature needs at least to be rolled back to its state on Android 11 where user can choose to allow an app to access obb/data folders.
Note that people are rooting their phone less just to be able to use knox and platforms like it
ma...@gmail.com
Wow I cant access my fucking Minecraft world because Google is a piece of shot. Awesome thanks Google.
kg...@gmail.com
Oh okay cool so months later no fix CBF will just buy an iPhone seeing as their os is user friendly asf super simple sleek and well made because you people at Google took away your only upside
ga...@gmail.com
Ran into this today. Very, very bad. Users should be able to access user data, period. This is incredibly draconian with virtually no upside, security or otherwise. It's horrifying.
ha...@gmail.com
This is ridiculous. I can't give access to a folder on MY OWN PHONE. I bought and paid for this pixel phone with my cold hard cash and I can't backup a folder because you won't give me access? What kind of baby back bullshit is that?
ma...@gmail.com
You're telling me I can't manually install a Minecraft texture pack without rooting? Time to protect my privacy I guess
al...@alakani.org
Yeah boiii making it a huge pain in the butt to copy my downloads off my phone to my laptop sure protects my privacy, at the same time you're selling all my personal data to every advertiser in a 12 lightyear radius
di...@gmail.com
Why you doing this google? why?
mr...@gmail.com
Google, fix this nonsense.
co...@gmail.com
Yup, I also bumped into this today. Please resolve.
la...@thousandeyes.com
fix this, stop making users lives a hell
ar...@gmail.com
So for privacy we need to root our phone.
We all know Google won't change this.
To protect your privacy. If you check tracker listing coming out your phone, you'll be surprised.
We all know Google won't change this.
To protect your privacy. If you check tracker listing coming out your phone, you'll be surprised.
ra...@gmail.com
Regreting to buy a phone with Android 11-12. Almost 2weeks ago, this problem occurred.
Now I cannot access my own data.
Middle finger to Google developers. It would be better if I had old version Android phone or a phone without Android.
Now I cannot access my own data.
Middle finger to Google developers. It would be better if I had old version Android phone or a phone without Android.
ra...@gmail.com
Why are you blocking to access my own data , what are you Google
ro...@gmail.com
Please grant access to the root directory. This is really frustrating.
yo...@gmail.com
Please grant access to the root directory. This is really frustrating
ai...@gmail.com
it's so stupid JUST LET US WE ARE THE OWNER OF THE PHONE BUT THIS STUPID DUMB PEOPLE DECIDED TO ADD THIS ANNOYING FEATURE
no...@gmail.com
Please grant access to root directory, this is ridiculous. I can't use my emulated games, no better than an iPhone now.
dc...@gmail.com
Google won't listen to there customers, they have does this type of thing before.
every step forward they manage to take 4 steps backward.
I would love to be wrong about this but I doubt it! Mean while the new iPhone 15 functions more like a full computer system with the new usb 3 port.
Check it out!
Don't get it twisted I use both platforms.
every step forward they manage to take 4 steps backward.
I would love to be wrong about this but I doubt it! Mean while the new iPhone 15 functions more like a full computer system with the new usb 3 port.
Check it out!
Don't get it twisted I use both platforms.
be...@gmail.com
This is just inane. Google chrome allows you to download files to your SD card. I can no longer access those files! On my own SD card!
fi...@gmail.com
You should be able to grant this kind of permission when needed, otherwise you'll just be imitating Apple. And let's face it, when you guys imitate Apple, the result is often worse than theirs.
po...@gmail.com
I don't want you to protect my prjvacy from me! Everyone here knows this has nothing to do with privacy so don't insult our intelegence by giving these excuses. If we wanted to not be able to use a device we overpayed for we would have bought apple products!
It' s been 3 android generations and this bs is still going on.
It' s been 3 android generations and this bs is still going on.
af...@gmail.com
People I have a solution
Go to settings then apps then search files (with blue file logo) and find uninstall updates. Your welcome now you can access any file without interruption.
Go to settings then apps then search files (with blue file logo) and find uninstall updates. Your welcome now you can access any file without interruption.
ni...@gmail.com
for the first time i feel genuinely powerless using an android phone. this is the one reason i avoided iphones my whole life, but alas now theres no difference.
ch...@gmail.com
Its genuinely idiotic that this is a "feature" the amount of apps that I used daily that broke because of this useless addition is insane and it's even more insane that the only way to fix it is to ROOT google do something
et...@gmail.com
Google fix this please
mo...@gmail.com
facing the same issue with samsung s23 ultra
ru...@gmail.com
@Google.com
"access denied to protect my privacy" OK Hackers challenge.. don't you see..
Making your company responsible and therefore legally liable for your customers privacy in this way is a Hugh mistake!
Let your customers control there own privacy. That is the only real way to reduce your overall liability when the Class Action Law suits are filed after the next data breach.
Add a disclaimer and force your customers to agree before allowing access if you must.
But stop this nonsense it wont protect you.
"access denied to protect my privacy" OK Hackers challenge.. don't you see..
Making your company responsible and therefore legally liable for your customers privacy in this way is a Hugh mistake!
Let your customers control there own privacy. That is the only real way to reduce your overall liability when the Class Action Law suits are filed after the next data breach.
Add a disclaimer and force your customers to agree before allowing access if you must.
But stop this nonsense it wont protect you.
ho...@gmail.com
Ah, Google, the COVID of the tech industry :)
na...@gmail.com
Absolute bull***t. I spent a lot of money on an unlocked phone to find I am unable to move, copy or delete MY OWN DATA from either the internal storage or the external SD card???? Seriously, WTF. The phone's frigging useless if it can't be used the way you want or NEED it to. Let's face it, If I've managed to navigate and click through a number of different instructions and got myself to a place where I'm voluntarily clicking a button that says 'grant access', then I'm pretty damn sure I'm doing something I want to be doing. I don't need to be told by some other party that denying me access to my own data on my own phone is to protect my privacy.
I now can't see much of a difference between this and the forced restrictions of that other platform. If the purpose is to lose the trust of your market, it seems Google's on its way to achieving it.
I now can't see much of a difference between this and the forced restrictions of that other platform. If the purpose is to lose the trust of your market, it seems Google's on its way to achieving it.
on...@gmail.com
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on...@gmail.com
If I can't have control over my own phone, then Android is an absolute useless and dangerous OS to use. This will be my last from here onward, that's for sure. And I'll no longer have any wasted time explaining iOS users what they're missing, because now they're missing nothing.
na...@gmail.com
Further.... with Google now pushing the roll out of Passkeys that are considered as being more secure than the usual alphanumeric passwords and/or two-factor authentication because they rely on a PIN, fingerprint, or face to log into certain apps and accounts, thereby making a device more phishing resistant, the need for this 'feature' is surely redundant?
mo...@gmail.com
This person is haked my account
mi...@gmail.com
I use an app which is useless unless I can gain access to the right folders on my pixel 7 pro. Turns out this is since v11. Ridiculous thing to force on android owners. +1 to add a 'grant anyway' button. In any case, given the other quirks of this phone, it'll be the last google/pixel phone I buy.
za...@gmail.com
I'm just going to reach out to support on a weekly basis to ask if this issue has been resolved.
ja...@gmail.com
The increasingly arcane methods we need to employ just to manage the data our apps handle is becoming extremely frustrating.
All I want is to be able to grant my file explorer permissions to view and manage these files.
All I want is to be able to grant my file explorer permissions to view and manage these files.
da...@gmail.com
I don't want you to protect my prjvacy from me! Everyone here knows this has nothing to do with privacy so don't insult our intelegence by giving these excuses. If we wanted to not be able to use a device we overpayed for we would have bought apple products!
It' s been 3 android generations and this bs is still going on.
It' s been 3 android generations and this bs is still going on.
mi...@gmail.com
I would like to echo all of the vitriol directed at Google in the previous comments, as well as mentioning that it is cowardly, unprofessional, and child-like to hide and restrict a previous version of this same issue. What are you guys, ostriches burying your heads in the sand?? Oh let's just hide it, then we don't have to take responsibility! My device is mine, and when I want to do something in the user area of the file system, I DAMN WELL BETTER BE ABLE TO GRANT THE NECESSARY PERMISSION!!!
mi...@gmail.com
Ah yes, Google.
ho...@gmail.com
I agree with the arguments above and I think that the permissions for accessing any information on the device should be consistent in the sense that, if a user can access to a particular piece of information with built-in software, they should be able to delegate that access to applications which they trust. This kind of composition is crucial for customization and building workflows by integrating software that is not specifically designed to work together, but instead designed to interoperate with generic tools. File system access is one of the most generic ways to integrate software, and allowing trusted applications to access non-private files of each other is a very important capability for a lot of users.
Protecting /sdcard/Android/data from access by third party apps brings no additional security, as a user can anyway copy the files from that location to some less restricted place with the built-in file manager, and this is just an additional unnecessary obstacle in the way of building custom workflows and composing software to work together. There is already a secure storage in /data/data for apps that want to hide their files from everyone else, so making /sdcard/Android/data another location of this sort, especially without real security benefits, does not seem to be the right way for it all to work.
To summarize, I would strongly support reconsidering and allowing a user to give access to /sdcard/Android/data subdirectories to third-party applications.
db...@gmail.com
Also disgruntled by this change. Please address it with a fix or work-around. Thank you.
ga...@gmail.com
One of the main reasons and selling points for owning an Android is currently locked away due to this issue. Privating a previous Bug Tracker report makes it seem like this won't be fixed. How long until this one gets privated? The open appeal of Android is being removed, and more and more reason to switch to Apple is being given to us. I'm an Android person, almost always have been. There's been some stupid stuff done in the past, but I feel like this is the final straw on the camel's back for me and many users. Why restrict apps access if the user was planning on giving them it?
Here's a solution that I feel would work for all users:
For normal users (the ones that this was made for), they can keep this and not let apps have access.
For Power Users (majority of people in this thread): Allow us to change a setting in the Developer Settings. We all most likely already have developer settings open, so why not put disabling the restriction in there?
If people want control over their device, let them have it. That was the main "appeal", the main "reason", and honestly the selling point for many people. Having a powerful device that's open. That's why I use Linux. What you're doing right now is taking that away.
Please, consider this option. Allow us to disable this restriction in Developer Settings.
TLDR: A compromise would be to allow us to remove the restriction in the Developer Settings.
Here's a solution that I feel would work for all users:
For normal users (the ones that this was made for), they can keep this and not let apps have access.
For Power Users (majority of people in this thread): Allow us to change a setting in the Developer Settings. We all most likely already have developer settings open, so why not put disabling the restriction in there?
If people want control over their device, let them have it. That was the main "appeal", the main "reason", and honestly the selling point for many people. Having a powerful device that's open. That's why I use Linux. What you're doing right now is taking that away.
Please, consider this option. Allow us to disable this restriction in Developer Settings.
TLDR: A compromise would be to allow us to remove the restriction in the Developer Settings.
la...@gmail.com
It has been a year since this issue. And NO FIX yet!!! 🤬🤬🤬 That google representative must have resigned already 🤣🤣🤣 This is so fucked up. Why would they decide this for their users who KNOWS what they are doing. Hello????! It's their device, it's their OWN privacy!!!! Why decide for our lives. Fuckers.
ja...@gmail.com
It's extremely frustrating because there is data from my old phone that I'd like to copy to my new phone that I cannot access due to this. Last time it was a hassle to get things copied over, and now it's nearly impossible. It's actually infuriating when I know the phones I'm buying are Pixels and the company making it hard to transfer my stuff is the same one who makes the phone.
ka...@gmail.com
Android turned into an absolute shit.
ei...@gmail.com
Even your own Files app gets blocked by SAF restrictions. You want to know why people root their phones? This is why people root their phones. Quit acting like you're doing us a favor by restricting us from our own phones.
da...@gmail.com
At some point you start wondering what the point of Android is if it's just becoming as locked down as iOS. At least Apple, to their credit, generally publish high quality software.
qn...@googlemail.com
I didn't know about this, when I bought a new phone. Screw you google ...
gr...@gmail.com
These angry comments are but a tiny few of your users that even know to come here. I've been trying to get my files from my art programs android/data/... I've been transferring my files to work on between my phone tablet and computer. When this nonsense killed my ability to work remotely effectively bricking my zfold 4. I just started a graphic design business with mobility at its core. And now it's all in shambles. I can't trust Google to do the right thing anymore. I have no idea how this decision could have been made but it's a terrible one.
You better figure out how to rectify this nonsense immediately I suspect the future of cell phone usage will pinge on this. It won't all come crashing down in the day or in two or in months but you're burning primary users left and right to the point where they're just going to find other solutions outside of the smartphone I know I have to do that now after spending years searching for a solid reliable dependable way for me to transfer my files and do artwork on the go and now the capability and the dream of that business is shattered for what reason I have no idea. This was a foolish decision I have been spending months yelling at Samsung trying to figure out how to fix all my broken apps only to find out now it was Google that screwed it all up I don't understand how a company that's supposed to not be evil can willfully collapse the functionality of their systems. Anybody who finds out why they can't do higher level things with their phones and it's basically being relegated to just a toy people don't want toys people don't want little stupid things they will be done with it like a fad if you want to be if you want cell phones if you want smartphones to be removed from the population this is how you do it you relegate these fantastic machines to just mere toys and that is what you're doing by not allowing us to move edit control the files that we create in the programs that we're using if I need to edit music I should be able to edit the music that I'm producing if I need to edit images I should be able to edit the images that I'm producing if I need to take my files and move it from my cell phone to my tablet or for my tablet to my PC or for my PC to my phone I should be able to do that I get that perhaps you're trying to do this to make your system more secure but you're throwing the baby out with the bath water this is the single it's not the single most stupid thing but this is just one of the many many stupid things that are constantly happening in this world and this s*** needs to stop sure you probably need to to secure up the file structure or something but this is ridiculous you need to be able to access the files that you're working on That's just freaking common sense and if I'm making a piece of art I should not be pinned to that one piece of art program to work on that one piece of art I should be able to have access to the files that I'm generating this is like like why even do anything why even generate anything if I can't access the files liquid that it doesn't even make any freaking sense it makes no sense this is the most absurd f****** situation I I can't even I can't even rap my head around this to be able to say this in a way that's not me cursing about it because it's just completely absurd just thoughtless mindless idiocracy like how do you expect me as a person who's using this computer tool thing to create content on it and not have access to said content how does that make any sense you tell me just fix this stuff just fix it just fix it just fix it just fix it I can't say that enough why is this even a problem why am I even wasting my time here why have I been wasting months trying to figure out ways around this garbage just fix it just make it freaking work what are you doing who are you what is any of this I spent thousands of dollars on this what is wrong with you people like are you insane are you completely out of your mind I don't even think anybody's reading these things I don't think anybody's reading any of this this is insane fix it
You better figure out how to rectify this nonsense immediately I suspect the future of cell phone usage will pinge on this. It won't all come crashing down in the day or in two or in months but you're burning primary users left and right to the point where they're just going to find other solutions outside of the smartphone I know I have to do that now after spending years searching for a solid reliable dependable way for me to transfer my files and do artwork on the go and now the capability and the dream of that business is shattered for what reason I have no idea. This was a foolish decision I have been spending months yelling at Samsung trying to figure out how to fix all my broken apps only to find out now it was Google that screwed it all up I don't understand how a company that's supposed to not be evil can willfully collapse the functionality of their systems. Anybody who finds out why they can't do higher level things with their phones and it's basically being relegated to just a toy people don't want toys people don't want little stupid things they will be done with it like a fad if you want to be if you want cell phones if you want smartphones to be removed from the population this is how you do it you relegate these fantastic machines to just mere toys and that is what you're doing by not allowing us to move edit control the files that we create in the programs that we're using if I need to edit music I should be able to edit the music that I'm producing if I need to edit images I should be able to edit the images that I'm producing if I need to take my files and move it from my cell phone to my tablet or for my tablet to my PC or for my PC to my phone I should be able to do that I get that perhaps you're trying to do this to make your system more secure but you're throwing the baby out with the bath water this is the single it's not the single most stupid thing but this is just one of the many many stupid things that are constantly happening in this world and this s*** needs to stop sure you probably need to to secure up the file structure or something but this is ridiculous you need to be able to access the files that you're working on That's just freaking common sense and if I'm making a piece of art I should not be pinned to that one piece of art program to work on that one piece of art I should be able to have access to the files that I'm generating this is like like why even do anything why even generate anything if I can't access the files liquid that it doesn't even make any freaking sense it makes no sense this is the most absurd f****** situation I I can't even I can't even rap my head around this to be able to say this in a way that's not me cursing about it because it's just completely absurd just thoughtless mindless idiocracy like how do you expect me as a person who's using this computer tool thing to create content on it and not have access to said content how does that make any sense you tell me just fix this stuff just fix it just fix it just fix it just fix it I can't say that enough why is this even a problem why am I even wasting my time here why have I been wasting months trying to figure out ways around this garbage just fix it just make it freaking work what are you doing who are you what is any of this I spent thousands of dollars on this what is wrong with you people like are you insane are you completely out of your mind I don't even think anybody's reading these things I don't think anybody's reading any of this this is insane fix it
za...@gmail.com
That workaround looks sketchy af
lb...@gmail.com
@142 Uses Shizuku?
I still don't get how powerful Shizuku is. Is it the same as using adb ? Can I run adb commands via it?
How come no matter how much I searched about how to do it, I couldn't find it?
I still don't get how powerful Shizuku is. Is it the same as using adb ? Can I run adb commands via it?
How come no matter how much I searched about how to do it, I couldn't find it?
mi...@gmail.com
Shizuku is, to my understanding, scripted adb. You can't use it directly; it is for developers to add high level api functionality to their apps. Running Android 11 or higher, you can use Shizuku without needing to connect to a PC thru wireless adb. FolderV is the first file manager app to include Shizuku functionality. Both Shizuku and FolderV are reliable and safe. I use both every day.
lb...@gmail.com
@145 But I think I saw some apps doing things there that would require adb.
Granting permissions, and maybe even more.
It is based on adb-wireless, after all, so it should be able to use adb commands, no?
Granting permissions, and maybe even more.
It is based on adb-wireless, after all, so it should be able to use adb commands, no?
ho...@gmail.com
I'd like to add that the limitation in topic is inconsistent regarding the external volumes. When I connect a USB drive, I can select <volume>/Android/data subdirectories in the file picker, successfully granting applications access to those directories. It makes no sense to limit access to those directories in the device's storage and allow such access in external drives, where applications may store their data in basically the same ways as with the device's own volume.
This limitation should be rendered consistent for the device memory and the attached drives – preferably by lifting the limitation for the device storage.
do...@gmail.com
So even after ONE WHOLE YEAR Google never really did fix this, huh? Used an Android 10 phone for three years and didn't install OS updates because they make your phone obsolete. Just purchased a new phone with Android 13 and I'm pulling my hair out with the "added" "security" "features". WHAT IS ALL THIS? WHY HAS ANDROID BECOME SO LIMITING? WHERE'S THE BASIC FUNCTIONALITY? This is a fine example of Don't fix what's not broken. Regretting my decision and will probably root my phone if this keeps on going...Not happy Google.
ki...@gmail.com
It's absolutely discussing that we can't use our phones as we want and pay for without all the idiots ruining it for everyone.
as...@gmail.com
How can I use my device if Google won't let me use my device?
su...@live.de
This is ridiculous, breaks older apps and makes modding impossible for games. It's insane that I paid like 600€ just to not be able to use my phone. If I wanted that I could've bought an iOS device which also work a lot better in terms of functionality and compatibility! The only reason for using Android is the ease of access to more complicated features and not even being able to access this through developer options? Seriously? Rooting this and never buying another Android if that's the direction you're going.
ra...@gmail.com
Please fix this i use fl studio a lot and i can't access the data folder so i can't put samples
gr...@gmail.com
just came from a note 9 (not by choice), and can't use half of my apps to the same degree i used to. this really is immensely dissappinting. why can i not use all of my phone? it's right here in my hands, everything i need is locked behind silly handholding. apps i use every day, COMMON apps, VLC, MEGA, even Spotify, are kneecapped by all these changes. this phone was a replacement through insurance, if i had the money i simply would've bought another note9. giving up my 3.5 and sd card slot was bad enough, this is insane. its getting rooted asap for sure now, and i won't be buying another android in the future, especially considering this issue has been censored and abandoned for over a year now.
ji...@gmail.com
This NEEDS to be fixed.
Google. C'mon.
Google. C'mon.
zl...@gmail.com
Two years of begging. Come on, fix it
re...@gmail.com
Fix this issue!!!!!!!!!!
mr...@gmail.com
I don't see this getting resolved at all. That being said, what are the best options for a US device that allows bootloader unlocking?
ro...@gmail.com
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mi...@gmail.com
you are fuc*ing kidding google. wtf, should have bought an Iphone
ch...@gmail.com
One of the main points to having an Android is the customizability for power users. Google is no better than Apple now, dumbing down Android to be more like iOS because they "know better" than the user. Worse, censoring the original issue and ignoring it altogether. Shameful. Guess I'll have to root it, might as well go for graphene or something. May your company crash and burn.
s....@gmail.com
Any updates on this? It's still a problem y'all... Cannot access my android folder as I used to and that's really a problem.
de...@gmail.com
Still waiting for this to get fixed.
ar...@gmail.com
GOOGLE PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD FIX THIS ISSUE I CANT DO ANYTHING ON MY REDMI 10 NOW
ha...@gmail.com
Hey Google why are u taking privacy decisions for me??
let us do what we want.
let us do what we want.
re...@gmail.com
I will solve this issue by NOT UPGRADING to Android 14!
sa...@gmail.com
You're not leaving us with many options, but to root our phones, which shouldn't be necessary.
as...@gmail.com
Please fix! This is such a ridiculous problem.
th...@gmail.com
I initially thought this problem was caused by something I was doing, because I could not conceive of a world in which Google developers were so fucking stupid that they would intentionally, or unintentionally, implement this catastrofuck of a feature/bug.
qu...@gmail.com
Unable to access MY DATA generated by apps.. You have no cause to stop me accessing this, even M$ allow you to access your generated app data. In the 12 versions I have used Android OS, this is the first time I have had to seriously consider a. Rooting the device or b. going over to iOS.. All I simply want to do is copy my Minecraft game data from Android to Windows nothing more. #SadBadTrue !
lu...@gmail.com
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lu...@gmail.com
Will this JOKE of a feature ever be fixed !?
I'm trying to buy a phone, but I'm restricted to those below android 10 because of this shit
Or rooted
I'm trying to buy a phone, but I'm restricted to those below android 10 because of this shit
Or rooted
di...@gmail.com
Fix soon please
vi...@gmail.com
Hello. I'm not sure if this is true, but someone told me once that they knew somebody who worked at Google, who explained it like this:
"Apps that need higher security are supposed to use the internal /system data folder, not the external /sdcard/Android or /storage/emulated/0/Android data folder. However some poorly designed apps used the external data folder instead, even for highly sensitive info. In order to protect the security of the data stored there, Google was forced to lock down the external data folder.".
Again, I don't know if that's true, but that's what I've heard.
"Apps that need higher security are supposed to use the internal /system data folder, not the external /sdcard/Android or /storage/emulated/0/Android data folder. However some poorly designed apps used the external data folder instead, even for highly sensitive info. In order to protect the security of the data stored there, Google was forced to lock down the external data folder.".
Again, I don't know if that's true, but that's what I've heard.
nu...@gmx.de
I want to backup my application data to my PC and I can't give the app access to the data folder. If anything happens with the device or just an app uninstalls, all that data is lost.
(Backing up to cloud is not an alternative in my eyes, I'd rather trust my own backups)
I would sincerely request a "grant anyway" option.
(Backing up to cloud is not an alternative in my eyes, I'd rather trust my own backups)
I would sincerely request a "grant anyway" option.
lu...@gmail.com
Google simply DISGUSTS me with this stupid thing !
al...@gmail.com
i feel like we all buy an android for the freedom it gave us now the corporate overlords in there infinite wisdom decide lets give you the illusion of freedom but in reality its just a slightly less locked down phone than iphone honestly disappointed in this
dy...@gmail.com
Also need this fixed. so frustrating I cannot access save files for some of my games to back them up to my computer.
to...@gmail.com
Do any of the FCC's new rules make not fulfilling this request illegal? Could someone post a link that makes reporting Google for this reason easier?
1t...@gmail.com
Somehow still not fixed. Can't make a backup of my files
vi...@google.com
Our engineering team is still working on this request. We will provide more updates as they become available.
mr...@gmail.com
NO WAY 🫨🫨🫨🫨
tu...@gmail.com
Can't access downloaded files. Don't have full access to my own phone which I payed for because Google wants to "protect my privacy". You need to stop this "To protect your privacy, choose another folder" nonsense as it is rendering our Android phones completely useless. People need to be aware of this and stop using Android and switch to Apple if Google is adamant in not resolving this. All Android 11+ phones are completely useless because of this.
po...@gmail.com
This is an insane level of user babying that violates literally the main reason I champion Android as a platform. I can understand wanting to safeguard users from making stupid decisions, but the freedom of choice with regards to how applications and permissions work is the primary reason I thought Android was superior to Apple, and I can't think of any good reason why we can't opt out of this "safety feature" if we know what we are doing.
iv...@gmail.com
Google sucks, kcuf your company, can't do anything but ruined our purpose on buying android
iv...@gmail.com
I will buy google and fire the guy who has this privacy privacy idea, a homeless beggar is more intelligent than the guy who made this privacy thing, google must fire the guy who made this it makes me angry everyday
ty...@gmail.com
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ra...@gmail.com
Why even use Android anymore? Apple's getting sideloading, and at least their stuff doesn't feel like perpetual alpha software.
st...@gmail.com
Because of this absurd change nobody asked for, I can't remove spyware from my android phone even with a factory reset! At this juncture, what justification remains for not opting for Apple?
Also shame on Google for blocking access / censoring all the other opened issues related to this change. They're just trying to sweep it under the rug.
Also shame on Google for blocking access / censoring all the other opened issues related to this change. They're just trying to sweep it under the rug.
s4...@gmail.com
Absolutely useless change that does not protect privacy when it blocks me from removing files myself directly via analbum app or file explorer. Undo this change as it's an absolute joke and makes the system less secure if I can't monitor what files are being accessed or remove them, all because Google thinks it knows better.
em...@gmail.com
Lemme have access to the files! I bought a phone, so I should be able to do what I want! We need it NOW
ne...@gmail.com
Please fix this. I should be in charge of this access on my own device. I use Android specifically because I hate stuff like this.
fr...@gmail.com
Please give us access to our files!
ku...@gmail.com
Let me access something I bought with my own money however I want. How the hell is locking this basic feature because of OH PRIVACY PROTECTION a good move in any way? Oh, that's probably because now users won't be able to pirate OBBs for games or something, I dunno.
I hope whatever greed causes this decision will terribly backfire. Way to ruin a person's evening, jesus fucking christ. I hate android 11.
I hope whatever greed causes this decision will terribly backfire. Way to ruin a person's evening, jesus fucking christ. I hate android 11.
co...@gmail.com
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wh...@herisson.co.uk
Ludicrous restriction. I guess if there is a fix it'll be in 14 so I'll have to buy another device?
as...@gmail.com
Extremely frustrating issue. I am just trying to use my SD card for music... which I've done fine for years.
me...@gmail.com
I wanted to use an app, but I can't because I can't give it access to what it needs... This is unfortunate.
dj...@gmail.com
I tried to access MY OWN FILES under /storage/emulated/0, and google blocked me! I have all permissions as a user, I'm the only user of the device and access to my files is blocked. Please, allow me to use my data.
lo...@gmail.com
really this is frustrating forcing people to root their devices only so we can get access. simply absurd
lr...@gmail.com
រស្មី ពន្លឺ
ra...@gmail.com
How is this still an
ha...@gmail.com
Just bought an Android 13 phone with Stock Android Rom and Can't even use Different File managers plus Can't Use GFX for my Games and Can't even Move or Del Files from OBB and Data folder , this sucks
kc...@gmail.com
I'm still seeing this issue today in 2024, can it get fixed please? Thanks
li...@gmail.com
Just a daily reminder:
Google does not care about the users or the "bugs" that are happening on their apps and websites (especially this one hell of an issue where Google would basically say "b-b-b-but wii wanna protecc ur privacy!!1!!1 qwq" when trying to access some files for some #@$&ing reason, apparently).
All Google cares about is money, yachts and throwing parties for the rich.
"Money, money, money.
It's so funny, in a rich man's world ~"
Google does not care about the users or the "bugs" that are happening on their apps and websites (especially this one hell of an issue where Google would basically say "b-b-b-but wii wanna protecc ur privacy!!1!!1 qwq" when trying to access some files for some #@$&ing reason, apparently).
All Google cares about is money, yachts and throwing parties for the rich.
"Money, money, money.
It's so funny, in a rich man's world ~"
li...@gmail.com
If the "corporate woke" had not existed and "fixing" anything that was not broken for the sake of "pRoFiTs" hadn't been normalised in society, they would have already filed for bankruptcy, let themselves get defeated by Bing years ago and have 99% of their employees stuck in a big employment limbo (A. K. A. the problem with getting rejected over and over by companies for "OVER 9000!!!!" times)
li...@gmail.com
Whoever has earned millions of dollars out of not allowing users to access their files anymore could have gotten himself in a case of "Hikikomori Syndrome" and made it to the "catching-the-bus" statistics if his plan to take over Google and made all of the employees (along with the higher-ups and himself) lazier and more money-hungry had been foiled by some financial issues and a few weird legal loopholes.
li...@gmail.com
This "feature" is probably worthy enough to deserve a spot on r/ABoringDystopia on Reddit.
Every day, life slowly becomes less and less hospitable as more companies and rich people are taking over the world and less of them are caring about the people.
We really do live in a dystopian society controlled by the system of crony 'Murican capitalism...
Every day, life slowly becomes less and less hospitable as more companies and rich people are taking over the world and less of them are caring about the people.
We really do live in a dystopian society controlled by the system of crony 'Murican capitalism...
s....@gmail.com
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s4...@gmail.com
Maybe we should tell the EU about Google’s monopoly on third-party file management apps on Android
an...@gmail.com
The day when Google doesn't add an extremely anti-consumer change is the day hell freezes over. Add the "grant anyway" option for Android 12+ and stop making this decision that can eventually only lead to a lawsuit
de...@gmail.com
I would also like to stop this patronising practice which has been occuring all over the industry.
Sure, it is a nice intention to try and protect users from harmful things, especially with the widespread scams these days.
But think about who would most likely be the recipient of those "features". Not the 70 year old grandma which has barely an idea about a phone works, no, it's mostly those somewhat tech-savy which suffer from this practise.
It needs to stop.
Sure, it is a nice intention to try and protect users from harmful things, especially with the widespread scams these days.
But think about who would most likely be the recipient of those "features". Not the 70 year old grandma which has barely an idea about a phone works, no, it's mostly those somewhat tech-savy which suffer from this practise.
It needs to stop.
dh...@gmail.com
Unbelievably dissapointing
ra...@gmail.com
This sucks. I just updated my phone and all of my files are gone "to protect my privacy". It's so private that even I can't see it! Did you win? Did you get the terrorists that were trying to access my Stardew Valley save files? Did it make you feel special and important?
As if I've ever trusted you people to protect my privacy. 🙄 Give me my files back, you petty little dictators. I know you're squeezing as much info as you can out of them, anyway.
As if I've ever trusted you people to protect my privacy. 🙄 Give me my files back, you petty little dictators. I know you're squeezing as much info as you can out of them, anyway.
rz...@gmail.com
I have no idea what people at Google were thinking with this one. First they "motivate" apps to save all their data in there, and then they block access from the user like this. And how is this not fixed yet?
da...@gmail.com
Thank you Google for protecting my device from my self while selling my data to thousands of advertisers. Very cool(sarcasm in case you don't get it)
le...@gmail.com
+1, we own our devices. Let us use them as we see fit.
as...@gmail.com
Maybe give an option to bypass "To protect your privacy choose another folder" in developer options. This is really a pointless feature that has angered so many people.
em...@gmail.com
Please allow an option to grant access to the files we need. I play games that use mods, and can no longer access the folder to add or delete them. I didn't ask for this update, didn't want it, and don't need it. I just want to enjoy the games I paid for from Google Play, and you took that away for no reason whatsoever.
pr...@gmail.com
I will really appreciate it if you add option to grant anyway to the file
manager
On Sun, 24 Mar, 2024, 8:49 am , <buganizer-system@google.com> wrote:
manager
On Sun, 24 Mar, 2024, 8:49 am , <buganizer-system@google.com> wrote:
pr...@gmail.com
And I forgot to mention that please update it for Android versions starting
11 including go edition because I specifically am on go edition
On Mon, 25 Mar, 2024, 12:21 am Pranay Kude, <pranay.2020bh@gmail.com> wrote:
11 including go edition because I specifically am on go edition
On Mon, 25 Mar, 2024, 12:21 am Pranay Kude, <pranay.2020bh@gmail.com> wrote:
jo...@gmail.com
I know what I am doing, and require access to these files. Locking me out of this on my own phone is shameful.
br...@gmail.com
I wanted to use the file for a good cause :(
pl...@gmail.com
this is a pain i dont want to root my samsung phone to access files and be able to alter them. My phone wont allow me to change the permission for the file app to de-update the app and file apps cant see it or cant alter it. I payed good money and been using google for almost a decade and this is the treatment which were subject to for being loyal customers for google and android then take me off.
da...@gmail.com
I don't know what's worng with google, lately they were so dumb putting this kind of "updates" to protect our data?????
The only reason I chose android it's because of the easy way to get access to my files, but now just doesn't make sense at all
Sorry guys but I think it's time to go for an apple device
The only reason I chose android it's because of the easy way to get access to my files, but now just doesn't make sense at all
Sorry guys but I think it's time to go for an apple device
fr...@gmail.com
Just +1
Need permissions to access all my files.
Need permissions to access all my files.
st...@gmail.com
Bump. This is a critical issue that needs to be addressed and not swept
under the rug by Google.
On Fri, Mar 29, 2024, 1:04 PM <buganizer-system@google.com> wrote:
under the rug by Google.
On Fri, Mar 29, 2024, 1:04 PM <buganizer-system@google.com> wrote:
oy...@gmail.com
What kind of stupid idiocy is this, Google?
FIX. Do the right thing.
FIX. Do the right thing.
tg...@gmail.com
1 April 2024 and there are still no fix for Android 14
ra...@gmail.com
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ra...@gmail.com
This issue is really making me frustrated, I'm trying to re-download a game that I had for some time and wanted to go back to it, but I cant because I cant access/add any files to the folder that I'VE created. Like how stupid is that?
63...@gmail.com
I WANT MY DIGITAL FREEDOM
ke...@gmail.com
i can't even acces my terraria file, to whoever created this thing i hate you hope u end up in hell bru
ia...@gmail.com
This is stupid, Google. Android is supposed to be an open operating system. I am a CISSP. There's absolutely zero reason we can't have this feature in developer mode from a cyber security perspective; imagine Linux or Windows disallowing read access to application folders. If you're going to make a dumb choice like this for your users then you should provide an easy API for developers to allow permissions to access another app's files. Frankly without the principles of open computing this OS is worse than iOS. For the first time in 12+ years as an android user I'm considering ditching the Google fork entirely. We know this change is about control, not privacy. Choose open computing, don't be evil.
rt...@gmail.com
GOOGLE!!!!
HELLO!
GOOGLE!
Someone please respond so we know you actually care about your customers. Please let us know if this is something you are working on.
HELLO!
GOOGLE!
Someone please respond so we know you actually care about your customers. Please let us know if this is something you are working on.
pm...@gmail.com
ma...@gmail.com
JESUS CHRIST JUST FIX THIS STUPID ISSUE
ri...@gmail.com
I regret upgrading my software since now one ui 5.1 makes this useless feature absolute, on previous version i can actually uninstall the file app update which fixed the problem but now on one ui 5.1... for the love of god just add a simple feature where we could just grant access literally this is just stupid i cant access my minecraft folder like bro we're not a toddler we know the consequenses just remove this stupid feature
in...@gmail.com
lol same problem
kr...@gmail.com
We're still waiting...
lo...@gmail.com
I just want to paste a file into an existing one and its getting rejected. Sry but I guess if Android consists the first thing ill teach my kids is to root and bruteforce Android systems.
Unless anyone can tell me how to access those files in a different way
Unless anyone can tell me how to access those files in a different way
pm...@gmail.com
th...@gmail.com
Do the right thing assholes or no one will purchase anything from you again. We just want to be able to access our game files so we can install and uninstall mods. At the bare minimum make it so all files can be accessed through developer mode you you might as well not have developer mode to begin with.
pc...@gmail.com
as a developer this if absolutely trash of android to have implemented this. FIX IT
th...@gmail.com
oh for fuck sake. Are we really going back to having to ROOT our damn phones again just to be able to use it as we want!? FIX THIS. Just give me the "This is a dangerous option to access these folders. Please type I UNDERSTAND into the text box to access these folders" and LET ME USE MY DEVICE AS I WANT!
se...@gmail.com
Cant beleive i am going through this.
I paid fucking $2000 for my S23.
I bought the android purely because android gives me more flexibility.
Now you are doing this stupidity by limiting my acess to my fucking phone.
Fix it right now. Dont fucking turn android into IOS.
Juat fix it. Its my phone, I have paid the full amount, I need full acess.
I paid fucking $2000 for my S23.
I bought the android purely because android gives me more flexibility.
Now you are doing this stupidity by limiting my acess to my fucking phone.
Fix it right now. Dont fucking turn android into IOS.
Juat fix it. Its my phone, I have paid the full amount, I need full acess.
at...@gmail.com
So we are again have to root our phones? So reason not to buy iPhone is what? You are literally clueless how many people are annoyed by this.
ha...@gmail.com
Seriously, rooting is the only solution... Again? I have videos in an app that stores them in the com.veezoom directory and it can't be changed... So they suck, but now your restricting my own damn access to my own phone with no work around short of root?
Bring on X phone.
Bring on X phone.
ch...@gmail.com
There is a workaround without root, not going to mention it here but a quick search should find it. I just used it on my stock pixel 8 to copy save data from a game on my older phone. I don't think we should need a workaround for something like this. I think the user should be given the choice of what to do with our data.
ha...@gmail.com
when seeing "To protect your privacy choose another folder", add option "grant anyway"
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om...@gmail.com
Do they realize the fact that if "To protect your privacy" is added to different segments, iOS is much better?
The whole reason I'm holding an Android phone is to be free to do whatever I want and be able to think for myself what is and isn't good for my "privacy".
At best this should be a prompt warning me.
The whole reason I'm holding an Android phone is to be free to do whatever I want and be able to think for myself what is and isn't good for my "privacy".
At best this should be a prompt warning me.
ar...@gmail.com
This needs to be fixed ASAP! #1 biggest problem with Android for me :(
ip...@gmail.com
This is stupid ngl. Please revert these changes.
ok...@gmail.com
I hate being locked 🔒 out of my obb folder 📁. It just doesn't make sense. It started on Android 11 and now again on Android 12. I need access to my phone, I paid for it.
pr...@gmail.com
Why are they even ignoring a issue with thousands of people on it?
hu...@gmail.com
For people who are suffering from this issue:
How does an app developer manipulate their app data?
It can be quicker than waiting for a thousands-affected-P4 issue to get fixed.
Hope you all get released from this inappropriate design.
da...@gmail.com
Google has always been my favorite tech company.
Until Google fixes this problem, it will be a disgrace to the company.
When I purchase a device, that device must be mine, this is the only reason why we choose Android over other closed systems.
It's suffocating not to be able to access your files. We have every right! Enough!
It's ridiculous that in order to have access to my documents I have to break the phone's warranty and security rules.
Until Google fixes this problem, it will be a disgrace to the company.
When I purchase a device, that device must be mine, this is the only reason why we choose Android over other closed systems.
It's suffocating not to be able to access your files. We have every right! Enough!
It's ridiculous that in order to have access to my documents I have to break the phone's warranty and security rules.
za...@gmail.com
Fck it. My next phone will be an iPhone. I've been a pixel die hard since the first one but I'm sick of this. If Google is going to be as shitty as Apple, I might as well have a simpler interface and the ability to do my own backups.
ad...@gmail.com
Smartphones were a mistake.
dw...@my.lsgh.edu.ph
So you're telling me that I won't be able to access my schools app data? Absolutely ridiculous. This was a requirement for my schools app and theres no way I can do anything unless root my phone.
ol...@gmail.com
Why was this code changed? Please roll this back to allow access to the folder!
da...@gmail.com
We will explain the problem to European Parliament.
ky...@gmail.com
FCK GOOGLE
rh...@gmail.com
I just hate this update so much. NOBODY asked for an unnecessary update to seemingly "protect your privacy". I get that it is much of a requirement because there might be apps that abuse the authority of gaining permission to some important folders.
However, without the option to grant permission, and every app other than that one useless original files (pre downloaded) app that can't even let me see all of the files in a file (sorry if it doesn't make sense), it's just absurd.
I paid for my phone, grant us access please and actually listen to your users. You know what, why have this website for suggestions when this was just disregarded anyway.
However, without the option to grant permission, and every app other than that one useless original files (pre downloaded) app that can't even let me see all of the files in a file (sorry if it doesn't make sense), it's just absurd.
I paid for my phone, grant us access please and actually listen to your users. You know what, why have this website for suggestions when this was just disregarded anyway.
ch...@gmail.com
The only reason I chose Android over iPhone is because I wanted full control over my phone and save files. I am f*cking p*ssed
ve...@gmail.com
Freedom pls, Stupid update moved Fl Studio Mobile User Files to Android/Data and i cant access it bro
ma...@gmail.com
C'mon just do it google it's been 2 years
pm...@gmail.com
dy...@gmail.com
This is EXTREMELY disappointing to me as I was looking forward to using my new phone with android 13. Google please fix this as it feels incredibly invasive.
de...@gmail.com
Case number 1000 of Google trying to act like iOS. I literally only buy google phones because they AREN'T iOS! I don't want this locked down garbage.
lu...@gmail.com
2 years and the fucker don't fix this !
ti...@gmail.com
Wait still no update? WTF? Please just allow me to toggle this off, I am frustrated.
ar...@gmail.com
When are you going to fix it??
ar...@gmail.com
Please fix it!
cu...@gmail.com
The reason Google has done this is to stop us from deleting ads in the folders. Google claimed it was losing money. We are stopped from accessing OUR OWN FOLDERS because Google wants to clog Android folderd with GIGABYTES of ads to make money! It's disgusting. THESE ARE MY OWN GAME FOLDERS! I cannot access MY Minecraft folders! MY folders I had created! STOP THIS AND LET US ACCESS DATA FOLDERS!
cu...@gmail.com
P.S. Google was NOT losing anything but we are.
cu...@gmail.com
Google will delete this issue thread like they did the last one! Just watch.
cu...@gmail.com
*folders
ar...@gmail.com
Google, you must fix
sa...@gmail.com
Sahketkadam
zu...@gmail.com
Fix this god damn it !
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fuck you google fuck you!
ar...@gmail.com
Can't believe that in year 2024 users have to root their phones to access basic functionality. And yet you claim to care about security. What a joke.
jb...@gmail.com
nobody is going to read this but I'm going to try anyway.
Many people talk about Rooting their phone in order to bypass this "feature."
but there's not a lot about it online on how do it or did it work.
Question is, How do i actually root my phone to bypass it?
Many people talk about Rooting their phone in order to bypass this "feature."
but there's not a lot about it online on how do it or did it work.
Question is, How do i actually root my phone to bypass it?
fi...@gmail.com
Search for it in xda (especially the forums). Some subreddits on Reddit could also have people that can help you with this.
je...@gmail.com
you need to atleast add the grant anyway option ffs
vi...@gmail.com
The hell Google? Why are you slowly turning Android to Apple OS? Just fix this already.
ha...@gmail.com
I hate Google forcing us to root our phones just to access basic features.
To root your phone, start with searching "how to root [your exact phone
model]".
Rooted phones are great, you have access to all features, you can
personalise and automate anything and your phone can truly be a "smart
phone". Which is why I always buy Android and not iPhone. But if possible I
don't want to root my phone because it is too time consuming, with some
apps refusing to work etc.
On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 11:36 PM <buganizer-system@google.com> wrote:
To root your phone, start with searching "how to root [your exact phone
model]".
Rooted phones are great, you have access to all features, you can
personalise and automate anything and your phone can truly be a "smart
phone". Which is why I always buy Android and not iPhone. But if possible I
don't want to root my phone because it is too time consuming, with some
apps refusing to work etc.
On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 11:36 PM <buganizer-system@google.com> wrote:
du...@gmail.com
Well, personally, this is tiring. I just simply wanted to move a file in my obb file and guess what? It doesn't let me. I've used third party apps such as solid explorer and spent an hour or two for this endeavor. Well, in the end nothing happened. It didn't let me have permission over my own obb file in my own phone that I bought. Based on what I see, the problem is still not fixed even today. I'm extremely disappointed and might as well make a video on YouTube about this specific problem. Worst part, you tried to hide this issue from other users, well, guess what? We'll find a way. But please, fix this. I don't want to go through the process of rooting my phone. At least, make it so that it'll be convenient to the users.
tu...@gmail.com
Fuck you Google let me use my phone which I bought with my own money. Fuck you for not letting me access the files on my own phone. Fuck you and your privacy. You only did this because people were deleting ads from folders , the ads shown by you and you were losing money.
ja...@gmail.com
JFC. This is a shame.
br...@gmail.com
Please. Why now I am not allowed to do whatever I want with my phone. I'm too disappointed
pv...@gmail.com
Plz allow me to use my device
ab...@gmail.com
Otger people can no longer use my app 😭, it also needed this feature:
https://github.com/ABC00012345/subwaypatcher
ar...@gmail.com
FIX YOUR BS GOOGLE
em...@gmail.com
Give me access to my own device!!!
pa...@gmail.com
The issue is still ongoing.
If I wanted a mobile where I cannot access my files, I would have got an iPhone instead.
If I wanted a mobile where I cannot access my files, I would have got an iPhone instead.
sa...@gmail.com
This is crazy. Apps can't use other directories. I now have Tabs of data for insta360, which can only be edited in-app. To copy everything it needs to be inside the android/data which is not accessible anymore and needs to be done using a pc/mac. What's the point of buying a smartphone when you need a pc to do everyday tasks as simple as moving some files.
hj...@gmail.com
It is my Phone, Google, Let me use it as I see fit.
ma...@gmail.com
google i want to access the files on my own phone if i wanted restrictions clothes as security i would've gotten an apple device
ba...@gmail.com
Hello is anyone there? Please let me access my phone. This is ridiculous
em...@gmail.com
Please fix this. Don't be apple.
sh...@phinmaed.com
You guys got rid of the biggest feature - One of the main things that
really stood out is how it is easy to transfer files unlike on iphones.
Should we all just switch teams?
On Sun, Jul 7, 2024, 7:13 PM <buganizer-system@google.com> wrote:
really stood out is how it is easy to transfer files unlike on iphones.
Should we all just switch teams?
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sc...@gmail.com
Holy cow, why can't I access the files on my device!? This is ridiculous.
ri...@gmail.com
please fix this google.
no...@gmail.com
What's wrong with you, why did you do this, the only reason i use Android is because it can easily access on files and very easy to share or transfer files, but why would you change that features????
be...@googlemail.com
This goes against everything Android stands for. Remove this change please or I too will be making the switch to a rooted device and/or iOS.
tw...@gmail.com
+1, let us use our androids. Enshitification in full force and no where to go.
st...@gmail.com
@#306 I don't think iOS is going to be the answer to your issue... If you think your phone is limited unnecessarily NOW, just wait till you see what things an iPhone won't let you do.
That having been said, this is very annoying. I understand the concept of segregation for security's sake, but not giving the user an override was either lazy, stupid, or both.
gi...@gmail.com
From android 11 to 13 Is getting worse.Access to Android Data OBB is necessary for EVERYTHING useful regarding backups and saves. I HATE android 11 12 and 13. Fix this shit
je...@gmail.com
Adding a Grant anyway option is nice and all, just make sure the underlying application isn't aware if it has been given the option or not as to not reveal that you are denying it.
li...@gmail.com
Absolutely ridiculous. You're telling me I have to root my device to get full access to it ??
This is utter stupidity
This is utter stupidity
ax...@gmail.com
It's very disappointing that we are forced to root our devices, which is something that manufacturers are against and actively try to block (Thanks Samsung), to achieve this easy access. I've been trying to restore app files from an app that I uninstalled by mistake and this is the only thing preventing me from getting all those files back.
do...@gmail.com
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ka...@gmail.com
It is actually ludicrous that my Android phone will not actually allow me access to my internal storage folders without gaining root access. If I wanted an iPhone I would have bought one.
ja...@gmail.com
Motherfuckers give me full access to phone I paid for
ma...@gmail.com
almost 2 years and they still haven't fixed this bs LMAOOO
ds...@gmail.com
i would understand why google wouldn't want this easily available as this can probably do some harm, but this is very useful and maybe an option in the developer setting would be great as something like "unrestricted application file access"
lo...@gmail.com
Unbelievable - all I wanted to do was save a YouTube video I MADE to my phone so I could transfer it, and Google has the gall to tell me they won't let me "for my privacy"???
EFF YOU GOOGLE. I am going to root this shit now because you're lying and restricting access to the device I PAID FOR.
EFF YOU GOOGLE. I am going to root this shit now because you're lying and restricting access to the device I PAID FOR.
jo...@gmail.com
Guys/ gals/ others,
Please let's keep this civilised and to the point. This is a bug report, not a forum.
Google, could you please explain *why* this would harm my privacy if I deem a file I want to place on my phone as not privacy-sensitive?
I understand that shared folders/files that more than 1 app has access rights to can be undesirable from a security standpoint, but only if these files are security/ privacy sensitive.
This does also not explain why a Documents folder on an SD-card would have more restricted access rights, even though it is encrypted.
Thanks in advance for a convincing answer that may quell the angry outbursts on this Bug Report.
Please let's keep this civilised and to the point. This is a bug report, not a forum.
Google, could you please explain *why* this would harm my privacy if I deem a file I want to place on my phone as not privacy-sensitive?
I understand that shared folders/files that more than 1 app has access rights to can be undesirable from a security standpoint, but only if these files are security/ privacy sensitive.
This does also not explain why a Documents folder on an SD-card would have more restricted access rights, even though it is encrypted.
Thanks in advance for a convincing answer that may quell the angry outbursts on this Bug Report.
hi...@gmail.com
Could you please fix this already? I literally can't use MIUI's cleaning features because of this and Xiaomi's customer support blames you every time I cry about it. It's been 2 years now, wake up...
oh...@gmail.com
Гугл — компания 3.14дорасов с такими поступками. Айфонизация идёт полным ходом, чтоб её.
pa...@gmail.com
Sheesh two years on and non progress!
ka...@gmail.com
Please revert this change. It's a horrible idea.
dh...@gmail.com
i dont know about root but there is a way you guys can use fv file manager it uses shizuku to grant permission so you fan transfer data
0k...@gmail.com
Just tried the FV file manager. Can confirmed it worked for me, at least for the file I have been waiting months to extract from it's app directory.
It seems needless to add such restrictions. Please fix this. Please trust us to know how to use our own products.
It seems needless to add such restrictions. Please fix this. Please trust us to know how to use our own products.
kl...@gmail.com
+1!
i just want my podcasts out, crap it is! will now mess with the permissions, gj.
i just want my podcasts out, crap it is! will now mess with the permissions, gj.
x....@gmail.com
Unbelievably disrespectful and meaningless "privacy" change that does nothing but hurt users. Now i have to root my phone in order to get normal access to my files. Your decisions make no sense, we use android to ESCAPE iphone baby land and you want to bring it here? Get off the development team whoever thought this idiocy was a good idea.
co...@gmail.com
Another sad case of containers, permissions and other nonsense gone mad and getting in the way of everything... Can we get on with this already and let me use the Download folder to store all my downloads?. Not exaggerating this is making me consider an iPhone.
co...@gmail.com
Imagine if the dev team couldn't develop features because the higher ups wanted a security theatre feature that blocked them from accessing half of the environment....They'd surely raise hell to get it fixed in under 3 years.
st...@gmail.com
This is ridiculous. How am I supposed to develop my apps, if I cannot even access the app folder with logs?
na...@gmail.com
THIS IS RIDICULOUS!
jp...@gmail.com
I choose and Buy android for Freedom i AM gonna going apple the bext time
da...@gmail.com
This is insane, how is it possible for Google to restrict access to my own SD memory? What privacy is it that they seek to protect? That's not protecting privacy, that's restricting the user's own freedom to choose their privacy. I as well as thousands of users on Android are asking the Android development team to remove that disastrous feature they added since Android 11. It is very annoying to have to use Root or third party apps to access what belongs to the user. Just a bad joke.
hi...@gmail.com
I've fucking had enough of google, I'm switching out of their software. How fucking DARE they decide what I can and cannot do with MY PHONE THAT I OWN.
ce...@gmail.com
i agree with you guys , i am also switching to iphone. there is no difference now
gu...@gmail.com
Why are there restrictions to access my own SD memory that has my own data? why is some other entity restricting me to access my own data? I should be free to access and do what I want with my data and device. I you say its for security reasons, why is there no option to remove those measures if a user does not wants? Why is google forcing their ideas on other people? Maybe I should switch to apple as there is not much difference, at least i would get a better optimised OS...
xi...@gmail.com
PLEASE allow thw user to change access to this folder! This folder should be able to be changed by the OWNER of the device!!!
ar...@gmail.com
What is taking so long?
th...@gmail.com
This is my device, if I wanted someone else to tell me how to use it I'd have bought an iPhone. It's ridiculous that I can't let an app on my phone access my data the way I want it to.
to...@gmail.com
Still can't access, even to just see what's in the folders (including ones I've installed on the phone myself). Insane doesn't begin to describe this. If anyone knows of a class action lawsuit with regards to this theft of bought and sold android devices, could you please please PLEASE provide a link or contact information in order to get involved? Anywhere on this page would do, even just in the comments. Thanks in advance!
gl...@gmail.com
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gl...@gmail.com
I guess this has just hit my phone via an update because all of a sudden I'm locked out of the SD Card. Not even the camera app can access the card. Utterly ridiculous!
mo...@gmail.com
This blocking of folders to applications is ridiculous and in my opinion something Apple would do. I have had issues with giving applications access to files i can not even count. It is so sad the only way to bypass this issue is to root the device!
Great... Now I have to learn how to root my Samsung tab ultra because android said up yours to it's faithful customers! 😡
Great... Now I have to learn how to root my Samsung tab ultra because android said up yours to it's faithful customers! 😡
ra...@gmail.com
Google, please fix it. It's obvious it's more harm than good. Yes I know the intention is good, but compared to the bad, it's have more bad. So please Google fix it we hate this thing.
ro...@gmail.com
I can't believe Google have taken away the biggest selling point of having an android device! Please fix this, I have files from my old phone that I can't port across to my new one because of this. Surely it's an easy fix?
dr...@gmail.com
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dr...@gmail.com
I'm just going to root my phone and guess what google?
I won't GONNA be supporting you again.
THIS IS JUST COMPLETE USELESSNESS.
How do you think it feels to not be able to be in control of the things you own? What does Google take humans as, animals that can't think for themselves or fools that can't face the consequences of our own actions and decisions?
da...@gmail.com
What's dissapointing is they won't use the full potential of the phone I kinda hate how they limit access to the apps even though Google play is secure enough not funny Google
What they should do is remove any stuff that disturbs me from playing minecraft look now I can't even load up my backed up world
What they should do is remove any stuff that disturbs me from playing minecraft look now I can't even load up my backed up world
ri...@polocab.com
Looks like Google found a workaround to the legal requirements that we be able to use our devices as we see fit. Sucks that I can't gramt myself access to modify apps after they are installed. This is BS and Google know it is BS. They could have fixed the issue back in 2023 when this ticket was submitted, but,
GOOGLE HAVE NO DESIRE TO FIX THIS ISSUE
Go ahead and prove me wrong Big G.
I would love to be incorrect, but if they wanted it done they would have fixed it yeeeerrrs ago.
...and now I have to find a new company to host my website, oh well, it's only money.
GOOGLE HAVE NO DESIRE TO FIX THIS ISSUE
Go ahead and prove me wrong Big G.
I would love to be incorrect, but if they wanted it done they would have fixed it yeeeerrrs ago.
...and now I have to find a new company to host my website, oh well, it's only money.
ar...@gmail.com
This is the most frustrating thing that makes me want to root my phone, fix this!
dc...@gmail.com
Still not resolved?
Does the new Samsung Galaxy S25 ultra have this issue?
Does the new Samsung Galaxy S25 ultra have this issue?
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Yet, the OS block it completely for some folders, even though I can reach them fine via other means.
Please add a button there "Grant anyway".