The WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission becomes useless in Android 10 about react-native-blob-util HOT 8 CLOSED

@arunim2405 Glad to hear that! Thank you.

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I was targetting SDK 30 and no issues so far with WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE. However, after upgrading rn-fetch-blob 0.12.0 to this (0.13.6), trying to request WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE always returns "never ask again".

How does this library interfere with file permissions?

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The current version is working well on Android 11. Tested it on my own Android 11 device. But I'm storing the files in the apps own directory and due to that it's not a problem for me.

In Android 10 and above you don't need the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE anymore due to the scoped storage. But you're write. The permissons are not exactly ocrrect. The android:maxSDKVersion has to be a 29, so it still works for Android 10.
Starting from Android 11 we would need the MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permisson.
For additional information see here: https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage#permissions

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@cristianoccazinsp facing the same weird issue, were you able to fix it?

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Not really, I still see the crash from time to time, but doesn't seem to happen as often as to worry.

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I'm also facing the same issue, forbidding me from using this library instead of the original rn-fetch-blob.
As soon as I add the plugin (Version 0.13.2), WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE is permanently denied (no other modifications to the project). This causes issues for other plugins relying on it.

Using Target SDK Level 29, testing on Device with Android 11. Is there any workaround, other than staying on the unmaintained plugin?

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I published 0.13.8 right now.
This removes the max version in the manifest. I hope that this was causing the problems.
Could you please test if that helps for your cases? I can't reproduce it on my devices / with my app.

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@RonRadtke I can confirm WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE is NOT permanently denied anymore after the update. That bug is fixed

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