Comment by liontwist 1 day ago That is how it works. Apps on android and iOS can’t access data outside of their contsiner. 4 comments liontwist Reply SpaghettiCthulu 15 hours ago Afaik all apps on android have the ability to list directories across most of the "sdcard" file system even without storage permissions. TeMPOraL 12 hours ago Sure, but all the interesting data is stored in a subtree that mostly won't even show on that list. In fact, there doesn't seem to be a way for a user of non-rooted phone to view this data. This sucks. JadeNB 10 hours ago Do you mean Android/data? This is accessible on a non-rooted device using Marc apps & software's "Files" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.marc.files (an easily accessible shortcut to the native Android file manager). 1 reply →
SpaghettiCthulu 15 hours ago Afaik all apps on android have the ability to list directories across most of the "sdcard" file system even without storage permissions. TeMPOraL 12 hours ago Sure, but all the interesting data is stored in a subtree that mostly won't even show on that list. In fact, there doesn't seem to be a way for a user of non-rooted phone to view this data. This sucks. JadeNB 10 hours ago Do you mean Android/data? This is accessible on a non-rooted device using Marc apps & software's "Files" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.marc.files (an easily accessible shortcut to the native Android file manager). 1 reply →
TeMPOraL 12 hours ago Sure, but all the interesting data is stored in a subtree that mostly won't even show on that list. In fact, there doesn't seem to be a way for a user of non-rooted phone to view this data. This sucks. JadeNB 10 hours ago Do you mean Android/data? This is accessible on a non-rooted device using Marc apps & software's "Files" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.marc.files (an easily accessible shortcut to the native Android file manager). 1 reply →
JadeNB 10 hours ago Do you mean Android/data? This is accessible on a non-rooted device using Marc apps & software's "Files" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.marc.files (an easily accessible shortcut to the native Android file manager). 1 reply →
Afaik all apps on android have the ability to list directories across most of the "sdcard" file system even without storage permissions.
Sure, but all the interesting data is stored in a subtree that mostly won't even show on that list. In fact, there doesn't seem to be a way for a user of non-rooted phone to view this data. This sucks.
Do you mean Android/data? This is accessible on a non-rooted device using Marc apps & software's "Files" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.marc.files (an easily accessible shortcut to the native Android file manager).
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