EFile : Only asks for permissions when required

[Ottoman (Muhammad Usman)]

Again a great work by @vknow360
keep it up

[techVsurya (Viraj)]

Great extensions @vknow360

[RusBoriska]

Hello! First of all, I want to thank you for this extension. I learned about it thanks to bodymindpower. In my application there was a glitch associated with file blocks. When I replaced them with file blocks from your extension, the problem disappeared.

But when I added your extansion to my application and built it, when I tried to install the APK on a ZTE smartphone (Android 7), I received the following message, “Blocked by Play protection. Play protection could not find information about the developer. Applications from unknown developers may be unsafe.” Accordingly, if I click OK, then the application does not install. And if I choose “Install anyway”, then everything is OK.

Has anyone come across a similar one? I have noticed that this message appeared exactly after I added the file blocks from your extension. Did it just happen to me? Dear users, who also use this extension, can you check your applications?

Once again, I want to emphasize that this is a very good extension. I just want to understand what this message is connected with and how to avoid it.

[abidraheem (Abid)]

Thanks so much for giving this amazing extension

[Taifun]

@RusBoriska

I received the following message, “Blocked by Play protection.

what about doing a search in the community?

Why showing a message" blocked by play protect" when i install the apk

when i export my apk and installing to my phone then one dialouge box is coming with " Blocked by play protect". …Why this is happening?..How to resolve this type of problem ?..plz guide me or help me.

Taifun

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@RusBoriska This warning is no longer displayed after your app has been published in the Play Store or after you have de-, recompiled and signed the APK yourself. See here:

Play Protect: Please tell me how to solved this problem? but for the users not me

See here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/mitappinventortest/play$20protect|sort:date/mitappinventortest/Pydt1hRvgZo/oqCFwcayCQAJ I’ve checked the simplest of them and it works: "The solution lies in creating a new key when generating the signed apk. this worked for me without a fuss. click on Build click generate signed Bundle/APK… choose either Bundle / APK (in my case APK) and click Next click on create new (make sure you have a keystore path on the machine) after everything, …

[RusBoriska]

Thank you. Just before that, I tested several of my applications and never received such a notification, so yesterday I decided that it was connected with this extension. Yes, of course, when the applications are tested, I will upload them to the PlayStore.

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

ChangeLog Version 2

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug in read and write file methods
  Now you can write to and read from ASD even using absolute path without any permission.
  Thanks to @bodymindpower and @Boban

[Italo]

Excellent extension! I was scratching my head for a week trying to finish a game because I didn’t want it to ask for permissions to read a simple csv file from the assets.

Thank you very much for making this extension.

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

@Italo

Thank you very much for making this extension.

Your appreciation means a lot to me

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ChangeLog Version 3

New Blocks

Thanks to @bodymindpower

Changes

• Some internal changes

[bestprintsf (Leandro Z)]

Good work !!! I test this extension soon …

[balaji_developers]

Good work it’s best extension

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

@bestprintsf

Good work !!! I test this extension soon

Thank you
Feel free to check it when you can.

@balaji_developers

Good work it’s best extension

hmm…so you joined two days ago and think it is best
Thanks anyway

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@vknow360

New Blocks

Thanks to @bodymindpower

Great, works: Companion and APK!
You should also add this to your FileTools extension.

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

Btw, this also works with AI2 (nb184). Excellent!

[Italo]

Would it be possible to add a save block for the Canvas component?

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

Yes it is possible
Kindly wait till next update

[dmetzger]

This extension has worked great for allowing reading and writing to the application specific directory after it was broken by the latest AI2 update. But, in my app, the

block points to:
/data/user/0/{app name}/files/
and not to:
/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/{app name}/files/

Using a Pixel 3 on Android 10
Same on Samsung Tab S6 on Android 10

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@dmetzger

But, in my app, the

block points to:
/data/user/0/{app name}/files/

And that’s exactly how it should be.
See also here (point → 1.2.)

Some basics on Android storage system

From an Android point of view there are an → Internal Storage and an → External Storage. 1. Internal Storage The Internal Storage can only be accessed with a rooted device. 1.1 The app package is saved in /data/data/<packageName>/ 1.2. The Private directory is /data/user/0/<packageName>/files/ This private directory can be used e.g. with the File component to save / read text (setting the path without a slash). It can only be accessed by your app and is automatically removed when the app …

[dmetzger]

Many thanks for the clarification, I was assuming “GetPrivateDir” meant the app-specific directory. I will use the TaifunFile extension for that.