Error 908 – READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission denied while selecting image

[RaYzZz (Gianluca Franco)]

Hi dear,

Welcome to the Kodular community!

The error most likely comes from a component that requires READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE on Android 11+ (the new permission is READ_MEDIA_IMAGES).
It would be useful to show us the relevant blocks related to picking and scanning.
The ImagePicker should have been fixed, in fact, it now only requires android.permission.INTERNET.

Image Picker - Kodular Docs

I have some doubts about the scan you’re performing, but I’d need to see which blocks you’re using.

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Error 908:read external storage

The issue you’re facing is due to changes in Android’s permission model starting from Android 13 (API 33) and above. In Android 11 and below, READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE was enough. However, starting from Android 13 (Android 16 in Kodular), accessing media files requires new scoped permissions based on file type: If your app only handles photos, you should request the new permission: android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES You no longer need to request READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE on Android 13+, and it won…

After SDK33: required storage permissions on Android 13+ (READ_MEDIA_...) missing

You might want to do sone experiments using this extension See also this thread Taifun

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