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Andhie W.'s avatar
Andhie W.
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10 years ago

Android ACTION_GET_CONTENT from Dropbox sources

Device OS: Lollipop 5.0 When using the Intent ACTION_GET_CONTENT and selecting Dropbox from the Storage Provider, Dropbox prompts a file picker dialog to choose from. The result obtained in onAc...
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Marius V.'s avatar
Marius V.
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10 years ago

Hi Gregory,

I imagine the team is already aware of this, but in Android Marshmallow the READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission is classified as "dangerous" and requires for the developer to request, and the user to grant, permission at runtime. As you can imagine, the experience is rather strange for a user:

  1. User opens Dropbox
  2. User clicks file
  3. User chooses my app
  4. My app launches and asks to access the SD card

The context isn't there for a user as to why my app suddenly needs to get access to the SD card.

One thing I noticed, is that using the export functionality in the Dropbox app does not require the READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission, so I assume this does share a content:// uri.

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