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DF1E / SimpleExplorer

Open Source Filemanager
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2330864
GNU General Public License v3.0
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What's your plan for Android Q? #92

Open staltz opened 4 years ago

staltz commented 4 years ago

Hello fellow FOSS developer, I build the Manyverse app which is also on F-Droid.

Have you heard of Google's schedule to deprecate shared external directories? See this article.

Your app uses Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() which Google is [deprecating in API level 29](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Environment#getExternalStorageDirectory()).

https://github.com/DF1E/SimpleExplorer/blob/808fb80eeb2c1efbfb576972414a214970007c1c/explorer/src/main/java/com/dnielfe/manager/settings/Settings.java#L44

I think this is terrible news from Google, and I'd like to use getExternalStorageDirectory() too. This change in Android Q will affect all File Managers and significantly change the UX and possible features for users. I would like to know if you have any ideas what could be done.

DF1E commented 4 years ago

Hi,

I stopped programming this app a few years ago, but I will see what I can do in the next few days.