File storage location

[Ashish865]

The files downloaded don't seems to appear on any files manager app. Need something to see all downloaded apk from this app.

[anfreire]

Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

To better understand and address your issue, could you please let me know which Android version you're using?

I'm using scoped storage in this app, which is a system Android introduced to improve file management and user privacy. Scoped storage limits an app's access to device storage, allowing it to freely access only its app-specific directory without requesting additional permissions.

Given this implementation, the APKs are stored in a way that should make them media scannable, meaning file explorers should be able to detect them.

I don't plan to request broad file system access just to store APKs in the general downloads folder, as this would go against Android's privacy-focused design.

If you're not seeing the files, it might be due to how your specific Android version or file explorer is handling scoped storage. You can read more about scoped storage here: https://source.android.com/docs/core/storage/scoped

Could you also tell me which file explorer you're using? This information will help me investigate further.

[JustABlitz]

if youre searching for a good file manager, i recommend Material Files as it has a very good design and is FOSS (free and open source software)

[Ashish865]

@anfreire Hey , thanks for replying. I am currently on Android 14 latest , and using files go or solid explorer to find the downloaded apks.