requestLegacyExternalStorage fails for older SDK versions

cnlohr / rawdrawandroid

Build android apps without any java, entirely in C and Make

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requestLegacyExternalStorage fails for older SDK versions #11

Closed MrOneTwo closed 4 years ago

MrOneTwo commented 4 years ago

AndroidManifest.xml:3: error: No resource identifier found for attribute 'requestLegacyExternalStorage' in package 'android'

Deleting that part from the xml fixes it. I don't have enough knowledge around Android to know if you can just remove it without consequences. Try on a few SDK versions below 29. Currently on 24 and it fails.

Btw this project is amazing. Every few years I google 'Android + C` and everyone says it's impossible. Heh.

cnlohr commented 4 years ago

You cannot remove it if you want to access files at all if targeting Android 29+. It's frustrating, but, I know no other way forward. We could make the default target 28, I suppose... But that is absolutely the lowest supported by the store.

cnlohr commented 4 years ago

@MrOneTwo if you ever do find a better solution, please feel free to open a new issue, but rest assured, google will find this thread so any poor souls who run past it will see your answer.