https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=488809
Bug ID: 488809
Summary: permission error when trying to open file sent to
Android from the notification
Classification: Applications
Product: kdeconnect
Version: 24.05.0
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: android-application
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
I can send a file to Android from my Linux computer using KDE Connect, and it
works fine - saves in Internal > Download > KDEConnect. Navigating to this
directory using a file manager app and opening it directly works as expected.
When the file is received by Android, a notification appears. Clicking on this
notification launches an "open with" dialog, but no matter which application I
select, it is unable to open the file.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Send any file (I used a PDF) to Android from KDE Connect.
2. Try to open the file by clicking on the notification. (For this I tried
using "Simple File Manager", Firefox, etc.)
OBSERVED RESULT
Doesn't open. Simple File Manager shows a toast with the following message:
Error: Permission Denial: reading com.android.externalstorage.ExternalSto...
Note that using the same application to open the file directly works fine. The
error seems to be a storage permission issue, but ironically this app has the
"manage all files" permission, so this shouldn't be an issue.
Trying to use Firefox helpfully shows a URL in the location bar, which I've
copied here:
content://com.android.externalstorage.documents/tree/primary%3ADownload%2FKDEConnect/document/primary%3ADownload%2FKDEConnect%2FOnline%20Booking%20(4).pdf
I don't know enough about Android to say whether opening this URL with an app
should work or not.
EXPECTED RESULT
The file loads in the app I choose.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux application version: 24.05.0
Android application version: 1.30.1 (fdroid)
Android version: 12 (vanilla Samsung ROM, Google Play system update 2024-05-01)
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