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I believe in recent OS versions, whenever an app requests full library access, the OS asks you if you want to grant it, deny it, or grant a subset of photos whi
by mynameisvlad 4y ago
I believe in recent OS versions, whenever an app requests full library access, the OS asks you if you want to grant it, deny it, or grant a subset of photos which it fakes as the "full library" to the app.
- woojoo666 4y agoI believe Android does this too, letting users pick a specific directory they want the app to have access to
- franga2000 4y agoNow, Android does this and only this, which is insane. It won't let you grant access to the main storage, Downloads or any other standard folder even if you explicitly navigate to it and select it.
- woojoo666 4y agoAfaik access to main storage can only be granted if the app declares the "all files" permission. I'm not sure what's the deal with the downloads folder though