I don't often jump to the latest version especially if there's nothing in the change list that interests me, but does anyone know if the new version above would fix this warning below that Google are showing in Play console to developers? The last paragraph which I've set as bold is concerning.
I don't see anything in the changelog above that says it would sort this. I have Write External Storage checked in the export as I guess years ago I thought it was needed. I don't know if the tooltip for it has changed since then, but it currently says it's needed for Camera, SharedVariables, and raw. I don't use SharedVariables or raw, but do use Camera. Not sure why Camera would be on that option when there's already a camera option in the export window. I'm going to uncheck it now, export and test the app over the weekend to make sure it still works. That may be the fix I needed, and it may get rid of the warning from Google, but what about users that have created apps that do rely on that export option? They're all going to lose their apps from the store on May 5th! I may too, if my app needs that export option.
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Starting May 5th, you must let us know why your app requires broad storage access
We've detected that your app contains the requestLegacyExternalStorage flag in the manifest file of 1 or more of your app bundles or APKs.
Developers with apps on devices running Android 11+ must use Scoped Storage to give users better access control over their device storage. To release your app on Android 11 or newer after May 5th, you must either:
Update your app to use more privacy friendly best practices, such as the Storage Access Framework or Media Store API
Update your app to declare the All files access (MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) permission in the manifest file, and complete the All files access permission declaration in Play Console from May 5th
Remove the All files access permission from your app entirely
For apps targeting Android 11, the requestLegacyExternalStorage flag will be ignored. You must use the All files access permission to retain broad access.
Apps requesting access to the All files access permission without a permitted use will be removed from Google Play, and you won't be able to publish updates.