Hello,
Dolphin on Android's built-in file manager is lacking the ability to request permission for accessing USB storage devices. Another type of storage that is inaccessible through the built-in file manager are network locations.
If this is too much to ask for to be built into the in-house file manager, I think it's possible to implement a feature that allows users to use their preferred file managers and use the Share button to open the file in Dolphin, though I find this possible workaround non-ideal.
When a file manager app tries to access a USB storage device, it will ask for permission. Dolphin simply does not ask for permission, hence not being able to access the device. Arbitrary USB device path: /mnt/media_rw/<random-hex-id>. Documentation on how to obtain r/w access to USB devices is found here: https://developer.android.com/guide/topi...y/usb/host.
Ideally, Dolphin should not have a built-in file manager and simply use the default file manager of the user, and use a built-in file manager as a fallback if no file manager exists, this way, the fallback file manager would not need to be feature rich (as is the case now) and users who want more functionality will simply be guided to download their preferred file manager and use that with Dolphin instead.
Any updates to the implementation of more storage access options would be great, in any manner.
Kind regards,
Peter
Dolphin on Android's built-in file manager is lacking the ability to request permission for accessing USB storage devices. Another type of storage that is inaccessible through the built-in file manager are network locations.
If this is too much to ask for to be built into the in-house file manager, I think it's possible to implement a feature that allows users to use their preferred file managers and use the Share button to open the file in Dolphin, though I find this possible workaround non-ideal.
When a file manager app tries to access a USB storage device, it will ask for permission. Dolphin simply does not ask for permission, hence not being able to access the device. Arbitrary USB device path: /mnt/media_rw/<random-hex-id>. Documentation on how to obtain r/w access to USB devices is found here: https://developer.android.com/guide/topi...y/usb/host.
Ideally, Dolphin should not have a built-in file manager and simply use the default file manager of the user, and use a built-in file manager as a fallback if no file manager exists, this way, the fallback file manager would not need to be feature rich (as is the case now) and users who want more functionality will simply be guided to download their preferred file manager and use that with Dolphin instead.
Any updates to the implementation of more storage access options would be great, in any manner.
Kind regards,
Peter