Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "R.Wieser" Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android Subject: Re: ebook-reader permissions - no explanation given Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 08:48:15 +0200 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 28 Message-ID: References: Injection-Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 08:48:59 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="817fc135d9f18af6c61968acef1c2591"; logging-data="1101976"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18ne218KdhwthVKgrAG4tDD5hScXO6G/Jr7yuq0TgpDuA==" Cancel-Lock: sha1:AA63HY4aNszigmdoUiAo5zPpbM8= X-Priority: 3 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5512 Bytes: 2361 Andrew, > I'm not sure how the app is working with all those permissions revoked. > Also I'm not sure why the app doesn't even *ask* me for any permissions. I think I'm starting to understand that behaviour. While googeling my ass off in regard to how all of this works I ran across a forum post which mentioned that the file-browser (used by the ebook app) is running with its own permissions. At that time I could not understand it, 'cause why would I want to be able to select a file which the app which requested the file could not read it ? Sounds stupid, right ? But later on I came across another tidbit of information, which said that a file selected thru the filebrowser for an app is automatically cleared for usage by that app - regardless of what permissions the app itself has. Which does match the experience I had when selecting text and html files that where not within the "storage scope" I set for the epub reader app. It also explains your experience of not getting permission related questions - as the file you selected was already cleared for usage (by the file picker). Boy, I really could have used some noobs information explaining that ... Regards, Rudy Wieser