I just want to know how to get to the external dir...
# androido
Omotayo
08/14/2021, 8:38 PMI just want to know how to get to the external dir in Kotlin
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kevindmoore
08/14/2021, 9:34 PMSo, almost all of these directories are now protected. The only way to get access to them is to bring up a directory picker where the user gives permission to write to that directory
kevindmoore
08/14/2021, 9:35 PMThere is the DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS field in Environment but I believe that won’t work on newer devices
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Omotayo
08/14/2021, 9:38 PMThank you so much @kevindmoore
Omotayo
08/14/2021, 9:39 PMI have tried passing the DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS but got an error
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kevindmoore
08/14/2021, 9:57 PMI think you should be able to get the directory but you won’t be able to write to it due to permissions
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Omotayo
08/14/2021, 11:33 PMThanks a lot sir… You’ve been most helpful