Getting permission to the external storage (file_provider plugin)

Question

I\'m having some problems getting permissions to the external storage on android devices with flutter.

When I try to create a directory in my external storage I get

Answer 1

please use package permission_handler to request permission.
https://pub.dev/packages/permission_handler
https://github.com/BaseflowIT/flutter-permission-handler

import 'package:permission_handler/permission_handler.dart';

...

void _showFilesinDir({Directory dir}) {
    dir.list(recursive: false, followLinks: false)
    .listen((FileSystemEntity entity) {
      print(entity.path);
    });
  }

...

onTap: () async{
            Map<PermissionGroup, PermissionStatus> permissions = await PermissionHandler().requestPermissions([PermissionGroup.storage]);

            var systemTempDir = Directory.systemTemp;
            _showFilesinDir(dir: systemTempDir);

            final myDir = new Directory('/sdcard');
            myDir.exists().then((isThere) {
              isThere ? _showFilesinDir(dir: myDir) : print('non-existent');
            });

          }
...

and the result of emulator look like this:

I/flutter (19980): /data/user/0/xxx.login_challenge/code_cache/flutter_engine <br>
I/flutter (19980): /data/user/0/xxx.login_challenge/code_cache/login_challengeMSBLSX <br>
...
I/flutter (19980): /sdcard/Android <br>

Answer 2

Beside needing to add WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE and READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE to your android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.xxx.yyy">
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
...
</manifest>

You also need Runtime Request Permission, by using simple_permissions package:

import 'package:simple_permissions/simple_permissions.dart';

PermissionStatus permissionResult = await SimplePermissions.requestPermission(Permission. WriteExternalStorage);
if (permissionResult == PermissionStatus.authorized){
  // code of read or write file in external storage (SD card)
}

Note:

1. when running SimplePermissions.requestPermission for the First Time， app will popup a window, you MUST click ALLOW:

to give permission.

2. If you already clicked DENY, then uninstall debug app and re-debug it to install and fix this -> trigger the popup window and give you chance to click ALLOW.

Answer 3

In Android Q, this Error will be resolved by adding the Following Lines in AndroidManifest file:

 <application
      android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"

Answer 4

For Android 6.0 and higher, if the app has features that need Dangerous permission (list of dangerous permissions), it has to ask the permission(s) explicitly (look at the images here)

You added the permission to Manifest file, this is not enough, you also need to implement Runtime requests for your permissions also.

I checked on the Flutter repository, it seems they are working on a plugin for this. Here is their discussion.

Answer 5

Possible Solution:

I also got the same error (in Android 10 Device) even after adding the permissions

then I, manually uninstalling the Flutter App from the device,

and rerun it.

NOTE: make sure after the installation, allow the storage permission from the app settings.

It works for me after struggling for hours (I don't know why this solution works)