[CB-14043] Permission is needed and prompted to access application asstes folder on Android.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Component/s: cordova-plugin-file
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Manfred Schmidbartl
• Created: 19/Apr/18 13:53
• Updated: 12/Jun/18 16:38

Description

Reading assets from  cordova.file.applicationDirectory ("file:///android_asset/") results in a prompt on newer Android Versions as "READ/WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" is requested.

 

Quick Fix: 

in needPermission (l. 570)  in FileUtils added:

if (permissionType == READ && nativeURL.startsWith("file:///android_asset/"))

{ return false; }