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I am trying to download a file from server to Download folder of andorid
As expected it is working fine
Problem
When user clones my app (dual app) , the cloned app (2nd app) throws SecurityException: Unsupported path /storage/emulated/999/Download/somefile.pdf
Research
Device : Redmi 5
App : File Manager (system app)
I found 2 options
Still my app throws SecurityException
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Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Open File Manager → Choose Phone Storage → defaults folders will be visible, select Search icon/text area and type 999 and click enter, you will be redirected to 999 folder with following pre-defined folders: Android.
The "/storage/emulated/" folder does not really exist. It's what might be called a "symbolic link", or, in simpler terms, a reference to where the real data is stored. You'll need to find the actual physical location on your device where it is stored. Since it's in /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/.
Go to the homepage. Select "Internal Storage". At the top of the screen, you will see that the path you are in is the storage/emulated/0 folder.
This is because android dual apps creates the new app instance separate from the normal file storage (kind of like a secure space) in this same way your original app won't be able to access the files of the cloned app. So in theory to make you. downloads function work again you need to find out where the new app instance has been cloned to (varies from device manufacturer) and then set that has the download location. Hope I Helped!
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