Permission denied ошибка на андроиде

asked Jan 13, 2012 at 17:03

Google has a new feature on Android Q: filtered view for external storage. A quick fix for that is to add this code in the AndroidManifest.xml file:

<manifest ... >
    <!-- This attribute is "false" by default on apps targeting Android Q. -->
    <application android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true" ... >
     ...
    </application>
</manifest>

You can read more about it here: https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage/use-cases

Edit: I am starting to get downvotes because this answer is out of date for Android 11. So whoever sees this answer please go to the link above and read the instructions.

answered Sep 5, 2019 at 11:38

For API 23+ you need to request the read/write permissions even if they are already in your manifest.

// Storage Permissions
private static final int REQUEST_EXTERNAL_STORAGE = 1;
private static String[] PERMISSIONS_STORAGE = {
        Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE,
        Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
};

/**
 * Checks if the app has permission to write to device storage
 *
 * If the app does not has permission then the user will be prompted to grant permissions
 *
 * @param activity
 */
public static void verifyStoragePermissions(Activity activity) {
    // Check if we have write permission
    int permission = ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(activity, Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE);

    if (permission != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
        // We don't have permission so prompt the user
        ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(
                activity,
                PERMISSIONS_STORAGE,
                REQUEST_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
        );
    }
}

AndroidManifest.xml

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

For official documentation about requesting permissions for API 23+, check https://developer.android.com/training/permissions/requesting.html

I had the same problem… The <uses-permission was in the wrong place. This is right:

 <manifest>
        <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
        ...
        <application>
            ...
            <activity> 
                ...
            </activity>
        </application>
    </manifest> 

The uses-permission tag needs to be outside the application tag.

Add android:requestLegacyExternalStorage=»true» to the Android Manifest
It’s worked with Android 10 (Q) at SDK 29+
or After migrating Android X.

 <application
    android:name=".MyApplication"
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
    android:icon=""
    android:label=""
    android:largeHeap="true"
    android:supportsRtl=""
    android:theme=""
    android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true">

answered Dec 10, 2019 at 11:42

In addition to all the answers, make sure you’re not using your phone as a USB storage.

I was having the same problem on HTC Sensation on USB storage mode enabled. I can still debug/run the app, but I can’t save to external storage.

My issue was with «TargetApi(23)» which is needed if your minSdkVersion is bellow 23.

So, I have request permission with the following snippet

protected boolean shouldAskPermissions() {
    return (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP_MR1);
}

@TargetApi(23)
protected void askPermissions() {
    String[] permissions = {
            "android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE",
            "android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
    };
    int requestCode = 200;
    requestPermissions(permissions, requestCode);
}

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
// ...
    if (shouldAskPermissions()) {
        askPermissions();
    }
}

answered Oct 27, 2016 at 6:09

Be aware that the solution:

<application ...
    android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true" ... >

Is temporary, sooner or later your app should be migrated to use Scoped Storage.

In Android 10, you can use the suggested solution to bypass the system restrictions, but in Android 11 (R) it is mandatory to use scoped storage, and your app might break if you kept using the old logic!

This video might be a good help.

answered Jun 23, 2020 at 13:13

Android 10 (API 29) introduces Scoped Storage. Changing your manifest to request legacy storage is not a long-term solution.

I fixed the issue when I replaced my previous instances of Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() (which is deprecated with API 29) with context.getExternalFilesDir(null).

Note that context.getExternalFilesDir(type) can return null if the storage location isn’t available, so be sure to check that whenever you’re checking if you have external permissions.

Read more here.

answered Oct 21, 2019 at 15:05

answered Feb 8, 2018 at 6:26

It turned out, it was a stupid mistake since I had my phone still connected to the desktop PC and didn’t realize this.

So I had to turn off the USB connection and everything worked fine.

I had the same problem on Samsung Galaxy Note 3, running CM 12.1. The issue for me was that i had

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
    android:maxSdkVersion="18"/>

and had to use it to take and store user photos. When I tried to load those same photos in ImageLoader i got the (Permission denied) error. The solution was to explicitly add

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>

since the above permission only limits the write permission up to API version 18, and with it the read permission.

answered Oct 14, 2015 at 13:42

In addition to all answers, if the clients are using Android 6.0, Android added new permission model for (Marshmallow).

Trick: If you are targeting version 22 or below, your application will request all permissions at install time just as it would on any device running an OS below Marshmallow. If you are trying on the emulator then from android 6.0 onwards you need to explicitly go the settings->apps-> YOURAPP -> permissions and change the permission if you have given any.

Strangely after putting a slash «/» before my newFile my problem was solved. I changed this:

File myFile= new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "newFile");

to this:

File myFile= new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/newFile");

UPDATE:
as mentioned in the comments, the right way to do this is:

File myFile= new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), "newFile");

answered Dec 17, 2016 at 21:51

I had the same problem and none of suggestions helped. But I found an interesting reason for that, on a physical device, Galaxy Tab.

When USB storage is on, external storage read and write permissions don’t have any effect.
Just turn off USB storage, and with the correct permissions, you’ll have the problem solved.

To store a file in a directory which is foreign to the app’s directory is restricted above API 29+. So to generate a new file or to create a new file use your application directory like this :-

So the correct approach is :-

val file = File(appContext.applicationInfo.dataDir + File.separator + "anyRandomFileName/")

You can write any data into this generated file !

The above file is accessible and would not throw any exception because it resides in your own developed app’s directory.

The other option is android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true" in manifest application tag as suggested by Uriel but its not a permanent solution !

answered Apr 1, 2020 at 12:38

answered Jan 13, 2012 at 17:09

Change a permission property in your /system/etc/permission/platform.xml
and group need to mentioned as like below.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE">
    <group android:gid="sdcard_rw" />
    <group android:gid="media_rw" />    
</uses-permission>

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Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory();

When using this deprecated method from Android 29 onwards you will receive the same error:

java.io.FileNotFoundException: open failed: EACCES (Permission denied)

Resolution here:

getExternalStoragePublicDirectory deprecated in Android Q

answered Jul 19, 2019 at 11:58

In my case I was using a file picker library which returned the path to external storage but it started from /root/. And even with the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission granted at runtime I still got error EACCES (Permission denied).
So use Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() to get the correct path to external storage.

Example:
Cannot write: /root/storage/emulated/0/newfile.txt
Can write: /storage/emulated/0/newfile.txt

boolean externalStorageWritable = isExternalStorageWritable();
File file = new File(filePath);
boolean canWrite = file.canWrite();
boolean isFile = file.isFile();
long usableSpace = file.getUsableSpace();

Log.d(TAG, "externalStorageWritable: " + externalStorageWritable);
Log.d(TAG, "filePath: " + filePath);
Log.d(TAG, "canWrite: " + canWrite);
Log.d(TAG, "isFile: " + isFile);
Log.d(TAG, "usableSpace: " + usableSpace);

/* Checks if external storage is available for read and write */
public boolean isExternalStorageWritable() {
    String state = Environment.getExternalStorageState();
    if (Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED.equals(state)) {
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

Output 1:

externalStorageWritable: true
filePath: /root/storage/emulated/0/newfile.txt
isFile: false
usableSpace: 0

Output 2:

externalStorageWritable: true
filePath: /storage/emulated/0/newfile.txt
isFile: true
usableSpace: 1331007488

answered Aug 28, 2017 at 19:51

I am creating a folder under /data/ in my init.rc (mucking around with the aosp on Nexus 7) and had exactly this problem.

It turned out that giving the folder rw (666) permission was not sufficient and it had to be rwx (777) then it all worked!

answered Jan 6, 2015 at 10:56

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asked Jan 13, 2012 at 17:03

Google has a new feature on Android Q: filtered view for external storage. A quick fix for that is to add this code in the AndroidManifest.xml file:

<manifest ... >
    <!-- This attribute is "false" by default on apps targeting Android Q. -->
    <application android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true" ... >
     ...
    </application>
</manifest>

You can read more about it here: https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage/use-cases

Edit: I am starting to get downvotes because this answer is out of date for Android 11. So whoever sees this answer please go to the link above and read the instructions.

answered Sep 5, 2019 at 11:38

For API 23+ you need to request the read/write permissions even if they are already in your manifest.

// Storage Permissions
private static final int REQUEST_EXTERNAL_STORAGE = 1;
private static String[] PERMISSIONS_STORAGE = {
        Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE,
        Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
};

/**
 * Checks if the app has permission to write to device storage
 *
 * If the app does not has permission then the user will be prompted to grant permissions
 *
 * @param activity
 */
public static void verifyStoragePermissions(Activity activity) {
    // Check if we have write permission
    int permission = ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(activity, Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE);

    if (permission != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
        // We don't have permission so prompt the user
        ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(
                activity,
                PERMISSIONS_STORAGE,
                REQUEST_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
        );
    }
}

AndroidManifest.xml

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

For official documentation about requesting permissions for API 23+, check https://developer.android.com/training/permissions/requesting.html

I had the same problem… The <uses-permission was in the wrong place. This is right:

 <manifest>
        <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
        ...
        <application>
            ...
            <activity> 
                ...
            </activity>
        </application>
    </manifest> 

The uses-permission tag needs to be outside the application tag.

Add android:requestLegacyExternalStorage=»true» to the Android Manifest
It’s worked with Android 10 (Q) at SDK 29+
or After migrating Android X.

 <application
    android:name=".MyApplication"
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
    android:icon=""
    android:label=""
    android:largeHeap="true"
    android:supportsRtl=""
    android:theme=""
    android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true">

answered Dec 10, 2019 at 11:42

In addition to all the answers, make sure you’re not using your phone as a USB storage.

I was having the same problem on HTC Sensation on USB storage mode enabled. I can still debug/run the app, but I can’t save to external storage.

My issue was with «TargetApi(23)» which is needed if your minSdkVersion is bellow 23.

So, I have request permission with the following snippet

protected boolean shouldAskPermissions() {
    return (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP_MR1);
}

@TargetApi(23)
protected void askPermissions() {
    String[] permissions = {
            "android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE",
            "android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
    };
    int requestCode = 200;
    requestPermissions(permissions, requestCode);
}

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
// ...
    if (shouldAskPermissions()) {
        askPermissions();
    }
}

answered Oct 27, 2016 at 6:09

Be aware that the solution:

<application ...
    android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true" ... >

Is temporary, sooner or later your app should be migrated to use Scoped Storage.

In Android 10, you can use the suggested solution to bypass the system restrictions, but in Android 11 (R) it is mandatory to use scoped storage, and your app might break if you kept using the old logic!

This video might be a good help.

answered Jun 23, 2020 at 13:13

Android 10 (API 29) introduces Scoped Storage. Changing your manifest to request legacy storage is not a long-term solution.

I fixed the issue when I replaced my previous instances of Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() (which is deprecated with API 29) with context.getExternalFilesDir(null).

Note that context.getExternalFilesDir(type) can return null if the storage location isn’t available, so be sure to check that whenever you’re checking if you have external permissions.

Read more here.

answered Oct 21, 2019 at 15:05

answered Feb 8, 2018 at 6:26

It turned out, it was a stupid mistake since I had my phone still connected to the desktop PC and didn’t realize this.

So I had to turn off the USB connection and everything worked fine.

I had the same problem on Samsung Galaxy Note 3, running CM 12.1. The issue for me was that i had

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
    android:maxSdkVersion="18"/>

and had to use it to take and store user photos. When I tried to load those same photos in ImageLoader i got the (Permission denied) error. The solution was to explicitly add

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>

since the above permission only limits the write permission up to API version 18, and with it the read permission.

answered Oct 14, 2015 at 13:42

In addition to all answers, if the clients are using Android 6.0, Android added new permission model for (Marshmallow).

Trick: If you are targeting version 22 or below, your application will request all permissions at install time just as it would on any device running an OS below Marshmallow. If you are trying on the emulator then from android 6.0 onwards you need to explicitly go the settings->apps-> YOURAPP -> permissions and change the permission if you have given any.

Strangely after putting a slash «/» before my newFile my problem was solved. I changed this:

File myFile= new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "newFile");

to this:

File myFile= new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/newFile");

UPDATE:
as mentioned in the comments, the right way to do this is:

File myFile= new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), "newFile");

answered Dec 17, 2016 at 21:51

I had the same problem and none of suggestions helped. But I found an interesting reason for that, on a physical device, Galaxy Tab.

When USB storage is on, external storage read and write permissions don’t have any effect.
Just turn off USB storage, and with the correct permissions, you’ll have the problem solved.

To store a file in a directory which is foreign to the app’s directory is restricted above API 29+. So to generate a new file or to create a new file use your application directory like this :-

So the correct approach is :-

val file = File(appContext.applicationInfo.dataDir + File.separator + "anyRandomFileName/")

You can write any data into this generated file !

The above file is accessible and would not throw any exception because it resides in your own developed app’s directory.

The other option is android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true" in manifest application tag as suggested by Uriel but its not a permanent solution !

answered Apr 1, 2020 at 12:38

answered Jan 13, 2012 at 17:09

Change a permission property in your /system/etc/permission/platform.xml
and group need to mentioned as like below.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE">
    <group android:gid="sdcard_rw" />
    <group android:gid="media_rw" />    
</uses-permission>

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Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory();

When using this deprecated method from Android 29 onwards you will receive the same error:

java.io.FileNotFoundException: open failed: EACCES (Permission denied)

Resolution here:

getExternalStoragePublicDirectory deprecated in Android Q

answered Jul 19, 2019 at 11:58

In my case I was using a file picker library which returned the path to external storage but it started from /root/. And even with the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission granted at runtime I still got error EACCES (Permission denied).
So use Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() to get the correct path to external storage.

Example:
Cannot write: /root/storage/emulated/0/newfile.txt
Can write: /storage/emulated/0/newfile.txt

boolean externalStorageWritable = isExternalStorageWritable();
File file = new File(filePath);
boolean canWrite = file.canWrite();
boolean isFile = file.isFile();
long usableSpace = file.getUsableSpace();

Log.d(TAG, "externalStorageWritable: " + externalStorageWritable);
Log.d(TAG, "filePath: " + filePath);
Log.d(TAG, "canWrite: " + canWrite);
Log.d(TAG, "isFile: " + isFile);
Log.d(TAG, "usableSpace: " + usableSpace);

/* Checks if external storage is available for read and write */
public boolean isExternalStorageWritable() {
    String state = Environment.getExternalStorageState();
    if (Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED.equals(state)) {
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

Output 1:

externalStorageWritable: true
filePath: /root/storage/emulated/0/newfile.txt
isFile: false
usableSpace: 0

Output 2:

externalStorageWritable: true
filePath: /storage/emulated/0/newfile.txt
isFile: true
usableSpace: 1331007488

answered Aug 28, 2017 at 19:51

I am creating a folder under /data/ in my init.rc (mucking around with the aosp on Nexus 7) and had exactly this problem.

It turned out that giving the folder rw (666) permission was not sufficient and it had to be rwx (777) then it all worked!

answered Jan 6, 2015 at 10:56

answered Apr 7, 2016 at 1:22

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