Android Question Access denied to download folder on Android 15

[mario53]

Good morning, I have an application in B4A that reads and writes a DB file and some text files to the Downloads folder.
I've always worked perfectly with tablets running Android 14 and lower. Now I've changed tablets and I'm running Android 15. My application no longer works because it can no longer operate on the Downloads folder. My question is: can I bypass this restriction or can I write to other folders in internal memory?
I use the appropriate Manifest Editor (<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="21" android:targetSdkVersion="34"/>
(I should point out that my application will never be available on Google Play).
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

 

[aeric]

Read this

Manage External Storage - access internal external storage >= SDK 30

Google seems intent on dumbing down Android to the point of uselessnes to me. I think of my devices as little computers and I want a proper file system on them, not the limited tortuous things that Google offers and that I don't understand, ContentChooser, FileProvider, ... o_O I'm getting old...

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[mario53]

thanks, I'll try now