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I think there's a need for new way to install .milk presets


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because the directory

Internal Storage > Android > data

where the Poweramp data folder (that contains milk preset folder)

is inaccessible by File Manager

it's empty when I try to open it.

I don't know where to put this, because I know this is an issue with Android, not Poweramp.

APK visualizations are still good.

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On 12/29/2022 at 3:41 AM, ihaspei said:

be able to change the folder that contains  .milk presets like playlists folder may solve the problem?

'cause i have an LGQ60 with android 10 and the stock fileanager it's enough to get access to the android folders.

yes, this is not a problem with android 12 and below. I'm suspecting this restriction is already there since A12, but file manager apps found a loophole, and now that loophole is patched in A13. I'm trying various file manager apps now to see if any can actually access the android > data directory.

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17 minutes ago, Muhajir Al-Rajul said:

I'm suspecting this restriction is already there since A12, but file manager apps found a loophole, and now that loophole is patched in A13.

Correct. Each time Google releases a new version of Android, they try to further tighten the ropes around their users' hands. :( You can still access these areas remotely via ADB/etc. and there are some other working tricks too: https://www.droidwin.com/how-to-access-android-13-data-and-obb-folder-transfer-files-in-them/

Andre

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@maxmp To prevent these sort of problems becoming more frequent as Google continues to clamp down on third-party app access to the /Android/data/ hierarchy, might it be a good idea to migrate Poweramp's artwork caches and milk-presets to /Android/media/com.maxmpz.audioplayer/ instead? As I understand it, that location is intended to be more generally accessible and ought to eliminate this sort of issue, and it ought to be a quick one-off task to just move the subfolder contents over.

Andre

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@andrewilley the presets directory could be settable, but the way SAF works (100-1000x slower vs normal file access), this is not good for the current presets discovery approach. And the direct access only possible in /Android/data/. The folders are accessible for cable connection to computer (File transfer/MTP) and file explorers like Solid Explorer (though not on 13+). I'll try to investigate if Android/media may work for this.

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