Scoped storage tutorial for Android Studio

From Android 10 onward, Google reverted the way that storage is handled. This became mandatory for all apps targeting Android 11 and above. The changes were implemented with privacy in mind, preventing users from stuff forced to grant wangle to every file on their device. This scoped storage tutorial will tell you what you need to know.

Scoped storage tutorial: The cliff-notes version

With scoped storage, users will need to grant permission any time an app attempts to wangle a file it didn’t create. Developers are moreover encouraged to place files in specific folders, thereby reducing the value of scramble and disorganization. Any files outside of those folders will be deleted once an app is removed.