New Google play app requirements

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I got this message on the google play console and am not able to update the app.

Starting May 5th, you must let us know why your app requires broad storage access

Apr 14, 2021 22:56

We’ve detected that your app contains the requestLegacyExternalStorage flag in the manifest file of 1 or more of your app bundles or APKs.

Developers with apps on devices running Android 11+ must use Scoped Storage to give users better access control over their device storage. To release your app on Android 11 or newer after May 5th, you must either:

  • Update your app to use more privacy friendly best practices, such as the Storage Access Framework or Media Store API
  • Update your app to declare the All files access ( MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE ) permission in the manifest file, and complete the All files access permission declaration in Play Console from May 5th
  • Remove the All files access permission from your app entirely

For apps targeting Android 11, the requestLegacyExternalStorage flag will be ignored. You must use the All files access permission to retain broad access.

Apps requesting access to the All files access permission without a permitted use will be removed from Google Play, and you won’t be able to publish updates.

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I am getting the same message and I am having trouble.

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I received the same message just yesterday, already submitted a support ticket. I got a response from Adalo support saying they were not familiar with this issue and that they bumped it up to their team so they could figure out what was wrong. Hopefully we will get a fix before our apps get taken down from the Play Store.

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I also receive messages

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