Getting Permission Denial Exception

Question

I have an activity in my app that allows the user to select several files from the device one by one, I am using an intent like this:

Intent intent = new Int         


        

Answer 1

Make sure you're using the ContentResolver from the Activity that requested the content, for instance:

activity.getContentResolver()  

Instead of MyApp.getContext().getContentResolver()

It was apparently the case for me and it didn't need to add the android.permission.MANAGE_DOCUMENTS to the manifest.

And that you call the intent using this:

if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
    intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
} else {
    intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT);
    intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
}

more info: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/document-provider.html#client