Read file in android - file permission denied

Question

I want to read file from external storage. I uploaded the file in Eclipse DDMS to storage/sdcard (image below). But whenever I tried to read, I got an error of permission de

Answer 1

I was experiencing the same problem and it can be easily removed by following either of these steps: 1. Install your app by using -g if installing on Android N and O versions. 2. Grant permission manually Settings->apps->"app_name"->Permissions->Enable Switch

For Both steps 1 and 2, define uses-permission

android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" and uses-permission 
android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" in AndroidManifest.xml

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