Question

I’m currently working images using

mBitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(filePath);
ExifInterface exif = new ExifInterface(filePath);

My permissions are:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />

I thought I needed a read storage permission to get the files from the gallery. Why can I access files from my Gallery without this permission?

If it helps, I’m using the ACTION_SEND intent filter to start the activity via a “Share” dialog.

Edit: Just to clarify, my application works perfectly. I thought I would need a special permission to read files from the SD card (such as images). Is this not the case?

Answer 1

this is

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />