Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!news.tcpreset.net!newsgate.tebibyte.org!.POSTED.251.red-79-150-114.dynamicip.rima-tde.net!Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_Can=E2=80=99t_Set_File_Permissions?= Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2026 18:06:18 +0200 Organization: Tebibyte_Retro_Gaming Message-ID: References: <10vmnk6$2vlko$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: mailgate.tebibyte.org; posting-host="251.red-79-150-114.dynamicip.rima-tde.net:79.150.114.251"; logging-data="20191"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@tebibyte.org" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: <10vmnk6$2vlko$1@dont-email.me> X-Leafnode-NNTP-Posting-Host: 127.0.0.1 Xref: csiph.com comp.mobile.android:154033 On 2026-06-02 15:59, Alan Peeling wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to run the GoodSync server app on a Samsung Galaxy A16 > Android version 16 One UI version 8.0 phone. GoodSync Support want me to > check check that GoodSync Server on the phone has all available file/ > storage permissions enabled. They write: > > /i Android, open Settings > Apps > Special app access > All files access > and make sure GoodSync Server is allowed there. You can also check > Settings > Apps > GoodSync Server > Permissions for any additional file/ > storage permissions. The exact menu names can vary depending on Android > version and phone manufacturer/i > > My problem is that none of these settings or anything like them exist on > my phone. Searching on words like file, settings, storage, permissions, > access all bring up nothing relevant. I have, on my tablet (in Spanish): main cog wheel (aka settings). -> Apps -> Special apps access -> all files access -> a list of apps appears. Android 16. On my Android 13 phone, that menu "Special apps access" does not exist. But going down the list, there is an entry with a similar wording. > > Can anybody tell me how I can give GoodSync the permissions it needs? > -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;