react-native-fs: ENOENT: open failed: EACCES (Permission denied), open '/storage/emulated/0/Download/

I encountered this issue so I am writing this just to tell everyone how to fix this permission issue in android

I have added permissions in manifest file

....
 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/> // worked without this also
...
<application ...
android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true" // this is needed
....
>

Also don’t forget to ask for permission

try {
    const granted = await PermissionsAndroid.request(
      PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE,
      {
        title: "Cool Photo App Camera Permission",
        message:
          "Your app needs permission.",
        buttonNeutral: "Ask Me Later",
        buttonNegative: "Cancel",
        buttonPositive: "OK"
      }
    );
    if (granted === PermissionsAndroid.RESULTS.GRANTED) {
      return true;
    } else {
      console.log("Camera permission denied");
      return false;
    }
  } catch (err) {
    console.warn(err);
    return false;
  }

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Created 4 years ago
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<application … android:requestLegacyExternalStorage=“true” … I make this change but still issue is there it gives me error like ENOENT: open failed: EACCES (Permission denied), open ‘/storage/emulated/0/Download/config.txt’

+21

gitrthanki1 on Jan 24, 2022

android:requestLegacyExternalStorage=“true” not working api level 30

SohelKabir on Feb 16, 2022

<application … android:requestLegacyExternalStorage=“true” // this is needed …

work for me

android\app\build\intermediates\merged_manifests\debug\arm64-v8a\AndroidManifest.xml:27: AAPT: error: attribute android:requestLegacyExternalStorage not found.

has error

sam9010 on May 12, 2021

thanks worked for me as well. just do not forget to rebuild the app.

nemishzalavadiya on Mar 21, 2021

<application ...
android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"

Add this and rebuild the app

vikil143 on Jan 12, 2023

mintheinwin on Oct 28, 2022

<application … android:requestLegacyExternalStorage=“true” // this is needed …

work for me

rajan-keypress on Apr 2, 2021

It solved when restarted the app

vikil143 on Jan 29, 2021