Resolve Bug 40075: Support scoped storage to enable downloads on API >= 29
requested to merge aguestuser/android-components:bug-40075_support-scoped-storage into android-components-96.0.15-11.5-1
linked issues
- closes #40075 (closed)
- closes fenix#40192 (closed)
context
- in !7 (merged), we blocked all usage of Scoped Storage (via an
BuildConfig.ANDROID_DOWNLOADS_INTEGRATIONtoggle) in an attempt to block usage of the systemAndroidDownloadManager, which is known to cause proxy bypasses - as of Android API 29, downloads will not work without Scoped Storage, causing all downloads to fail (see: fenix#40192 (closed))
changes
- enable usage of scoped storage for API >= 29
- abandon attempts to block writing metadata about downloaded files to system databases (as justified here), which frees us to...
- eliminate the
ANDROID_DOWNLOADS_INTEGRATIONfeature toggle altogether
Edited by aguestuser