# context - in !7 we blocked all usage of Scoped Storage (https://source.android.com/devices/storage/scoped) -- apparently inadvertently? -- in an attempt to block usage of `AndroidDownloadManager`, which is known to cause proxy bypasses - as of Android API 29, downloads will not work without Scoped Storage, causing bug reports such as fenix#40192 - we might actually prefer to use scoped storage, as it provides superior privacy guarantees by preventing other applications from being able to access files downloaded by tor browser (legacy external storage permissions are therefore slated to expire: http://eweiibe6tdjsdprb4px6rqrzzcsi22m4koia44kc5pcjr7nec2rlxyad.onion/tpo/applications/fenix/-/issues/40159) - scoped storage does not in fact use `AndroidDownloadManager`, alleviating concerns about proxy bypass, - scoped storage *does* use `MediaStore`, which tracks some metadata about what files TBA downloads, creating some concerns around browsing history leakage - Thus, we want to consider adopting Scoped Storage to fix bugs and increase privacy, while ensuring it is safe to do so # changes - here, we re-enable Scoped Storage, and analyze its usage of `MediaStore` to ensure it does not unacceptably violate security guarantees against leaking browser history to the OS # dependencies - resolves but first raised in fenix#40192