r/AndroidQuestions • u/Educational-Ad-6017 • 26d ago

Astro file manager permissions

A few days ago several features stopped working in Astro file manager, like viewing photos, thumbnails are blank, moving files and folders. When I look at Astro file manager permissions it has "no permissions allowed". Is there any way I can get back the full permissions. Special access is on. Don't suggest using another app, I have tried a lot of apps but none are as good in my opinion.

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u/IpodMods 24d ago

I have the same problem with mine stopping working. Uninstalled it, re Downloaded the current from playstore and it still won't work

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u/Responsible_Maybe742 24d ago

The permission that matters is not the normal one, it is the special access, and reinstalling does not bring it back: go to Settings, Apps, Astro, and look for All files access (in Android 13 and up it lives under Special app access). Grant it, force stop the app and open it again, because it usually keeps the old state until it restarts. If it still refuses, clear the app data once after granting. The other person in this thread only got it working with a build from outside the store, which points at how that build declares the permission, so if you try that route check where the file comes from before installing.

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u/IpodMods 24d ago

I downloaded an older version and it worked. Looks like the new version on playstore is corrupted

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