Ars Technica

Android 11, Scoped Storage, and micro SD cards... how to I make my apps see my files?

I want to put a bunch of ROMs on my SD card for the various emulators on my Android device. I setup the card as "tablet storage" instead of "portable storage". I see a combined 192 GB in the storage ...
9to5google

What to expect when you upgrade to Android 11 — New features, scoped storage, more

Every major Android update brings new features, new changes, and things to get used to. With Android 11, though, many of those tweaks are behind the scenes, and some of them can have a real impact on ...
Security Boulevard

NDSS 2025 – ScopeVerif: Analyzing The Security Of Android’s Scoped Storage Via Differential Analysis

Android Security 2 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Zeyu Lei (Purdue University), Güliz Seray Tuncay (Google), Beatrice Carissa Williem (Purdue University), Z. Berkay Celik (Purdue University), Antonio ...
9to5google

Annoying Google Photos delete prompt on Android 11 gets an unofficial fix

One of the biggest changes you’ll find in Android 11 is one that sits behind the scenes. Scoped Storage is a major security upgrade for the OS, but it has some slightly irritating side effects. On ...