Thankfully, there is a way to fully manage files inside of the "Android/data" folder, completely on device, without root or USB. Of course, you can root and just browse to the files via /data/media/0/Android/data instead, but rooting has its own set of drawbacks. However, this is cumbersome and not everyone has access to a computer these days. When connected to USB you have full access to the contents of the "Android/data" folder. One method is to connect your device up to a computer the USB and manage the files there. It's significantly more complicated to do so under Android 11, but there are still ways to manage files inside this folder. Having access to "Android/data" is also useful for backup / restore purposes. This is unfortunate, as many apps, including emulators as well as source ports of PC games, require users to place files inside the "Android/data" folder in order for these apps to run.
One of the biggest user-facing changes is removing access to the "Android/data" folder, blocking all apps (including file managers) from accessing any data within it. Thanks to /u/MishaalRahman for shedding light on these new workarounds.ĮDIT (): Speed Software's Explorer version 3.9.1 and Root Explorer version 4.9.1 can now access (and modify) /Android/data/ and /Android/obb/ on Android 11 without root access.ĮDIT (): The Autosync apps have now been updated to support write access in "Android/data"! Thank you, MetaCtrl!ĮDIT (): The latest beta of Solid Explorer (2.8.8) now lets you manage files inside "Android/data" as well! Thank you, NeatBytes!ĮDIT (): The latest beta of X-plore File Manager (4.24.11) now allows you to manage files in the "Android/data" folder! Huge thanks to Lonely Cat Games for adding this much-needed functionality for Android 11 users!Īs you may be aware, Android 11 made some big changes to the Scoped Storage functionality that Google began to implement with Android 10. (Source)ĭownload the FV File Manager app, which utilizes a different workaround for obtaining access to /Android/data and /Android/obb via the Storage Access Framework. There are, however, two working methods of managing files in these folders on Android 13:ĭownload the Files app, which is a shortcut into the AOSP file manager, then open two file manager windows side-by-side (with one pointed to /Android/data or /Android/obb) and drag-and-drop files between the windows. This means that on Android 13, all of the previous workarounds are useless.
EDIT (): Android 13 has, unfortunately, restricted access to the /Android/data and /Android/obb folders again.
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