SimpleMobileTools
deleting files isn't possible from the player tab
the app has the necessary permissions (read/write). It can also create files aka the access seems to work.
After the user gets asked for confirmation, and accepts it, the files don't get deleted.
does any error show up or what happens? Have you changed the default save folder?
yes, i changed the default save folder. No error shows up. Sometimes the files even gets removed from the player tab but the file is still in the folder and shows up on the next startup
Any progress on this? This is really annoying.
No error message, it doesn't matter if the recordings are stored on the internal storage or an sd card, the issue is the same.
what app and OS version does it happen to?
App Version is 5.11.4. it happened with previous versions as well.
The device in question is a Samsung A31 with Android 12
On a Sony Xperia II with Android 12 deleting the recordings works.
Maybe a Samsung specific problem? Samsung is notorious for issues like this.
I've checked it on OnePlus with Android 13 on the latest app version - it also doesn't remove files after changing directory. App shows that the file has been deleted, but in file explorer I still can see it. The same behavior is on the emulator.
Also, there is another related bug with removing files in a default directory. Here are the steps to reproduce:
- Install the app from the scratch to make sure no default settings has been changed.
- Record a file (in a default directory).
- Change directory to another.
- Revert to the default directory.
- Record another file.
- Remove both files.
It removes only the file that was originally recorded before changing the default directory. Even if I return to the default directory after changing it before, it still can't remove files in it except all recorded before changing anything. To make it work again, I need to revoke app's external memory permission in Android's app settings.
THANK you @Aga-C . I can confirm on my Xperia that the deletion stops working as soon as I choose another directory. Reverting to the old directory does not resolve it.
I had to reset the app, now the deletion is working again. No reinstallation necessary.
Any progress? Encountered this on PixelExperience android 13 on a redmi note 11, when trying to delete, a dialog with "allow voice recorder to delete audio file?" pops up, and then a huge lag, followed by the file not actually being deleted.
Edit: the solution could perhaps be for the app to all for a "manage all files" permission, as many file browsers do, rather than asking for one directory only. In a closed source app this would be kinda sketchy, but since this is open source, it'd be alright I think.
if this bug occurs could there be a warning to say file deletion failed
