Is it possible to restrict Android media access permission to a specific folder instead of granting access to all media files?
01:39 15 Jun 2026

We are having a call-sync Android application that needs to read call recording files from a particular folder on the device.

Is there a way to restrict the app's access to only a specific folder chosen by the user, instead of requesting access to the entire media library?

If so, what is the recommended Android API or approach for implementing folder-specific access while complying with modern Android storage restrictions?

As an example, on Linux it is possible to grant access to a particular directory by changing its ownership or permissions, such as:

sudo chown -R username:groupname foldername/

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