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# Android
Notes and resources for MPD android maintainers.
## Build
See [Compiling for Android](https://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/MPD/blob/45cb098cd765af12316f8dca5635ef10a852e013/doc/user.rst#compiling-for-android)
## Android studio
### Version control
git ignoring .idea directory completely until a good reason emerges not to
* [How to manage projects under Version Control Systems (jetbrains.com)](https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544839-How-to-manage-projects-under-Version-Control-Systems)
* [gradle.xml should work like workspace.xml? (jetbrains.com)](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-55923)
### Native libraries
* [Include prebuilt native libraries (developer.android.com)](https://developer.android.com/studio/projects/gradle-external-native-builds#jniLibs)
## Permissions
### Files access
The required permission depends on android SDK version:
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU)
Manifest.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO
else
Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
### Permission request
[Request runtime permissions](https://developer.android.com/training/permissions/requesting)
Since Android 6.0 (API level 23):
Android will ignore permission request and will not show the request dialog
if the user's action implies "don't ask again."
This leaves the app in a crippled state and the user confused.
Google says "don't try to convince the user", so it returns false for `shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale`.
To help the user proceed, we show the `Request permission` button only if `shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale == true`
because there's a good chance the permission request dialog will not be ignored.
If `shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale == false` we instead show the "rationale" message and a button to open
the app info dialog where the user can explicitly grand the permission.