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This is a bit surprising in 2024 (well almost 2025). Android has a really nice API for reducing the need for this permission, and most of it has been around sicnce android 10.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UnJ3amzJM94

Maybe the author is not aware of these? How about opening an issue?

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> really nice API

Excuse me? SAF is awful and source of constant complaints from developers.

Mostly by folks that keep the mindset Android is GNU/Linux, instead of finally getting the point it is a managed OS that happens to use the Linux kernel as implementation detail.

If the non SAF API provides even 1% better performance, it makes sense to use it. Especially for open source emulating software.

Does it in this case?

Ironically Lemuroid doesn't work on Android 8 due to SAF.

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