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fix: Remove READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission requirement#3018

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fix: Remove READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission requirement#3018
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@Rob--W Rob--W commented Jan 16, 2024

The READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission is not needed, and actually unavailable on some apps such as RefBrow. This patch removes the check and all supporting implementation.

Fixes #2312

The READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission is not needed, and actually
unavailable on some apps such as RefBrow. This patch removes the
check and all supporting implementation.
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Rob--W commented Jan 16, 2024

I have locally verified (with Node 21.5.0) that I can launch RefBrow with web-ext with this patch, using the command at #2312 (comment)

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rpl commented Jan 18, 2024

I also gave a try to this branch with nodejs 20 and Firefox for Android release, and no surprises with that combination neither, all worked as I was already expecting it to.

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looks great, I'm so happy that this old workarond was isolated enough to only require no additional changes besides a few removal \o/

Let's ship this!

As we were discussing earlier today this, besides making web-ext able to run the reference browser again, it also reduce friction for all developers targeting android by not requiring to run any manual adb command anymore, which is great!!!

Thanks a lor Rob for taking care of this cleanup.

@rpl rpl merged commit 455ecb7 into mozilla:master Jan 19, 2024
willdurand pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Jan 19, 2024
The READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission is not needed, and actually
unavailable on some apps such as RefBrow. This patch removes the
check and all supporting implementation.
willdurand added a commit that referenced this pull request Jan 19, 2024
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Remove android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission requirement

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