File download in ionic capacitor app android 14

Issue: Permission Denied When Downloading Files in Ionic Capacitor App

Hi everyone,

I’m currently working on an Ionic Capacitor app and facing an issue when trying to download a file from external storage. Despite implementing the necessary permissions, I’m getting a “Permission Denied” error.

Here’s the method I’m using for downloading files:

async download(url) {
this.requestWritePermission();
const loading = await this.loadingCtrl.create({
message: ‘Downloading file…’
});
await loading.present();

const filename = url.substring(url.lastIndexOf(‘/’) + 1);
this.downloadFile(url, filename);
const downloadFolder = this.platform.is(‘android’) ? this.file.externalRootDirectory + ‘download’ : ‘’;

const request: DownloadRequest = {
uri: url,
title: filename,
description: ‘Downloading file…’,
mimeType: ‘’,
visibleInDownloadsUi: true,
notificationVisibility: NotificationVisibility.VisibleNotifyCompleted,
destinationUri: downloadFolder + ‘/’ + filename,
};

this.downloader.download(request)
.then((location: string) => this.presentToastDownload('File downloaded at: ’ + location, location))
.catch((error: any) => console.error(error));

loading.dismiss();
}

requestWritePermission() {
this.androidPermissions.checkPermission(this.androidPermissions.PERMISSION.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE).then(
(result) => {
if (result.hasPermission) {
// Permission granted
} else {
this.androidPermissions.requestPermission(this.androidPermissions.PERMISSION.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE).then(
(result) => {
if (result.hasPermission) {
// Permission granted
} else {
console.error(‘Write permission denied by the user.’);
}
},
(error) => {
console.error(‘Error requesting write permission:’, error);
}
);
}
},
(error) => {
console.error(‘Error checking write permission status:’, error);
}
);
}