Re: ebook-reader permissions - no explanation given

Carlos E.R. wrote on Tue, 28 May 2024 14:54:04 +0200 :

Did you try to make annotations?
 
If it has dictionary, did you use it?

Andrew wrote on Tue, 28 May 2024 07:37:24 -0000 (UTC) :

b. The app didn't see the MOBI file (which I found surprising).
Notably, the AZW3 (Amazon) format was not read in by that reader.

Given the MOBI & AZW3 files weren't read by the com.github.axet.bookreader
Book Reader, I found a few perhaps more comprehensive free ebook readers.
 <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.readera>
 <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kevinzuccaro.epubreader>
 <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gzhi.neoreader.r2.main.free>
  [Note that I don't suggest payware apps or apps with ads in general.]

Those handle the MOBI & AZW3 files that the com.github.axet.bookreader Book
Reader didn't seem to read, so they may be more generally useful to others.

When I searched for books inside that KevinZuccaro app, it asked to be
allowed to access photos, videos, music and audio in one fell swoop.

Notably, NeoReader didn't ask for permissions before opening an epub.
Neither did ReadERA, but only when I used its file picker to open one book.

When I used ReadERA to speak the book, then it asked for more permissions.
The ReadERA seemed to have the most comprehensive settings for permissions,
as it even had a special "Configure Permissions" button to search for docs.

Essentially ReadERA didn't need "All Files Access" but it allowed you to
set "All Files Access" when you ask ReadERA to scan for all epub files.

Notably, ReadERA also has a dictionary menu (which I think Carlos asked
about), where it can use an "external dictionary" or a default dictionary.

Back to permissions, in Muntashirakon, the permissions were each completely
different sets for each of those three apps I just installed & tested.

In short, I'm more confused than anyone else, probably, as to how
permissions work in Android, as it's hard to make sense out of the results.