diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 1580e72504..5f6a8581f3 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ FairEmail follows all the best practices for an email client as decribed in [thi * [(92) Can you add spam filtering, verification of the DKIM signature and SPF authorization?](#user-content-faq92) * [(93) Can you allow installation on external storage?](#user-content-faq93) * [(94) What does the red/orange stripe at the end of the header mean?](#user-content-faq94) +* [(95) Why are not all apps shown when selecting an attachment or image?](#user-content-faq95) [I have another question.](#support) @@ -1534,6 +1535,17 @@ See also [this FAQ](#user-content-faq92).
+ +**(95) Why are not all apps shown when selecting an attachment or image?** + +For privacy and security reasons FairEmail does not have permissions to directly access files, +instead the Storage Access Framework, available and recommended since Android 4.4 KitKat (released in 2013), is used to select files. +If an app is listed depends on if the app implements a [document provider](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/document-provider). + +Android Q will make it harder and maybe even impossible to directly access files, +see [here](https://developer.android.com/preview/privacy/scoped-storage) for more details. + +
## Support