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  2. QTBUG-108055

QStandardPaths documentation could mention that it is not possible to directly write to common shared location anymore on Android

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      Newer Android versions seems to require going through file dialog (or some other Android API) to save files into a shared location.

      Those DocumentsLocation and DownloadLocation seems to only point to application specific storage.
      https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qstandardpaths.html

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          User Story - Created by Jira Software - do not edit or delete. Issue type for a user story. QTBUG-98974 Android 11 - Scoped Storage

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          Suggestion - Public suggestions QTBUG-108057 Improve formatting of QStandardPaths documentation's table of example paths

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