Fix Secure Folder Bug where apps inside the Secure Folder cannot open from or save files to Secure Folder

[bawaji]

The UI 8 update removed the ability of apps inside the Secure Folder to open from or save to files in the Secure folder. This bug has been reported using the Members App by several users with different generation Galaxy S phones (I have an S23 Ultra) but this bug has not yet been fixed in the multiple updates released since then.

Hope this is taken care of in One UI 8.5, if not before. Just posting here to raise the awareness so it can be reported if it has not yet been fixed.

Thanks!

Please see below for some of the reports on this site

https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Samsung-Apps-and-Services/Secure-folder-applications-within-cann...

https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S23/Since-when-did-they-decide-to-NOT-make-the-secure-fol...

https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S23/Secure-Folder-File-Access/m-p/3385357

https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S25/One-ui-8-Secure-folder-bug/m-p/3363958

https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S24/File-exploring-on-Secure-Folder-not-working-properly/...

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[the_dude_himself]

the overall experience is really bad!

[the_dude_himself]

The same is happening to my XCover7 Pro since I updated it to UI8 . My older XCover6 Pro is still on UI7 and the issue with secure folder is not there. 

Why does Samung not make an official statement to this issue?

[the_dude_himself]

And we all know that its the com.android.documentsui that is causing the problem. For a test, I downgraded it to version 14 and o wonder, apps in the secure folder could then access files INSIDE the secure folder but not OUTSIDE the secure folder, as it should be!

 

[the_dude_himself]

If I can fix it that way, should the UI Beta team not be able to fix it as well? Please give the com.android.documentsui the proper permissions and all is good!

[bawaji]

Have any of you running One UI 8.5 beta been able to check if the bug in the secure folder has been fixed?🤞

[the_dude_himself]

The last december update did not fix the bug :-(. Still, apps INSIDE the secure folder can still access data OUTSIDE the secure folder but not INSIDE the the secure folder. I would call it a loose-loose situatuion :-), because like this, the secure folder is simply useless. Please fix that documentsUI file!

[bawaji]

Indeed. I am hoping this is fixed in the One UI 8.5 Beta which will indicate that they are at least working on it or have a solution. 😞

Hope someone who has installed the One UI 8.5 Beta can check and let us know.