Re: [android-developers] File.setReadable not available before API level 9

setReadable() is not your problem -- all files on external storage are readable.

If you are running into this problem on Android 3.0+ devices, you need
to index your file:

http://commonsware.com/blog/2011/08/31/mtp-external-storage.html

On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 5:05 PM, RLScott <fixthatpiano@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Is there a level 8 equivalent for this function?  I need to write
> files to external memory that the user can browse from the desktop via
> USB.  My app specifies API level 8 and I really don't want to leave
> behind users who are on Android 2.2.  Currently what happens is I
> write the file and it is clearly there when viewed from the Android
> device's file explorer app.  But when connected via USB the file does
> not appear.
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