No more able to open HTML files on Chrome with Android 11

[jchirag21]

Hi,

I have a business scenario where I have to open an HTML with browser on my Android Google Pixel 3XL file.
I have been using below method to do the same
By pointing the browser at the file you want with a URL of the format
file:///path/to/file.html
but after upgrading my Android to 11 the method is no longer working , getting below error

Access to the file was denied
The file at file:///sdcard/download/UniversalLink.html is not readable. It may have been removed, moved, or file permissions may be preventing access.

ERR_ACCESS_DENIED


Can anyone help me how I can open html file now with Android 11

 

[Dannydet]

You can put your documents into the folder Android/data/com.android.chrome/files/Download/ in the internal storage. It's absolute path is /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.android.chrome/files/Download/ or /sdcard/Android/data/com.android.chrome/files/Download/. This is the location where Chrome stores any downloaded files and therefore, this the only location where Chrome can access the files. But remember, uninstalling Chrome will delete this directory.

 

[gonen52]

Hi Dannydet
Great reply !!! spent so much time on it. now I can access a file if I place this directly in Chrome file:///storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.android.chrome/files/Download/Final_Days.html

but if I try to open it from HTML href - I got block with
about:blank#blocked

also when trying HTML - window.open(.....)

I gave all permission I could find.....

any idea what I miss?

many thanks !!!!!!