diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index cc6554638..5c5295649 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ with additional metadata. This is the version for Android, with [support versions ranging from 7.1 to 13](https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/blob/main/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Config.kt). -**Important Note**: Starting from Android 11, the ZIM file picker +**Important Note**: Starting from Android 11, the storage scanning feature has been restricted in the [Play Store variant](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kiwix.kiwixmobile) due to Play Store policies. This means that users running Android 11 @@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ Google Play Store. This restriction is in place to comply with the Play Store policies. The Play Store variant of Kiwix does not require the `MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE` permission anymore, which is necessary to scan storage and access ZIM files at arbitrary locations. -Therefore, the storage scanning & file picking functionalities are not +Therefore, the storage scanning functionality is not available in this variant anymore. For already downloaded ZIM files, You can copy -them to the `Android/media/org.kiwix.kiwixmobile/` folder, and the application will read them. +them to the `Android/media/org.kiwix.kiwixmobile/` folder or you can use file picker to select the +ZIM files from storage and it will copy/move the ZIM files in this folder based on your choice +, and the application will read them. Before uninstalling the application, please ensure that you move all your ZIM files from this folder, as they will be automatically deleted when the application is uninstalled or if the application data is cleared. To use the full version of Kiwix