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“Google wanted that”: Nextcloud decries Android permissions as “gatekeeping”

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Nextcloud is a host-your-own cloud platform that wants to help you "Regain control over your data" Since mid-2024 , Nextcloud claims, Google has refused to reinstate the access it needs for uploading and syncing other file types.

Nextcloud states that it has had read and write access to all file types since its first Android app.

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