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Read-only for ios "files"
bobbychen This seems to have been introduced by a recent update to the OneDrive iOS app. Exported file permissions used to be 606, and now they are 555. I am an app developer, and I use the Files app extension (DocumentBrowserViewController). I am able to programmatically alter the file permissions, but I do hope someone from Microsoft development is going through these forums, because not only the 555 permission make the file read-only - it also grants execution rights of programs to all users, which is a serious security issue.
- bobbin02Feb 25, 2021Copper ContributorThis is ridiculous behavior from Microsoft, but thank you for bringing this update to my attention - it downloaded completely unnoticed.
- gmatarazzoFeb 21, 2021Copper Contributor
thanks for the detailed explanation, but is there a simple way to have back all permisison on my onedrive files, i'm not a developer
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- ClassicalDudeFeb 21, 2021Copper ContributorThe description of the latest update in the app store mentions that the files were made read-only only temporarily, while they were working on something. I believe this is unbelievably irresponsible, especially since Microsoft is hardly a small-time developer, and also considering they switched the permissions to 555 instead of a safe read-only of 400. The only thing a non-developer can do is to contact the app's support by shaking the phone when the app is running, and hope the next update comes out soon.
- IgorOzzFeb 23, 2021Copper Contributor
Yeah, noticed the warning in the OneDrive app as well. But here on my iOS devices (iPhone and iPad) I have write permissions on the OneDrive app, but the problem is on the Apple Files app, with the OneDrive “location”... Is that the same issue you have there, I mean, in the iOS Files App when trading to work with files stored on MS OneDrive?
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IGOR.