Add full support for Android scoped storage.

This was done by refactoring directory and file access handling for the Android platform so that any general filesystem access type go through the Android layer.
This allows us to validate whether the access is unrestricted, or whether it falls under scoped storage and thus act appropriately.

19 files changed, 1731 insertions, 129 deletions

diff --git a/platform/android/java/app/config.gradle b/platform/android/java/app/config.gradle
index 3daf628e63..fbd97fae0b 100644
--- a/platform/android/java/app/config.gradle
+++ b/platform/android/java/app/config.gradle
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ext.versions = [
     androidGradlePlugin: '7.0.3',
-    compileSdk         : 31,
+    compileSdk         : 32,
     minSdk             : 19, // Also update 'platform/android/java/lib/AndroidManifest.xml#minSdkVersion' & 'platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp#DEFAULT_MIN_SDK_VERSION'
-    targetSdk          : 31, // Also update 'platform/android/java/lib/AndroidManifest.xml#targetSdkVersion' & 'platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp#DEFAULT_TARGET_SDK_VERSION'
-    buildTools         : '30.0.3',
+    targetSdk          : 32, // Also update 'platform/android/java/lib/AndroidManifest.xml#targetSdkVersion' & 'platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp#DEFAULT_TARGET_SDK_VERSION'
+    buildTools         : '32.0.0',
     kotlinVersion      : '1.6.21',
     fragmentVersion    : '1.3.6',
     nexusPublishVersion: '1.1.0',
diff --git a/platform/android/java/editor/build.gradle b/platform/android/java/editor/build.gradle
index dd167c3880..729966ee69 100644
--- a/platform/android/java/editor/build.gradle
+++ b/platform/android/java/editor/build.gradle
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ android {
         versionCode getGodotLibraryVersionCode()
         versionName getGodotLibraryVersionName()
         minSdkVersion versions.minSdk
-        //noinspection ExpiredTargetSdkVersion - Restrict to version 29 until https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/51815 is submitted
-        targetSdkVersion 29 // versions.targetSdk
+        targetSdkVersion versions.targetSdk
 
         missingDimensionStrategy 'products', 'editor'
     }
diff --git a/platform/android/java/editor/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/platform/android/java/editor/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 93cbb47400..abf506a83c 100644
--- a/platform/android/java/editor/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/platform/android/java/editor/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@
         android:glEsVersion="0x00020000"
         android:required="true" />
 
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
+        tools:ignore="ScopedStorage" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
+        android:maxSdkVersion="29"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
+        android:maxSdkVersion="29"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
 
     <application
diff --git a/platform/android/java/editor/src/main/java/org/godotengine/editor/GodotEditor.kt b/platform/android/java/editor/src/main/java/org/godotengine/editor/GodotEditor.kt
index a1ade722e8..740f3f48d3 100644
--- a/platform/android/java/editor/src/main/java/org/godotengine/editor/GodotEditor.kt
+++ b/platform/android/java/editor/src/main/java/org/godotengine/editor/GodotEditor.kt
@@ -30,10 +30,14 @@
 
 package org.godotengine.editor
 
+import android.Manifest
 import android.content.Intent
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.os.Debug
+import android.os.Environment
+import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.window.layout.WindowMetricsCalculator
 import org.godotengine.godot.FullScreenGodotApp
 import org.godotengine.godot.utils.PermissionsUtil
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ open class GodotEditor : FullScreenGodotApp() {
 		val params = intent.getStringArrayExtra(COMMAND_LINE_PARAMS)
 		updateCommandLineParams(params)
 
-		if (BuildConfig.BUILD_TYPE == "debug" && WAIT_FOR_DEBUGGER) {
+		if (BuildConfig.BUILD_TYPE == "dev" && WAIT_FOR_DEBUGGER) {
 			Debug.waitForDebugger()
 		}
 
@@ -143,4 +147,50 @@ open class GodotEditor : FullScreenGodotApp() {
 	 * The Godot Android Editor sets its own orientation via its AndroidManifest
 	 */
 	protected open fun overrideOrientationRequest() = true
+
+	override fun onActivityResult(requestCode: Int, resultCode: Int, data: Intent?) {
+		super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data)
+		// Check if we got the MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission
+		if (requestCode == PermissionsUtil.REQUEST_MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE_REQ_CODE) {
+			if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
+				if (!Environment.isExternalStorageManager()) {
+					Toast.makeText(
+						this,
+						R.string.denied_storage_permission_error_msg,
+						Toast.LENGTH_LONG
+					).show()
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	override fun onRequestPermissionsResult(
+		requestCode: Int,
+		permissions: Array<String?>,
+		grantResults: IntArray
+	) {
+		super.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults)
+		// Check if we got access to the necessary storage permissions
+		if (requestCode == PermissionsUtil.REQUEST_ALL_PERMISSION_REQ_CODE) {
+			if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
+				var hasReadAccess = false
+				var hasWriteAccess = false
+				for (i in permissions.indices) {
+					if (Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE == permissions[i] && grantResults[i] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+						hasReadAccess = true
+					}
+					if (Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE == permissions[i] && grantResults[i] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+						hasWriteAccess = true
+					}
+				}
+				if (!hasReadAccess || !hasWriteAccess) {
+					Toast.makeText(
+						this,
+						R.string.denied_storage_permission_error_msg,
+						Toast.LENGTH_LONG
+					).show()
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/platform/android/java/editor/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/platform/android/java/editor/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index e8ce34f34d..837a5d62e1 100644
--- a/platform/android/java/editor/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/platform/android/java/editor/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
 	<string name="godot_editor_name_string">Godot Editor 4.x</string>
+
+	<string name="denied_storage_permission_error_msg">Missing storage access permission!</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/platform/android/java/lib/AndroidManifest.xml b/platform/android/java/lib/AndroidManifest.xml
index 228d8d45fa..79b5aadf2a 100644
--- a/platform/android/java/lib/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/platform/android/java/lib/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     android:versionName="1.0">
 
     <!-- Should match the mindSdk and targetSdk values in platform/android/java/app/config.gradle -->
-    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="19" android:targetSdkVersion="31" />
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="19" android:targetSdkVersion="32" />
 
     <application>
 
diff --git a/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/Godot.java b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/Godot.java
index cafae94d62..28e689e63a 100644
--- a/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/Godot.java
+++ b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/Godot.java
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import static android.content.Context.MODE_PRIVATE;
 import static android.content.Context.WINDOW_SERVICE;
 
 import org.godotengine.godot.input.GodotEditText;
+import org.godotengine.godot.io.directory.DirectoryAccessHandler;
+import org.godotengine.godot.io.file.FileAccessHandler;
 import org.godotengine.godot.plugin.GodotPlugin;
 import org.godotengine.godot.plugin.GodotPluginRegistry;
 import org.godotengine.godot.tts.GodotTTS;
@@ -164,9 +166,9 @@ public class Godot extends Fragment implements SensorEventListener, IDownloaderC
 	private Sensor mMagnetometer;
 	private Sensor mGyroscope;
 
-	public static GodotIO io;
-	public static GodotNetUtils netUtils;
-	public static GodotTTS tts;
+	public GodotIO io;
+	public GodotNetUtils netUtils;
+	public GodotTTS tts;
 
 	public interface ResultCallback {
 		void callback(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data);
@@ -458,16 +460,26 @@ public class Godot extends Fragment implements SensorEventListener, IDownloaderC
 
 		final Activity activity = getActivity();
 		io = new GodotIO(activity);
-		GodotLib.io = io;
 		netUtils = new GodotNetUtils(activity);
 		tts = new GodotTTS(activity);
+		Context context = getContext();
+		DirectoryAccessHandler directoryAccessHandler = new DirectoryAccessHandler(context);
+		FileAccessHandler fileAccessHandler = new FileAccessHandler(context);
 		mSensorManager = (SensorManager)activity.getSystemService(Context.SENSOR_SERVICE);
 		mAccelerometer = mSensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER);
 		mGravity = mSensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_GRAVITY);
 		mMagnetometer = mSensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD);
 		mGyroscope = mSensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_GYROSCOPE);
 
-		GodotLib.initialize(activity, this, activity.getAssets(), use_apk_expansion);
+		GodotLib.initialize(activity,
+				this,
+				activity.getAssets(),
+				io,
+				netUtils,
+				directoryAccessHandler,
+				fileAccessHandler,
+				use_apk_expansion,
+				tts);
 
 		result_callback = null;
 
diff --git a/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/GodotIO.java b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/GodotIO.java
index a8e3669ac6..0434efdf4c 100644
--- a/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/GodotIO.java
+++ b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/GodotIO.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
-import android.content.res.AssetManager;
 import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.net.Uri;
@@ -46,12 +45,10 @@ import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
 import android.util.Log;
-import android.util.SparseArray;
 import android.view.Display;
 import android.view.DisplayCutout;
 import android.view.WindowInsets;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
@@ -60,7 +57,6 @@ import java.util.Locale;
 public class GodotIO {
 	private static final String TAG = GodotIO.class.getSimpleName();
 
-	private final AssetManager am;
 	private final Activity activity;
 	private final String uniqueId;
 	GodotEditText edit;
@@ -73,100 +69,8 @@ public class GodotIO {
 	final int SCREEN_SENSOR_PORTRAIT = 5;
 	final int SCREEN_SENSOR = 6;
 
-	/////////////////////////
-	/// DIRECTORIES
-	/////////////////////////
-
-	static class AssetDir {
-		public String[] files;
-		public int current;
-		public String path;
-	}
-
-	private int last_dir_id = 1;
-
-	private final SparseArray<AssetDir> dirs;
-
-	public int dir_open(String path) {
-		AssetDir ad = new AssetDir();
-		ad.current = 0;
-		ad.path = path;
-
-		try {
-			ad.files = am.list(path);
-			// no way to find path is directory or file exactly.
-			// but if ad.files.length==0, then it's an empty directory or file.
-			if (ad.files.length == 0) {
-				return -1;
-			}
-		} catch (IOException e) {
-			System.out.printf("Exception on dir_open: %s\n", e);
-			return -1;
-		}
-
-		++last_dir_id;
-		dirs.put(last_dir_id, ad);
-
-		return last_dir_id;
-	}
-
-	public boolean dir_is_dir(int id) {
-		if (dirs.get(id) == null) {
-			System.out.printf("dir_next: invalid dir id: %d\n", id);
-			return false;
-		}
-		AssetDir ad = dirs.get(id);
-		//System.out.printf("go next: %d,%d\n",ad.current,ad.files.length);
-		int idx = ad.current;
-		if (idx > 0)
-			idx--;
-
-		if (idx >= ad.files.length)
-			return false;
-		String fname = ad.files[idx];
-
-		try {
-			if (ad.path.equals(""))
-				am.open(fname);
-			else
-				am.open(ad.path + "/" + fname);
-			return false;
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			return true;
-		}
-	}
-
-	public String dir_next(int id) {
-		if (dirs.get(id) == null) {
-			System.out.printf("dir_next: invalid dir id: %d\n", id);
-			return "";
-		}
-
-		AssetDir ad = dirs.get(id);
-		//System.out.printf("go next: %d,%d\n",ad.current,ad.files.length);
-
-		if (ad.current >= ad.files.length) {
-			ad.current++;
-			return "";
-		}
-		String r = ad.files[ad.current];
-		ad.current++;
-		return r;
-	}
-
-	public void dir_close(int id) {
-		if (dirs.get(id) == null) {
-			System.out.printf("dir_close: invalid dir id: %d\n", id);
-			return;
-		}
-
-		dirs.remove(id);
-	}
-
 	GodotIO(Activity p_activity) {
-		am = p_activity.getAssets();
 		activity = p_activity;
-		dirs = new SparseArray<>();
 		String androidId = Settings.Secure.getString(activity.getContentResolver(),
 				Settings.Secure.ANDROID_ID);
 		if (androidId == null) {
diff --git a/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/GodotLib.java b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/GodotLib.java
index 3182ab0666..e2ae62d9cf 100644
--- a/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/GodotLib.java
+++ b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/GodotLib.java
@@ -31,8 +31,13 @@
 package org.godotengine.godot;
 
 import org.godotengine.godot.gl.GodotRenderer;
+import org.godotengine.godot.io.directory.DirectoryAccessHandler;
+import org.godotengine.godot.io.file.FileAccessHandler;
+import org.godotengine.godot.tts.GodotTTS;
+import org.godotengine.godot.utils.GodotNetUtils;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.res.AssetManager;
 import android.hardware.SensorEvent;
 import android.view.Surface;
 
@@ -42,8 +47,6 @@ import javax.microedition.khronos.opengles.GL10;
  * Wrapper for native library
  */
 public class GodotLib {
-	public static GodotIO io;
-
 	static {
 		System.loadLibrary("godot_android");
 	}
@@ -51,7 +54,15 @@ public class GodotLib {
 	/**
 	 * Invoked on the main thread to initialize Godot native layer.
 	 */
-	public static native void initialize(Activity activity, Godot p_instance, Object p_asset_manager, boolean use_apk_expansion);
+	public static native void initialize(Activity activity,
+			Godot p_instance,
+			AssetManager p_asset_manager,
+			GodotIO godotIO,
+			GodotNetUtils netUtils,
+			DirectoryAccessHandler directoryAccessHandler,
+			FileAccessHandler fileAccessHandler,
+			boolean use_apk_expansion,
+			GodotTTS tts);
 
 	/**
 	 * Invoked on the main thread to clean up Godot native layer.
diff --git a/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/StorageScope.kt b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/StorageScope.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7bd55b620
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/StorageScope.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*  StorageScope.kt                                                      */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                       This file is part of:                           */
+/*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
+/*                      https://godotengine.org                          */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/* Copyright (c) 2007-2022 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                 */
+/* Copyright (c) 2014-2022 Godot Engine contributors (cf. AUTHORS.md).   */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining */
+/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
+/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including   */
+/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
+/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
+/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
+/* the following conditions:                                             */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be        */
+/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.       */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,       */
+/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF    */
+/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.*/
+/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY  */
+/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,  */
+/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE     */
+/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+package org.godotengine.godot.io
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.os.Build
+import android.os.Environment
+import java.io.File
+
+/**
+ * Represents the different storage scopes.
+ */
+internal enum class StorageScope {
+	/**
+	 * Covers internal and external directories accessible to the app without restrictions.
+	 */
+	APP,
+
+	/**
+	 * Covers shared directories (from Android 10 and higher).
+	 */
+	SHARED,
+
+	/**
+	 * Everything else..
+	 */
+	UNKNOWN;
+
+	companion object {
+		/**
+		 * Determines which [StorageScope] the given path falls under.
+		 */
+		fun getStorageScope(context: Context, path: String?): StorageScope {
+			if (path == null) {
+				return UNKNOWN
+			}
+
+			val pathFile = File(path)
+			if (!pathFile.isAbsolute) {
+				return UNKNOWN
+			}
+
+			val canonicalPathFile = pathFile.canonicalPath
+
+			val internalAppDir = context.filesDir.canonicalPath ?: return UNKNOWN
+			if (canonicalPathFile.startsWith(internalAppDir)) {
+				return APP
+			}
+
+			val internalCacheDir = context.cacheDir.canonicalPath ?: return UNKNOWN
+			if (canonicalPathFile.startsWith(internalCacheDir)) {
+				return APP
+			}
+
+			val externalAppDir = context.getExternalFilesDir(null)?.canonicalPath ?: return UNKNOWN
+			if (canonicalPathFile.startsWith(externalAppDir)) {
+				return APP
+			}
+
+			val sharedDir =	Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().canonicalPath ?: return UNKNOWN
+			if (canonicalPathFile.startsWith(sharedDir)) {
+				if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
+					// Before R, apps had access to shared storage so long as they have the right
+					// permissions (and flag on Q).
+					return APP
+				}
+
+				// Post R, access is limited based on the target destination
+				// 'Downloads' and 'Documents' are still accessible
+				val downloadsSharedDir =
+					Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS).canonicalPath
+						?: return SHARED
+				val documentsSharedDir =
+					Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS).canonicalPath
+						?: return SHARED
+				if (canonicalPathFile.startsWith(downloadsSharedDir) || canonicalPathFile.startsWith(documentsSharedDir)) {
+					return APP
+				}
+
+				return SHARED
+			}
+
+			return UNKNOWN
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/directory/AssetsDirectoryAccess.kt b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/directory/AssetsDirectoryAccess.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..098b10ae36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/directory/AssetsDirectoryAccess.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*  AssetsDirectoryAccess.kt                                             */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                       This file is part of:                           */
+/*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
+/*                      https://godotengine.org                          */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/* Copyright (c) 2007-2022 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                 */
+/* Copyright (c) 2014-2022 Godot Engine contributors (cf. AUTHORS.md).   */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining */
+/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
+/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including   */
+/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
+/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
+/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
+/* the following conditions:                                             */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be        */
+/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.       */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,       */
+/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF    */
+/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.*/
+/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY  */
+/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,  */
+/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE     */
+/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+package org.godotengine.godot.io.directory
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.util.Log
+import android.util.SparseArray
+import org.godotengine.godot.io.directory.DirectoryAccessHandler.Companion.INVALID_DIR_ID
+import org.godotengine.godot.io.directory.DirectoryAccessHandler.Companion.STARTING_DIR_ID
+import java.io.File
+import java.io.IOException
+
+/**
+ * Handles directories access within the Android assets directory.
+ */
+internal class AssetsDirectoryAccess(context: Context) : DirectoryAccessHandler.DirectoryAccess {
+
+	companion object {
+		private val TAG = AssetsDirectoryAccess::class.java.simpleName
+	}
+
+	private data class AssetDir(val path: String, val files: Array<String>, var current: Int = 0)
+
+	private val assetManager = context.assets
+
+	private var lastDirId = STARTING_DIR_ID
+	private val dirs = SparseArray<AssetDir>()
+
+	private fun getAssetsPath(originalPath: String): String {
+		if (originalPath.startsWith(File.separatorChar)) {
+			return originalPath.substring(1)
+		}
+		return originalPath
+	}
+
+	override fun hasDirId(dirId: Int) = dirs.indexOfKey(dirId) >= 0
+
+	override fun dirOpen(path: String): Int {
+		val assetsPath = getAssetsPath(path) ?: return INVALID_DIR_ID
+		try {
+			val files = assetManager.list(assetsPath) ?: return INVALID_DIR_ID
+			// Empty directories don't get added to the 'assets' directory, so
+			// if ad.files.length > 0 ==> path is directory
+			// if ad.files.length == 0 ==> path is file
+			if (files.isEmpty()) {
+				return INVALID_DIR_ID
+			}
+
+			val ad = AssetDir(assetsPath, files)
+
+			dirs.put(++lastDirId, ad)
+			return lastDirId
+		} catch (e: IOException) {
+			Log.e(TAG, "Exception on dirOpen", e)
+			return INVALID_DIR_ID
+		}
+	}
+
+	override fun dirExists(path: String): Boolean {
+		val assetsPath = getAssetsPath(path)
+		try {
+			val files = assetManager.list(assetsPath) ?: return false
+			// Empty directories don't get added to the 'assets' directory, so
+			// if ad.files.length > 0 ==> path is directory
+			// if ad.files.length == 0 ==> path is file
+			return files.isNotEmpty()
+		} catch (e: IOException) {
+			Log.e(TAG, "Exception on dirExists", e)
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	override fun fileExists(path: String): Boolean {
+		val assetsPath = getAssetsPath(path) ?: return false
+		try {
+			val files = assetManager.list(assetsPath) ?: return false
+			// Empty directories don't get added to the 'assets' directory, so
+			// if ad.files.length > 0 ==> path is directory
+			// if ad.files.length == 0 ==> path is file
+			return files.isEmpty()
+		} catch (e: IOException) {
+			Log.e(TAG, "Exception on fileExists", e)
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	override fun dirIsDir(dirId: Int): Boolean {
+		val ad: AssetDir = dirs[dirId]
+
+		var idx = ad.current
+		if (idx > 0) {
+			idx--
+		}
+
+		if (idx >= ad.files.size) {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		val fileName = ad.files[idx]
+		// List the contents of $fileName. If it's a file, it will be empty, otherwise it'll be a
+		// directory
+		val filePath = if (ad.path == "") fileName else "${ad.path}/${fileName}"
+		val fileContents = assetManager.list(filePath)
+		return (fileContents?.size?: 0) > 0
+	}
+
+	override fun isCurrentHidden(dirId: Int): Boolean {
+		val ad = dirs[dirId]
+
+		var idx = ad.current
+		if (idx > 0) {
+			idx--
+		}
+
+		if (idx >= ad.files.size) {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		val fileName = ad.files[idx]
+		return fileName.startsWith('.')
+	}
+
+	override fun dirNext(dirId: Int): String {
+		val ad: AssetDir = dirs[dirId]
+
+		if (ad.current >= ad.files.size) {
+			ad.current++
+			return ""
+		}
+
+		return ad.files[ad.current++]
+	}
+
+	override fun dirClose(dirId: Int) {
+		dirs.remove(dirId)
+	}
+
+	override fun getDriveCount() = 0
+
+	override fun getDrive(drive: Int) = ""
+
+	override fun makeDir(dir: String) = false
+
+	override fun getSpaceLeft() = 0L
+
+	override fun rename(from: String, to: String) = false
+
+	override fun remove(filename: String) = false
+}
diff --git a/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/directory/DirectoryAccessHandler.kt b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/directory/DirectoryAccessHandler.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fedcf4843f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/directory/DirectoryAccessHandler.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*  DirectoryAccessHandler.kt                                            */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                       This file is part of:                           */
+/*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
+/*                      https://godotengine.org                          */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/* Copyright (c) 2007-2022 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                 */
+/* Copyright (c) 2014-2022 Godot Engine contributors (cf. AUTHORS.md).   */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining */
+/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
+/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including   */
+/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
+/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
+/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
+/* the following conditions:                                             */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be        */
+/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.       */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,       */
+/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF    */
+/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.*/
+/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY  */
+/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,  */
+/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE     */
+/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+package org.godotengine.godot.io.directory
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.util.Log
+import org.godotengine.godot.io.directory.DirectoryAccessHandler.AccessType.ACCESS_FILESYSTEM
+import org.godotengine.godot.io.directory.DirectoryAccessHandler.AccessType.ACCESS_RESOURCES
+
+/**
+ * Handles files and directories access and manipulation for the Android platform
+ */
+class DirectoryAccessHandler(context: Context) {
+
+	companion object {
+		private val TAG = DirectoryAccessHandler::class.java.simpleName
+
+		internal const val INVALID_DIR_ID = -1
+		internal const val STARTING_DIR_ID = 1
+
+		private fun getAccessTypeFromNative(accessType: Int): AccessType? {
+			return when (accessType) {
+				ACCESS_RESOURCES.nativeValue -> ACCESS_RESOURCES
+				ACCESS_FILESYSTEM.nativeValue -> ACCESS_FILESYSTEM
+				else -> null
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	private enum class AccessType(val nativeValue: Int) {
+		ACCESS_RESOURCES(0), ACCESS_FILESYSTEM(2)
+	}
+
+	internal interface DirectoryAccess {
+		fun dirOpen(path: String): Int
+		fun dirNext(dirId: Int): String
+		fun dirClose(dirId: Int)
+		fun dirIsDir(dirId: Int): Boolean
+		fun dirExists(path: String): Boolean
+		fun fileExists(path: String): Boolean
+		fun hasDirId(dirId: Int): Boolean
+		fun isCurrentHidden(dirId: Int): Boolean
+		fun getDriveCount() : Int
+		fun getDrive(drive: Int): String
+		fun makeDir(dir: String): Boolean
+		fun getSpaceLeft(): Long
+		fun rename(from: String, to: String): Boolean
+		fun remove(filename: String): Boolean
+	}
+
+	private val assetsDirAccess = AssetsDirectoryAccess(context)
+	private val fileSystemDirAccess = FilesystemDirectoryAccess(context)
+
+	private fun hasDirId(accessType: AccessType, dirId: Int): Boolean {
+		return when (accessType) {
+			ACCESS_RESOURCES -> assetsDirAccess.hasDirId(dirId)
+			ACCESS_FILESYSTEM -> fileSystemDirAccess.hasDirId(dirId)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun dirOpen(nativeAccessType: Int, path: String?): Int {
+		val accessType = getAccessTypeFromNative(nativeAccessType)
+		if (path == null || accessType == null) {
+			return INVALID_DIR_ID
+		}
+
+		return when (accessType) {
+			ACCESS_RESOURCES -> assetsDirAccess.dirOpen(path)
+			ACCESS_FILESYSTEM -> fileSystemDirAccess.dirOpen(path)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun dirNext(nativeAccessType: Int, dirId: Int): String {
+		val accessType = getAccessTypeFromNative(nativeAccessType)
+		if (accessType == null || !hasDirId(accessType, dirId)) {
+			Log.w(TAG, "dirNext: Invalid dir id: $dirId")
+			return ""
+		}
+
+		return when (accessType) {
+			ACCESS_RESOURCES -> assetsDirAccess.dirNext(dirId)
+			ACCESS_FILESYSTEM -> fileSystemDirAccess.dirNext(dirId)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun dirClose(nativeAccessType: Int, dirId: Int) {
+		val accessType = getAccessTypeFromNative(nativeAccessType)
+		if (accessType == null || !hasDirId(accessType, dirId)) {
+			Log.w(TAG, "dirClose: Invalid dir id: $dirId")
+			return
+		}
+
+		when (accessType) {
+			ACCESS_RESOURCES -> assetsDirAccess.dirClose(dirId)
+			ACCESS_FILESYSTEM -> fileSystemDirAccess.dirClose(dirId)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun dirIsDir(nativeAccessType: Int, dirId: Int): Boolean {
+		val accessType = getAccessTypeFromNative(nativeAccessType)
+		if (accessType == null || !hasDirId(accessType, dirId)) {
+			Log.w(TAG, "dirIsDir: Invalid dir id: $dirId")
+			return false
+		}
+
+		return when (accessType) {
+			ACCESS_RESOURCES -> assetsDirAccess.dirIsDir(dirId)
+			ACCESS_FILESYSTEM -> fileSystemDirAccess.dirIsDir(dirId)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun isCurrentHidden(nativeAccessType: Int, dirId: Int): Boolean {
+		val accessType = getAccessTypeFromNative(nativeAccessType)
+		if (accessType == null || !hasDirId(accessType, dirId)) {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		return when (accessType) {
+			ACCESS_RESOURCES -> assetsDirAccess.isCurrentHidden(dirId)
+			ACCESS_FILESYSTEM -> fileSystemDirAccess.isCurrentHidden(dirId)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun dirExists(nativeAccessType: Int, path: String?): Boolean {
+		val accessType = getAccessTypeFromNative(nativeAccessType)
+		if (path == null || accessType == null) {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		return when (accessType) {
+			ACCESS_RESOURCES -> assetsDirAccess.dirExists(path)
+			ACCESS_FILESYSTEM -> fileSystemDirAccess.dirExists(path)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun fileExists(nativeAccessType: Int, path: String?): Boolean {
+		val accessType = getAccessTypeFromNative(nativeAccessType)
+		if (path == null || accessType == null) {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		return when (accessType) {
+			ACCESS_RESOURCES -> assetsDirAccess.fileExists(path)
+			ACCESS_FILESYSTEM -> fileSystemDirAccess.fileExists(path)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun getDriveCount(nativeAccessType: Int): Int {
+		val accessType = getAccessTypeFromNative(nativeAccessType) ?: return 0
+		return when(accessType) {
+			ACCESS_RESOURCES -> assetsDirAccess.getDriveCount()
+			ACCESS_FILESYSTEM -> fileSystemDirAccess.getDriveCount()
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun getDrive(nativeAccessType: Int, drive: Int): String {
+		val accessType = getAccessTypeFromNative(nativeAccessType) ?: return ""
+		return when (accessType) {
+			ACCESS_RESOURCES -> assetsDirAccess.getDrive(drive)
+			ACCESS_FILESYSTEM -> fileSystemDirAccess.getDrive(drive)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun makeDir(nativeAccessType: Int, dir: String): Boolean {
+		val accessType = getAccessTypeFromNative(nativeAccessType) ?: return false
+		return when (accessType) {
+			ACCESS_RESOURCES -> assetsDirAccess.makeDir(dir)
+			ACCESS_FILESYSTEM -> fileSystemDirAccess.makeDir(dir)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun getSpaceLeft(nativeAccessType: Int): Long {
+		val accessType = getAccessTypeFromNative(nativeAccessType) ?: return 0L
+		return when (accessType) {
+			ACCESS_RESOURCES -> assetsDirAccess.getSpaceLeft()
+			ACCESS_FILESYSTEM -> fileSystemDirAccess.getSpaceLeft()
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun rename(nativeAccessType: Int, from: String, to: String): Boolean {
+		val accessType = getAccessTypeFromNative(nativeAccessType) ?: return false
+		return when (accessType) {
+			ACCESS_RESOURCES -> assetsDirAccess.rename(from, to)
+			ACCESS_FILESYSTEM -> fileSystemDirAccess.rename(from, to)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun remove(nativeAccessType: Int, filename: String): Boolean {
+		val accessType = getAccessTypeFromNative(nativeAccessType) ?: return false
+		return when (accessType) {
+			ACCESS_RESOURCES -> assetsDirAccess.remove(filename)
+			ACCESS_FILESYSTEM -> fileSystemDirAccess.remove(filename)
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/directory/FilesystemDirectoryAccess.kt b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/directory/FilesystemDirectoryAccess.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3acf42568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/directory/FilesystemDirectoryAccess.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,230 @@
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*  FileSystemDirectoryAccess.kt                                         */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                       This file is part of:                           */
+/*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
+/*                      https://godotengine.org                          */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/* Copyright (c) 2007-2022 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                 */
+/* Copyright (c) 2014-2022 Godot Engine contributors (cf. AUTHORS.md).   */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining */
+/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
+/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including   */
+/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
+/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
+/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
+/* the following conditions:                                             */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be        */
+/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.       */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,       */
+/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF    */
+/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.*/
+/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY  */
+/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,  */
+/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE     */
+/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+package org.godotengine.godot.io.directory
+
+import android.annotation.SuppressLint
+import android.content.Context
+import android.os.Build
+import android.os.storage.StorageManager
+import android.util.Log
+import android.util.SparseArray
+import org.godotengine.godot.io.StorageScope
+import org.godotengine.godot.io.directory.DirectoryAccessHandler.Companion.INVALID_DIR_ID
+import org.godotengine.godot.io.directory.DirectoryAccessHandler.Companion.STARTING_DIR_ID
+import org.godotengine.godot.io.file.FileAccessHandler
+import java.io.File
+
+/**
+ * Handles directories access with the internal and external filesystem.
+ */
+internal class FilesystemDirectoryAccess(private val context: Context):
+	DirectoryAccessHandler.DirectoryAccess {
+
+	companion object {
+		private val TAG = FilesystemDirectoryAccess::class.java.simpleName
+	}
+
+	private data class DirData(val dirFile: File, val files: Array<File>, var current: Int = 0)
+
+	private val storageManager = context.getSystemService(Context.STORAGE_SERVICE) as StorageManager
+	private var lastDirId = STARTING_DIR_ID
+	private val dirs = SparseArray<DirData>()
+
+	private fun inScope(path: String): Boolean {
+		// Directory access is available for shared storage on Android 11+
+		// On Android 10, access is also available as long as the `requestLegacyExternalStorage`
+		// tag is available.
+		return StorageScope.getStorageScope(context, path) != StorageScope.UNKNOWN
+	}
+
+	override fun hasDirId(dirId: Int) = dirs.indexOfKey(dirId) >= 0
+
+	override fun dirOpen(path: String): Int {
+		if (!inScope(path)) {
+			Log.w(TAG, "Path $path is not accessible.")
+			return INVALID_DIR_ID
+		}
+
+		// Check this is a directory.
+		val dirFile = File(path)
+		if (!dirFile.isDirectory) {
+			return INVALID_DIR_ID
+		}
+
+		// Get the files in the directory
+		val files = dirFile.listFiles()?: return INVALID_DIR_ID
+
+		// Create the data representing this directory
+		val dirData = DirData(dirFile, files)
+
+		dirs.put(++lastDirId, dirData)
+		return lastDirId
+	}
+
+	override fun dirExists(path: String): Boolean {
+		if (!inScope(path)) {
+			Log.w(TAG, "Path $path is not accessible.")
+			return false
+		}
+
+		try {
+			return File(path).isDirectory
+		} catch (e: SecurityException) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	override fun fileExists(path: String) = FileAccessHandler.fileExists(context, path)
+
+	override fun dirNext(dirId: Int): String {
+		val dirData = dirs[dirId]
+		if (dirData.current >= dirData.files.size) {
+			dirData.current++
+			return ""
+		}
+
+		return dirData.files[dirData.current++].name
+	}
+
+	override fun dirClose(dirId: Int) {
+		dirs.remove(dirId)
+	}
+
+	override fun dirIsDir(dirId: Int): Boolean {
+		val dirData = dirs[dirId]
+
+		var index = dirData.current
+		if (index > 0) {
+			index--
+		}
+
+		if (index >= dirData.files.size) {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		return dirData.files[index].isDirectory
+	}
+
+	override fun isCurrentHidden(dirId: Int): Boolean {
+		val dirData = dirs[dirId]
+
+		var index = dirData.current
+		if (index > 0) {
+			index--
+		}
+
+		if (index >= dirData.files.size) {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		return dirData.files[index].isHidden
+	}
+
+	override fun getDriveCount(): Int {
+		return if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
+			storageManager.storageVolumes.size
+		} else {
+			0
+		}
+	}
+
+	override fun getDrive(drive: Int): String {
+		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
+			return ""
+		}
+
+		if (drive < 0 || drive >= storageManager.storageVolumes.size) {
+			return ""
+		}
+
+		val storageVolume = storageManager.storageVolumes[drive]
+		return storageVolume.getDescription(context)
+	}
+
+	override fun makeDir(dir: String): Boolean {
+		if (!inScope(dir)) {
+			Log.w(TAG, "Directory $dir is not accessible.")
+			return false
+		}
+
+		try {
+			val dirFile = File(dir)
+			return dirFile.isDirectory || dirFile.mkdirs()
+		} catch (e: SecurityException) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	@SuppressLint("UsableSpace")
+	override fun getSpaceLeft() = context.getExternalFilesDir(null)?.usableSpace ?: 0L
+
+	override fun rename(from: String, to: String): Boolean {
+		if (!inScope(from) || !inScope(to)) {
+			Log.w(TAG, "Argument filenames are not accessible:\n" +
+					"from: $from\n" +
+					"to: $to")
+			return false
+		}
+
+		return try {
+			val fromFile = File(from)
+			if (fromFile.isDirectory) {
+				fromFile.renameTo(File(to))
+			} else {
+				FileAccessHandler.renameFile(context, from, to)
+			}
+		} catch (e: SecurityException) {
+			false
+		}
+	}
+
+	override fun remove(filename: String): Boolean {
+		if (!inScope(filename)) {
+			Log.w(TAG, "Filename $filename is not accessible.")
+			return false
+		}
+
+		return try {
+			val deleteFile = File(filename)
+			if (deleteFile.exists()) {
+				if (deleteFile.isDirectory) {
+					deleteFile.delete()
+				} else {
+					FileAccessHandler.removeFile(context, filename)
+				}
+			} else {
+				true
+			}
+		} catch (e: SecurityException) {
+			false
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/file/DataAccess.kt b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/file/DataAccess.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aef1bed8ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/file/DataAccess.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*  DataAccess.kt                                                        */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                       This file is part of:                           */
+/*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
+/*                      https://godotengine.org                          */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/* Copyright (c) 2007-2022 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                 */
+/* Copyright (c) 2014-2022 Godot Engine contributors (cf. AUTHORS.md).   */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining */
+/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
+/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including   */
+/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
+/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
+/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
+/* the following conditions:                                             */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be        */
+/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.       */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,       */
+/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF    */
+/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.*/
+/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY  */
+/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,  */
+/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE     */
+/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+package org.godotengine.godot.io.file
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.os.Build
+import android.util.Log
+import org.godotengine.godot.io.StorageScope
+import java.io.IOException
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer
+import java.nio.channels.FileChannel
+import kotlin.math.max
+
+/**
+ * Base class for file IO operations.
+ *
+ * Its derived instances provide concrete implementations to handle regular file access, as well
+ * as file access through the media store API on versions of Android were scoped storage is enabled.
+ */
+internal abstract class DataAccess(private val filePath: String) {
+
+	companion object {
+		private val TAG = DataAccess::class.java.simpleName
+
+		fun generateDataAccess(
+			storageScope: StorageScope,
+			context: Context,
+			filePath: String,
+			accessFlag: FileAccessFlags
+		): DataAccess? {
+			return when (storageScope) {
+				StorageScope.APP -> FileData(filePath, accessFlag)
+
+				StorageScope.SHARED -> if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
+					MediaStoreData(context, filePath, accessFlag)
+				} else {
+					null
+				}
+
+				StorageScope.UNKNOWN -> null
+			}
+		}
+
+		fun fileExists(storageScope: StorageScope, context: Context, path: String): Boolean {
+			return when(storageScope) {
+				StorageScope.APP -> FileData.fileExists(path)
+				StorageScope.SHARED -> MediaStoreData.fileExists(context, path)
+				StorageScope.UNKNOWN -> false
+			}
+		}
+
+		fun fileLastModified(storageScope: StorageScope, context: Context, path: String): Long {
+			return when(storageScope) {
+				StorageScope.APP -> FileData.fileLastModified(path)
+				StorageScope.SHARED -> MediaStoreData.fileLastModified(context, path)
+				StorageScope.UNKNOWN -> 0L
+			}
+		}
+
+		fun removeFile(storageScope: StorageScope, context: Context, path: String): Boolean {
+			return when(storageScope) {
+				StorageScope.APP -> FileData.delete(path)
+				StorageScope.SHARED -> MediaStoreData.delete(context, path)
+				StorageScope.UNKNOWN -> false
+			}
+		}
+
+		fun renameFile(storageScope: StorageScope, context: Context, from: String, to: String): Boolean {
+			return when(storageScope) {
+				StorageScope.APP -> FileData.rename(from, to)
+				StorageScope.SHARED -> MediaStoreData.rename(context, from, to)
+				StorageScope.UNKNOWN -> false
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	protected abstract val fileChannel: FileChannel
+	internal var endOfFile = false
+		private set
+
+	fun close() {
+		try {
+			fileChannel.close()
+		} catch (e: IOException) {
+			Log.w(TAG, "Exception when closing file $filePath.", e)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun flush() {
+		try {
+			fileChannel.force(false)
+		} catch (e: IOException) {
+			Log.w(TAG, "Exception when flushing file $filePath.", e)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun seek(position: Long) {
+		try {
+			fileChannel.position(position)
+			if (position <= size()) {
+				endOfFile = false
+			}
+		} catch (e: Exception) {
+			Log.w(TAG, "Exception when seeking file $filePath.", e)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun seekFromEnd(positionFromEnd: Long) {
+		val positionFromBeginning = max(0, size() - positionFromEnd)
+		seek(positionFromBeginning)
+	}
+
+	fun position(): Long {
+		return try {
+			fileChannel.position()
+		} catch (e: IOException) {
+			Log.w(
+				TAG,
+				"Exception when retrieving position for file $filePath.",
+				e
+			)
+			0L
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun size() = try {
+		fileChannel.size()
+	} catch (e: IOException) {
+		Log.w(TAG, "Exception when retrieving size for file $filePath.", e)
+		0L
+	}
+
+	fun read(buffer: ByteBuffer): Int {
+		return try {
+			val readBytes = fileChannel.read(buffer)
+			if (readBytes == -1) {
+				endOfFile = true
+				0
+			} else {
+				readBytes
+			}
+		} catch (e: IOException) {
+			Log.w(TAG, "Exception while reading from file $filePath.", e)
+			0
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun write(buffer: ByteBuffer) {
+		try {
+			val writtenBytes = fileChannel.write(buffer)
+			if (writtenBytes > 0) {
+				endOfFile = false
+			}
+		} catch (e: IOException) {
+			Log.w(TAG, "Exception while writing to file $filePath.", e)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/file/FileAccessFlags.kt b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/file/FileAccessFlags.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6b242a4b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/file/FileAccessFlags.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*  FileAccessFlags.kt                                                   */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                       This file is part of:                           */
+/*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
+/*                      https://godotengine.org                          */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/* Copyright (c) 2007-2022 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                 */
+/* Copyright (c) 2014-2022 Godot Engine contributors (cf. AUTHORS.md).   */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining */
+/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
+/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including   */
+/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
+/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
+/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
+/* the following conditions:                                             */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be        */
+/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.       */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,       */
+/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF    */
+/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.*/
+/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY  */
+/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,  */
+/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE     */
+/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+package org.godotengine.godot.io.file
+
+/**
+ * Android representation of Godot native access flags.
+ */
+internal enum class FileAccessFlags(val nativeValue: Int) {
+    /**
+     * Opens the file for read operations.
+     * The cursor is positioned at the beginning of the file.
+     */
+    READ(1),
+
+    /**
+     * Opens the file for write operations.
+     * The file is created if it does not exist, and truncated if it does.
+     */
+    WRITE(2),
+
+    /**
+     * Opens the file for read and write operations.
+     * Does not truncate the file. The cursor is positioned at the beginning of the file.
+     */
+    READ_WRITE(3),
+
+    /**
+     * Opens the file for read and write operations.
+     * The file is created if it does not exist, and truncated if it does.
+     * The cursor is positioned at the beginning of the file.
+     */
+    WRITE_READ(7);
+
+    fun getMode(): String {
+        return when (this) {
+            READ -> "r"
+            WRITE -> "w"
+            READ_WRITE, WRITE_READ -> "rw"
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun shouldTruncate(): Boolean {
+        return when (this) {
+            READ, READ_WRITE -> false
+            WRITE, WRITE_READ -> true
+        }
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        fun fromNativeModeFlags(modeFlag: Int): FileAccessFlags? {
+            for (flag in values()) {
+                if (flag.nativeValue == modeFlag) {
+                    return flag
+                }
+            }
+            return null
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/file/FileAccessHandler.kt b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/file/FileAccessHandler.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4e0a82d6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/file/FileAccessHandler.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*  FileAccessHandler.kt                                                 */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                       This file is part of:                           */
+/*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
+/*                      https://godotengine.org                          */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/* Copyright (c) 2007-2022 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                 */
+/* Copyright (c) 2014-2022 Godot Engine contributors (cf. AUTHORS.md).   */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining */
+/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
+/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including   */
+/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
+/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
+/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
+/* the following conditions:                                             */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be        */
+/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.       */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,       */
+/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF    */
+/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.*/
+/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY  */
+/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,  */
+/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE     */
+/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+package org.godotengine.godot.io.file
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.util.Log
+import android.util.SparseArray
+import org.godotengine.godot.io.StorageScope
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer
+
+/**
+ * Handles regular and media store file access and interactions.
+ */
+class FileAccessHandler(val context: Context) {
+
+	companion object {
+		private val TAG = FileAccessHandler::class.java.simpleName
+
+		private const val FILE_NOT_FOUND_ERROR_ID = -1
+		private const val INVALID_FILE_ID = 0
+		private const val STARTING_FILE_ID = 1
+
+		fun fileExists(context: Context, path: String?): Boolean {
+			val storageScope = StorageScope.getStorageScope(context, path)
+			if (storageScope == StorageScope.UNKNOWN) {
+				return false
+			}
+
+			return try {
+				DataAccess.fileExists(storageScope, context, path!!)
+			} catch (e: SecurityException) {
+				false
+			}
+		}
+
+		fun removeFile(context: Context, path: String?): Boolean {
+			val storageScope = StorageScope.getStorageScope(context, path)
+			if (storageScope == StorageScope.UNKNOWN) {
+				return false
+			}
+
+			return try {
+				DataAccess.removeFile(storageScope, context, path!!)
+			} catch (e: Exception) {
+				false
+			}
+		}
+
+		fun renameFile(context: Context, from: String?, to: String?): Boolean {
+			val storageScope = StorageScope.getStorageScope(context, from)
+			if (storageScope == StorageScope.UNKNOWN) {
+				return false
+			}
+
+			return try {
+				DataAccess.renameFile(storageScope, context, from!!, to!!)
+			} catch (e: Exception) {
+				false
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	private val files = SparseArray<DataAccess>()
+	private var lastFileId = STARTING_FILE_ID
+
+	private fun hasFileId(fileId: Int) = files.indexOfKey(fileId) >= 0
+
+	fun fileOpen(path: String?, modeFlags: Int): Int {
+		val storageScope = StorageScope.getStorageScope(context, path)
+		if (storageScope == StorageScope.UNKNOWN) {
+			return INVALID_FILE_ID
+		}
+
+		try {
+			val accessFlag = FileAccessFlags.fromNativeModeFlags(modeFlags) ?: return INVALID_FILE_ID
+			val dataAccess = DataAccess.generateDataAccess(storageScope, context, path!!, accessFlag) ?: return INVALID_FILE_ID
+
+			files.put(++lastFileId, dataAccess)
+			return lastFileId
+		} catch (e: FileNotFoundException) {
+			return FILE_NOT_FOUND_ERROR_ID
+		} catch (e: Exception) {
+			Log.w(TAG, "Error while opening $path", e)
+			return INVALID_FILE_ID
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun fileGetSize(fileId: Int): Long {
+		if (!hasFileId(fileId)) {
+			return 0L
+		}
+
+		return files[fileId].size()
+	}
+
+	fun fileSeek(fileId: Int, position: Long) {
+		if (!hasFileId(fileId)) {
+			return
+		}
+
+		files[fileId].seek(position)
+	}
+
+	fun fileSeekFromEnd(fileId: Int, position: Long) {
+		if (!hasFileId(fileId)) {
+			return
+		}
+
+		files[fileId].seekFromEnd(position)
+	}
+
+	fun fileRead(fileId: Int, byteBuffer: ByteBuffer?): Int {
+		if (!hasFileId(fileId) || byteBuffer == null) {
+			return 0
+		}
+
+		return files[fileId].read(byteBuffer)
+	}
+
+	fun fileWrite(fileId: Int, byteBuffer: ByteBuffer?) {
+		if (!hasFileId(fileId) || byteBuffer == null) {
+			return
+		}
+
+		files[fileId].write(byteBuffer)
+	}
+
+	fun fileFlush(fileId: Int) {
+		if (!hasFileId(fileId)) {
+			return
+		}
+
+		files[fileId].flush()
+	}
+
+	fun fileExists(path: String?) = Companion.fileExists(context, path)
+
+	fun fileLastModified(filepath: String?): Long {
+		val storageScope = StorageScope.getStorageScope(context, filepath)
+		if (storageScope == StorageScope.UNKNOWN) {
+			return 0L
+		}
+
+		return try {
+			DataAccess.fileLastModified(storageScope, context, filepath!!)
+		} catch (e: SecurityException) {
+			0L
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun fileGetPosition(fileId: Int): Long {
+		if (!hasFileId(fileId)) {
+			return 0L
+		}
+
+		return files[fileId].position()
+	}
+
+	fun isFileEof(fileId: Int): Boolean {
+		if (!hasFileId(fileId)) {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		return files[fileId].endOfFile
+	}
+
+	fun fileClose(fileId: Int) {
+		if (hasFileId(fileId)) {
+			files[fileId].close()
+			files.remove(fileId)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/file/FileData.kt b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/file/FileData.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5af694ad99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/file/FileData.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*  FileData.kt                                                          */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                       This file is part of:                           */
+/*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
+/*                      https://godotengine.org                          */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/* Copyright (c) 2007-2022 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                 */
+/* Copyright (c) 2014-2022 Godot Engine contributors (cf. AUTHORS.md).   */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining */
+/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
+/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including   */
+/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
+/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
+/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
+/* the following conditions:                                             */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be        */
+/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.       */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,       */
+/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF    */
+/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.*/
+/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY  */
+/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,  */
+/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE     */
+/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+package org.godotengine.godot.io.file
+
+import java.io.File
+import java.io.FileOutputStream
+import java.io.RandomAccessFile
+import java.nio.channels.FileChannel
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of [DataAccess] which handles regular (not scoped) file access and interactions.
+ */
+internal class FileData(filePath: String, accessFlag: FileAccessFlags) : DataAccess(filePath) {
+
+	companion object {
+		private val TAG = FileData::class.java.simpleName
+
+		fun fileExists(path: String): Boolean {
+			return try {
+				File(path).isFile
+			} catch (e: SecurityException) {
+				false
+			}
+		}
+
+		fun fileLastModified(filepath: String): Long {
+			return try {
+				File(filepath).lastModified()
+			} catch (e: SecurityException) {
+				0L
+			}
+		}
+
+		fun delete(filepath: String): Boolean {
+			return try {
+				File(filepath).delete()
+			} catch (e: Exception) {
+				false
+			}
+		}
+
+		fun rename(from: String, to: String): Boolean {
+			return try {
+				val fromFile = File(from)
+				fromFile.renameTo(File(to))
+			} catch (e: Exception) {
+				false
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	override val fileChannel: FileChannel
+
+	init {
+		if (accessFlag == FileAccessFlags.WRITE) {
+			fileChannel = FileOutputStream(filePath, !accessFlag.shouldTruncate()).channel
+		} else {
+			fileChannel = RandomAccessFile(filePath, accessFlag.getMode()).channel
+		}
+
+		if (accessFlag.shouldTruncate()) {
+			fileChannel.truncate(0)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/file/MediaStoreData.kt b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/file/MediaStoreData.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81a7dd1705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/io/file/MediaStoreData.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,284 @@
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*  MediaStoreData.kt                                                    */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                       This file is part of:                           */
+/*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
+/*                      https://godotengine.org                          */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/* Copyright (c) 2007-2022 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                 */
+/* Copyright (c) 2014-2022 Godot Engine contributors (cf. AUTHORS.md).   */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining */
+/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
+/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including   */
+/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
+/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
+/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
+/* the following conditions:                                             */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be        */
+/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.       */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,       */
+/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF    */
+/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.*/
+/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY  */
+/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,  */
+/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE     */
+/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+package org.godotengine.godot.io.file
+
+import android.content.ContentUris
+import android.content.ContentValues
+import android.content.Context
+import android.database.Cursor
+import android.net.Uri
+import android.os.Build
+import android.os.Environment
+import android.provider.MediaStore
+import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
+
+import java.io.File
+import java.io.FileInputStream
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException
+import java.io.FileOutputStream
+import java.nio.channels.FileChannel
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of [DataAccess] which handles access and interactions with file and data
+ * under scoped storage via the MediaStore API.
+ */
+@RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.Q)
+internal class MediaStoreData(context: Context, filePath: String, accessFlag: FileAccessFlags) :
+	DataAccess(filePath) {
+
+	private data class DataItem(
+		val id: Long,
+		val uri: Uri,
+		val displayName: String,
+		val relativePath: String,
+		val size: Int,
+		val dateModified: Int,
+		val mediaType: Int
+	)
+
+	companion object {
+		private val TAG = MediaStoreData::class.java.simpleName
+
+		private val COLLECTION = MediaStore.Files.getContentUri(MediaStore.VOLUME_EXTERNAL_PRIMARY)
+
+		private val PROJECTION = arrayOf(
+			MediaStore.Files.FileColumns._ID,
+			MediaStore.Files.FileColumns.DISPLAY_NAME,
+			MediaStore.Files.FileColumns.RELATIVE_PATH,
+			MediaStore.Files.FileColumns.SIZE,
+			MediaStore.Files.FileColumns.DATE_MODIFIED,
+			MediaStore.Files.FileColumns.MEDIA_TYPE,
+		)
+
+		private const val SELECTION_BY_PATH = "${MediaStore.Files.FileColumns.DISPLAY_NAME} = ? " +
+			" AND ${MediaStore.Files.FileColumns.RELATIVE_PATH} = ?"
+
+		private fun getSelectionByPathArguments(path: String): Array<String> {
+			return arrayOf(getMediaStoreDisplayName(path), getMediaStoreRelativePath(path))
+		}
+
+		private const val SELECTION_BY_ID = "${MediaStore.Files.FileColumns._ID} = ? "
+
+		private fun getSelectionByIdArgument(id: Long) = arrayOf(id.toString())
+
+		private fun getMediaStoreDisplayName(path: String) = File(path).name
+
+		private fun getMediaStoreRelativePath(path: String): String {
+			val pathFile = File(path)
+			val environmentDir = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()
+			var relativePath = (pathFile.parent?.replace(environmentDir.absolutePath, "") ?: "").trim('/')
+			if (relativePath.isNotBlank()) {
+				relativePath += "/"
+			}
+			return relativePath
+		}
+
+		private fun queryById(context: Context, id: Long): List<DataItem> {
+			val query = context.contentResolver.query(
+				COLLECTION,
+				PROJECTION,
+				SELECTION_BY_ID,
+				getSelectionByIdArgument(id),
+				null
+			)
+			return dataItemFromCursor(query)
+		}
+
+		private fun queryByPath(context: Context, path: String): List<DataItem> {
+			val query = context.contentResolver.query(
+				COLLECTION,
+				PROJECTION,
+				SELECTION_BY_PATH,
+				getSelectionByPathArguments(path),
+				null
+			)
+			return dataItemFromCursor(query)
+		}
+
+		private fun dataItemFromCursor(query: Cursor?): List<DataItem> {
+			query?.use { cursor ->
+				cursor.count
+				if (cursor.count == 0) {
+					return emptyList()
+				}
+				val idColumn = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Files.FileColumns._ID)
+				val displayNameColumn =
+					cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Files.FileColumns.DISPLAY_NAME)
+				val relativePathColumn =
+					cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Files.FileColumns.RELATIVE_PATH)
+				val sizeColumn = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Files.FileColumns.SIZE)
+				val dateModifiedColumn =
+					cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Files.FileColumns.DATE_MODIFIED)
+				val mediaTypeColumn = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Files.FileColumns.MEDIA_TYPE)
+
+				val result = ArrayList<DataItem>()
+				while (cursor.moveToNext()) {
+					val id = cursor.getLong(idColumn)
+					result.add(
+						DataItem(
+							id,
+							ContentUris.withAppendedId(COLLECTION, id),
+							cursor.getString(displayNameColumn),
+							cursor.getString(relativePathColumn),
+							cursor.getInt(sizeColumn),
+							cursor.getInt(dateModifiedColumn),
+							cursor.getInt(mediaTypeColumn)
+						)
+					)
+				}
+				return result
+			}
+			return emptyList()
+		}
+
+		private fun addFile(context: Context, path: String): DataItem? {
+			val fileDetails = ContentValues().apply {
+				put(MediaStore.Files.FileColumns._ID, 0)
+				put(MediaStore.Files.FileColumns.DISPLAY_NAME, getMediaStoreDisplayName(path))
+				put(MediaStore.Files.FileColumns.RELATIVE_PATH, getMediaStoreRelativePath(path))
+			}
+
+			context.contentResolver.insert(COLLECTION, fileDetails) ?: return null
+
+			// File was successfully added, let's retrieve its info
+			val infos = queryByPath(context, path)
+			if (infos.isEmpty()) {
+				return null
+			}
+
+			return infos[0]
+		}
+
+		fun delete(context: Context, path: String): Boolean {
+			val itemsToDelete = queryByPath(context, path)
+			if (itemsToDelete.isEmpty()) {
+				return false
+			}
+
+			val resolver = context.contentResolver
+			var itemsDeleted = 0
+			for (item in itemsToDelete) {
+				itemsDeleted += resolver.delete(item.uri, null, null)
+			}
+
+			return itemsDeleted > 0
+		}
+
+		fun fileExists(context: Context, path: String): Boolean {
+			return queryByPath(context, path).isNotEmpty()
+		}
+
+		fun fileLastModified(context: Context, path: String): Long {
+			val result = queryByPath(context, path)
+			if (result.isEmpty()) {
+				return 0L
+			}
+
+			val dataItem = result[0]
+			return dataItem.dateModified.toLong()
+		}
+
+		fun rename(context: Context, from: String, to: String): Boolean {
+			// Ensure the source exists.
+			val sources = queryByPath(context, from)
+			if (sources.isEmpty()) {
+				return false
+			}
+
+			// Take the first source
+			val source = sources[0]
+
+			// Set up the updated values
+			val updatedDetails = ContentValues().apply {
+				put(MediaStore.Files.FileColumns.DISPLAY_NAME, getMediaStoreDisplayName(to))
+				put(MediaStore.Files.FileColumns.RELATIVE_PATH, getMediaStoreRelativePath(to))
+			}
+
+			val updated = context.contentResolver.update(
+				source.uri,
+				updatedDetails,
+				SELECTION_BY_ID,
+				getSelectionByIdArgument(source.id)
+			)
+			return updated > 0
+		}
+	}
+
+	private val id: Long
+	private val uri: Uri
+	override val fileChannel: FileChannel
+
+	init {
+		val contentResolver = context.contentResolver
+		val dataItems = queryByPath(context, filePath)
+
+		val dataItem = when (accessFlag) {
+			FileAccessFlags.READ -> {
+				// The file should already exist
+				if (dataItems.isEmpty()) {
+					throw FileNotFoundException("Unable to access file $filePath")
+				}
+
+				val dataItem = dataItems[0]
+				dataItem
+			}
+
+			FileAccessFlags.WRITE, FileAccessFlags.READ_WRITE, FileAccessFlags.WRITE_READ -> {
+				// Create the file if it doesn't exist
+				val dataItem = if (dataItems.isEmpty()) {
+					addFile(context, filePath)
+				} else {
+					dataItems[0]
+				}
+
+				if (dataItem == null) {
+					throw FileNotFoundException("Unable to access file $filePath")
+				}
+				dataItem
+			}
+		}
+
+		id = dataItem.id
+		uri = dataItem.uri
+
+		val parcelFileDescriptor = contentResolver.openFileDescriptor(uri, accessFlag.getMode())
+			?: throw IllegalStateException("Unable to access file descriptor")
+		fileChannel = if (accessFlag == FileAccessFlags.READ) {
+			FileInputStream(parcelFileDescriptor.fileDescriptor).channel
+		} else {
+			FileOutputStream(parcelFileDescriptor.fileDescriptor).channel
+		}
+
+		if (accessFlag.shouldTruncate()) {
+			fileChannel.truncate(0)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/utils/PermissionsUtil.java b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/utils/PermissionsUtil.java
index e5b4f41153..57db0709f0 100644
--- a/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/utils/PermissionsUtil.java
+++ b/platform/android/java/lib/src/org/godotengine/godot/utils/PermissionsUtil.java
@@ -32,10 +32,14 @@ package org.godotengine.godot.utils;
 
 import android.Manifest;
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.pm.PermissionInfo;
+import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Build;
+import android.os.Environment;
+import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
@@ -53,7 +57,8 @@ public final class PermissionsUtil {
 	static final int REQUEST_RECORD_AUDIO_PERMISSION = 1;
 	static final int REQUEST_CAMERA_PERMISSION = 2;
 	static final int REQUEST_VIBRATE_PERMISSION = 3;
-	static final int REQUEST_ALL_PERMISSION_REQ_CODE = 1001;
+	public static final int REQUEST_ALL_PERMISSION_REQ_CODE = 1001;
+	public static final int REQUEST_MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE_REQ_CODE = 2002;
 
 	private PermissionsUtil() {
 	}
@@ -108,13 +113,26 @@ public final class PermissionsUtil {
 		if (manifestPermissions.length == 0)
 			return true;
 
-		List<String> dangerousPermissions = new ArrayList<>();
+		List<String> requestedPermissions = new ArrayList<>();
 		for (String manifestPermission : manifestPermissions) {
 			try {
-				PermissionInfo permissionInfo = getPermissionInfo(activity, manifestPermission);
-				int protectionLevel = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P ? permissionInfo.getProtection() : permissionInfo.protectionLevel;
-				if (protectionLevel == PermissionInfo.PROTECTION_DANGEROUS && ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(activity, manifestPermission) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
-					dangerousPermissions.add(manifestPermission);
+				if (manifestPermission.equals(Manifest.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)) {
+					if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.R && !Environment.isExternalStorageManager()) {
+						try {
+							Intent intent = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_MANAGE_APP_ALL_FILES_ACCESS_PERMISSION);
+							intent.setData(Uri.parse(String.format("package:%s", activity.getPackageName())));
+							activity.startActivityForResult(intent, REQUEST_MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE_REQ_CODE);
+						} catch (Exception ignored) {
+							Intent intent = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_MANAGE_ALL_FILES_ACCESS_PERMISSION);
+							activity.startActivityForResult(intent, REQUEST_MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE_REQ_CODE);
+						}
+					}
+				} else {
+					PermissionInfo permissionInfo = getPermissionInfo(activity, manifestPermission);
+					int protectionLevel = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P ? permissionInfo.getProtection() : permissionInfo.protectionLevel;
+					if (protectionLevel == PermissionInfo.PROTECTION_DANGEROUS && ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(activity, manifestPermission) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+						requestedPermissions.add(manifestPermission);
+					}
 				}
 			} catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
 				// Skip this permission and continue.
@@ -122,13 +140,12 @@ public final class PermissionsUtil {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (dangerousPermissions.isEmpty()) {
+		if (requestedPermissions.isEmpty()) {
 			// If list is empty, all of dangerous permissions were granted.
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		String[] requestedPermissions = dangerousPermissions.toArray(new String[0]);
-		activity.requestPermissions(requestedPermissions, REQUEST_ALL_PERMISSION_REQ_CODE);
+		activity.requestPermissions(requestedPermissions.toArray(new String[0]), REQUEST_ALL_PERMISSION_REQ_CODE);
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -148,13 +165,19 @@ public final class PermissionsUtil {
 		if (manifestPermissions.length == 0)
 			return manifestPermissions;
 
-		List<String> dangerousPermissions = new ArrayList<>();
+		List<String> grantedPermissions = new ArrayList<>();
 		for (String manifestPermission : manifestPermissions) {
 			try {
-				PermissionInfo permissionInfo = getPermissionInfo(activity, manifestPermission);
-				int protectionLevel = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P ? permissionInfo.getProtection() : permissionInfo.protectionLevel;
-				if (protectionLevel == PermissionInfo.PROTECTION_DANGEROUS && ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(activity, manifestPermission) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
-					dangerousPermissions.add(manifestPermission);
+				if (manifestPermission.equals(Manifest.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)) {
+					if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.R && Environment.isExternalStorageManager()) {
+						grantedPermissions.add(manifestPermission);
+					}
+				} else {
+					PermissionInfo permissionInfo = getPermissionInfo(activity, manifestPermission);
+					int protectionLevel = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P ? permissionInfo.getProtection() : permissionInfo.protectionLevel;
+					if (protectionLevel == PermissionInfo.PROTECTION_DANGEROUS && ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(activity, manifestPermission) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+						grantedPermissions.add(manifestPermission);
+					}
 				}
 			} catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
 				// Skip this permission and continue.
@@ -162,7 +185,7 @@ public final class PermissionsUtil {
 			}
 		}
 
-		return dangerousPermissions.toArray(new String[0]);
+		return grantedPermissions.toArray(new String[0]);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -177,7 +200,7 @@ public final class PermissionsUtil {
 				if (permission.equals(p))
 					return true;
 			}
-		} catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
+		} catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException ignored) {
 		}
 
 		return false;