Xamarin - Android enable MTP programmatically

Question

I have a Xamarin form app targeting Android that runs on a MEMOR 10 device. The user scans barcodes, the app creates a .csv file. The user connects the device to a PC and manually pulls the .csv file off the device. Simple enough... My issue is the default USB connection type for the device is "USB Charging" unless the user changes it to "File Transfer" they can't see the file. I know I can change the default on the device itself but I'd like to be able to do it from my app, is this possible? If so how? Thanks

Answer 1

Hello,​

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I know I can change the default on the device itself but I'd like to be able to do it from my app, is this possible?

Sorry, it's not possible. Google doesn't support to swich to the MTP mode for a device programmatically because the beavior may cause a huge security vulnerability. This mode can only be enabled manaually.

Best Regards,

Jarvan Zhang

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