I have some HTML files in the SD card in my phone, which I want to open in Chrome. But, when I am entering the URL of those files in the Chrome's address bar with the file:/// prefix, Chrome says Access to the file was denied. But, I have checked that Chrome has access to the storage. See this screenshot:
Please help me out.
I have Android 7.0 Nougat and please ask if any more information is required.
Chrome can read file from the SD card folders it has access to. That folder, if you have set to download pages on the SD card, can be located by clicking Menu, then Downloads, then clicking on the gear. You have unrestricted access to that folder. But if you try to navigate to the parent folder, you will receive an Access to the file was denied message (if that folder is located on the SD card).
You can copy your files in that folder and read it from there. Or you can copy them to the internal storage and access the internal storage by typing file:///sdcard/ from Chrome's address bar. The internal storage is not restricted and you can navigate to any folder.
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