Outlook app having permission issues on Samsung tablet

Hi,

We use a third party app developed for us in order to receive subcontractor time sheets. It's basic process is the subbie logs their work details and emails through the information for the week. The app compresses the data into an mp4 file (used for ease of transfer), attaches it on to an email using your preferred client, and it is sent directly to our mailbox.

Now the issue - We've made a recent update to the app which is now preventing it from running through Outlook, but only on Samsung tablets. Every time you try and create the email it says 'Unable to attach files and photos. Outlook needs access to the files and photos on your device to attach them. You can grant this permission in Settings.' However, i have allowed all permissions on both the Outlook app and our Third party app on my tablet. Our developer has tried changing the file type the app produces to a .tsd (something he created) and it still issues the same warning. The .tsd file is created and saved on the tablet and can be emailed through Outlook by finding it on the tablet, just not via the third party app. We have subcontractors on other android devices that can send the files over fine and it works on my Samsung phone with Outlook, just not the tablet version.

Does anyone have any idea why the tablet version of the Outlook app would work differently?

Hi, I'm Diane and will be happy to help you today. So the same app works on the Samsung phone, but not tablets? And it works as expected with other mail apps on the Samsung tablet, just not with Outlook? Please note, this Community primarily provides consumer support, and your question is focused on a developer issue. I recommend the new Q&A forums for most developer issues, but for this issue, stackoverflow.com or a Samsung developer forum would be a better option. The new Q&A forums are here - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/ Unfortunately, moderators are unable to move messages to that forum, so you'll need to repost it. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. -- Diane Give back to the community. Help the next person with this problem by indicating whether this answer solved your problem. Click Yes or No at the bottom.

Diane Poremsky [M365 Apps & Services MVP]
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Last updated March 29, 2024 Views 172 Applies to: