The add-on can't be used on Android #334

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1. arunb950

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2. Calinou commented on Oct 20, 2026

   

   Calinou

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   #282 adds Android builds to CI (I aim to create a release for it soon). The compiled library is run successfully, but the extension doesn't seem to be usable due to file permission issues:

   Godot Engine v4.7.2.stable.official (c) 2007-present Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur & Godot Contributors.
   --- Debug adapter server started on port 6006 ---
     WARNING: drivers/vulkan/rendering_device_driver_vulkan.cpp:3767 - The requested V-Sync mode Disabled is not available. Falling back to V-Sync mode Enabled.
   --- GDScript language server started on port 6005 ---
   Set color_preset
   Set color_preset
     ERROR: drivers/unix/dir_access_unix.cpp:739 - Parameter "getcwd(real_current_dir_name, 2048)" is null.
     ERROR: drivers/unix/dir_access_unix.cpp:351 - Parameter "getcwd(real_current_dir_name, 2048)" is null.
     ERROR: platform/android/dir_access_jandroid.cpp:67 - Condition "id == 0" is true. Returning: ""
     WARNING: core/variant/variant_utility.cpp:1033 - Could not find any higher level repositories.
   Selected repository path: /storage/emulated/0/Documents/gittest.
     ERROR: core/variant/variant_utility.cpp:1023 - GitPlugin: Could not initialize repository. Error -36: repository path '/storage/emulated/0/Documents/gittest' is not owned by current user in godot-git-plugin/src/git_plugin.cpp:_initialize#L698
     ERROR: Could not initialize GitPlugin
     ERROR: No VCS plugin is initialized. Select a Version Control Plugin from Project menu.
     ERROR: No VCS plugin is initialized. Select a Version Control Plugin from Project menu.
   

   I suppose this is due to Android scoped storage? I'm using Android 16 and Godot 4.7.2 from Play Store to run the CI build.

   This seems to be related to an issue that can also be encountered on desktop (mostly in WSL): https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73485958/how-to-correct-git-reporting-detected-dubious-ownership-in-repository-withou#73488472

   It can be worked around by adding an exception using git config, but there's no way to use it for the copy of Git included in this add-on.
3. Calinou

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   changed the title [-]android is not recognizing extension[/-] [+]The add-on can't be used on Android[/+] on Oct 20, 2026
5. arunb950 commented on Oct 31, 2026

   

   arunb950

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   @Calinou that means the plugin wont recieve update for this issue?
6. Calinou commented on Nov 1, 2026

   

   Calinou

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   6. @Calinou that means the plugin wont recieve update for this issue?

   PRs are welcome to fix the issue, but I don't have time to look into this extensively. I can review PRs that aim to fix this still.