Files cannot cross between main and work profiles
Files cannot be shared between the main and work profiles, including from external SD cards.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 24 October 2022 · last reported 16 November 2025
What's going wrong
Users report that apps in the work profile cannot reach files on an external SD card, and that a personal app cannot open files kept in the work profile.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 3 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
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