Cannot save game on Android 14

[knolleCC]

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Game Version

4.15.4

Describe the bug

After switching to my new Phone with Android 14, Unciv cannot load or save files from/to the usual folder in android/data.
Saving in game fails saying "Could not save game".
My old games are not displayed in load dialog.
When I "return to main menu" the auto save produces the attached Exception.
I guess it has something to do with changed storage access in Android 14.

Steps to Reproduce

Start new game and try to save, see above comment.

Screenshots

No response

Link to save file

No response

Operating System

Android

Additional Information

Platform: Android
Version: 4.15.4 (Build 1,093)
Rulesets: [Civ V - Vanilla, Civ V - Gods & Kings]
Last Screen: com.unciv.ui.screens.mainmenuscreen.MainMenuScreen

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Device Model: SHIFTphone 8
API Level: 34
System Memory: 10318 MB
Available (used by Kernel): 4190 MB
System Low Memory state: false
Java heap limit: 512 MB
Java heap free: 65 MB

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Message:

com.badlogic.gdx.utils.GdxRuntimeException: Error writing file: SaveFiles/Autosave (External)
	at com.badlogic.gdx.files.FileHandle.writeString(FileHandle.java:386)
	at com.unciv.logic.files.UncivFiles.saveGame(UncivFiles.kt:172)
	at com.unciv.logic.files.UncivFiles.saveGame(UncivFiles.kt:161)
	at com.unciv.logic.files.UncivFiles.saveGame$default(UncivFiles.kt:159)
	at com.unciv.logic.files.Autosaves.autoSave(UncivFiles.kt:476)
	at com.unciv.logic.files.Autosaves$requestAutoSaveUnCloned$job$1.invokeSuspend(UncivFiles.kt:465)
	at com.unciv.logic.files.Autosaves$requestAutoSaveUnCloned$job$1.invoke(Unknown Source:8)
	at com.unciv.logic.files.Autosaves$requestAutoSaveUnCloned$job$1.invoke(Unknown Source:4)
	at com.unciv.utils.ConcurrencyKt$launchCrashHandling$1.invokeSuspend(Concurrency.kt:89)
	at kotlin.coroutines.jvm.internal.BaseContinuationImpl.resumeWith(ContinuationImpl.kt:33)
	at kotlinx.coroutines.DispatchedTask.run(DispatchedTask.kt:104)
	at com.unciv.utils.Dispatchers$CrashHandlingDispatcher$dispatch$1.invoke(Concurrency.kt:190)
	at com.unciv.utils.Dispatchers$CrashHandlingDispatcher$dispatch$1.invoke(Concurrency.kt:190)
	at com.unciv.ui.crashhandling.CrashHandlingExtensionsKt$wrapCrashHandling$1.invoke(CrashHandlingExtensions.kt:17)
	at com.unciv.ui.crashhandling.CrashHandlingExtensionsKt$wrapCrashHandlingUnit$1.invoke(CrashHandlingExtensions.kt:33)
	at com.unciv.ui.crashhandling.CrashHandlingExtensionsKt$wrapCrashHandlingUnit$1.invoke(CrashHandlingExtensions.kt:33)
	at com.unciv.utils.Dispatchers$CrashHandlingDispatcher.dispatch$lambda$0(Concurrency.kt:190)
	at com.unciv.utils.Dispatchers$CrashHandlingDispatcher.$r8$lambda$L3K1aau81hhVdGYYei_E7yWI2wU(Unknown Source:0)
	at com.unciv.utils.Dispatchers$CrashHandlingDispatcher$$ExternalSyntheticLambda0.run(D8$$SyntheticClass:0)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:644)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1012)
Caused by: com.badlogic.gdx.utils.GdxRuntimeException: Error writing file: SaveFiles/Autosave (External)
	at com.badlogic.gdx.files.FileHandle.writer(FileHandle.java:363)
	at com.badlogic.gdx.files.FileHandle.writeString(FileHandle.java:383)
	... 21 more
Caused by: java.io.FileNotFoundException: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.unciv.app/files/SaveFiles/Autosave: open failed: EACCES (Permission denied)
	at libcore.io.IoBridge.open(IoBridge.java:574)
	at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:259)
	at com.badlogic.gdx.files.FileHandle.writer(FileHandle.java:355)
	... 22 more
Caused by: android.system.ErrnoException: open failed: EACCES (Permission denied)
	at libcore.io.Linux.open(Native Method)
	at libcore.io.ForwardingOs.open(ForwardingOs.java:563)
	at libcore.io.BlockGuardOs.open(BlockGuardOs.java:274)
	at libcore.io.ForwardingOs.open(ForwardingOs.java:563)
	at android.app.ActivityThread$AndroidOs.open(ActivityThread.java:8109)
	at libcore.io.IoBridge.open(IoBridge.java:560)
	... 24 more

Save Mods:

[Civ V - Gods & Kings]
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[yairm210]

I cannot make sense of this at all.
It's trying to write to the external storage folder belonging to Unciv so according to everything I read online Unciv should by default have permissions to write there
I can't find anything that states otherwise, I think we need a real Android dev to weigh in here :|

[knolleCC]

Ok, I deinstalled the app and deleted the data folder. After reinstall it works now... Something must have gone wrong when I restored my save games the first time, though i dont know what.