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[Android] "The external storage needs to be available in order to use Dolphin"

Emulator Issues #14015: [Android] "The external storage needs to be available in order to use Dolphin"

Added by Beef-juice 17 days ago. Updated 17 days ago.

Status:
New
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
% Done:

0%

Operating system:
Android
Issue type:
Bug
Milestone:
Regression:
No
Relates to usability:
No
Relates to performance:
No
Easy:
No
Relates to maintainability:
No
Regression start:
Fixed in:

Description

What's the problem? Describe what went wrong.

[App closes itself on boot with a toast message saying "The external storage needs to be available in order to use Dolphin"]

What steps will reproduce the problem?

[open the app on android 16, the app closes itself.]

Is the issue present in the latest development version? For future reference, please also write down the version number of the latest development version.

[Yes, 2603-149]

Is the issue present in the latest release? For future reference, please also write down the version number of the latest release.

[Yes, 2603a]

What are your PC specifications? (CPU, GPU, Operating System, more)

[Snapdragon 695, Adreno 619, LineageOS 23.2 Android 16.]

Is there anything else that can help developers narrow down the issue? (e.g. logs, screenshots,
configuration files, savefiles, savestates)

[I have attached logs from logcat. I found similar bug on the forum but not exactly the same

https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-crashing-on-startup-android-16]


Files

30_03-11-21-49_083.log (325 KB) 30_03-11-21-49_083.log logs Beef-juice, 03/30/2026 07:26 AM

Updated by JosJuice 17 days ago Actions #1

  • Subject changed from app crashes on boot on android 16 to [Android] "The external storage needs to be available in order to use Dolphin"
  • Operating system Android added
  • Operating system deleted (N/A)

Interesting, I have only seen reports of this on Pixel devices before. Only some people seem to be affected, and I have no idea why.

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