Android 15 blocked access to folder data/com.esri.survey123

RicardoCantarelli — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:36:12 GMT

I need to recover the structure of a form I have on an Android 15 device.
Unfortunately, access to the Android/data/com.esri.survey123/files/ArcGIS/My Surveys/Databases folder is not possible.
Does anyone have an idea of how to solve this without having to root the device?

Re: Android 15 blocked access to folder data/com.esri.survey123

Leena_Abdulqader — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:41:27 GMT

Hi @RicardoCantarelli , this is tricky! If the survey was originally published via Survey123 Connect or ArcGIS Online/Enterprise, you can log in there and re-download the original XLSForm from the Survey123 website (survey123.arcgis.com). This is often easier than trying to dig inside the Android data path.

Or in the Survey123 field app, go to the survey's ⋮ menu → Details → Download Survey Package or Export. (If available, this will give you the .xls or .zip package of the survey structure.) This doesn't help with the raw SQLite DB but it does give you the form definition.

Hope this helps!

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Android 15 blocked access to folder data/com.esri.survey123

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