Android 13+ Storage Permission

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I need some help with the external storage permissions in Android 13+. I have an app which plays old 8 bit retro music files. I have to update my App to Api 33 and can not use the permission READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE anymore. So when I use the permission READ_MEDIA_AUDIO the files can not be found because they are no typical music files. They can have many different extensions like mod, s3m, zip or even begin with the extension as file name. Trying to have access to all files will be rejected by the PlayStore team. A file picker is not really a good solution and not very user friendly. I have already implemented a built-in file browser which is very easy to use and has a nice user experience. I have to replace/delete this browser when I have no access to all files. So what are my options now? What is Googles idea how to handle the permission for such unknown file types?

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