resolved the export csv for android 13+

.gitignore

@@ -101,4 +101,6 @@ android/app/release-key.jks
 !.yarn/releases
 !.yarn/sdks
 !.yarn/versions
-yarn.lock
+yarn.lock
+
+.env

src/screens/user-settings/SettingsScreen.tsx

@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ const SettingsScreen: React.FC = () => {
             />
             <View style={styles.utilityTextContainer}>
               <Text style={styles.utilityButtonText}>Save Schedule to Device</Text>
-              <Text style={styles.utilityButtonDescription}>Save your schedule as CSV to Downloads</Text>
+              <Text style={styles.utilityButtonDescription}>Save your schedule as CSV</Text>
             </View>
           </View>
         </TouchableOpacity>

src/utils/exportSchedule.ts

@@ -40,12 +40,7 @@ export class ExportScheduleUtility {
       console.log('Starting export with selectedRegisters:', this.selectedRegisters);
       console.log('Available registers:', Object.keys(this.registers));
 
-      // Check storage permission first
-      const hasPermission = await this.checkStoragePermission();
-      if (!hasPermission) {
-        Alert.alert('Permission Denied', 'Storage permission is required to save CSV files.');
-        return null;
-      }
+  // No permission needed for app-specific external storage on Android 13+
 
       if (this.selectedRegisters.length === 0) {
         Alert.alert('Export Failed', 'No registers selected for export.');
@@ -86,16 +81,20 @@ export class ExportScheduleUtility {
         return null;
       }
 
-      const path = `${RNFS.DownloadDirectoryPath}/${fileName}`;
-      console.log('Export path:', path);
-
-      // Ensure the directory exists
-      const dirPath = RNFS.DownloadDirectoryPath;
-      const dirExists = await RNFS.exists(dirPath);
+      // WhatsApp-like: Save in Android/media/com.schedulex/ScheduleX
+      console.log('RNFS.ExternalStorageDirectoryPath:', RNFS.ExternalStorageDirectoryPath);
+      const scheduleXDir = `${RNFS.ExternalStorageDirectoryPath}/Android/media/com.schedulex/ScheduleX`;
+      const dirExists = await RNFS.exists(scheduleXDir);
       if (!dirExists) {
-        await RNFS.mkdir(dirPath);
+        try {
+          await RNFS.mkdir(scheduleXDir);
+          console.log('Created folder:', scheduleXDir);
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error('Error creating folder:', e);
+        }
       }
-
+      const path = `${scheduleXDir}/${fileName}`;
+      console.log('Export path:', path);
       const exists = await RNFS.exists(path);
 
       if (checkOnly && exists) {
@@ -125,24 +124,24 @@ export class ExportScheduleUtility {
     if (result && result.exists) {
       Alert.alert(
         'File Exists',
-        `File already exists in Downloads as ${result.fileName}. Download again?`,
+        `File already exists as ${result.fileName}. Download again?`,
         [
           { text: 'Cancel', style: 'cancel' },
           { 
             text: 'Yes', 
             onPress: async () => {
               await this.exportSelectedRegistersCSV(false, true, customFileName); // force overwrite
               ToastAndroid.show(
-                `Saved to Downloads: ${result.fileName}`,
-                ToastAndroid.SHORT
-              );
+              `Saved: ${result.fileName}\nPath: ${result.path}`,
+              ToastAndroid.LONG
+            );
             }
           }
         ]
       );
     } else if (result) {
       ToastAndroid.show(
-        `Saved to Downloads: ${result.fileName}`,
+        `Saved: ${result.fileName}\nPath: ${result.path}`,
         ToastAndroid.SHORT
       );
     }