diff --git a/apps/toolbox/src/pages/fs-helper.ts b/apps/toolbox/src/pages/fs-helper.ts
index 5e100f125..8924d5852 100644
--- a/apps/toolbox/src/pages/fs-helper.ts
+++ b/apps/toolbox/src/pages/fs-helper.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Page, EventData, Application, File } from '@nativescript/core';
+import { Page, EventData, Application, File, Folder, knownFolders, path, getFileAccess, Utils } from '@nativescript/core';
 
 let page: Page;
 
@@ -71,3 +71,108 @@ function doWork(path: string) {
 		console.error(e);
 	}
 }
+
+export function pickFiles() {
+	if (!global.isAndroid) {
+		return;
+	}
+	const Intent = android.content.Intent;
+	Application.android.on('activityResult', (args) => {
+		if (args.requestCode === 1000) {
+			const intent: android.content.Intent = args.intent;
+			const clip = intent.getClipData();
+			if (clip) {
+				const count = clip.getItemCount();
+				for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+					const item = clip.getItemAt(i);
+					readFile(item.getUri().toString());
+				}
+			} else {
+				readFile(intent.getData().toString());
+			}
+		}
+	});
+	const picker = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT);
+	picker.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION | Intent.FLAG_GRANT_PERSISTABLE_URI_PERMISSION);
+	picker.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
+	picker.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_ALLOW_MULTIPLE, true);
+	picker.setType('*/*');
+	Application.android.foregroundActivity.startActivityForResult(picker, 1000);
+}
+
+export function pickFile() {
+	if (!global.isAndroid) {
+		return;
+	}
+	Application.android.on('activityResult', (args) => {
+		if (args.requestCode === 1000) {
+			const file = args.intent.getData().toString();
+			//const file = File.fromPath(args.intent.getData().toString());
+			//console.log(file);
+			readFile(file);
+		}
+	});
+	const Intent = android.content.Intent;
+	const picker = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT);
+	picker.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION | Intent.FLAG_GRANT_PERSISTABLE_URI_PERMISSION);
+	picker.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
+	picker.setType('*/*');
+	Application.android.foregroundActivity.startActivityForResult(picker, 1000);
+}
+
+function readFile(selected: string) {
+	let applicationContext = Utils.android.getApplicationContext();
+	const getOrSetHelper: org.nativescript.widgets.FileHelper = org.nativescript.widgets.FileHelper.fromString(applicationContext, selected);
+
+	console.log('==== CONTEXT START =========');
+	console.log('applicationContext', applicationContext);
+	console.log('selected: ', decodeURIComponent(selected));
+	console.log('getOrSetHelper: ', getOrSetHelper);
+	console.log('==== CONTEXT END =========');
+
+	console.log('==== READ START =========');
+	const fileRead = getFileAccess().read(selected);
+	console.log('# read: ', fileRead);
+
+	const readSync = getFileAccess().readSync(selected);
+	console.log('# readSync: ', readSync);
+
+	const readText = getFileAccess().readText(selected);
+	console.log('# readText: ', readText);
+
+	getFileAccess()
+		.readAsync(selected)
+		.then(
+			(readAsyncResolve) => {
+				console.log('# readAsynccResolve: ', readAsyncResolve);
+			},
+			(readAsyncRejected) => {
+				console.log('# readAsyncRejected: ', readAsyncRejected);
+			}
+		);
+	console.log('==== READ END =========');
+
+	saveFile(selected, readSync);
+}
+
+function saveFile(selected, readSync) {
+	const folder: Folder = <Folder>knownFolders.documents();
+
+	let newPath: string = path.join(folder.path, getFileNameFromContent(selected));
+
+	File.fromPath(newPath).writeSync(readSync, (error) => {
+		console.log(error);
+	});
+
+	let savedFile = folder.getFile(getFileNameFromContent(selected));
+
+	console.log('==== SAVE START =========');
+	console.log('# saved file: ', savedFile);
+	console.log('# save size: ', savedFile.size);
+	console.log('==== SAVE END =========');
+}
+
+function getFileNameFromContent(content: string) {
+	const file = getFileAccess().getFile(content);
+	return decodeURIComponent(file.name).split('/').pop().toLowerCase();
+}
diff --git a/apps/toolbox/src/pages/fs-helper.xml b/apps/toolbox/src/pages/fs-helper.xml
index 980cae506..000d09a5d 100644
--- a/apps/toolbox/src/pages/fs-helper.xml
+++ b/apps/toolbox/src/pages/fs-helper.xml
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@
 
    <StackLayout>
             <Button text="Create Random" tap="createRandom" />
+            <Button text="Pick File" tap="pickFile" />
+            <Button text="Pick Multiple Files" tap="pickFiles" />
     </StackLayout>
 </Page>
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 08ed8885f..4fab1d64a 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@nativescript/core",
-  "version": "8.2.5",
+  "version": "8.2.6-alpha.0",
   "description": "A JavaScript library providing an easy to use api for interacting with iOS and Android platform APIs.",
   "main": "index",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
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index bc76e2f69..c421d29d4 100755
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diff --git a/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/ios-arm64_x86_64-simulator/TNSWidgets.framework/_CodeSignature/CodeResources b/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/ios-arm64_x86_64-simulator/TNSWidgets.framework/_CodeSignature/CodeResources
index 87410be2e..e67a338c7 100644
--- a/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/ios-arm64_x86_64-simulator/TNSWidgets.framework/_CodeSignature/CodeResources
+++ b/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/ios-arm64_x86_64-simulator/TNSWidgets.framework/_CodeSignature/CodeResources
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 		</data>
 		<key>Info.plist</key>
 		<data>
-		xwF1juLfCl48xVJYOqCb8tG0WhQ=
+		0Rmccf4SQGyUrsxYOyGPzKsCAqU=
 		</data>
 		<key>Modules/module.modulemap</key>
 		<data>
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diff --git a/packages/ui-mobile-base/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/FileHelper.java b/packages/ui-mobile-base/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/FileHelper.java
index 1aba3c12b..d6dc54c2b 100644
--- a/packages/ui-mobile-base/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/FileHelper.java
+++ b/packages/ui-mobile-base/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/FileHelper.java
@@ -48,44 +48,35 @@ public class FileHelper {
 	}
 
 	private static boolean isExternalStorageDocument(Uri uri) {
-		return "com.android.externalstorage.documents".equals(uri
-			.getAuthority());
+		return false;
+//		return "com.android.externalstorage.documents".equals(uri
+//			.getAuthority());
 	}
 
 	private static @Nullable
 	Cursor getCursor(Context context, Uri uri) {
 		Cursor cursor = null;
+		String[] projections = {
+			MediaStore.MediaColumns.SIZE,
+			MediaStore.MediaColumns.DISPLAY_NAME,
+			MediaStore.MediaColumns.DATE_MODIFIED
+		};
 		try {
 			if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 19) {
 				if (DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context, uri)) {
-					String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
-					String[] split = docId.split(":");
-					String type = split[0];
-
-					Uri contentUri;
-					if ("image".equals(type)) {
-						contentUri = MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
-					} else if ("video".equals(type)) {
-						contentUri = MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
-					} else if ("audio".equals(type)) {
-						contentUri = MediaStore.Audio.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
-					} else {
-						contentUri = MediaStore.Files.getContentUri("external");
+					if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 29) {
+						if (!uri.toString().startsWith("content://com.android.providers.downloads.documents")) {
+							cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(
+								MediaStore.getMediaUri(context, uri), projections, null, null, null, null
+							);
+						}
 					}
-
-					String selection = "_id=?";
-					String[] selectionArgs = {split[1]};
-
-					cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(
-						contentUri, null, selection, selectionArgs, null, null
-					);
 				}
 			}
 			if (cursor == null) {
-				cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(uri, null, null, null, null);
+				cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(uri, projections, null, null, null);
 			}
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			cursor = null;
+		} catch (Exception ignored) {
 		}
 
 		return cursor;
@@ -120,7 +111,7 @@ public class FileHelper {
 	public static @Nullable
 	FileHelper fromString(Context context, String string) {
 		try {
-			return fromUri(context, Uri.parse(Uri.decode(string)), false);
+			return fromUri(context, Uri.parse(string));
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			return null;
 		}
@@ -158,20 +149,10 @@ public class FileHelper {
 		return null;
 	}
 
+
 	public static @Nullable
-	FileHelper fromUri(Context context, Uri uri) {
-		return fromUri(context, uri, true);
-	}
-
-	private static @Nullable
-	FileHelper fromUri(Context context, Uri contentUri, boolean parseUri) {
-		Uri uri;
-
-		if (parseUri) {
-			uri = Uri.parse(Uri.decode(contentUri.toString()));
-		} else {
-			uri = contentUri;
-		}
+	FileHelper fromUri(Context context, Uri contentUri) {
+		Uri uri = contentUri;
 
 		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 19 && isExternalStorageDocument(uri)) {
 			File file = getFile(context, uri);
@@ -338,10 +319,17 @@ public class FileHelper {
 
 	private byte[] readSyncInternal(Context context) throws Exception {
 		InputStream is = getInputStream(context, uri);
-		byte[] array = new byte[(int) size];
-		is.read(array);
+
+		Async.Http.RequestResult.ByteArrayOutputStream2 ret = new Async.Http.RequestResult.ByteArrayOutputStream2();
+
+		byte[] buff = new byte[4096];
+		int read;
+		while ((read = is.read(buff, 0, buff.length)) != -1) {
+			ret.write(buff, 0, read);
+		}
+
 		is.close();
-		return array;
+		return ret.buf();
 	}
 
 	public @Nullable
@@ -517,40 +505,28 @@ public class FileHelper {
 						return file.delete();
 					}
 					return false;
-				}
+				} else {
+					if (DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context, uri)) {
+						if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 29) {
+							if (!uri.toString().startsWith("content://com.android.providers.downloads.documents")) {
+								return context.getContentResolver().delete(
+									MediaStore.getMediaUri(context, uri), null, null
+								) > 0;
+							}
 
-				if (DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context, uri)) {
-					String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
-					String[] split = docId.split(":");
-					String type = split[0];
-
-					Uri contentUri;
-					if ("image".equals(type)) {
-						contentUri = MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
-					} else if ("video".equals(type)) {
-						contentUri = MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
-					} else if ("audio".equals(type)) {
-						contentUri = MediaStore.Audio.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
-					} else {
-						contentUri = MediaStore.Files.getContentUri("external");
+						} else {
+							return DocumentsContract.deleteDocument(context.getContentResolver(), uri);
+						}
 					}
-
-					String selection = "_id=?";
-					String[] selectionArgs = {split[1]};
-
-					return context.getContentResolver().delete(
-						contentUri, selection, selectionArgs
-					) > 0;
-
 				}
-
 			}
 			return context.getContentResolver().delete(uri, null, null) > 0;
-		} catch (SecurityException e) {
+		} catch (SecurityException | FileNotFoundException e) {
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
 
+
 	private void renameInternal(Context context, String newName) throws Exception {
 		ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
 		values.put(MediaStore.MediaColumns.DISPLAY_NAME, newName);
@@ -566,29 +542,18 @@ public class FileHelper {
 			}
 
 			if (DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context, uri)) {
-				String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
-				String[] split = docId.split(":");
-				String type = split[0];
-
-				Uri contentUri;
-				if ("image".equals(type)) {
-					contentUri = MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
-				} else if ("video".equals(type)) {
-					contentUri = MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
-				} else if ("audio".equals(type)) {
-					contentUri = MediaStore.Audio.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
-				} else {
-					contentUri = MediaStore.Files.getContentUri("external");
+				if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 29) {
+					if (!uri.toString().startsWith("content://com.android.providers.downloads.documents")) {
+						context.getContentResolver().update(
+							uri, values, null, null
+						);
+						return;
+					}
+					DocumentsContract.renameDocument(context.getContentResolver(), uri, newName);
+				} else if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 21) {
+					DocumentsContract.renameDocument(context.getContentResolver(), uri, newName);
+					return;
 				}
-
-				String selection = "_id=?";
-				String[] selectionArgs = {split[1]};
-
-				context.getContentResolver().update(
-					contentUri, values, selection, selectionArgs
-				);
-
-				return;
 			}
 
 		}