diff --git a/lib/platformdirs/android.py b/lib/platformdirs/android.py
index fefafd32..afd3141c 100644
--- a/lib/platformdirs/android.py
+++ b/lib/platformdirs/android.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import os
 import re
 import sys
 from functools import lru_cache
-from typing import cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, cast
 
 from .api import PlatformDirsABC
 
@@ -117,16 +117,33 @@ class Android(PlatformDirsABC):
 
 
 @lru_cache(maxsize=1)
-def _android_folder() -> str | None:
+def _android_folder() -> str | None:  # noqa: C901, PLR0912
     """:return: base folder for the Android OS or None if it cannot be found"""
-    try:
-        # First try to get a path to android app via pyjnius
-        from jnius import autoclass  # noqa: PLC0415
+    result: str | None = None
+    # type checker isn't happy with our "import android", just don't do this when type checking see
+    # https://stackoverflow.com/a/61394121
+    if not TYPE_CHECKING:
+        try:
+            # First try to get a path to android app using python4android (if available)...
+            from android import mActivity  # noqa: PLC0415
 
-        context = autoclass("android.content.Context")
-        result: str | None = context.getFilesDir().getParentFile().getAbsolutePath()
-    except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
-        # if fails find an android folder looking a path on the sys.path
+            context = cast("android.content.Context", mActivity.getApplicationContext())  # noqa: F821
+            result = context.getFilesDir().getParentFile().getAbsolutePath()
+        except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
+            result = None
+    if result is None:
+        try:
+            # ...and fall back to using plain pyjnius, if python4android isn't available or doesn't deliver any useful
+            # result...
+            from jnius import autoclass  # noqa: PLC0415
+
+            context = autoclass("android.content.Context")
+            result = context.getFilesDir().getParentFile().getAbsolutePath()
+        except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
+            result = None
+    if result is None:
+        # and if that fails, too, find an android folder looking at path on the sys.path
+        # warning: only works for apps installed under /data, not adopted storage etc.
         pattern = re.compile(r"/data/(data|user/\d+)/(.+)/files")
         for path in sys.path:
             if pattern.match(path):
@@ -134,6 +151,16 @@ def _android_folder() -> str | None:
                 break
         else:
             result = None
+    if result is None:
+        # one last try: find an android folder looking at path on the sys.path taking adopted storage paths into
+        # account
+        pattern = re.compile(r"/mnt/expand/[a-fA-F0-9-]{36}/(data|user/\d+)/(.+)/files")
+        for path in sys.path:
+            if pattern.match(path):
+                result = path.split("/files")[0]
+                break
+        else:
+            result = None
     return result
 
 
diff --git a/lib/platformdirs/version.py b/lib/platformdirs/version.py
index c418cd0c..6483ddce 100644
--- a/lib/platformdirs/version.py
+++ b/lib/platformdirs/version.py
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ __version__: str
 __version_tuple__: VERSION_TUPLE
 version_tuple: VERSION_TUPLE
 
-__version__ = version = '4.2.1'
-__version_tuple__ = version_tuple = (4, 2, 1)
+__version__ = version = '4.2.2'
+__version_tuple__ = version_tuple = (4, 2, 2)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f2d316c2..4e95ca75 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ MarkupSafe==2.1.5
 musicbrainzngs==0.7.1
 packaging==24.0
 paho-mqtt==2.1.0
-platformdirs==4.2.1
+platformdirs==4.2.2
 plexapi==4.15.12
 portend==3.2.0
 profilehooks==1.12.0