You cannot. To expose any data to other apps, you need a ContentProvider. -Kumar Bibek http://techdroid.kbeanie.com
On Sep 20, 6:17 pm, "swapnil.kolhapur" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi , > > I have a need to share preferences between two apps, where one app > writes the preferences and the other application needs read only > access. > > I notice that there is this API available in Context : > > So i am trying to use it by following code, > > myContext = > createPackageContext("com.xyz",Context.MODE_WORLD_READABLE); > SharedPreferences testPrefs = > myContext.getSharedPreferences("preferences", > Context.MODE_WORLD_READABLE); > boolean valueFromPrefs = testPrefs.getBoolean("synchcheckboxPref", > false); > > but i am not able to get the correct values ? > > Do i need to handle mode while i create the preferences. I have > created preferences in com.xyz used xml to define some field > > Regards, > Swapnil -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
