Answer to this found on StackOverflow: Manually copying the file into the app's own data/data/package_name/ directory on a rooted device will not work if SELinux is "enforcing" - The app must own the file by "creating" it. Giving it r permissions across the board isn't enough.
No idea how this is for places requiring READ_EXTERNAL.yet. My solution involved creating a temporary http download service to pass the file along. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/android-developers. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/android-developers/353ddc74-ab01-4fd8-92a7-aa28f4da2df4%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

