Yes.  In one of -your- sub-directories under there (as retrieved by
Context), and without global read/write access (the default).

On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 11:22 AM, BrianS <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> Last question-- so by downloading and storing a file in a subdirectory
> under /data would copy-protect the file in the same way an APK is copy-
> protected if it is installed with the PackageManager with FORWARD_LOCK
> enabled?
>
> thanks much for your help.
>
> B
>
> On Sep 8, 9:58 am, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote:
> > It's everything under data (that you haven't explicitly made world
> > accessible).  That is, use the Context API to either directly open a
> file,
> > or get a path to a directory where you can use the standard Java APIs to
> > read and write files, and just put your data there.  If you don't use the
> > flag to make the files world readable, they won't be.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 9:47 AM, BrianS <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > So would the the private directory you refer to be called data/data/
> > > com.myapp/private/ ?
> >
> > > thanks much
> >
> > > B
> >
> > > On Sep 7, 6:30 pm, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > Putting it in your normal private directory is exactly the same as
> > > forward
> > > > locking -- only your uid (and root) has permission to read it.
> >
> > > > On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 8:48 AM, BrianS <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > > > Is there a way to forward lock a specific film that my code
> downloads
> > > > > to the android (like a wallpaper or ringtone)? I know you can
> forward
> > > > > lock a package, but its resources still remain public, wondering if
> > > > > its possible to just forward-lock a file.
> >
> > > > > Thanks much
> >
> > > > > (Apologies if this is a duplicate post, not sure if it made it
> through
> > > > > the first time)
> >
> > > > --
> > > > Dianne Hackborn
> > > > Android framework engineer
> > > > [email protected]
> >
> > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time
> to
> > > > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails.  All
> such
> > > > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can
> see
> > > and
> > > > answer them.
> >
> > --
> > Dianne Hackborn
> > Android framework engineer
> > [email protected]
> >
> > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to
> > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails.  All such
> > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see
> and
> > answer them.
> >
>


-- 
Dianne Hackborn
Android framework engineer
[email protected]

Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to
provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails.  All such
questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and
answer them.

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