> From what I've been able to find, Android apps are sandboxed, and can > only list, read, and write files within the application's data > directory (e.g. /data/data/<pkgname>). > > ...but, what about an application that allows users to view photos on > an SD card (or play music, etc)? Surely this must be possible. Does > one have to write a Service Provider for this?
All applications can read and write on the SD card, though starting in 1.6 you need to hold a suitable permission (e.g., WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE). Use Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() to get a File object pointing to the root of the SD card. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com Android App Developer Books: http://commonsware.com/books.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
