Well as you have seen from your own experience there doesn't seem to be any real convention. I would do whatever you find the most convenient as a user. I personally like it when they make a folder with the app name not the package name.
On Jan 3, 10:18 am, Andriy Zakharchuk <andriy.zakharc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > I have a question about SD card usage in Android applications. I need > my application to store some files on the SD card. Is there any > document (conventions) about how the application should use the SD > card? > > I saw applications create a directory named as the application itself > and store their files in this directory. I saw a number of > applications that create a directory named as the application's > package. I saw some applications that write files directly to the SD > card root. And, finally, built-in camera application uses standard > DCIM/100XXXX scheme. > > So the question is: is there any recommendation about where to store > files (to make them visible for users and avoid conflicts with other > applications) or I can decide it on my own. > > Thank you in advance. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
