How to access files under assets folder of other apk's?

Question

When we browse any apk we found there is one folder named assets. Now I want to access that folder programatically. so how should I proceed for that? (Input for the program will be apk file/just app name).

score 19 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 12 '12 at 11:58

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This will list all the files in the assets folder:

AssetManager assetManager = getAssets();
String[] files = assetManager.list("");

This to open a certian file:

InputStream input = assetManager.open(assetName);

answered Sep 12 '12 at 11:58

Nermeen

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Thanks a lot for your help but it is returning me only the files of my own application and i want to access the assets folder of another application. – AndroidDev Sep 12 '12 at 12:18
check http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2454477/access-assests-from-another-application – Nermeen Sep 12 '12 at 12:25
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You are not authorized to access other apps assets. Why would you want to do this anyway ? – Teovald Sep 12 '12 at 12:26
if i am having apk file of any application then i think it should be retrievable – AndroidDev Sep 12 '12 at 12:34
this only display to me "drawable, images sounds, webkit" and not the files I put into the assets directory? – JacksOnF1re May 05 '15 at 12:32

score 5 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 12 '19 at 14:40

If you want to access file from assets folder use the following code:

InputStream is = getAssets().open("contacts.csv");
DefaultHttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
HttpGet httpGet = new HttpGet(is);
HttpContext localContext = new BasicHttpContext();
HttpResponse response =httpClient.execute(httpGet, localContext);
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new 
InputStreamReader(response.getEntity().getContent()));

score 2 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 12 '15 at 06:49

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For example: If you have the .ttf file in your assets folder: then you used like this:

Typeface font = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "MARKER.TTF");

Here is link: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/accessing-resources.html#ResourcesFromCode

edited Jan 12 '15 at 06:49

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answered Sep 12 '12 at 12:01

How to access files under assets folder of other apk's?

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