To read a file from one gaming application(in C++) to my android app

Question

I want to read a text file present in a different directory i.e Games Directory(/sdcard/Android/data/game_package_name/files) from my android app.

Is there any way to do so, if yes then please suggest.

Note: This is for production level application, so please avoid any root-specific features.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:26

Basically, you cannot access another application's sandbox. However, if you can modify the other application, you can use a ContentProvider or similar sharing solution to provide access to this specific file from other applications.

Store the shared file in a shared folder

As you want to access the file from different applications and the sandbox from one will not be available from the other, you should write your file in a directory accessible from both, for example:

String fileName = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getPath() + "myFolderForBothApplications/myFileNameForBothApplications.txt";

Use a Content Provider

If you prefer to keep your file as part of one application, you can still expose the information via a ContentProvider. In it, override the public ParcelFileDescriptor openFile(Uri uri, String mode) method, and in the other application, just use the method getContentResolver().openInputStream(...).

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To read a file from one gaming application(in C++) to my android app

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Store the shared file in a shared folder

Use a Content Provider