But if I do want to share data between apps the best bet is to avoid putting them in /data/data/<app>/files and opt to throw them on the sdcard right? What happened is that the app would write data to /sdcard/<app> on the emulator without issues but the same dir path on the real device is throwing exceptions.
On Oct 11, 1:23 am, kypriakos <demet...@ece.neu.edu> wrote: > Hi all, > > with the emulator I can create directories via my apps and populate > them > with files (ex. /sdcard) - it seems that I have kind-of "root" > privileges (set by the > entry in the manifest file). > with the real device I am finding out that this is not possible (??). > Would the > only space that my apps can write be in predefined app spaces/ > sandboxes > that Android allows for each installed app? > This is the case? > > Thanks -- 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
