ASD (app specific directory) vs Private folder

patel · October 27, 2020, 6:54pm

It's not very clear for me the difference, can you explain me ?

Anke · October 27, 2020, 7:08pm

The ASD is in the → external storage, the Private dir is in the → internal storage.
See also here:

patel · October 28, 2020, 5:34am

Thank you, if I understand correctly only ASD will be accessible in the future

Anke · October 28, 2020, 6:22am

No, the Private directory can also be accessed when AI2 targets API 30:

/data/user/0/<packageName>/files/

patel · October 28, 2020, 7:39am

Yes, this is still possible so far, but no longer if AI2 targets Android 11 (API 30),
→ by the end of 2021 at the latest.

Why ?

Anke · October 28, 2020, 8:10am

patel · October 28, 2020, 10:26am

I'm trying to save in the private dir, then load from it without success

Also this does not work

Anke · October 28, 2020, 11:34am

The Canvas cannot write (save) to the Private dir (only the File component).
The Image component cannot either.

Btw, file:///
not File:///

patel · October 28, 2020, 4:30pm

I'm sure Canvas can write to the Private dir, this block works well

but I don't know how to get image from Private dir

Anke · October 28, 2020, 4:52pm

No, it saves the file in the root dir of the external storage for devices with API < 29, else to the root dir of the ASD.

patel · October 28, 2020, 5:45pm

As always you are right, I can save image and get saved image with

system · November 4, 2020, 5:45pm

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