Storing a simple file outside of the application specific directory (ASD)

[Taifun]

@Briefmark

The simplest solution would be to store the data in a simple file on my phone ouside of the ASD. But that seems to be impossible in a packaged app (in companion it works!)

generally if you want to use 2 different apps store the file using the first app in shared directory /Download or /Documents, see also the overview

Some basics on Android storage system

I have added another detail to my overview (top right, see pink box) and thus completed the overview. ( I hope. ) [grafik]

and read the file using the second app as @vknow360 already said using the SAF extension

however if I understand you correctly, you are talking about only one app, but 2 different versions... which means, you can store the data in TinyDB and after installing version 2 of the same app the data in TinyDB still will be there...

Taifun

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