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Accessing Files

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While Android offers structured storage, via preferences and databases, sometimes a simple file will suffice. Android offers two models for accessing files: one for files prepackaged with your application and one for files created on-device by your application.

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Murphy, M. (2011). Accessing Files. In: Beginning Android 3. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-3298-8_30

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