Android :: App-independent Storage Of Shared Resources/Media
May 7, 2009
I'm in a situation where I have to share some resources (i.e. images) between several of my apps and I'd like to know if there's a standardized and convenient way to do this besides the system-wide Media Store. The reason I don't want to use the MediaStore is that the resources are rather low-level (e.g. icons) and thus the user wouldn't be interested in them cluttering the MediaStore.
As I see it there are three ways to share the resources:
1) Store them in the global MediaStore. 2) Put them on the SD card. 3) Implement a custom ContentProvider for this kind of shared resources.
I like how a custom ContentProvider would encapsulate the way the data is stored, but it seems to be a bit of unnecessary overhead to achieve this. Writing to the SD card is convenient, but rather low-level. Are there any other options suited for this problem?
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Mar 23, 2010
We are investigating the possibilities to package & deploy platform UI extensions which can contain both Java code and resources - which then can be (re-)used by applications using <uses-library> tag in the AndroidManifest.xml. One solution which has been discussed was to use the aapt -x option together with the new --custom-package option introduced in November to generate unique resource identifiers for the shared resource package. Then, just as the <uses-library> information in the manifest file would bootstrap the class loader with the listed extension packages, it would add these packages to the asset manager as well - allowing the asset manager to locate and load the extension resources. (This would require a platform extension.)If this is a way forward - using the 8 package bits in the resource identifiers? This solution would probably work initially for one vendor since the allocation of unique package identifiers would be an internal issue, but if extension packages where to be exchanged within the android community there would be a high risk of packages using the same identifiers.
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Nov 21, 2010
Just got my Droid 2.
Trying to access shared folders on my home network (3 computers running XP) via the Media Share.
Set up the files for sharing on the computers.
On my Droid clicked on "Media Share" -> "Start" -> "Computer" -> "Copy" -> "Windows File Sharing" -> "Next" -> Shared 3 folders on my computer. -> "Next" -> Verified my home network was availabe, clicked "Next" -> clicked "Next" -> "Shared Folders" -> "Add Server" -> "Scan for Servers" ->
At this point it finds the IP address of the laptop Im working on. using DHCP. But when I click on it, it keeps asking for a user name and password. dont have one for XP and no password on the files.
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May 25, 2010
How do I upload media to local storage of emulator device?
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Nov 15, 2008
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Jul 14, 2010
I took a few videos and pictures and they were saved onto my phone storage i want to put them on my storage card to put on the computer not a clue how can anyone help me out please - droid inscredible
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Jul 23, 2010
After "clear data" for "MEDIA STORAGE" application(i wanted to reset the library for Music)
I have now only one ringtone.
Im sure along with this, other necessary things got deleted.
Is there any way to recover all of Media Storage without doing a factory reinstall?
Motorola Milestone OS 2.1 - update1
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Jul 2, 2010
I've been using the stock music player to trim songs and then set them as my ringtone, however every time I mount my SD card the ringtone reverts back to stock and I have to reset it. Is there a way/app that can let me trim a song, store the trim on the phone (not SD card) and then use it as a ringtone?
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Jul 15, 2010
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Jul 11, 2010
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Feb 14, 2010
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None of the units that the android framework provides seems to have this facility. If I use px, then the button size will stay same. dip doesn't matter because it is the same hardware. sp is meant for fonts, not for button width/heights.
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