We need to make sure the storage is mounted into the device / its state is not problematic somehow in a way that would cause a failure of read/write requests.

Verify that storage is available - this is done on runtime, and is well explained inside the documentation.

Require Permissions (read/write) inside your Manifest.xml file, depending on your needs:Įach permission stands by its own, meaning you don't need to have both if, for example, you only wish to read files instead of writing them.

So now that we know you need External Storage, there are several things needed to be done before starting:

Files availability isn't guaranteed (can be deleted by other apps / removable memory).

Files aren't necessarily removed when your app is uninstalled - explained later.

Files are fully readable by other apps (including any variant of File Manager app, in your case).

Files are always available (meaning they files will never be saved on a removable memory).

Files are removed when your app is uninstalled.

The differences are well explained in the Documentation, but I'll shortly brief them to you here.Īt the end I'll provide you an example, but first lets know the basics:

This guy made a great article about the terminology confusionĪccording to your intentions, you'd want to be working with the External Storage concept. The game was nominated for 'Fan Favourite Mobile Game' at the Gamers' Choice Awards 'Mobile Game of the Year' at the SXSW Gaming Awards and 'Excellence in Visual Art' and 'Excellence in Audio' at the Independent Games Festival Awards, plus others.Īs of July 2020, Alto's Odyssey is rated with 4.5/5 stars in Google Play Store and 4.4/5 stars in Apple App Store.The terms ' Internal Storage' and ' External Storage' might be confusing at first, because Google's intentions are different from what we would expect & know from our day-to-day use of language: 'External' doesn't necessarily mean the 'SD Card'. Alto's Odyssey Trailer – Available Now on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV & Android!Īlto's Odyssey Launch Trailer Reception

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