Sharing files from your app with File Provider

This tutorial explains the steps required to implement a file picker that other applications can use to select files or resources.

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Starting from Android 7 - Nougat,it is not possible to share a file directly (file:// uri). It will result with a FileUriExposedException. This is relevant even if you don't set the targetSdkVersion to 24.

The solution is to use FileProvider from Android support library.

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Sharing files from your app with File Provider

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