Yup, Thats right. Let me correct my self a bit. Both the apps should use the same User ID.
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/SharedPreferences.html The docs say that, as of now, Note: currently this class does not support use across multiple processes. This will be added later. At this point, I am a bit confused. @Lance: Perhaps you are right. But I thought, apart from the permission, you need to have the same User ID. -Kumar Bibek http://techdroid.kbeanie.com On Sep 23, 1:20 am, Lance Nanek <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a paid app that reads the SharedPreferences from a free app of > mine. Works fine. You don't have to use a ContentProvider. > > You do have to set the mode properly when you set the preferences. > That's when the preferences file is created. > > This may not be your problem, but you are also settings the flags > parameter in the createPackageContext call incorrectly. Check the > documentation for that method, that is not one of the flags it > accepts. > > On Sep 20, 9:17 am, "swapnil.kolhapur" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi , > > > I have a need to share preferences between two apps, where one app > > writes the preferences and the other application needs read only > > access. > > > I notice that there is this API available in Context : > > > So i am trying to use it by following code, > > > myContext = > > createPackageContext("com.xyz",Context.MODE_WORLD_READABLE); > > SharedPreferences testPrefs = > > myContext.getSharedPreferences("preferences", > > Context.MODE_WORLD_READABLE); > > boolean valueFromPrefs = testPrefs.getBoolean("synchcheckboxPref", > > false); > > > but i am not able to get the correct values ? > > > Do i need to handle mode while i create the preferences. I have > > created preferences in com.xyz used xml to define some field > > > Regards, > > Swapnil -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
