It is possible to share files (images including) from the assets folder through a custom ContentProvider
You need to extend ContentProvider
, register it in your manifest and implement the openAssetFile
method. You can then assess the assets via Uri
s
@Override
public AssetFileDescriptor openAssetFile(Uri uri, String mode) throws FileNotFoundException {
AssetManager am = getContext().getAssets();
String file_name = uri.getLastPathSegment();
if(file_name == null)
throw new FileNotFoundException();
AssetFileDescriptor afd = null;
try {
afd = am.openFd(file_name);
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
return afd;
}