Android Question What is the name of this?

JohnC

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In android 10, if I click "Attach File" from any app, such as Gmail or Google Messages, it then displays a "Open From" picker app.

Does anyone know the official name of this built-in picker app?

And in this picker app, it has a section near the top called "Browse Files in other apps" and it displays the icons of apps like "Photos" and my third-party file explorer in this section.

How can I get my app listed in that section?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
 

JohnC

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You can "register" your app for file types. So Android knows your app then. See here: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/retrieve-one-or-multiple-image-s-shared-to-your-app.91612/
I have an app that uses those lines, but those lines seem to be for what the app can "receive" and not of what it can "provide".

And I have another app that has Erel's "File Provider" manifest lines in it, and apparently those don't register the way I need to appear in the content chooser.

So, I guess there are other manifest entries that I need to figure out in order to register my app to properly show in the content chooser.
 
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JohnC

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I think I found what I need...


I actually commented in that thread 5 years ago and didn't remember! I guess I'm loosing it ?
 
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