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As previously discussed, the Storage Access Framework considerably eases the process of integrating cloud based storage access into Android applications. Consisting of a picker user interface and a set of new intents, access to files stored on document providers such as Google Drive and Box can now be built into Android applications with relative ease. With the basics of the Android Storage Access Framework covered in the preceding chapter, this chapter will work through the creation of an example application which uses the Storage Access Framework to store and manage files.

At this point it should be possible to log into your Google Drive account in a browser window and find the newly created file in the requested location (in the event that the file is missing, make sure that the Android device on which the application is running has an active internet connection). Access to Google Drive on the device may also be verified by running the Google Drive app which is installed by default on many Android devices and available for download from the Google Play store.

== Saving to a Storage File ==

This chapter has worked through the creation of an example application in the form of a very rudimentary text editor designed to use cloud based storage to create, save and open files using the Android Storage Access Framework.