Share file with other Apps in android

Question

I want to pass a file (ie .pdf, .png) from my android app to other apps on the device. I have read therefore the links setting Up file sharing and sharing a file . The files I want to share are not stored in my App, but I get them dynamically through URL links. What is the optimal way to share the files in that case? Is it necessary to store them in the App-store? And which path should I specify then as sharing path in Manifest.xml file ?

Update:

I do not want to store the files in an external-Storage but in my App-Storage. I save a file as:

File file = new File(getContext().getFilesDir() , "fileName");

My question is what path I should specify in the FileProvider Configuartion as the sharing path in that case? Or is it not necessary in this case?

Answer 1

What is the optimal way to share the files in that case?

Download the files, then share them.

And which path should I specify then as sharing path in Manifest.xml file?

If you mean for a FileProvider configuration, you configure FileProvider to serve the files from wherever you are downloading them.