Can't read text file from the data folder or documents folder in the phone's internal storage

Question

I am trying to read a hi.txt file present in the "Data" folder inside the phone's internal storage. I tried the following:

try{
File dir = Environment.getDataDirectory();
File file = new File(dir, "hi.txt");
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file));
     String line;
     line = br.readLine());
}catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}

But, I get the exception: "/data/hi.txt" (no such file or directory)

I am sure the hi.txt file is there!

Same thing happens if I try opening it from the documents folder also in internal storage like this:

File dir= new File("/Documents/hi.txt");

What am I doing wrong? And how can I read a text file that is stored anywhere in the internal storage? like in the DCIM folder or the Documents folder or Movies or Pictures or Music ..etc ? I need to use a public text file that can be accessed by any application on the phone.

Answer 1

As I can't add a comment, I have to use answer. Have you tried with Environment.getDataDirectory().getAbsolutePath() , as you are right about the permissions in Manifest, you need them just for external storage. And the other part of the code looks well to me.