Load a file from external storage to Inputstream
Try
File file = new File(Uri.toString());FileInputStream fileInputStream = new FileInputStream(file);Then you can read from the stream.
String fileName = "OfflineMap/maps.xml";String path = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()+"/"+fileName;File file = new File(path);FileInputStream fileInputStream = new FileInputStream(file);
Here is a working code, you can InputStream with a storage file:
File sdcard = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(); File file = new File(sdcard,"Demo.xml"); InputStream fileInputStream = new FileInputStream(file);