How to detect if user has selected an item in android?

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I am trying to create an android application which detects that user has selected an item from external storage outside the app and its context bar is opened(or it could detect the context menu bar) of file.
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could not find good source of how to perform it, mostly selection are done inside app.

Posted 8-May-18 22:10pm

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Updated 8-May-18 22:16pm

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Richard MacCutchan 9-May-18 5:02am

You need some method of capturing the external event, but not all apps would allow that.

David Crow 9-May-18 8:08am

"...selected an item from external storage..."

What EXACTLY does that mean?

Member 13535164 11-May-18 2:24am

selected an item means when user goes to external storage and do long press on behalf of which the bar appear with options like delete share etc how to detect if it is opened using an application

David Crow 11-May-18 7:51am

"...and do long press on behalf of which the bar appear with options like delete share etc..."

Using what app?

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