IOS: application group support folders in the local file provider

Question

I understand that if I provided the UIFileSharingEnabled and LSSupportsOpeningDocumentsInPlace keys in Info.plist for my iOS application, the files in the My Documents folder of the application are displayed in Files.app ("On This iPad") and in the document browser.

Now my question is - besides writing a file provider extension - is there a way to add an application group folder or replace the Documents folder with a folder in the application group folder? For sharing between my extensions, I save everything in the Application Group folder instead of Documents, but then, of course, Files.app does not have access to these files, so I ask.

I tried to create symbolic links from the document folder to the actual file, and they are displayed but do not work correctly ("the file does not exist").

I also created a file provider extension, but Apple rejected it because my extension is not cloud-based and is for local files only. According to my reviewer, the file provider extension must be supported by cloud storage.

Thank you for your help and understanding,

Matt

Answer 1

It is quite simple: No. (

We are struggling with the same problem and its simplicity: you cannot participate in the file application (or in iTunes File Sharing) if you do not store the files in the Documents folder.

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