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Couldn't create directory for SharedPreferences

I am getting the following error only on Samsung device. Went through this but it doesn't really provide a solution.

Couldn't create directory for SharedPreferences file shared_prefs/log_files.xml

To be specific:

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This is how I have declared SharedPreferences in onCreate 

settings = getSharedPreferences("preferences", MODE_PRIVATE);
Solution

  • Based on a similar post it looks as if this error is specific to Samsung devices; this was confirmed by multiple users -

    Error creating SharedPreferences - couldn't create directory for SharedPreferences file

    It might be worthwhile to open an issue.