Difference between /res and /assets directories
I know that files in the res directory are accessible from R.class while assets behaves like a file system, but I would like to know, in general, when it's best to use one and the other. Can anyone help me in knowing the real differences between res and assets? With resources, there's built-in support for providing alternatives for different languages, OS versions, screen orientations, etc., as described here . None of that is available with assets. Also, many parts of the API support the use of resource identifiers. Finally, the names of the resources are turned into constant field names that