java.lang.SecurityException: MODE_WORLD_READABLE no longer supported

Question

The exception only occurs in Android 7.0 Nougat (emulator) devices.

java.lang.SecurityException: MODE_WORLD_READABLE no longer supported

Answer 1

World-readable files can be a security flaw. So android first deprecated it and then completely removed it. MODE_WORLD_READABLE was deprecated in versions till Android M. But in Android N it is no longer supported and throws SecurityException. So try a different mode. I used Context.MODE_PRIVATE and it worked.