Is it possible to get data from another application in android?

Question

I have downloaded an application from the android market. I just have to enter a number and on click of enter, that app generates a table with some contents.

I want my application to copy the contents of the table. My application invoked that application. The user has to put the data in the edit text manually and then hit enter. My application would be running in the background till then.

1. Is this possible?
2. How?

Another Question: Can i just take a screenshot of the 2nd application's screen and then use a image to text decoder to get the data on that screen?

Answer 1

There are two ways:

1) Intent: If you want to share small amounts of text or numeric data between apps, you should send an Intent that contains the data.

2) Content provider: To offer a file from your app to another app is to send the receiving app the file's content URI and grant temporary access permissions to that URI. Content URIs with temporary URI access permissions are secure because they apply only to the app that receives the URI, and they expire automatically.