How to integrate AWS S3 to my Android App?

Question

I'm trying to figure out what is the best practice to integrate AWS S3 into my android app. I have an S3 bucket that I can upload/download using the python/java SDK and now I want to implement it in my android app. I found different approaches on the web and cannot get ahead straight on what is the correct way of doing it.

I am looking for a guide that can explain the correct way to integrate S3 into an android app.

Answer 1

Ans: I would recommend using Cognito Identity Pools here to generate temporary AWS credentials, Those credentials can be further used to invoke relevant AWS S3 API calls and satisfy your application requirements.

Cognito Identity Pool supports both Unauthenticated Access and Authenticated Access, so with relevant roles, you just need to select appropriate IAM JSON for both cases, to ensure that your software remains robust and secure.

Since you are developing your application on Android(with Java), I would highly recommend this official AWS documentation as your starting point. 

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