Update README.md

Andrei Pfeiffer · GitHub
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@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ npm install git+ssh://git@github.com:andreipfeiffer/react-native-webview-android
 react-native link react-native-webview-android-file-upload
 ```
  
-The above should make the changes listed below. If it didn't, you should try manual linking.
+The above should make (most of) the changes listed below. If it didn't, you should try manual linking.
  
 ### Manual linking
  
@@ -78,6 +78,41 @@ public class MainApplication extends Application implements ReactApplication {
 }
 ```
  
+* Add file provider path resource `file_provider_paths.xml` in `[your project]/android/app/src/main/res/xml/` folder. If the folder does not exist, create a new one.
+
+```xml
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <external-path name="shared" path="." />
+</paths>
+```
+
+* Add permissions & configure file provider in `AndroidManifest.xml`:
+
+```html
+<manifest ...>
+    ......
+
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+          
+    <application ...>
+        ......
+
+        <provider
+            android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
+            android:authorities="${applicationId}.fileprovider"
+            android:exported="false"
+            android:grantUriPermissions="true">
+            <meta-data
+                android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
+                android:resource="@xml/file_provider_paths" />
+        </provider>
+
+    </application>
+</manifest>
+```
+
 ### Re-build your application
  
 Since you have changed native code, reloading the JS code alone won't work:
...	...	@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ npm install git+ssh://git@github.com:andreipfeiffer/react-native-webview-android
30	30	react-native link react-native-webview-android-file-upload
31	31	```
32	32
33		-The above should make the changes listed below. If it didn't, you should try manual linking.
	33	+The above should make (most of) the changes listed below. If it didn't, you should try manual linking.
34	34
35	35	### Manual linking
36	36
...	...	@@ -78,6 +78,41 @@ public class MainApplication extends Application implements ReactApplication {
78	78	}
79	79	```
80	80
	81	+* Add file provider path resource `file_provider_paths.xml` in `[your project]/android/app/src/main/res/xml/` folder. If the folder does not exist, create a new one.
	82	+
	83	+```xml
	84	+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
	85	+<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
	86	+ <external-path name="shared" path="." />
	87	+</paths>
	88	+```
	89	+
	90	+* Add permissions & configure file provider in `AndroidManifest.xml`:
	91	+
	92	+```html
	93	+<manifest ...>
	94	+ ......
	95	+
	96	+ <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
	97	+ <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
	98	+
	99	+ <application ...>
	100	+ ......
	101	+
	102	+ <provider
	103	+ android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
	104	+ android:authorities="${applicationId}.fileprovider"
	105	+ android:exported="false"
	106	+ android:grantUriPermissions="true">
	107	+ <meta-data
	108	+ android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
	109	+ android:resource="@xml/file_provider_paths" />
	110	+ </provider>
	111	+
	112	+ </application>
	113	+</manifest>
	114	+```
	115	+
81	116	### Re-build your application
82	117
83	118	Since you have changed native code, reloading the JS code alone won't work:
...	...