File access with different file hosts

A method in a computing device, the method comprising:

• receiving, from an application, a file access request;
• identifying a file type of a file to be saved by the application;
• identifying one or more file hosts supporting files of the identified file type;
• and
• displaying a user interface including a hosted area in which a portion of the user interface is customized for at least one of the one or more file hosts and allows the file to be saved by the at least one file host, the user interface enabling the at least one file host to display the portion of the user interface that is customized for the at least one file host and configured to restrict the at least one file host to displaying the portion of the user interface within the hosted area.

A method in a computing device, the method comprising:

• receiving, from an application, a file access request;
• identifying, based on the file access request, one or more file types for the file access request;
• identifying one or more other applications supporting files of the identified one or more file types;
• displaying a user interface including a hosted area in which a portion of the user interface is customizable for each of the one or more other applications and identifies one or more files of the other application that can be selected, the portion of the user interface in the hosted area changing to display the portion for a the particular one of the one or more other applications in response to receiving a user selection of an identifier of one of the one or more other applications, the application being unaware which of the one or more other applications the portion of the user interface in the hosted area is displayed for;
• receiving a user selection of one or more files of at least one of the one or more applications;
• and
• returning the user selected one or more files to the application.