public String readFromFile() {

    String ret = "";

    try {
      InputStream inputStream = context.openFileInput("locations.json");

      if (inputStream != null) {
        InputStreamReader inputStreamReader = new InputStreamReader(inputStream);
        BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(inputStreamReader);
        String receiveString = "";
        StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();

        while ((receiveString = bufferedReader.readLine()) != null) {
          stringBuilder.append(receiveString);
        }

        inputStream.close();
        ret = stringBuilder.toString();
      }
    } catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
      Log.e("login activity", "File not found: " + ex.toString());
    } catch (IOException ex) {
      Log.e("login activity", "Can not read file: " + ex.toString());
    }
    return ret;
  }