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Gallery opens and closes right after, when trying to read a file from internal Storage

Im using this method to save a image to my files folder in the app internal storage.
public static String saveToInternalStorage(Context ctx,Bitmap bitmapImage){
Date date = new Date();
File mypath = new File(ctx.getFilesDir(), "ATM_"+date.getTime()+".jpg");
FileOutputStream fos = null;
try {
fos = new FileOutputStream(mypath);
bitmapImage.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, fos);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} finally {
try {
if (fos != null) {
fos.close();
}
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
return mypath.getAbsolutePath();
}
In another option of the app i want to open the image in the android gallery and i try to do so with this code
Intent intent = new Intent();
// set flag to give temporary permission to external app to use your FileProvider
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION);
// generate URI, I defined authority as the application ID in the Manifest, the last param is file I want to open
File file = new File(path);
if(file.exists() && file.isFile()) {
Uri uri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(getApplicationContext(), BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID, file);
intent.setType("image/*");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_ALLOW_MULTIPLE, true);
startActivityForResult(intent, 1);
}
I also have this declared on my manifest
<provider
android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
android:authorities="${applicationId}"
android:exported="false"
android:grantUriPermissions="true">
<meta-data
android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
android:resource="#xml/file_provider_paths"/>
</provider>
And my file_provider_paths looks like this
<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<files-path name="files" path="/"/>
What happens is that when i press the button to open the image on the gallery , i see the application picker for that file type , and when i choose gallery it opens and closes right after.
Question 1: Why is this happening?
Question 2: How to i open the gallery to show all of the images on the "files" folder from internal storage?

Android image captured using camera doesn't get saved in specified custom folder on android nougat

I am trying to save an image in a folder named "appFolder" using android camera.My target sdk is 25.My device is running on android nougat. However,when i click the image using "dispatchTakePictureIntent()". The image doesn't get saved in appFolder.It gets saved in DCIM/camera folder. Why is this happening and how to save this in my custom folder?
private void dispatchTakePictureIntent() {
Intent takePictureIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
// Ensure that there's a camera activity to handle the intent
if (takePictureIntent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null) {
// Create the File where the photo should go
File photoFile = null;
try {
photoFile = createImageFile();
} catch (IOException ex) {
// Error occurred while creating the File
Log.i("imageCaptutreError", ex.getMessage());
}
// Continue only if the File was successfully created
if (photoFile != null) {
Uri photoURI = FileProvider.getUriForFile(this,
"com.abc.def",
photoFile);
takePictureIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, photoURI);
startActivityForResult(takePictureIntent, REQUEST_TAKE_PHOTO);
}
}
}
private File createImageFile() throws IOException {
File folder = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath() + File.separator + "appFolder");
if (!folder.exists()) {
folder.mkdir();
}
File tempFile = new File(folder, "temp_image.png");
/*new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath() + File.separator + "appFolder" + File.separator + "temp_image.png");*/
mCurrentPhotoPath = tempFile.getAbsolutePath();
return tempFile;
}
Provider in Mainifest
<provider
android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
android:authorities="com.abc.def"
android:exported="false"
android:grantUriPermissions="true">
<meta-data
android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
android:resource="#xml/file_paths"></meta-data>
</provider>
#xml/file_paths
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<external-path name="my_images" path="appFolder/" />
</paths>

Partly, it is because you did not call addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION) on the Intent. As it stands, the other app does not have write access to the location identified by your Uri.
However, do bear in mind that third-party camera apps have bugs. Ideally, they honor EXTRA_OUTPUT. Some, however, will not:
...because they ignore EXTRA_OUTPUT in general, or
...because they do not know how to deal with the content scheme on the Uri in EXTRA_OUTPUT (even Google's own camera app had this problem until mid-2016)
FWIW, this sample app shows using ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE together with FileProvider.

Can't save a photo captured with standard camera app

I'm trying to take a photo with standard camera app and save it to a storage visible only to my app.
public void startCamera(View view)
{
Intent takePictureIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
if (takePictureIntent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null)
{
File imageFile = null;
try
{
imageFile = createImageFile();
}
catch (IOException ex)
{
ex.printStackTrace();
}
if(imageFile != null)
{
Uri imageUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(this, "vasiljevic.filip.secretnotes", imageFile);
takePictureIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, imageUri);
startActivityForResult(takePictureIntent, 1);
}
}
}
createImageFile method:
private File createImageFile() throws IOException
{
String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyddMM_HHmmss").format(new Date());
EditText editText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.txtNoteName);
String noteName = editText.getText().toString();
String imageFileName = noteName + "_" + timeStamp;
File storageDir = new File(getFilesDir(), "images");
if(!storageDir.exists())
{
storageDir.mkdir();
}
File image = File.createTempFile(imageFileName, ".jpg", storageDir);
return image;
}
This is part of the manifest containing FileProvider:
<provider
android:authorities="vasiljevic.filip.secretnotes"
android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
android:exported="false"
android:grantUriPermissions="true">
<meta-data
android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
android:resource="#xml/file_paths" />
</provider>
And file_paths.xml:
<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<files-path name="my_images" path="images/"/>
</paths>
After I take a photo, it displays the message "camera has stopped" if I run it on the emulator or "gallery has stopped" if I run it on real device. Later if I try to access it with ACTION_VIEW intent it says "can't open image" if I try it on a real device or if I try it on emulator it just behaves as if it had opened an image but the screen is all black and no real image is displayed.
Am I doing it right? is this code supposed to save the image properly? It's mostly based on Taking photos simply official android tutorial: Taking photos simply

Add FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION to the Intent. Right now, your third-party app has no rights to save the photo to your Uri.
If you are supporting older than Android 5.0, you might also need to use a ClipData workaround, as Intent flags do not affect EXTRA_OUTPUT on older Android versions.

Create and Share a File from Internal Storage

My goal is to create a XML file on internal storage and then send it through the share Intent.
I'm able to create a XML file using this code
FileOutputStream outputStream = context.openFileOutput(fileName, Context.MODE_WORLD_READABLE);
PrintStream printStream = new PrintStream(outputStream);
String xml = this.writeXml(); // get XML here
printStream.println(xml);
printStream.close();
I'm stuck trying to retrieve a Uri to the output file in order to share it. I first tried to access the file by converting the file to a Uri
File outFile = context.getFileStreamPath(fileName);
return Uri.fromFile(outFile);
This returns file:///data/data/com.my.package/files/myfile.xml but I cannot appear to attach this to an email, upload, etc.
If I manually check the file length, it's proper and shows there is a reasonable file size.
Next I created a content provider and tried to reference the file and it isn't a valid handle to the file. The ContentProvider doesn't ever seem to be called a any point.
Uri uri = Uri.parse("content://" + CachedFileProvider.AUTHORITY + "/" + fileName);
return uri;
This returns content://com.my.package.provider/myfile.xml but I check the file and it's zero length.
How do I access files properly? Do I need to create the file with the content provider? If so, how?
Update
Here is the code I'm using to share. If I select Gmail, it does show as an attachment but when I send it gives an error Couldn't show attachment and the email that arrives has no attachment.
public void onClick(View view) {
Log.d(TAG, "onClick " + view.getId());
switch (view.getId()) {
case R.id.share_cancel:
setResult(RESULT_CANCELED, getIntent());
finish();
break;
case R.id.share_share:
MyXml xml = new MyXml();
Uri uri;
try {
uri = xml.writeXmlToFile(getApplicationContext(), "myfile.xml");
//uri is "file:///data/data/com.my.package/files/myfile.xml"
Log.d(TAG, "Share URI: " + uri.toString() + " path: " + uri.getPath());
File f = new File(uri.getPath());
Log.d(TAG, "File length: " + f.length());
// shows a valid file size
Intent shareIntent = new Intent();
shareIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uri);
shareIntent.setType("text/plain");
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, "Share"));
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
break;
}
}
I noticed that there is an Exception thrown here from inside createChooser(...), but I can't figure out why it's thrown.
E/ActivityThread(572): Activity
com.android.internal.app.ChooserActivity has leaked IntentReceiver
com.android.internal.app.ResolverActivity$1#4148d658 that was
originally registered here. Are you missing a call to
unregisterReceiver()?
I've researched this error and can't find anything obvious. Both of these links suggest that I need to unregister a receiver.
ChooserActivity has leaked IntentReceiver
Why does Intent.createChooser() need a BroadcastReceiver and how to implement?
I have a receiver setup, but it's for an AlarmManager that is set elsewhere and doesn't require the app to register / unregister.
Code for openFile(...)
In case it's needed, here is the content provider I've created.
public ParcelFileDescriptor openFile(Uri uri, String mode) throws FileNotFoundException {
String fileLocation = getContext().getCacheDir() + "/" + uri.getLastPathSegment();
ParcelFileDescriptor pfd = ParcelFileDescriptor.open(new File(fileLocation), ParcelFileDescriptor.MODE_READ_ONLY);
return pfd;
}

It is possible to expose a file stored in your apps private directory via a ContentProvider. Here is some example code I made showing how to create a content provider that can do this.
Manifest
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.providertest"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0">
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="11" android:targetSdkVersion="15" />
<application android:label="#string/app_name"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme">
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<provider
android:name="MyProvider"
android:authorities="com.example.prov"
android:exported="true"
/>
</application>
</manifest>
In your ContentProvider override openFile to return the ParcelFileDescriptor
#Override
public ParcelFileDescriptor openFile(Uri uri, String mode) throws FileNotFoundException {
File cacheDir = getContext().getCacheDir();
File privateFile = new File(cacheDir, "file.xml");
return ParcelFileDescriptor.open(privateFile, ParcelFileDescriptor.MODE_READ_ONLY);
}
Make sure you have copied your xml file to the cache directory
private void copyFileToInternal() {
try {
InputStream is = getAssets().open("file.xml");
File cacheDir = getCacheDir();
File outFile = new File(cacheDir, "file.xml");
OutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(outFile.getAbsolutePath());
byte[] buff = new byte[1024];
int len;
while ((len = is.read(buff)) > 0) {
os.write(buff, 0, len);
}
os.flush();
os.close();
is.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace(); // TODO: should close streams properly here
}
}
Now any other apps should be able to get an InputStream for your private file by using the content uri (content://com.example.prov/myfile.xml)
For a simple test, call the content provider from a seperate app similar to the following
private class MyTask extends AsyncTask<String, Integer, String> {
#Override
protected String doInBackground(String... params) {
Uri uri = Uri.parse("content://com.example.prov/myfile.xml");
InputStream is = null;
StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
try {
is = getApplicationContext().getContentResolver().openInputStream(uri);
BufferedReader r = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(is));
String line;
while ((line = r.readLine()) != null) {
result.append(line);
}
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} finally {
try { if (is != null) is.close(); } catch (IOException e) { }
}
return result.toString();
}
#Override
protected void onPostExecute(String result) {
Toast.makeText(CallerActivity.this, result, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
super.onPostExecute(result);
}
}

So Rob's answer is correct I assume but I did it a bit differently. As far as I understand, with the setting in in provider:
android:exported="true"
you are giving public access to all your files?! Anyway, a way to give only access to some files is to define file path permissions in the following way:
<provider
android:authorities="com.your.app.package"
android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
android:exported="false"
android:grantUriPermissions="true">
<meta-data
android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
android:resource="#xml/file_paths" />
</provider>
and then in your XML directory you define file_paths.xml file as follows:
<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<files-path path="/" name="allfiles" />
<files-path path="tmp/" name="tmp" />
</paths>
now, the "allfiles" gives the same kind of public permission I guess as the option android:exported="true" but you don't really want that I guess so to define a subdirectory is the next line. Then all you have to do is store the files you want to share, there in that dir.
Next what you have to do is, as also Rob says, obtain a URI for this file. This is how I did it:
Uri contentUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(context, "com.your.app.package", sharedFile);
Then, when I have this URI, I had to attach to it permissions for other app to use it. I was using or sending this file URI to camera app. Anyway this is the way how I got the other app package info and granted permissions to the URI:
PackageManager packageManager = getPackageManager();
List<ResolveInfo> list = packageManager.queryIntentActivities(cameraIntent, PackageManager.MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY);
if (list.size() < 1) {
return;
}
String packageName = list.get(0).activityInfo.packageName;
grantUriPermission(packageName, sharedFileUri, Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION | Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
ClipData clipData = ClipData.newRawUri("CAMFILE", sharedFileUri);
cameraIntent.setClipData(clipData);
cameraIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION);
cameraIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
startActivityForResult(cameraIntent, GET_FROM_CAMERA);
I left the code for camera as I did not want to take some other example I did not work on. But this way you see that you can attach permissions to URI itself.
The camera's thing is that I can set it via ClipData and then additionally set permissions. I guess in your case you only need FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION as you are attaching a file to an email.
Here is the link to help on FileProvider as I based all of my post on the info I found there. Had some trouble finding a package info for camera app though.
Hope it helps.

None of the above answers helped. My problem was the point of passing intent extras but I'll walk you through all the steps to share a file.
Step 1: Create a Content Provider
This will make the file accessible to whichever app you want to share with.
Paste the following in the Manifest.xml file inside the <application></applicatio> tags
<provider
android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
android:authorities="{YOUR_PACKAGE_NAME}.fileprovider"
android:exported="false"
android:grantUriPermissions="true">
<meta-data
android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
android:resource="#xml/provider_paths" />
</provider>
Step 2: Define paths accessible by the content provider
Do this by creating a file called provider_paths.xml (or a name of your choice) under res/xml. Put the following code in the file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<paths>
<external-path
name="external"
path="." />
<external-files-path
name="external_files"
path="." />
<cache-path
name="cache"
path="." />
<external-cache-path
name="external_cache"
path="." />
<files-path
name="files"
path="." />
</paths>
Step 3: Create the Intent to share the file
Intent intentShareFile = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
Uri uri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(getApplicationContext(), getPackageName() + ".fileprovider", fileToShare);
intentShareFile.setDataAndType(uri, URLConnection.guessContentTypeFromName(fileToShare.getName()));
//Allow sharing apps to read the file Uri
intentShareFile.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
//Pass the file Uri instead of the path
intentShareFile.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM,
uri);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intentShareFile, "Share File"));

If you need to permission other apps to see your app's private files (for Share, or otherwise) you might be able to save some time and just use v4 compat library's FileProvider

This is what i'm using:
I combined some answers and used the current AndroidX Doku:
Sharing files Android Development
Basic Process: You change the manifest to make it possible for other apps to access your local files. the filepath's that are allowed to be accessed from outside are found in the res/xml/filepaths.xml. When sharing you create an intent to share and set a Flag that temporarily allowed the other app to access your local files. Android documentation claims this is the secure way to share files
Step1: Add FileProvider to Manifest
<provider
android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
android:authorities="com.YOUR.APP.PACKAGE.fileprovider"
android:grantUriPermissions="true"
android:exported="false">
<meta-data
android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
android:resource="#xml/filepaths" />
</provider>
Step2: Add filepaths.xml to res/xml (if XML folder does not exists just create it yourself)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<files-path path="share/" name="share" />
</paths>
Step3: Use a function like this to start a file share. this function moves the file to the predefined share folder and creates a Url to it. the ShareDir is the File pointing to the files/share/ directory. the copy_File function copies the given file to the share directory in order to be accessible from the outside.
The function also makes it possible to Send the File as email with given header and body. if not needed just set it to empty strings
public void ShareFiles(Activity activity, List<File> files, String header, String body) {
ArrayList<Uri> uriList = new ArrayList<>();
if(files != null) {
for (File f : files) {
if (f.exists()) {
File file_in_share = copy_File(f, ShareDir);
if(file_in_share == null)
continue;
// Use the FileProvider to get a content URI
try {
Uri fileUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(
activity,
"com.YOUR.APP.PACKAGE.fileprovider",
file_in_share);
uriList.add(fileUri);
} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
Log.e("File Selector",
"The selected file can't be shared: " + f.toString());
}
}
}
}
if(uriList.size() == 0)
{
Log.w("StorageModule", "ShareFiles: no files to share");
return;
}
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE);
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
intent.setType("text/html");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, header);
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, body);
intent.putParcelableArrayListExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uriList);
activity.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Share Files"));
}

Android Share Intent for a Bitmap - is it possible not to save it prior sharing?

I try to export a bitmap from my app using share intent without saving a file for a temporal location. All the examples I found are two-step
1) save to SD Card and create Uri for that file
2) start the intent with this Uri
Is it possible to make it without requiring WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission, saving the file [and removing it afterwards]? How to address devices without ExternalStorage?

I had this same problem. I didn't want to have to ask for the read and write external storage permissions. Also, sometimes there are problems when phones don't have SD cards or the cards get unmounted.
The following method uses a ContentProvider called FileProvider. Technically, you are still saving the bitmap (in internal storage) prior to sharing, but you don't need to request any permissions. Also, every time you share the bitmap the image file gets overwritten. And since it is in the internal cache, it will be deleted when the user uninstalls the app. So in my opinion, it is just as good as not saving the image. This method is also more secure than saving it to external storage.
The documentation is pretty good (see the Further Reading below), but some parts are a little tricky. Here is a summary that worked for me.
Set up the FileProvider in the Manifest
<manifest>
...
<application>
...
<provider
android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
android:authorities="com.example.myapp.fileprovider"
android:grantUriPermissions="true"
android:exported="false">
<meta-data
android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
android:resource="#xml/filepaths" />
</provider>
...
</application>
</manifest>
Replace com.example.myapp with your app package name.
Create res/xml/filepaths.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<cache-path name="shared_images" path="images/"/>
</paths>
This tells the FileProvider where to get the files to share (using the cache directory in this case).
Save the image to internal storage
// save bitmap to cache directory
try {
File cachePath = new File(context.getCacheDir(), "images");
cachePath.mkdirs(); // don't forget to make the directory
FileOutputStream stream = new FileOutputStream(cachePath + "/image.png"); // overwrites this image every time
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, stream);
stream.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
Share the image
File imagePath = new File(context.getCacheDir(), "images");
File newFile = new File(imagePath, "image.png");
Uri contentUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(context, "com.example.myapp.fileprovider", newFile);
if (contentUri != null) {
Intent shareIntent = new Intent();
shareIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION); // temp permission for receiving app to read this file
shareIntent.setDataAndType(contentUri, getContentResolver().getType(contentUri));
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, contentUri);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, "Choose an app"));
}
Further reading
FileProvider
Storage Options - Internal Storage
Sharing Files
Saving Files

I try to export a bitmap from my app using share intent without saving a file for a temporal location.
In theory, this is possible. In practice, it is probably not possible.
In theory, all you need to share is a Uri that will resolve to the bitmap. The simplest approach is if that is a file that is directly accessible by the other application, such as on external storage.
To not write it to flash at all, you would need to implement your own ContentProvider, figure out how to implement openFile() to return your in-memory bitmap, and then pass a Uri representing that bitmap in the ACTION_SEND Intent. Since openFile() needs to return a ParcelFileDescriptor, I don't know how you would do that without an on-disk representation, but I have not spent much time searching.
Is it possible to make it without requiring WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission, saving the file [and removing it afterwards]?
If you simply do not want it on external storage, you can go the ContentProvider route, using a file on internal storage. This sample project demonstrates a ContentProvider that serves up a PDF file via ACTION_VIEW to a PDF viewer on a device; the same approach could be used for ACTION_SEND.

If anyone still looking for easy and short solution without any storage permission (Supports nougat 7.0 as well). Here it is.
Add this in Manifest
<provider
android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
android:authorities="${applicationId}.provider"
android:exported="false"
android:grantUriPermissions="true">
<meta-data
android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
android:resource="#xml/provider_paths" />
</provider>
Now create provider_paths.xml
<paths>
<external-path name="external_files" path="."/>
</paths>
Finally Add this method to your activity/fragment (rootView is the view you want share)
private void ShareIt(View rootView){
if (rootView != null && context != null && !context.isFinishing()) {
rootView.setDrawingCacheEnabled(true);
Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(rootView.getDrawingCache());
if (bitmap != null ) {
//Save the image inside the APPLICTION folder
File mediaStorageDir = new File(AppContext.getInstance().getExternalCacheDir() + "Image.png");
try {
FileOutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(String.valueOf(mediaStorageDir));
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, outputStream);
outputStream.close();
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
if (ObjectUtils.isNotNull(mediaStorageDir)) {
Uri imageUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(getActivity(), getActivity().getApplicationContext().getPackageName() + ".provider", mediaStorageDir);
if (ObjectUtils.isNotNull(imageUri)) {
Intent waIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
waIntent.setType("image/*");
waIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, imageUri);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(waIntent, "Share with"));
}
}
}
}
}
Update:
As #Kathir mentioned in comments,
DrawingCache is deprecated from API 28+. Use below code to use Canvas instead.
Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(rootView.getWidth(), rootView.getHeight(), quality);
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(bitmap);
Drawable backgroundDrawable = view.getBackground();
if (backgroundDrawable != null) {
backgroundDrawable.draw(canvas);
} else {
canvas.drawColor(Color.WHITE);
}
view.draw(canvas);
return bitmap;

This for sharing CardView as an Image then saving it in the cache subdirectory of the app's internal storage area.
hope it will be helpful.
#Override
public void onClick(View view) {
CardView.setDrawingCacheEnabled(true);
CardView.buildDrawingCache();
Bitmap bitmap = CardView.getDrawingCache();
try{
File file = new File(getContext().getCacheDir()+"/Image.png");
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG,100,new FileOutputStream(file));
Uri uri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(getContext(),"com.mydomain.app", file);
Intent shareIntent = new Intent();
shareIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uri);
shareIntent.setType("image/jpeg");
getContext().startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, "Share"));
}catch (FileNotFoundException e) {e.printStackTrace();}
}
});

Here is working method to make a screenshot of own app and share it as image via any messanger or email client.
To fix the bitmap not updating problem I improved Suragch's answer, using Gurupad Mamadapur's comment and added own modifications.
Here is code in Kotlin language:
private lateinit var myRootView:View // root view of activity
#SuppressLint("SimpleDateFormat")
private fun shareScreenshot() {
// We need date and time to be added to image name to make it unique every time, otherwise bitmap will not update
val sdf = SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss")
val currentDateandTime = sdf.format(Date())
val imageName = "/image_$currentDateandTime.jpg"
// CREATE
myRootView = window.decorView.rootView
myRootView.isDrawingCacheEnabled = true
myRootView.buildDrawingCache(true) // maybe You dont need this
val bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(myRootView.drawingCache)
myRootView.isDrawingCacheEnabled = false
// SAVE
try {
File(this.cacheDir, "images").deleteRecursively() // delete old images
val cachePath = File(this.cacheDir, "images")
cachePath.mkdirs() // don't forget to make the directory
val stream = FileOutputStream("$cachePath$imageName")
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 90, stream) // can be png and any quality level
stream.close()
} catch (ex: Exception) {
Toast.makeText(this, ex.javaClass.canonicalName, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show() // You can replace this with Log.e(...)
}
// SHARE
val imagePath = File(this.cacheDir, "images")
val newFile = File(imagePath, imageName)
val contentUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(this, "com.example.myapp.fileprovider", newFile)
if (contentUri != null) {
val shareIntent = Intent()
shareIntent.action = Intent.ACTION_SEND
shareIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION) // temp permission for receiving app to read this file
shareIntent.type = "image/jpeg" // just assign type. we don't need to set data, otherwise intent will not work properly
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, contentUri)
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, "Choose app"))
}
}