I am currently capturing and saving an image in a specific folder successfully and having a specific name that i choose. the problem is that the image is also being saved in the gallery having a different name. how can i delete the image in the gallery.
this is how i am capturing the image.
Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
File imagesFolder = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), this.getResources().getString(R.string.attachments_folder));
File image = new File(imagesFolder, "IM_" + timeStamp + ".jpeg");
Uri uriSavedImage = Uri.fromFile(image); intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, uriSavedImage);
startActivityForResult(intent, 100);
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when i use this code ->
Intent cameraIntent = new Intent(android.provider.MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
cameraIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, uri);
I am able to save the image to specified path but it is also saving to the gallery. I dont want to save the image to gallery. Please help here.
Thanks in advance for your valuable time.
try this
private void captureCameraImage() {
Intent chooserIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
chooserIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, getFilename());
startActivityForResult(chooserIntent, CAMERA_PHOTO);
}
method to return file name that you can specify whre you want to save
public String getFilename() {
File file = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getPath(), "MyFolder/Images");
if (!file.exists()) {
file.mkdirs();
}
String uriSting = (file.getAbsolutePath() + "/" + System.currentTimeMillis() + ".jpg");
return uriSting;
}
Capture Image using below Intent -
Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
// create a file to save the image
File MyDir = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + File.separator + "MyDir");
if (!MyDir.exists()){
MyDir.mkdirs()
}
File fileUri = new File(MyDir.getAbsolutePath() + File.separator + "IMG_"+ timeStamp + ".jpg");
intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, fileUri); // set the image file name
// start the image capture Intent
startActivityForResult(intent, CAPTURE_IMAGE_ACTIVITY_REQUEST_CODE);
The gallery app scans the folders for Media contents and populates them in gallery.
If you wish not to display your captured images in gallery follow below methods-
Creating A .Nomedia File
Adding A Dot Prefix
I faced the same problem and implemented several workarounds similar to this one.
I tried also to keep the file hidden adding the . prefix to the filname and to put a .nomedia file (see MediaStore.MEDIA_IGNORE_FILENAME) within the folder where I stored the images but in some cases, calling the camera app via intent as usual
Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
if (intent.resolveActivity(getActivity().getPackageManager()) != null) {
Uri fileUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(getContext(), getString(R.string.file_provider_authority), file);
intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, fileUri);
startActivityForResult(intent, CAMERA_REQUEST_CODE);
} else {
showToastMessage(getString(R.string.no_camera_activity), Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
}
depending on the device and the camera app, this latter might store the picture also within the gallery (usually saving a file with a timestamp as the filename) even if you are providing an Uri associated to a file you are storing within your application private partition.
So I found that the most reliable way of doing what I needed was to control the camera directly by your own or to adopt cwac-cam2 library provided by CommonsWare within YourActivity in this way (note the commented .updateMediaStore() line)
Uri fileUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(getContext(), getString(R.string.file_provider_authority), file);
CameraActivity.IntentBuilder builder = new CameraActivity.IntentBuilder(this); // this refers to the activity instance
Intent intent = builder
.skipConfirm()
.facing(Facing.BACK)
.to(fileUri)
//.updateMediaStore() // uncomment only if you want to update MediaStore
.flashMode(FlashMode.AUTO)
.build();
startActivityForResult(intent, CAMERA_REQUEST_CODE);
Hello I want to save captured photo in application directory where SQLite etc reside. I don't want to make any folder and any hidden file in the SD Card. How this can be save the captured photo in application directory.
I am trying this below but it is saving in the SD card that is hidden file but I don't want this approach.
Intent cameraIntent = new Intent(
android.provider.MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
String capturedPhotoName = "." + System.currentTimeMillis() + ".png";
File photo = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(),
capturedPhotoName);
cameraIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, Uri.fromFile(photo));
imageUri = Uri.fromFile(photo);
startActivityForResult(cameraIntent, CAMERA_INTENT_REQUEST);
Thanks in advance !
Try this method to save captured image in application storage
public Uri setImageUri() {
ContextWrapper cw = new ContextWrapper(getApplicationContext());
File directory = cw.getDir("imageDir", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
File file = new File(directory,System.currentTimeMillis() + ".png");
Uri imgUri = Uri.fromFile(file);
this.imgPath = file.getAbsolutePath();
return imgUri;
}
Image will store at this location
/data/data/com.your.packagename/app_data/imageDir
get URI from onActivityResult() and convert it into bytes store bytes in Database.
byte[] UserPic = null;
UserPic = Base64.decode(result.getData(), 0);
save userPic in DataBase
I want to create a new folder when I capture images and store it there. But my captured images is always going to my default gallery folder and the new folder is not appearing in the gallery if I don't restart my cellular phone. I need to restart my phone first for the folder to appear and the images captured to appear in that folder every time I take a pic.
Intent intent_cam = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
File imagesFolder = new File(android.os.Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), "Apps");
if (!imagesFolder.exists()) {
imagesFolder.mkdirs();
File image = new File(imagesFolder, "Apps_" + timeStamp + ".png");
Uri uriSavedImage = Uri.fromFile(image);
intent_cam.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, uriSavedImage);
startActivityForResult(intent_cam, 1);
}
else {
File image = new File(imagesFolder, "Apps_" + timeStamp + ".png");
Uri uriSavedImage = Uri.fromFile(image);
intent_cam.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, uriSavedImage);
startActivityForResult(intent_cam, 1);
}
Manifest:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
Use folder creation condition like this.
if (!imagesFolder.exists() && imagesFolder.mkdirs())
What is logcat saying???
I solved my second problem about needing to restart using this line:
sendBroadcast(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_MOUNTED, Uri.parse("file://" + Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory())));
After capturing a photo I'm receiving an Intent data from which I'm retrieving an Uri:
Uri contentURI = data.getData();
content Uri is content://media/external/images/media/5576
Using this contentURI I need to save a File to SD card, please advice how. Thank you very much for assistance.
Why not save the Photo to a folder while you are taking a picture from the Camera using an Intent? That will speed things up a bit. Try this piece of code for example:
Intent getCameraImage = new Intent("android.media.action.IMAGE_CAPTURE");
File cameraFolder;
if (android.os.Environment.getExternalStorageState().equals(android.os.Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED))
cameraFolder = new File(android.os.Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(),"CHANGE_TO_YOUR_FOLDER_NAME/camera");
else
cameraFolder= StatusUpdate.this.getCacheDir();
if(!cameraFolder.exists())
cameraFolder.mkdirs();
File photo = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), "CHANGE_TO_YOUR_FOLDER_NAME/camera/camera_snap.jpg");
getCameraImage.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, Uri.fromFile(photo));
Uri initialURI = Uri.fromFile(photo);
startActivityForResult(getCameraImage, 2);
I am trying to save photo and video like
Intent imageIntent = new Intent(android.provider.MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
String pathMedia = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath() + "/MyImages/image_001.png";
Uri uriSavedImage = Uri.fromFile(new File(pathMedia));
imageIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, uriSavedImage);
but it doesn't work ( I pass through onResult and everything is Ok ) but there is no folder MyImages. How to force phone to save images to specific folder ( it needs to work on every model phone with Froyo or upper) ?
I added to manifest WRITE_EXTERNAL STORAGE and CAMERA privileges.
It's probably because you never created the folder, try this:
File imagesFolder = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), "MyImages");
imagesFolder.mkdirs(); // <----
File image = new File(imagesFolder, "image_001.jpg");
Uri uriSavedImage = Uri.fromFile(image);
imageIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, uriSavedImage);