I want to programatically launch a default file explorer to show me the contents of a folder.
I'm using this code, but it crashes:
Uri startDir = Uri.fromFile(new File("/sdcard/DCIM/Camera"));
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setData(startDir);
startActivity(intent);
LogCat shows "No Activity found to handle the Intent"...
What's my best option to do this? I want the user to see the contents of the folder and be able to click the files (e.g. click a video and launch it with default player, click a PDF and open it etc).
Unfortunately there seem to be no standard way to do this, I was searching for the exact same thing before and couldn't find out any solution. There are 2 alternative methods that might work for you:
1) Use a general intent and let the user pick his/her file manager
This is safe and easy but a little far from what we really want
Uri startDir = Uri.fromFile(new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()
.getAbsolutePath() + "/DCIM/Camera"));
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setData(startDir);
intent.setType("*/*");
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
startActivity(intent);
Don't use intent.setType("file/*");, it's not a standard MIME type.
2) Use Specific Intents that the famous file managers provide The well known file managers have their own custom intent filters that accept a directory path which allows simple browsing. Some of them are here: OI file manager, ES Explorer
Maybe you could check if the user have these specific file managers installed and then use this solution, else fallback to general intent.
For now these are the only two options you have. I will update this post if I find out any better solution.
Although I could not get the OI file manager to go to a specific directory, the following opens up the OI File Manager directly and goes to the last directory it was in.
Intent importFileIntent = new Intent();
importFileIntent.setType( "file/*" );
// Does nothing.
// Uri startingDir = Uri.fromFile( new File(
// Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath() + "/DCIM/Camera"));
// importFileIntent.setData( startingDirectory );
importFileIntent.setAction( Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT );
// Ensure that there's an activity to handle the intent.
if (importFileIntent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) == null) return;
startActivityForResult(importFileIntent, REQUEST_FILE_IMPORT);
If anybody has further success, I would love to hear it.
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I use the following code to open a pdf form. If I use Acrobat Reader it's not possible to write back to the original file. It always makes a copy which I only could guess but newer know for shure in my app.
I know that it has to be possible to edit the original because if I open a pdf from any file manager (e.g. the one from Asus) Adobe Reader edits it directly.
Xodo PDF allows direct edit. It even supports the correct ACTION_EDIT intent but I'm afraid that our users insist to use Adobe...
How can I edit the original with Adobe?
final File file = new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS) + File.separator + "x.pdf");
if(file.exists())
{
file.setWritable(true,false);
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
Uri contentUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(Objects.requireNonNull(getContext()),
BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID + ".fileprovider", file);
intent.setDataAndType(contentUri,"application/pdf");
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NO_HISTORY|Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION|Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
intent = Intent.createChooser(intent, "Open File");
startActivity(intent);
}
At the moment even Xodo doesn't work anymore but I was lucky to realized that OneDrive-PDF-Viewer does.
I want to show downloaded file in File Manager by giving the File absolute Path.I read a lot about it and find same thing
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
Uri uri = Uri.parse(file.getAbsolutePath());
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "*/*");
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Open folder"));
And it results to view only recent files that has been viwed. Please guide to Open File Manager while navigating it to file whose absolute path has been given.
I read a lot about it and find same thing
ACTION_GET_CONTENT has little to do with a file manager.
Please guide to Open File Manager while navigating it to file whose absolute path has been given.
There is nothing on Android for this, sorry.
I am using FFMPEG to make a video editor. I stuck when selecting a folder:
1/ I will show "File Manager" to user. They can choose a folder then return a path. How can choose a folder and get its path. For example: /sdcard/videokit/.
Here is my code, I must choose a mp4 file (not a folder I want).
public void openFolder()
{
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
Uri uri = Uri.parse(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getPath()
+ "/sdcard/");
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "folder|video/mp4");
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Select Folder"),PICK_VIDEO_OUTPUT_REQUEST);
}
Thank you in advance!
No, you cannot use Intent to choose folder in Android. You need a dialog of your own. Luckily, there are plenty ready to use code samples available, e.g. How to select folder in android?.
As always, this is a bit difficult to explain so I hope you can all follow.
I have an Activity that allows people to search through their file system for a file they'd like to upload to a server. What I want, is for when a person clicks a file, that it'll open the file so the user can see if it is the right one/edit it/ect and then click accept to send it or decline to return to the file system search.
Here is what I have so far:
File selectedFile = new File(o.getPath());
Uri fileUri = Uri.fromFile(selectedFile);
Intent i = new Intent(FileChooser.this, FileView.class);
i.setAction(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
i.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(selectedFile), "text/*");
startActivity(i);
I'm able to open the files no problem when I don't try to call FileView.class, of
course. But then I'm not able to add the menu...I feel like there's something simple I'm missing.
Anyone have any experience doing this?
I am using the below code which opens up the Gallery, Music Player, Dropbox and Contacts, i want the My Files folder to get open programatically, please let me know if there are any specific intent parameters i need to pass to get the File Manager open.
if it is not possible through intent then please give me a snippet or an hint to open the My Files folder programatically.
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
intent.setType("*/*");
Intent i = Intent.createChooser(intent, "View Default File Manager");
startActivityForResult(i, CHOOSE_FILE_REQUESTCODE);
Thanks.
You can use this code to file the files.
int PICKFILE_RESULT_CODE=1;
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
intent.setType("file/*");
startActivityForResult(intent,PICKFILE_RESULT_CODE);
this will help you to browse the files from your storage.
Its best that you include a library in your project which handles this scenario.
This worked for me:
This library shows the list of third-party apps. It also has its own file browser for selecting files.
Bad thing is, most Android distributions may or may not ship with a file manager, and even so, may be not with the one which handles CHOOSE_FILE_REQUESTCODE.
So, you are left to create your own file picker activity. Luckily there are many ready made ones available:
http://code.google.com/p/android-filechooser/
https://developers.inkfilepicker.com/docs/android/
If you want to open samsung My Files application try this below code.
Intent intent = new Intent("com.sec.android.app.myfiles.PICK_DATA");
intent.putExtra("CONTENT_TYPE", "*/*");
startActivityForResult(intent, CHOOSE_FILE_REQUESTCODE);
You have to specifically mention the package name of the explorer application. Please find the example below to open a specific folder in ES Explorer.
public void openfolderInexplorer(String path){
Intent intent = this.getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage("com.estrongs.android.pop");
if (intent != null) {
// If the application is avilable
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
Uri uri = Uri.parse(path);
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "resource/folder");
this.startActivity(intent);
} else {
// Play store to install app
intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
intent.setData(Uri.parse("market://details?id=" +
"com.estrongs.android.pop"));
this.startActivity(intent);
}
try this below code. if any file manager available , then it will pop up in a form of menu to choose appropriate for the user.
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
intent.setType("file/*");
startActivityForResult(intent, CHOOSE_FILE_REQUESTCODE);