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File saved in "Downloads" directory but when we open this folder by starting activity files does not appear

I want to implement functionality for saving image in Downloads directory and after that offer to user to open this one in a directory (open directory in which user can find and open this image). But I've got one issue. Saving ends successfully, but when user clicks "OPEN" in snackbar and chooses app to perform this action another directory appears. It contains also "Downloads" directory as well, this Downloads directory does not contain saved images! It seems like in android we have two different "Downloads" directories.
Below is how i get path for save image:
private File getFileForImageSaving() {
String filename = getImageNameFromUrl(mImageUrl) + ".png";
File dest = new File(
Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS),
filename);
int index = 1;
while (dest.exists()) {
filename = getImageNameFromUrl(mImageUrl) + "_" + index + ".png";
dest = new File(
Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS),
filename);
index++;
}
return dest;
}
This is how i run activity for view "Download" directory and open files.
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
Uri uri = Uri.parse(
Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS).getPath());
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "image/png");
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Open folder"));
This is how I save image. It is realy works, I've checked.
pri
vate void saveImageToFile() {
File dest = getFileForImageSaving();
new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>() {
#Override
protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) {
FileOutputStream out = null;
try {
dest.createNewFile();
out = new FileOutputStream(dest);
Bitmap bitmap = Glide.with(ArticleImageViewActivity.this)
.load(mImageUrl)
.asBitmap()
.into(Target.SIZE_ORIGINAL, Target.SIZE_ORIGINAL)
.get();
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, out);
out.flush();
Utils.showInSnackBar(
ArticleImageViewActivity.this, getString(R.string.image_has_been_successfully_saved),
Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG,
onOpenImageInDirectoryListener,
getString(R.string.open_image_in_directory));
} catch (Exception e) {
Utils.showInSnackBar(ArticleImageViewActivity.this,
getString(R.string.error_occurred_during_saving_image),
Snackbar.LENGTH_SHORT, null, null);
} finally {
if (out != null) {
try {
out.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
return null;
}
}.execute();
}

I partially resolve my problem by using Intent.ACTION_VIEW instead of Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT and " / " mime type instead of "image/png". But only partially because in this case user will be offered to choose a wide range of applications, but not only applications like filemanagers.

use MediaScannerConnection.scanFile to scan the file after saving. if you don't many/most galleries wont show your file.
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/MediaScannerConnection.html

saved video doesn't appear in gallery

I hope someone can help me with this problem.
I have an app which enables the user to take a video (.mp4) or pick existing one. If taking a video, the video is saved to a public directory and I triggered the Android to scan the file to add it to media gallery.
Problem is, taking the video is working fine, I can preview the finished video just fine in my app. But this same video won't appear in media gallery and won't be accessible by other apps -except the FileManager-, even though other .mp4 in the same folder appear in the list just fine.
Further info:
In FileManager app, The not-appearing files have icon video icon while the appearing ones got a thumbnail. I can trigger these not-appearing files to be added to media gallery apps by cut and paste the files in FileManager app (so I believe is not due to files being corrupted).
The scan code works fine for the my code that take images from existing camera app, it just won't work for the video ones...
Is there any need for additional permission for this to work? I've added/asked/request permission for write and read from ext. storage and camera in my manifest and code.
This below is how I take the Video and scan it into gallery :
private void takeVideo() {
Intent takeVideoIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_VIDEO_CAPTURE);
if (takeVideoIntent.resolveActivity(ctx.getPackageManager()) != null) {
// Create the file where photo should go
File mediaFile = null;
try {
mediaFile = getOutputMediaFile(ctx, MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO);
} catch (IOException ex) {
Log.e("FragCamera", "takeVideo() : Error occurred while creating File." + ex);
}
if (mediaFile != null) {
Uri mediaUri = Uri.fromFile(mediaFile);
Log.d("FragCamera", "takeVideo() mediaUri: " + mediaUri);
currMediaUri = mediaUri;
currPhotoPath = mediaFile.getAbsolutePath();
Log.d("FragCamera", "takeVideo() currPhotoPath: " + currPhotoPath);
//make the new file available for other apps
updateMediaGallery(mediaFile);
MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(
ctx,
new String[]{currPhotoPath},
new String[]{"video/mp4"},
new MediaScannerConnection.OnScanCompletedListener() {
#Override
public void onScanCompleted(String path, Uri uri) {
Log.v("FragCameraScan",
"file " + path + " was scanned seccessfully: " + uri);
}
});
takeVideoIntent.putExtra(android.provider.MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, mediaUri);
this.startActivityForResult(takeVideoIntent, I_REQUEST_VIDEO_CAPTURE);
}
}
}
private void galleryAddPic(String filePath) {
Intent mediaScanIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_SCANNER_SCAN_FILE);
File f = new File(filePath);
Uri contentUri = Uri.fromFile(f);
mediaScanIntent.setData(contentUri);
ctx.sendBroadcast(mediaScanIntent);
}
Logcat value for each Log in the code above :
D/FragCamera: takeVideo() mediaUri: file:///storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera/VID_20161207_142021.mp4
D/FragCamera: takeVideo() currPhotoPath: /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera/VID_20161207_142021.mp4
V/FragCameraScan: file /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera/VID_20161207_142021.mp4 was scanned seccessfully: null

try using this function
public Uri addVideo(File videoFile) {
ContentValues values = new ContentValues(3);
values.put(MediaStore.Video.Media.TITLE, "My video title");
values.put(MediaStore.Video.Media.MIME_TYPE, "video/mp4");
values.put(MediaStore.Video.Media.DATA, videoFile.getAbsolutePath());
return getContentResolver().insert(MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, values);
}
the 'values' is simply meta data about the video

Android - Google Drive SDK - Open file

I am used to opening my files in my apps using the next code:
public void openFile(#NonNull String uri) {
checkNotNull(uri);
File file = new File(uri);
String dataType = null;
if (ContentTypeUtils.isPdf(uri)) dataType = "application/pdf";
else if (ContentTypeUtils.isImage(uri)) dataType = "image/*";
if (file.exists() && dataType != null) {
Intent target = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
target.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(file), dataType);
target.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NO_HISTORY);
Intent intent = Intent.createChooser(target, "Open file");
try {
startActivity(intent);
} catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
Log.e(TAG, "There is a problem when opening the file :(");
}
} else {
Toast.makeText(getContext(), "Invalido", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
I had always used static files so this was enough, but now I am using the Google Drive SDK for Android. I possess the driveId of the file I want to open but the problem is I cannot find a clean way to open the file contents I obtain by doing this:
Drive.DriveApi.fetchDriveId(mGoogleApiClient, documentFile.getDriveId())
.setResultCallback(driveIdResult -> {
PendingResult<DriveApi.DriveContentsResult> open =
driveIdResult.getDriveId().asDriveFile().open(
mGoogleApiClient,
DriveFile.MODE_READ_ONLY,
null);
open.setResultCallback(result -> {
DriveContents contents = result.getDriveContents();
InputStream inputStream = contents.getInputStream();
// I know I can get the input stream, and use it to write a new file.
});
});
So the only thing that comes to my mind is creating a static route to create a file every time I have to open it, and erasing it every time I have to open a new file.
What I have understood up until now is that the Google Drive API for Android already saves an instance of the file so what I have in mind sounds unnecessary, I would like to know if there is a better way to achieve this. Is there a way I can open the file and do something similar to what I do with the Intent.ACTION_VIEW in a cleaner way?
Thanks in advance.

Well since it seems this will not be answered I will post what I did. All I did was create a temp file where I put my contents to be read. I still don't know if it was the best choice so this question will still be opened for a better answer.
open.setResultCallback(result -> {
DriveContents contents = result.getDriveContents();
InputStream inputStream = contents.getInputStream();
writeTempFile(inputStream);
});
And here the implementation of the `writeTempFile`:
private synchronized File writeTempFile(#NonNull InputStream inputStream) {
checkNotNull(inputStream);
File filePath = new File(mActivity.getFilesDir(), "TempFiles");
if (!filePath.exists()) filePath.mkdirs();
File file = new File(filePath, TEMP_FILE);
try {
OutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(file);
IOUtils.copyLarge(inputStream, outputStream);
IOUtils.closeQuietly(inputStream);
IOUtils.closeQuietly(outputStream);
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
return file;
}

Android app - how to write to Android device's Documents folder?

I want to create a XML file inside my Android app.
This file I want to write into the documents folder of my Android device.
Later I want to connect my Android device to my PC using USB and read that XML file out of the documents folder.
My Device is an Android Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1, Android 4.4.2.
I tried already:
String fileName = "example.xml";
String myDirectory = "myDirectory";
String externalStorage = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath();
File outputFile = new File(externalStorage + File.separator + myDirectory + File.separator + fileName);
But no file is created. I also want later to read that file out of the documents folder into may app again.
Any help is appreciated, thanks!

I know this is late, but you can get the documents directory like this:
File dir = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS);
File file = new File(dir, "example.txt");
//Write to file
try (FileWriter fileWriter = new FileWriter(file)) {
fileWriter.append("Writing to file!");
} catch (IOException e) {
//Handle exception
}

Set permission in Android Manifest
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
Use this code to write to external directory
String fileName = "example.xml";
String dirName = "MyDirectory";
String contentToWrite = "Your Content Goes Here";
File myDir = new File("sdcard", dirName);
/*if directory doesn't exist, create it*/
if(!myDir.exists())
myDir.mkdirs();
File myFile = new File(myDir, fileName);
/*Write to file*/
try {
FileWriter fileWriter = new FileWriter(myFile);
fileWriter.append(contentToWrite);
fileWriter.flush();
fileWriter.close();
}
catch(IOException e){
e.printStackTrace();
}

Before creating file you have to create directory in which you are saving the file.
Try like this one:-
String fileName = "example.xml";
String myDirectory = "myDirectory";
String externalStorage = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath();
File outputDirectory = new File(externalStorage + File.separator + myDirectory );
if(!outputDirectory.exist()){
outputDirectory.mkDir();
}
File outputFile = new File(externalStorage + File.separator + myDirectory + File.separator + fileName);
outputFile.createFile();

Try restarting you device and then check if the file exists. If so, you are creating it (which it looks like you should be based on your code) but it is not showing up until the media is scanned on your device. Try implementing MediaScannerConnectionClient so it will show become visible after creation.
public class MainActivity extends Activity implements MediaScannerConnectionClient {
private MediaScannerConnection msConn;
private File example;
...
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
...
msConn = new MediaScannerConnection(this.getApplicationContext(), this);
String dir = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/Documents/";
example = new File(dir, "example.xml");
msConn.connect();
}
#Override
public void onMediaScannerConnected() {
msConn.scanFile(example.getAbsolutePath(), null);
}
#Override
public void onScanCompleted(String path, Uri uri) {
msConn.disconnect();
}

From Android 10 onwards, Android started using Scoped Storage model to protect user privacy.
If you want to share this file with the User, then you should write this file in Shared Storage. To write a file in Shared Storage, this has to be done in 3 steps:-
Step 1: Launch System Picker to choose the destination by the user. This will return Uri of the destination directory.
private ActivityResultLauncher<Intent> launcher; // Initialise this object in Activity.onCreate()
private Uri baseDocumentTreeUri;
public void launchBaseDirectoryPicker() {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT_TREE);
launcher.launch(intent);
}
Step 2: Launch System Picker to choose the destination by the user. This will return the Uri of the destination directory. Also, you can optionally persist the permissions and Uri for future use.
#Override
public void onActivityResult(ActivityResult result) {
if (result.getResultCode() == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
baseDocumentTreeUri = Objects.requireNonNull(result.getData()).getData();
final int takeFlags = (Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION | Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION);
// take persistable Uri Permission for future use
context.getContentResolver().takePersistableUriPermission(result.getData().getData(), takeFlags);
SharedPreferences preferences = context.getSharedPreferences("com.example.fileutility", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
preferences.edit().putString("filestorageuri", result.getData().getData().toString()).apply();
} else {
Log.e("FileUtility", "Some Error Occurred : " + result);
}
}
Step 3: Write CSV content into a file.
public void writeFile(String fileName, String content) {
try {
DocumentFile directory = DocumentFile.fromTreeUri(context, baseDocumentTreeUri);
DocumentFile file = directory.createFile("text/*", fileName);
ParcelFileDescriptor pfd = context.getContentResolver().openFileDescriptor(file.getUri(), "w");
FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(pfd.getFileDescriptor());
fos.write(content.getBytes());
fos.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
}
}
For more explanation, you can read "How to Save a file in Shared Storage in Android 10 or Higher" or Android official documentation.

Android Camera no save in specific folder [MediaStore.INTENT_ACTION_STILL_IMAGE_CAMERA]

I'm a problem when I using the MediaStore.INTENT_ACTION_STILL_IMAGE_CAMERA in the Intent. The camera starts correctly but it doesn't save the files in my specific folder "/photo". But when I use the MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE it works fine, but I can't use this because it take only one photo each time.
I need the camera starts and the user takes many photos. After he closes the camera and all photos are saved in my specific folder.
Thanks for your help.
Regards,
Marcelo
Source code:
public void startCamera() {
Intent takePictureIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.INTENT_ACTION_STILL_IMAGE_CAMERA);
File file = null;
try {
file = createImageFile();
takePictureIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, Uri.fromFile(file));
} catch (IOException e) {
file = null;
Log.e(this.getClass().getName(), e.getMessage(), e);
}
activity.startActivity(takePictureIntent);
}
private File createImageFile() throws IOException {
String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
String imageFileName = JPEG_FILE_PREFIX + timeStamp + JPEG_FILE_SUFFIX;
return new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath() + "/photo/", imageFileName);
}

MediaStore.INTENT_ACTION_STILL_IMAGE_CAMERA This intent does not support activity results or specific intent file outputs. This intent is designed to simply open the camera. The functionality you seek does not exist natively in Android.