Before KitKat (or before the new Gallery) the Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT returned a URI like this
content://media/external/images/media/3951.
Using the ContentResolver and querying for
MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA returned the file URL.
In KitKat however the Gallery returns a URI (via "Last") like this:
content://com.android.providers.media.documents/document/image:3951
How do I handle this?
Try this:
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <19){
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setType("image/jpeg");
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, getResources().getString(R.string.select_picture)),GALLERY_INTENT_CALLED);
} else {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT);
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
intent.setType("image/jpeg");
startActivityForResult(intent, GALLERY_KITKAT_INTENT_CALLED);
}
@Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if (resultCode != Activity.RESULT_OK) return;
if (null == data) return;
Uri originalUri = null;
if (requestCode == GALLERY_INTENT_CALLED) {
originalUri = data.getData();
} else if (requestCode == GALLERY_KITKAT_INTENT_CALLED) {
originalUri = data.getData();
final int takeFlags = data.getFlags()
& (Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION
| Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION);
// Check for the freshest data.
getContentResolver().takePersistableUriPermission(originalUri, takeFlags);
}
loadSomeStreamAsynkTask(originalUri);
}
Probably need
@SuppressLint("NewApi")
for
takePersistableUriPermission
This requires no special permissions, and works with the Storage Access Framework, as well as the unofficial ContentProvider pattern (file path in _data field).
/**
* Get a file path from a Uri. This will get the the path for Storage Access
* Framework Documents, as well as the _data field for the MediaStore and
* other file-based ContentProviders.
*
* @param context The context.
* @param uri The Uri to query.
* @author paulburke
*/
public static String getPath(final Context context, final Uri uri) {
final boolean isKitKat = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT;
// DocumentProvider
if (isKitKat && DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context, uri)) {
// ExternalStorageProvider
if (isExternalStorageDocument(uri)) {
final String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
final String[] split = docId.split(":");
final String type = split[0];
if ("primary".equalsIgnoreCase(type)) {
return Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/" + split[1];
}
// TODO handle non-primary volumes
}
// DownloadsProvider
else if (isDownloadsDocument(uri)) {
final String id = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
final Uri contentUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(
Uri.parse("content://downloads/public_downloads"), Long.valueOf(id));
return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, null, null);
}
// MediaProvider
else if (isMediaDocument(uri)) {
final String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
final String[] split = docId.split(":");
final String type = split[0];
Uri contentUri = null;
if ("image".equals(type)) {
contentUri = MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
} else if ("video".equals(type)) {
contentUri = MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
} else if ("audio".equals(type)) {
contentUri = MediaStore.Audio.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
}
final String selection = "_id=?";
final String[] selectionArgs = new String[] {
split[1]
};
return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, selection, selectionArgs);
}
}
// MediaStore (and general)
else if ("content".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
// Return the remote address
if (isGooglePhotosUri(uri))
return uri.getLastPathSegment();
return getDataColumn(context, uri, null, null);
}
// File
else if ("file".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
return uri.getPath();
}
return null;
}
/**
* Get the value of the data column for this Uri. This is useful for
* MediaStore Uris, and other file-based ContentProviders.
*
* @param context The context.
* @param uri The Uri to query.
* @param selection (Optional) Filter used in the query.
* @param selectionArgs (Optional) Selection arguments used in the query.
* @return The value of the _data column, which is typically a file path.
*/
public static String getDataColumn(Context context, Uri uri, String selection,
String[] selectionArgs) {
Cursor cursor = null;
final String column = "_data";
final String[] projection = {
column
};
try {
cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(uri, projection, selection, selectionArgs,
null);
if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {
final int index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(column);
return cursor.getString(index);
}
} finally {
if (cursor != null)
cursor.close();
}
return null;
}
/**
* @param uri The Uri to check.
* @return Whether the Uri authority is ExternalStorageProvider.
*/
public static boolean isExternalStorageDocument(Uri uri) {
return "com.android.externalstorage.documents".equals(uri.getAuthority());
}
/**
* @param uri The Uri to check.
* @return Whether the Uri authority is DownloadsProvider.
*/
public static boolean isDownloadsDocument(Uri uri) {
return "com.android.providers.downloads.documents".equals(uri.getAuthority());
}
/**
* @param uri The Uri to check.
* @return Whether the Uri authority is MediaProvider.
*/
public static boolean isMediaDocument(Uri uri) {
return "com.android.providers.media.documents".equals(uri.getAuthority());
}
/**
* @param uri The Uri to check.
* @return Whether the Uri authority is Google Photos.
*/
public static boolean isGooglePhotosUri(Uri uri) {
return "com.google.android.apps.photos.content".equals(uri.getAuthority());
}
See an up-to-date version of this method here.
Authority: com.google.android.apps.docs.storage and Segments: [document, acc=1;doc=667]. I'm not sure, but assume that the doc value is the Uri ID that you can query against. You'll likely need permissions to be set up as detailed in "Authorize your app on Android" here: developers.google.com/drive/integrate-android-ui. Please update here if you figure it out. –
Mysia if (isKitKat && DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context, uri)) are you assuming that if isKitKatis false, than DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context, uri) won't be checked (reasonable thinking) ? if so, then how can you be sure about that? if not, then shouldn't the if (isKitKat) be checked first, then if (DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context, uri)) ? @Paul Burke –
Sturdivant if (a() && b()). In this case, if a is false, b will not be checked by JVM since there is no point checking for b -- result is already false. –
Bickart getDataColumn? What does it do? –
Oleum _data wouldn't work when ContentProvider doesn't support it. It is recommended to follow @Colonialism instructions and not use full file path anymore, because it could be a file in Dropbox cloud instead of a real file. –
Tipi Error Unknown URI: content://downloads/public_downloads https://mcmap.net/q/18044/-unknown-url-content-downloads-my_downloads –
Dissever ids like msf:31 from the emulator running API 30 for some images I've uploaded (drag and dropped) to it, which is not handled by this code. What is your suggestion then for the correct approach to the OPs problem, since this is brittle as you suggest? –
Skeie Try this:
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <19){
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setType("image/jpeg");
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, getResources().getString(R.string.select_picture)),GALLERY_INTENT_CALLED);
} else {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT);
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
intent.setType("image/jpeg");
startActivityForResult(intent, GALLERY_KITKAT_INTENT_CALLED);
}
@Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if (resultCode != Activity.RESULT_OK) return;
if (null == data) return;
Uri originalUri = null;
if (requestCode == GALLERY_INTENT_CALLED) {
originalUri = data.getData();
} else if (requestCode == GALLERY_KITKAT_INTENT_CALLED) {
originalUri = data.getData();
final int takeFlags = data.getFlags()
& (Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION
| Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION);
// Check for the freshest data.
getContentResolver().takePersistableUriPermission(originalUri, takeFlags);
}
loadSomeStreamAsynkTask(originalUri);
}
Probably need
@SuppressLint("NewApi")
for
takePersistableUriPermission
Had the same problem, tried the solution above but though it worked generally, for some reason I was getting permission denial on Uri content provider for some images although I had the android.permission.MANAGE_DOCUMENTS permission added properly.
Anyway found other solution which is to force opening image gallery instead of KITKAT documents view with :
// KITKAT
i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK,android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
startActivityForResult(i, CHOOSE_IMAGE_REQUEST);
and then load the image:
Uri selectedImageURI = data.getData();
input = c.getContentResolver().openInputStream(selectedImageURI);
BitmapFactory.decodeStream(input , null, opts);
EDIT
ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT might require you to persist permissions flags etc and generally often results in Security Exceptions...
Other solution is to use the ACTION_GET_CONTENT combined with c.getContentResolver().openInputStream(selectedImageURI) which will work both on pre-KK and KK. Kitkat will use new documents view then and this solution will work with all apps like Photos, Gallery, File Explorer, Dropbox, Google Drive etc...) but remember that when using this solution you have to create image in your onActivityResult() and store it on SD Card for example. Recreating this image from saved uri on next app launch would throw Security Exception on content resolver even when you add permission flags as described in Google API docs (that's what happened when I did some testing)
Additionally the Android Developer API Guidelines suggest:
ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT is not intended to be a replacement for ACTION_GET_CONTENT. The one you should use depends on the needs of your app:
Use ACTION_GET_CONTENT if you want your app to simply read/import data. With this approach, the app imports a copy of the data, such as an image file.
Use ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT if you want your app to have long term, persistent access to documents owned by a document provider. An example would be a photo-editing app that lets users edit images stored in a document provider.
Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT. Anyway I kept the Intent.createChooser() wrapper on the new Intent, to let user choose the app for browsing, and worked as expected. Can someone see drawbacks for this solution? –
Ogdan Just as Commonsware mentioned, you shouldn't assume, that the stream you get via ContentResolver is convertable into file.
What you really should do is to open the InputStream from the ContentProvider, then create a Bitmap out of it. And it works on 4.4 and earlier versions as well, no need for reflection.
//cxt -> current context
InputStream input;
Bitmap bmp;
try {
input = cxt.getContentResolver().openInputStream(fileUri);
bmp = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(input);
} catch (FileNotFoundException e1) {
}
Of course if you handle big images, you should load them with appropriate inSampleSize: http://developer.android.com/training/displaying-bitmaps/load-bitmap.html. But that's another topic.
Bitmap bitmap = MediaStore.Images.Media.getBitmap(getActivity().getContentResolver(), uri). What is wrong with this? –
Oleum I believe the responses already posted should get people going in the right direction. However here is what I did that made sense for the legacy code I was updating. The legacy code was using the URI from the gallery to change and then save the images.
Prior to 4.4 (and google drive), the URIs would look like this: content://media/external/images/media/41
As stated in the question, they more often look like this: content://com.android.providers.media.documents/document/image:3951
Since I needed the ability to save images and not disturb the already existing code, I just copied the URI from the gallery into the data folder of the app. Then originated a new URI from the saved image file in the data folder.
Here's the idea:
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
intent.setType("image/*");
startActivityForResult(intent), CHOOSE_IMAGE_REQUEST);
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
File tempFile = new File(this.getFilesDir().getAbsolutePath(), "temp_image");
//Copy URI contents into temporary file.
try {
tempFile.createNewFile();
copyAndClose(this.getContentResolver().openInputStream(data.getData()),new FileOutputStream(tempFile));
}
catch (IOException e) {
//Log Error
}
//Now fetch the new URI
Uri newUri = Uri.fromFile(tempFile);
/* Use new URI object just like you used to */
}
Note - copyAndClose() just does file I/O to copy InputStream into a FileOutputStream. The code is not posted.
Just wanted to say that this answer is brilliant and I'm using it for a long time without problems. But some time ago I've stumbled upon a problem that DownloadsProvider returns URIs in format content://com.android.providers.downloads.documents/document/raw%3A%2Fstorage%2Femulated%2F0%2FDownload%2Fdoc.pdf and hence app is crashed with NumberFormatException as it's impossible to parse its uri segments as long. But raw: segment contains direct uri which can be used to retrieve a referenced file. So I've fixed it by replacing isDownloadsDocument(uri) if content with following:
final String id = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(id)) {
if (id.startsWith("raw:")) {
return id.replaceFirst("raw:", "");
}
try {
final Uri contentUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(
Uri.parse("content://downloads/public_downloads"), Long.valueOf(id));
return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, null, null);
} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
Log.e("FileUtils", "Downloads provider returned unexpected uri " + uri.toString(), e);
return null;
}
}
I've combine multiple answers into one working solution that results with file path
Mime type is irrelevant for the example purpose.
Intent intent;
if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 19){
intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT);
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_ALLOW_MULTIPLE, false);
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_PERSISTABLE_URI_PERMISSION);
}else{
intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
}
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
intent.setType("application/octet-stream");
if(isAdded()){
startActivityForResult(intent, RESULT_CODE);
}
Handling result
@Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
if( requestCode == RESULT_CODE && resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
Uri uri = data.getData();
if (uri != null && !uri.toString().isEmpty()) {
if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 19){
final int takeFlags = data.getFlags() & Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION;
//noinspection ResourceType
getActivity().getContentResolver()
.takePersistableUriPermission(uri, takeFlags);
}
String filePath = FilePickUtils.getSmartFilePath(getActivity(), uri);
// do what you need with it...
}
}
}
FilePickUtils
import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
import android.content.ContentUris;
import android.content.Context;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Build;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.provider.DocumentsContract;
import android.provider.MediaStore;
public class FilePickUtils {
private static String getPathDeprecated(Context ctx, Uri uri) {
if( uri == null ) {
return null;
}
String[] projection = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
Cursor cursor = ctx.getContentResolver().query(uri, projection, null, null, null);
if( cursor != null ){
int column_index = cursor
.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
cursor.moveToFirst();
return cursor.getString(column_index);
}
return uri.getPath();
}
public static String getSmartFilePath(Context ctx, Uri uri){
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 19) {
return getPathDeprecated(ctx, uri);
}
return FilePickUtils.getPath(ctx, uri);
}
@SuppressLint("NewApi")
public static String getPath(final Context context, final Uri uri) {
final boolean isKitKat = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT;
// DocumentProvider
if (isKitKat && DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context, uri)) {
// ExternalStorageProvider
if (isExternalStorageDocument(uri)) {
final String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
final String[] split = docId.split(":");
final String type = split[0];
if ("primary".equalsIgnoreCase(type)) {
return Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/" + split[1];
}
// TODO handle non-primary volumes
}
// DownloadsProvider
else if (isDownloadsDocument(uri)) {
final String id = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
final Uri contentUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(
Uri.parse("content://downloads/public_downloads"), Long.valueOf(id));
return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, null, null);
}
// MediaProvider
else if (isMediaDocument(uri)) {
final String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
final String[] split = docId.split(":");
final String type = split[0];
Uri contentUri = null;
if ("image".equals(type)) {
contentUri = MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
} else if ("video".equals(type)) {
contentUri = MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
} else if ("audio".equals(type)) {
contentUri = MediaStore.Audio.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
}
final String selection = "_id=?";
final String[] selectionArgs = new String[] {
split[1]
};
return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, selection, selectionArgs);
}
}
// MediaStore (and general)
else if ("content".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
return getDataColumn(context, uri, null, null);
}
// File
else if ("file".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
return uri.getPath();
}
return null;
}
/**
* Get the value of the data column for this Uri. This is useful for
* MediaStore Uris, and other file-based ContentProviders.
*
* @param context The context.
* @param uri The Uri to query.
* @param selection (Optional) Filter used in the query.
* @param selectionArgs (Optional) Selection arguments used in the query.
* @return The value of the _data column, which is typically a file path.
*/
public static String getDataColumn(Context context, Uri uri, String selection,
String[] selectionArgs) {
Cursor cursor = null;
final String column = "_data";
final String[] projection = {
column
};
try {
cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(uri, projection, selection, selectionArgs,
null);
if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {
final int column_index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(column);
return cursor.getString(column_index);
}
} finally {
if (cursor != null)
cursor.close();
}
return null;
}
/**
* @param uri The Uri to check.
* @return Whether the Uri authority is ExternalStorageProvider.
*/
public static boolean isExternalStorageDocument(Uri uri) {
return "com.android.externalstorage.documents".equals(uri.getAuthority());
}
/**
* @param uri The Uri to check.
* @return Whether the Uri authority is DownloadsProvider.
*/
public static boolean isDownloadsDocument(Uri uri) {
return "com.android.providers.downloads.documents".equals(uri.getAuthority());
}
/**
* @param uri The Uri to check.
* @return Whether the Uri authority is MediaProvider.
*/
public static boolean isMediaDocument(Uri uri) {
return "com.android.providers.media.documents".equals(uri.getAuthority());
}
}
Question
How to get an actual file path from a URI
Answer
To my knowledge, we don't need to get the file path from a URI because for most of the cases we can directly use the URI to get our work done (like 1. getting bitmap 2. Sending a file to the server, etc.)
1. Sending to the server
We can directly send the file to the server using just the URI.
Using the URI we can get InputStream, which we can directly send to the server using MultiPartEntity.
Example
/**
* Used to form Multi Entity for a URI (URI pointing to some file, which we got from other application).
*
* @param uri URI.
* @param context Context.
* @return Multi Part Entity.
*/
public MultipartEntity formMultiPartEntityForUri(final Uri uri, final Context context) {
MultipartEntity multipartEntity = new MultipartEntity(HttpMultipartMode.BROWSER_COMPATIBLE, null, Charset.forName("UTF-8"));
try {
InputStream inputStream = mContext.getContentResolver().openInputStream(uri);
if (inputStream != null) {
ContentBody contentBody = new InputStreamBody(inputStream, getFileNameFromUri(uri, context));
multipartEntity.addPart("[YOUR_KEY]", contentBody);
}
}
catch (Exception exp) {
Log.e("TAG", exp.getMessage());
}
return multipartEntity;
}
/**
* Used to get a file name from a URI.
*
* @param uri URI.
* @param context Context.
* @return File name from URI.
*/
public String getFileNameFromUri(final Uri uri, final Context context) {
String fileName = null;
if (uri != null) {
// Get file name.
// File Scheme.
if (ContentResolver.SCHEME_FILE.equals(uri.getScheme())) {
File file = new File(uri.getPath());
fileName = file.getName();
}
// Content Scheme.
else if (ContentResolver.SCHEME_CONTENT.equals(uri.getScheme())) {
Cursor returnCursor =
context.getContentResolver().query(uri, null, null, null, null);
if (returnCursor != null && returnCursor.moveToFirst()) {
int nameIndex = returnCursor.getColumnIndex(OpenableColumns.DISPLAY_NAME);
fileName = returnCursor.getString(nameIndex);
returnCursor.close();
}
}
}
return fileName;
}
2. Getting a BitMap from a URI
If the URI is pointing to image then we will get bitmap, else null:
/**
* Used to create bitmap for the given URI.
* <p>
* 1. Convert the given URI to bitmap.
* 2. Calculate ratio (depending on bitmap size) on how much we need to subSample the original bitmap.
* 3. Create bitmap bitmap depending on the ration from URI.
* 4. Reference - https://mcmap.net/q/18045/-how-to-get-bitmap-from-an-uri
*
* @param context Context.
* @param uri URI to the file.
* @param bitmapSize Bitmap size required in PX.
* @return Bitmap bitmap created for the given URI.
* @throws IOException
*/
public static Bitmap createBitmapFromUri(final Context context, Uri uri, final int bitmapSize) throws IOException {
// 1. Convert the given URI to bitmap.
InputStream input = context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(uri);
BitmapFactory.Options onlyBoundsOptions = new BitmapFactory.Options();
onlyBoundsOptions.inJustDecodeBounds = true;
onlyBoundsOptions.inDither = true;//optional
onlyBoundsOptions.inPreferredConfig = Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888;//optional
BitmapFactory.decodeStream(input, null, onlyBoundsOptions);
input.close();
if ((onlyBoundsOptions.outWidth == -1) || (onlyBoundsOptions.outHeight == -1)) {
return null;
}
// 2. Calculate ratio.
int originalSize = (onlyBoundsOptions.outHeight > onlyBoundsOptions.outWidth) ? onlyBoundsOptions.outHeight : onlyBoundsOptions.outWidth;
double ratio = (originalSize > bitmapSize) ? (originalSize / bitmapSize) : 1.0;
// 3. Create bitmap.
BitmapFactory.Options bitmapOptions = new BitmapFactory.Options();
bitmapOptions.inSampleSize = getPowerOfTwoForSampleRatio(ratio);
bitmapOptions.inDither = true;//optional
bitmapOptions.inPreferredConfig = Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888;//optional
input = context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(uri);
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(input, null, bitmapOptions);
input.close();
return bitmap;
}
/**
* For Bitmap option inSampleSize - We need to give value in power of two.
*
* @param ratio Ratio to be rounded of to power of two.
* @return Ratio rounded of to nearest power of two.
*/
private static int getPowerOfTwoForSampleRatio(final double ratio) {
int k = Integer.highestOneBit((int) Math.floor(ratio));
if (k == 0) return 1;
else return k;
}
Comments
Reference
This Android library handles the case changes in KitKat(including the oldere versions - 2.1+):
https://github.com/iPaulPro/aFileChooser
Use the String path = FileUtils.getPath(context, uri) to convert the returned Uri to a path string useable on all OS version.
See more about it here: https://mcmap.net/q/18043/-get-real-path-from-uri-android-kitkat-new-storage-access-framework-duplicate
For those who is still using @Paul Burke's code with Android SDK version 23 and above, if your project met the error saying that you are missing EXTERNAL_PERMISSION, and you are very sure you have already added user-permission in your AndroidManifest.xml file. That's because you may in Android API 23 or above and Google make it necessary to guarantee permission again while you make the action to access the file in runtime.
That means: If your SDK version is 23 or above, you are asked for READ & WRITE permission while you are selecting the picture file and want to know the URI of it.
And following is my code, in addition to Paul Burke's solution. I add these code and my project start to work fine.
private static final int REQUEST_EXTERNAL_STORAGE = 1;
private static final String[] PERMISSINOS_STORAGE = {
Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE,
Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
};
public static void verifyStoragePermissions(Activity activity) {
int permission = ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(activity, Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE);
if (permission != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(
activity,
PERMISSINOS_STORAGE,
REQUEST_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
);
}
}
And in your activity&fragment where you are asking for the URI:
private void pickPhotoFromGallery() {
CompatUtils.verifyStoragePermissions(this);
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
intent.setType("image/*");
// startActivityForResult(intent, REQUEST_PHOTO_LIBRARY);
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, "选择照片"),
REQUEST_PHOTO_LIBRARY);
}
In my case, CompatUtils.java is where I define the verifyStoragePermissions method (as static type so I can call it within other activity).
Also it should make more sense if you make an if state first to see whether the current SDK version is above 23 or not before you call the verifyStoragePermissions method.
This is what I do:
Uri selectedImageURI = data.getData(); imageFile = new File(getRealPathFromURI(selectedImageURI)); private String getRealPathFromURI(Uri contentURI) { Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(contentURI, null, null, null, null); if (cursor == null) { // Source is Dropbox or other similar local file path return contentURI.getPath(); } else { cursor.moveToFirst(); int idx = cursor.getColumnIndex(MediaStore.Images.ImageColumns.DATA); return cursor.getString(idx); } }NOTE:
managedQuery()method is deprecated, so I am not using it.
This answer is from m3n0R on question android get real path by Uri.getPath() and I claim no credit. I just thought that people who haven't solved this issue yet could use this.
cursor.getString(idx); –
Jibber If anyone's interested, I made a working Kotlin version for ACTION_GET_CONTENT:
var path: String = uri.path // uri = any content Uri
val databaseUri: Uri
val selection: String?
val selectionArgs: Array<String>?
if ("/document/image:" in path || "/document/image%3A" in path) {
// files selected from "Documents"
databaseUri = MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI
selection = "_id=?"
selectionArgs = arrayOf(DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri).split(":")[1])
} else { // files selected from all other sources, especially on Samsung devices
databaseUri = uri
selection = null
selectionArgs = null
}
try {
val projection = arrayOf(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA,
MediaStore.Images.Media._ID,
MediaStore.Images.Media.ORIENTATION,
MediaStore.Images.Media.DATE_TAKEN) // some example data you can query
val cursor = context.contentResolver.query(databaseUri,
projection, selection, selectionArgs, null)
if (cursor.moveToFirst()) {
// do whatever you like with the data
}
cursor.close()
} catch (e: Exception) {
Log.e(TAG, e.message, e)
}
I've tried several of the answers here, and I think I have a solution that will work every time and manages permissions as well.
It is based on the clever solution from LEO. This post should contain all the code you need to make this work, and it should work on any phone and Android version ;)
In order to have the ability to pick a file from an SD card, you'll need this in your manifest:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
private static final int PICK_IMAGE = 456; // Whatever number you like
public static final int MY_PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_READ_EXTERNAL = 28528; // Whatever number you like
public static final String FILE_TEMP_NAME = "temp_image"; // Whatever file name you like
if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(getThis(),
Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)
!= PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(getThis(),
new String[]{Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE},
MY_PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_READ_EXTERNAL);
}
else {
launchImagePick();
}
@Override
public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode,
@NonNull
String permissions[],
@NonNull
int[] grantResults) {
if (manageReadExternalPermissionResponse(this, requestCode, grantResults)) {
launchImagePick();
}
}
public static boolean manageReadExternalPermissionResponse(final Activity activity, int requestCode, int[] grantResults) {
if (requestCode == MY_PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_READ_EXTERNAL) {
// If request is cancelled, the result arrays are empty.
if (grantResults.length > 0
&& grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
// Permission was granted, yay! Do the
// contacts-related task you need to do.
return true;
} else if (grantResults.length > 0 && grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED) {
boolean showRationale = ActivityCompat.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(activity,
Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE);
if (!showRationale) {
// The user also CHECKED "never ask again".
// You can either enable some fall back,
// disable features of your app
// or open another dialog explaining
// again the permission and directing to
// the app setting.
} else {
// The user did NOT check "never ask again".
// This is a good place to explain the user
// why you need the permission and ask if he/she wants
// to accept it (the rationale).
}
} else {
// Permission denied, boo! Disable the
// functionality that depends on this permission.
}
}
return false;
}
Launch image pick
private void launchImagePick() {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
intent.setType("image/*");
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
startActivityForResult(intent, PICK_IMAGE);
// see onActivityResult
}
Manage Image pick response
@Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if (requestCode == PICK_IMAGE) {
if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
if (data != null && data.getData() != null) {
try {
InputStream inputStream = getContentResolver().openInputStream(data.getData())
if (inputStream != null) {
// No special persmission needed to store the file like that
FileOutputStream fos = openFileOutput(FILE_TEMP_NAME, Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
final int BUFFER_SIZE = 1 << 10 << 3; // 8 KiB buffer
byte[] buffer = new byte[BUFFER_SIZE];
int bytesRead = -1;
while ((bytesRead = inputStream.read(buffer)) > -1) {
fos.write(buffer, 0, bytesRead);
}
inputStream.close();
fos.close();
File tempImageFile = new File(getFilesDir()+"/"+FILE_TEMP_NAME);
// Do whatever you want with the File
// Delete when not needed anymore
deleteFile(FILE_TEMP_NAME);
}
}
catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
} else {
// Error display
}
} else {
// The user did not select any image
}
}
}
That's all folks; this works for me on all the telephones I have.
Please try to avoid using takePersistableUriPermission method because it raised runtime exception for me. /** * Select from gallery. */
public void selectFromGallery() {
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < AppConstants.KITKAT_API_VERSION) {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setType("image/*");
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
((Activity)mCalledContext).startActivityForResult(intent,AppConstants.GALLERY_INTENT_CALLED);
} else {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
intent.setType("image/*");
((Activity)mCalledContext).startActivityForResult(intent, AppConstants.GALLERY_AFTER_KITKAT_INTENT_CALLED);
}
}
OnActivity for result to handle the image data:
@Override protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
//gallery intent result handling before kit-kat version
if(requestCode==AppConstants.GALLERY_INTENT_CALLED
&& resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
Uri selectedImage = data.getData();
String[] filePathColumn = {MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA};
Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(selectedImage,filePathColumn, null, null, null);
cursor.moveToFirst();
int columnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(filePathColumn[0]);
String filePath = cursor.getString(columnIndex);
cursor.close();
photoFile = new File(filePath);
mImgCropping.startCropImage(photoFile,AppConstants.REQUEST_IMAGE_CROP);
}
//gallery intent result handling after kit-kat version
else if (requestCode == AppConstants.GALLERY_AFTER_KITKAT_INTENT_CALLED
&& resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
Uri selectedImage = data.getData();
InputStream input = null;
OutputStream output = null;
try {
//converting the input stream into file to crop the
//selected image from sd-card.
input = getApplicationContext().getContentResolver().openInputStream(selectedImage);
try {
photoFile = mImgCropping.createImageFile();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}catch(Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
output = new FileOutputStream(photoFile);
int read = 0;
byte[] bytes = new byte[1024];
while ((read = input.read(bytes)) != -1) {
try {
output.write(bytes, 0, read);
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
This is a total hack, but here's what I did...
So while playing with setting up a DocumentsProvider, I noticed that the sample code (in getDocIdForFile, around line 450) generates a unique id for a selected document based on the file's (unique) path relative to the specified root you give it (that is, what you set mBaseDir to on line 96).
So the URI ends up looking something like:
content://com.example.provider/document/root:path/to/the/file
As the docs say, it's assuming only a single root (in my case that's Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() but you may use somewhere else... then it takes the file path, starting at the root, and makes it the unique ID, prepending "root:". So I can determine the path by eliminating the "/document/root:" part from uri.getPath(), creating an actual file path by doing something like this:
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
// check resultcodes and such, then...
uri = data.getData();
if (uri.getAuthority().equals("com.example.provider")) {
String path = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(0.toString()
.concat("/")
.concat(uri.getPath().substring("/document/root:".length())));
doSomethingWithThePath(path); }
else {
// another provider (maybe a cloud-based service such as GDrive)
// created this uri. So handle it, or don't. You can allow specific
// local filesystem providers, filter non-filesystem path results, etc.
}
I know. It's shameful, but it worked. Again, this relies on you using your own documents provider in your app to generate the document ID.
(Also, there's a better way to build the path that don't assume "/" is the path separator, etc. But you get the idea.)
file:// intents from an external file picker, you could also check the authority, as in the example above to make sure it's from your custom provider, and if so you could also use the path to "forge" a new file:// intent using the path you extracted, then StartActivity() and let your app pick it up. I know, terrible. –
Rickets This worked fine for me:
else if(requestCode == GALLERY_ACTIVITY_NEW && resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK)
{
Uri uri = data.getData();
Log.i(TAG, "old uri = " + uri);
dumpImageMetaData(uri);
try {
ParcelFileDescriptor parcelFileDescriptor =
getContentResolver().openFileDescriptor(uri, "r");
FileDescriptor fileDescriptor = parcelFileDescriptor.getFileDescriptor();
Log.i(TAG, "File descriptor " + fileDescriptor.toString());
final BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
options.inJustDecodeBounds = true;
BitmapFactory.decodeFileDescriptor(fileDescriptor, null, options);
options.inSampleSize =
BitmapHelper.calculateInSampleSize(options,
User.PICTURE_MAX_WIDTH_IN_PIXELS,
User.PICTURE_MAX_HEIGHT_IN_PIXELS);
options.inJustDecodeBounds = false;
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFileDescriptor(fileDescriptor, null, options);
imageViewPic.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
ByteArrayOutputStream stream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, stream);
// get byte array here
byte[] picData = stream.toByteArray();
ParseFile picFile = new ParseFile(picData);
user.setProfilePicture(picFile);
}
catch(FileNotFoundException exc)
{
Log.i(TAG, "File not found: " + exc.toString());
}
}
Building up on Paul Burke's answer I faced many problems resolving external SD card's URI path as most of the suggested "built-in" functions return paths which do not get resolved to files.
However, this is my approach of his // TODO handle non-primary volumes.
String resolvedPath = "";
File[] possibleExtSdComposites = context.getExternalFilesDirs(null);
for (File f : possibleExtSdComposites) {
// Reset final path
resolvedPath = "";
// Construct list of folders
ArrayList<String> extSdSplit = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(f.getPath().split("/")));
// Look for folder "<your_application_id>"
int idx = extSdSplit.indexOf(BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID);
// ASSUMPTION: Expected to be found at depth 2 (in this case ExtSdCard's root is /storage/0000-0000/) - e.g. /storage/0000-0000/Android/data/<your_application_id>/files
ArrayList<String> hierarchyList = new ArrayList<>(extSdSplit.subList(0, idx - 2));
// Construct list containing full possible path to the file
hierarchyList.add(tail);
String possibleFilePath = TextUtils.join("/", hierarchyList);
// If file is found --> success
if (idx != -1 && new File(possibleFilePath).exists()) {
resolvedPath = possibleFilePath;
break;
}
}
if (!resolvedPath.equals("")) {
return resolvedPath;
} else {
return null;
}
Note it depends on hierarchy which might be different on every phone manufacturer - I have not tested them all (it worked well so far on Xperia Z3 API 23 and Samsung Galaxy A3 API 23).
Please confirm if it does not perform well elsewhere.
for this type of uri
content://com.android.providers.media.documents/document/document%3A19298
or uri.getAuthority()is any of these
"com.google.android.apps.docs.storage".equals(uri.getAuthority()) || "com.google.android.apps.docs.storage.legacy".equals(uri.getAuthority());
use this function
private static String getDriveFilePath(Uri uri, Context context) {
Uri returnUri = uri;
Cursor returnCursor = context.getContentResolver().query(returnUri, null, null, null, null);
int nameIndex = returnCursor.getColumnIndex(OpenableColumns.DISPLAY_NAME);
int sizeIndex = returnCursor.getColumnIndex(OpenableColumns.SIZE);
returnCursor.moveToFirst();
String name = (returnCursor.getString(nameIndex));
String size = (Long.toString(returnCursor.getLong(sizeIndex)));
File file = new File(context.getCacheDir(), name);
try {
InputStream inputStream = context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(uri);
FileOutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(file);
int read = 0;
int maxBufferSize = 1 * 1024 * 1024;
int bytesAvailable = inputStream.available();
//int bufferSize = 1024;
int bufferSize = Math.min(bytesAvailable, maxBufferSize);
final byte[] buffers = new byte[bufferSize];
while ((read = inputStream.read(buffers)) != -1) {
outputStream.write(buffers, 0, read);
}
Log.e("File Size", "Size " + file.length());
inputStream.close();
outputStream.close();
Log.e("File Path", "Path " + file.getPath());
Log.e("File Size", "Size " + file.length());
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e("Exception", e.getMessage());
}
return file.getPath();
}
This answer latest API and latest android version. Date: 08/10/2023
You must declare in AndroidManifest.xml
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
android:maxSdkVersion="32" />
<uses-permission
android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
android:maxSdkVersion="32"
android:required="true"
tools:ignore="ScopedStorage" />
Require run time permission
if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(context, Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)!= PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED)
{
ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, new String[]{Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE}, MY_STORAGE_REQUEST_CODE);
}
Handle the permission event
@Override
public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, @NonNull String[] permissions, @NonNull int[] grantResults)
{
super.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults);
switch (requestCode)
{
case MY_STORAGE_REQUEST_CODE:
{
if (grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED)
{
if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED)
{
// Storage Permission granted
// TODO
}
}
else
{
Toast.makeText(this, "Storage Permission Denied", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
}
}
Pick the file using Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT
Note : OnActivityResult method is deprecated
Alternative using ActivityResultLauncher
Pick file
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setType("video/*");
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
startActivityIntent.launch(intent);
Handle the pick file event
ActivityResultLauncher<Intent> startActivityIntent = registerForActivityResult(
new ActivityResultContracts.StartActivityForResult(),
new ActivityResultCallback<ActivityResult>() {
@Override
public void onActivityResult(ActivityResult result) {
if (result.getResultCode() == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
Intent data = result.getData();
Uri uri = data.getData();
String realPath = RealPathUtil.getRealPath(context, uri);
}
}
}
);
use RealPathUtil.class file
It helps previous old API and versions. it reduce error's in android different versions
@paul burke's answer works fine for both camera and gallery pictures for API level 19 and above, but it doesn't work if your Android project's minimum SDK is set to below 19, and some answers referring above doesn't work for both gallery and camera. Well, I have modified @paul burke's code which works for API level below 19. Below is the code.
public static String getPath(final Context context, final Uri uri) {
final boolean isKitKat = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >=
Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT;
Log.i("URI",uri+"");
String result = uri+"";
// DocumentProvider
// if (isKitKat && DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context, uri)) {
if (isKitKat && (result.contains("media.documents"))) {
String[] ary = result.split("/");
int length = ary.length;
String imgary = ary[length-1];
final String[] dat = imgary.split("%3A");
final String docId = dat[1];
final String type = dat[0];
Uri contentUri = null;
if ("image".equals(type)) {
contentUri = MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
}
else if ("video".equals(type)) {
}
else if ("audio".equals(type)) {
}
final String selection = "_id=?";
final String[] selectionArgs = new String[] {
dat[1]
};
return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, selection, selectionArgs);
}
else
if ("content".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
return getDataColumn(context, uri, null, null);
}
// File
else if ("file".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
return uri.getPath();
}
return null;
}
public static String getDataColumn(Context context, Uri uri, String selection,
String[] selectionArgs) {
Cursor cursor = null;
final String column = "_data";
final String[] projection = {
column
};
try {
cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(uri, projection, selection, selectionArgs,
null);
if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {
final int column_index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(column);
return cursor.getString(column_index);
}
}
finally {
if (cursor != null)
cursor.close();
}
return null;
}
The answer to your question is that you need to have permissions. Type the following code in your manifest.xml file:
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="18" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"></uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_OWNER_DATA"></uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_OWNER_DATA"></uses-permission>`
It worked for me...
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Urishould be openable as a stream viaContentResolver. I have long been nervous about apps that assume that acontent://Urithat represents a file can always be converted into aFile. – ColonialismContentResolverand work withUriinstead of File-URLs. I will do that. It also enables better handling of non-GalleryUris. – JanitorInputStreamon theContentResolverto a pre-designated place so it has a known filename. However, this sounds wasteful to me. Any other suggestions? – FellatioInputStreamover JNI? There aren't all that many options for you, unfortunately. – ColonialismInputStreaminstead of a file (which is great). Only EXIF tag reading is slightly tricky and requires Drew Noakes' library. Many thanks for your comments. – Fellatio