I have experimented for past 1 week with most of the stackoverflow threads but couldn't find a comprehensive solution, but all the threads helped me. Here is the working code which I have tested in Android 11,12 and 13(Google Pixex 6a)
AndroidManifest.xml will have the following
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<provider
android:name="androidx.core.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>
This what I have mentioned in provider_paths.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<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>
call the below method on onclick event
dispatchTakePictureIntent();
In onActivityResult
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
switch(requestCode) {
case STApplication.SHOW_TAKEPICTURE:
//Uri selectedImage=null;
if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
try{
//Bundle extras = data.getExtras();
Bitmap imageBitmap = MediaStore.Images.Media.getBitmap(getContentResolver(), OldURI);
//galleryAddPic();
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
try {
saveImageInAndroidApi29AndAbove(imageBitmap);
} catch (Exception e) {
//show error to user that operatoin failed
}
} else {
saveImageInAndroidApi28AndBelow(imageBitmap);
}
btnPicture.setText(getString(R.string.picture_taken));
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
break;
}
}
}
Then finally include all the below methods and variables inside your activity class
String currentPhotoPath;
Uri ImageURI;
public static final int SHOW_TAKEPICTURE = 99;
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
}
// Continue only if the File was successfully created
if (photoFile != null) {
Uri photoURI = FileProvider.getUriForFile(this,
BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID + ".provider",
photoFile);
ImageURI=photoURI;
takePictureIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, photoURI);
startActivityForResult(takePictureIntent, SHOW_TAKEPICTURE);
}
}
}
private File createImageFile() throws IOException {
// Create an image file name
String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
String imageFileName = "JPEG_" + timeStamp + "_";
File storageDir = getExternalFilesDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
File image = File.createTempFile(
imageFileName, /* prefix */
".jpg", /* suffix */
storageDir /* directory */
);
// Save a file: path for use with ACTION_VIEW intents
currentPhotoPath = image.getAbsolutePath();
return image;
}
private boolean saveImageInAndroidApi28AndBelow(Bitmap bitmap) {
OutputStream fos;
String imagesDir = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DCIM).toString();
File image = new File(imagesDir, "IMG_" + System.currentTimeMillis() + ".png");
try {
fos = new FileOutputStream(image);
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 95, fos);
Objects.requireNonNull(fos).close();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
//isSuccess = false;
return false;
}
//isSuccess = true;
return true;
}
@NonNull
public Uri saveImageInAndroidApi29AndAbove(@NonNull final Bitmap bitmap) throws IOException {
final ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
values.put(MediaStore.MediaColumns.DISPLAY_NAME, "IMG_" + System.currentTimeMillis());
values.put(MediaStore.MediaColumns.MIME_TYPE, "image/png");
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
values.put(MediaStore.MediaColumns.RELATIVE_PATH, Environment.DIRECTORY_DCIM);
}
final ContentResolver resolver = getApplicationContext().getContentResolver();
Uri uri = null;
try {
final Uri contentUri = MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
uri = resolver.insert(contentUri, values);
if (uri == null) {
//isSuccess = false;
throw new IOException("Failed to create new MediaStore record.");
}
try (final OutputStream stream = resolver.openOutputStream(uri)) {
if (stream == null) {
//isSuccess = false;
throw new IOException("Failed to open output stream.");
}
if (!bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 95, stream)) {
//isSuccess = false;
throw new IOException("Failed to save bitmap.");
}
}
//isSuccess = true;
return uri;
} catch (IOException e) {
if (uri != null) {
resolver.delete(uri, null, null);
}
throw e;
}
}
