BroadcastReceiver not receiving download complete action

Question

I am trying to capture download complete events, but my BroadcastReceiver is not receiving them. Here is the receiver:

public class DownloadListenerService extends BroadcastReceiver {        
    @Override
    public void onReceive(final Context context, Intent intent) {
        System.out.println("got here");
        SharedPreferences settings = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
        SharedPreferences.Editor editor = settings.edit();

        String action = intent.getAction();
        if (DownloadManager.ACTION_DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE.equals(action)) {
            String downloadPath = intent.getStringExtra(DownloadManager.COLUMN_URI);
            editor.putString("downloadPath", downloadPath);
            editor.commit();
        }
    }
}

Here is the manifest:

<application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >

    <receiver 
        android:name="com.example.alreadydownloaded.DownloadListenerService" 
        android:exported="true">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:enabled="true" android:name="android.intent.action.DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE" />
        </intent-filter>
    </receiver>
 </application>

Anyone see what's wrong?

Manicure

are you waiting system to send a download complete event or your app.? – Midway

Waiting for system. I am downloading an attachment from Gmail as my test. – Manicure

could you try adding category after intent-filer in the manifest. <category android:name="android.intent.category.HOME" /> set exproted="true" and android:enabled="true" in receriver. – Midway

add enable=true outside intent-filter. – Midway

Try doing that in the code just for kicks:context.registerReceiver(onComplete, new IntentFilter(DownloadManager.ACTION_DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE)); – Cartier

Can you see the file downloaded in SD card? Which device are you trying this on? – Inheritrix

String downloadFilePath = intent.getStringExtra(DownloadManager.COLUMN_URI); returns null. I am testing on android N 7.0. I want to get the path of file just downloaded. – Ellaelladine

Answer 1

• Use full package name for you receiver like com.example.DownloadListenerService
• Add android:exported="true" BroadcastReceiver can receive messages from sources outside its application.

• Change the name of the Action in the intent-filter to android.intent.action.DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE

      <receiver 
          android:name="com.example.DownloadListenerService"
          android:exported="true" >
          <intent-filter>
              <action android:name="android.intent.action.DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE" />
          </intent-filter>
      </receiver>
      <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
  

The receiver only will be triggered if was registered from your application using registerReceiver(@Nullable BroadcastReceiver receiver,IntentFilter filter);

Code to enqueue Download :

DownloadManager dm = (DownloadManager) getSystemService(DOWNLOAD_SERVICE);
DownloadManager.Request request = new DownloadManager.Request(Uri.parse("https://www.google.com/images/srpr/logo4w.png"));
dm.enqueue(request);

Methodize

That also did not work. I'm going to update my question with my new code. – Manicure

you know that you will receive broadcasts from the DownloadManager for downloads you requested from you app only, right? – Methodize

I did not know that. Is there any way of capturing downloads that aren't requested from the app? – Manicure

If you are downloading the file in an external storage you should also use the permission <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"> </uses-permission> – Untwine

why should we add android:exported="true". Is it necessary even if the same application is initiating the downlod? – Dario

String downloadFilePath = intent.getStringExtra(DownloadManager.COLUMN_URI); returns null. I am testing on android N 7.0. I want to get the path of file just downloaded. – Ellaelladine

Answer 2

I think the action name in your XML is wrong. The docs state that the correct one is: android.intent.action.DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE not DownloadManager.ACTION_DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE - you need to use the constant, not the Java form.

<receiver android:name=".DownloadListenerService" >
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:enabled="true" android:name="android.intent.action.DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE" />
    </intent-filter>
</receiver>

Ghiberti

As Simon mentioned below, you've also got the wrong path for your receiver. – Ghiberti

I changed that as well. Still no luck. – Manicure

And you put the full path to the DownloadListenerService? Like com.foo.DownloadListenerService? – Ghiberti

try adding android:enabled="true" to your <action> definition. I updated the answer with the action XML. – Ghiberti

That also did not work. I'm going to update my question with my new code. – Manicure

Answer 3

  <receiver
        android:name=".BroadCast_Service.Download_BroadCast"
        android:exported="true">
        <intent-filter android:priority="1099">
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE" />
        </intent-filter>
    </receiver>

Institutionalism

Add some explanation with answer for how this answer help OP in fixing current issue – Waterfront

Answer 4

I think you are calling DownloadManger service from the IntentService/Service. If so remove it from there and put it into activity.

add permission in android manifest

 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_DOWNLOAD_COMPLETED_INTENTS" />

Resh

Answer 5

If the download is based on your app then you need to send a broadcast?

Intent i = new Intent();
i.setAction(DownloadManager.ACTION_DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE);
sendBroadcast(i);

Midway

he needs to capture download complete events. not sending a new one. – Casey