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Saving an Audio file to external storage and then sharing that file on whatsapp,email etc

I'm busy creating a soundboard app, and I'm struggling to figure the code so that a sound can be shared on email and whatsapp and other apps. I've done research and I tried to code it but with no luck. The audio file isn't even saving on the external storage so that I can share the sound from there. I have already written the permission uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE", and that all works. I think its my code on actually saving the audio to external storage.
public String copyFiletoExternalStorage(int resourceId, String resourceName){
String pathSDCard = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/Soundboard/sounds/" + resourceName;
try{
InputStream in = getResources().openRawResource(resourceId);
FileOutputStream out = null;
out = new FileOutputStream(pathSDCard);
byte[] buff = new byte[1024];
int read = 0;
try {
while ((read = in.read(buff)) > 0) {
out.write(buff, 0, read);
}
} finally {
in.close();
out.close();
}
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
return pathSDCard;
}
As you can see from above I parse in R.raw.audio, and "audio.mp3" in the parameters of resourceId and resourceName respectively.
The code below shows how I share the audio once its been saved. But obviously because the audio isn't being saved then I cant share it.
share1 = findViewById(R.id.share1);
share1.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
String sharePath = copyFiletoExternalStorage(R.raw.audio, "audio.mp3");
Uri uri = Uri.parse(sharePath);
Intent share = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
share.setType("audio/*");
share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uri);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(share, "Share Sound"));
}
});
If you have any idea why its not working please help me. I have tried so many different ways but nothing seems to work.

React native app doesn't receive image from Espresso-Intent

I'm writing Espresso tests to run on my React Native app. I'm using Espresso-Intents to simulate the user taking a picture, with the following code:
public void takePicture() {
Instrumentation.ActivityResult result = createImageCaptureActivityResultStub();
intending(hasAction(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE)).respondWith(result);
clickText("Camera");
}
public static Bitmap getBitmapFromURL(String src) {
try {
URL url = new URL(src);
HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
connection.setDoInput(true);
connection.connect();
InputStream input = connection.getInputStream();
Bitmap myBitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(input);
return myBitmap;
} catch (IOException e) {
// Log exception
System.out.println(e.toString());
return null;
}
}
private Instrumentation.ActivityResult createImageCaptureActivityResultStub() {
// Put the drawable in a bundle.
Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
bundle.putParcelable("data", getBitmapFromURL("https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/the-feed-your-pets-community/images/6/69/Banana.png/revision/latest?cb=20180527162222"));
// Create the Intent that will include the bundle.
Intent resultData = new Intent();
resultData.putExtras(bundle);
// Create the ActivityResult with the Intent.
return new Instrumentation.ActivityResult(Activity.RESULT_OK, resultData);
}
When running, the camera intent is successfully stubbed, but the view which should display the photo is stuck in its loading state.
In debugging, I have discovered that getBitmapFromURL is not the problem, because bundle contains the correct image.
Could anyone suggest where the problem may lie, or how best to debug further?

Error when trying to share an image

So I take a screenshot of my activity, then save it to "screenshot.png". When trying to share it via, let's say, Whatsapp, I get an error: "could not send image". Same with gmail, pushbullet and basically all other apps. Therefore, I conclude that the file somehow exists, but it is either empty, or messed up... I don't know, honestly.
Here's the code:
Taking the activity screenshot:
public Bitmap takeScreenshot() {
View rootView = findViewById(android.R.id.content).getRootView();
rootView.setDrawingCacheEnabled(true);
return rootView.getDrawingCache();
}
Saving the screenshot:
public void saveBitmap(Bitmap bitmap) {
FileOutputStream fos;
String filePath = getApplicationContext().getFilesDir().getPath().toString() + "/screenshot.png";
File f = new File(filePath);
try {
fos = new FileOutputStream(f);
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, fos);
fos.flush();
fos.close();
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
Log.e("GREC", e.getMessage(), e);
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.e("GREC", e.getMessage(), e);
}
}
And finally, the sharing itself:
if (id == R.id.action_share){
Bitmap bitmap = takeScreenshot();
saveBitmap(bitmap);
Intent share = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
share.setType("image/png");
share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.parse("screenshot.png"));
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(share, "Teilen via"));
}
Where is my error? I don't get any errors in logcat, but I am unable to share the "screenshot".

Firstly, you should use :
share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM. Uri.fromFile(new File(getApplicationContext().getFilesDir().getPath().toString() + "/screenshot.png"));
But you would then get "Permission denied for the attachment" and you possibly would try but with no luck :(
share.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
So probably the best way to deal with this issue is to store the captured screenshot in media library and send the file from there.
public void share() {
String filePath=getApplicationContext().getFilesDir().getPath().toString() + "/screenshot.png";
String path;
try {
path = Images.Media.insertImage(getContentResolver(), filePath, "title", null);
Uri screenshotUri = Uri.parse(path);
Intent share = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
share.setType("image/png");
share.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, screenshotUri);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(share, "Teilen via"));
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
Hope it would help!

How to download image in android?

I have an image to the right and a button "download" to the left. the image is from my drawable. now,when i try to click the download i want to put the image to my sdcard downloads. Please help me i only see about download in url. is there other solution for this . Thanks
public class ImageDownloader {
public void download(String url, ImageView imageView) {
BitmapDownloaderTask task = new BitmapDownloaderTask(imageView);
task.execute(url);
}
}
/* class BitmapDownloaderTask, see below */
}

First, you need to get your Bitmap. You can already have it as an object Bitmap, or you can try to get it from the ImageView such as:
BitmapDrawable drawable = (BitmapDrawable) ImageView.getDrawable();
Bitmap bitmap = drawable.getBitmap();
Then you must get to directory (a File object) from SD Card such as:
File sdCardDirectory = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
Next, create your specific file for image storage:
File image = new File(sdCardDirectory, "test.png");
After that, you just have to write the Bitmap such as:
boolean success = false;
// Encode the file as a PNG image.
FileOutputStream outStream;
try {
outStream = new FileOutputStream(image);
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, outStream);
/* 100 to keep full quality of the image */
outStream.flush();
outStream.close();
success = true;
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
Finally, just deal with the boolean result if needed. Such as:
if (success) {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Image saved with success",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
} else {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
"Error during image saving", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
Don't forget to add the following permission in your Manifest:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>

android - save image into gallery

i have an app with a gallery of images and i want that the user can save it into his own gallery.
I've created an option menu with a single voice "save" to allow that but the problem is...how can i save the image into the gallery?
this is my code:
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// Handle item selection
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.menuFinale:
imgView.setDrawingCacheEnabled(true);
Bitmap bitmap = imgView.getDrawingCache();
File root = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
File file = new File(root.getAbsolutePath()+"/DCIM/Camera/img.jpg");
try
{
file.createNewFile();
FileOutputStream ostream = new FileOutputStream(file);
bitmap.compress(CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, ostream);
ostream.close();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
return true;
default:
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
i'm not sure of this part of code:
File root = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
File file = new File(root.getAbsolutePath()+"/DCIM/Camera/img.jpg");
is it correct to save into the gallery?
unfortunately the code doesn't work :(

MediaStore.Images.Media.insertImage(getContentResolver(), yourBitmap, yourTitle , yourDescription);
The former code will add the image at the end of the gallery. If you want to modify the date so it appears at the beginning or any other metadata, see the code below (Cortesy of S-K, samkirton):
https://gist.github.com/samkirton/0242ba81d7ca00b475b9
/**
* Android internals have been modified to store images in the media folder with
* the correct date meta data
* #author samuelkirton
*/
public class CapturePhotoUtils {
/**
* A copy of the Android internals insertImage method, this method populates the
* meta data with DATE_ADDED and DATE_TAKEN. This fixes a common problem where media
* that is inserted manually gets saved at the end of the gallery (because date is not populated).
* #see android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media#insertImage(ContentResolver, Bitmap, String, String)
*/
public static final String insertImage(ContentResolver cr,
Bitmap source,
String title,
String description) {
ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
values.put(Images.Media.TITLE, title);
values.put(Images.Media.DISPLAY_NAME, title);
values.put(Images.Media.DESCRIPTION, description);
values.put(Images.Media.MIME_TYPE, "image/jpeg");
// Add the date meta data to ensure the image is added at the front of the gallery
values.put(Images.Media.DATE_ADDED, System.currentTimeMillis());
values.put(Images.Media.DATE_TAKEN, System.currentTimeMillis());
Uri url = null;
String stringUrl = null; /* value to be returned */
try {
url = cr.insert(MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, values);
if (source != null) {
OutputStream imageOut = cr.openOutputStream(url);
try {
source.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 50, imageOut);
} finally {
imageOut.close();
}
long id = ContentUris.parseId(url);
// Wait until MINI_KIND thumbnail is generated.
Bitmap miniThumb = Images.Thumbnails.getThumbnail(cr, id, Images.Thumbnails.MINI_KIND, null);
// This is for backward compatibility.
storeThumbnail(cr, miniThumb, id, 50F, 50F,Images.Thumbnails.MICRO_KIND);
} else {
cr.delete(url, null, null);
url = null;
}
} catch (Exception e) {
if (url != null) {
cr.delete(url, null, null);
url = null;
}
}
if (url != null) {
stringUrl = url.toString();
}
return stringUrl;
}
/**
* A copy of the Android internals StoreThumbnail method, it used with the insertImage to
* populate the android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media#insertImage with all the correct
* meta data. The StoreThumbnail method is private so it must be duplicated here.
* #see android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media (StoreThumbnail private method)
*/
private static final Bitmap storeThumbnail(
ContentResolver cr,
Bitmap source,
long id,
float width,
float height,
int kind) {
// create the matrix to scale it
Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
float scaleX = width / source.getWidth();
float scaleY = height / source.getHeight();
matrix.setScale(scaleX, scaleY);
Bitmap thumb = Bitmap.createBitmap(source, 0, 0,
source.getWidth(),
source.getHeight(), matrix,
true
);
ContentValues values = new ContentValues(4);
values.put(Images.Thumbnails.KIND,kind);
values.put(Images.Thumbnails.IMAGE_ID,(int)id);
values.put(Images.Thumbnails.HEIGHT,thumb.getHeight());
values.put(Images.Thumbnails.WIDTH,thumb.getWidth());
Uri url = cr.insert(Images.Thumbnails.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, values);
try {
OutputStream thumbOut = cr.openOutputStream(url);
thumb.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, thumbOut);
thumbOut.close();
return thumb;
} catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
return null;
} catch (IOException ex) {
return null;
}
}
}

Actually, you can save you picture at any place. If you want to save in a public space, so any other application can access, use this code:
storageDir = new File(
Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(
Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES
),
getAlbumName()
);
The picture doesn't go to the album. To do this, you need to call a scan:
private void galleryAddPic() {
Intent mediaScanIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_SCANNER_SCAN_FILE);
File f = new File(mCurrentPhotoPath);
Uri contentUri = Uri.fromFile(f);
mediaScanIntent.setData(contentUri);
this.sendBroadcast(mediaScanIntent);
}
You can found more info at https://developer.android.com/training/camera/photobasics.html#TaskGallery

I've tried a lot of things to let this work on Marshmallow and Lollipop.
Finally i ended up moving the saved picture to the DCIM folder (new Google Photo app scan images only if they are inside this folder apparently)
public static File createImageFile() throws IOException {
// Create an image file name
String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss")
.format(System.currentTimeInMillis());
File storageDir = new File(Environment
.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DCIM) + "/Camera/");
if (!storageDir.exists())
storageDir.mkdirs();
File image = File.createTempFile(
timeStamp, /* prefix */
".jpeg", /* suffix */
storageDir /* directory */
);
return image;
}
And then the standard code for scanning files which you can find in the Google Developers site too.
public static void addPicToGallery(Context context, String photoPath) {
Intent mediaScanIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_SCANNER_SCAN_FILE);
File f = new File(photoPath);
Uri contentUri = Uri.fromFile(f);
mediaScanIntent.setData(contentUri);
context.sendBroadcast(mediaScanIntent);
}
Please remember that this folder could not be present in every device in the world and that starting from Marshmallow (API 23), you need to request the permission to WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE to the user.

According to this course, the correct way to do this is:
Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(
Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES
)
This will give you the root path for the gallery directory.

private void galleryAddPic() {
Intent mediaScanIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_SCANNER_SCAN_FILE);
File f = new File(mCurrentPhotoPath);
Uri contentUri = Uri.fromFile(f);
mediaScanIntent.setData(contentUri);
this.sendBroadcast(mediaScanIntent);
}

You can create a directory inside the camera folder and save the image. After that, you can simply perform your scan. It will instantly show your image in the gallery.
String root = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DCIM).toString()+ "/Camera/Your_Directory_Name";
File myDir = new File(root);
myDir.mkdirs();
String fname = "Image-" + image_name + ".png";
File file = new File(myDir, fname);
System.out.println(file.getAbsolutePath());
if (file.exists()) file.delete();
Log.i("LOAD", root + fname);
try {
FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(file);
finalBitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 90, out);
out.flush();
out.close();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(context, new String[]{file.getPath()}, new String[]{"image/jpeg"}, null);

Here's what worked for me:
private fun saveBitmapAsImageToDevice(bitmap: Bitmap?) {
// Add a specific media item.
val resolver = this.contentResolver
val imageStorageAddress = if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
MediaStore.Images.Media.getContentUri(MediaStore.VOLUME_EXTERNAL_PRIMARY)
} else {
MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI
}
val imageDetails = ContentValues().apply {
put(MediaStore.Images.Media.DISPLAY_NAME, "my_app_${System.currentTimeMillis()}.jpg")
put(MediaStore.MediaColumns.MIME_TYPE, "image/jpeg")
put(MediaStore.MediaColumns.DATE_ADDED, System.currentTimeMillis())
}
try {
// Save the image.
val contentUri: Uri? = resolver.insert(imageStorageAddress, imageDetails)
contentUri?.let { uri ->
// Don't leave an orphan entry in the MediaStore
if (bitmap == null) resolver.delete(contentUri, null, null)
val outputStream: OutputStream? = resolver.openOutputStream(uri)
outputStream?.let { outStream ->
val isBitmapCompressed =
bitmap?.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 95, outStream)
if (isBitmapCompressed == true) {
outStream.flush()
outStream.close()
}
} ?: throw IOException("Failed to get output stream.")
} ?: throw IOException("Failed to create new MediaStore record.")
} catch (e: IOException) {
throw e
}
}

Note: For Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 29, the image has to be saved locally on disk first, which will increase the app size as the user saves more images. The user can delete the image later, in the Files app, but the local image has to sync with Google Photos or Amazon Photos in the cloud.
Saving the image to the cloud is accomplished by having the user open their Google Photos or Amazon Photos app after exporting and before deleting your app APK. If the user of < 29 deletes your APK before opening Google Photos or Amazon Photos, the photo will be lost.
This is a bug with Android Builds before Q (Level 29). Level 29 and later save directly to the Photo Library.
Android Manifest XML
<!-- Adding Read External Storage Permission -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
Save Function
// - Save Image -
#Throws(FileNotFoundException::class)
private fun saveImage(
bitmap: Bitmap,
context: Context,
folderName: String
) {
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 29) {
val values = ContentValues()
values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.RELATIVE_PATH, "Pictures/$folderName")
values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.IS_PENDING, true)
// RELATIVE_PATH and IS_PENDING are introduced in API 29.
val uri: Uri? = context.contentResolver
.insert(MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, values)
if (uri != null) {
saveImageToStream(bitmap, context.contentResolver.openOutputStream(uri))
values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.IS_PENDING, false)
context.contentResolver.update(uri, values, null, null)
}
} else {
var dir = File(
applicationContext.getExternalFilesDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES),
""
)
// getExternalStorageDirectory is deprecated in API 29
if (!dir.exists()) {
dir.mkdirs()
}
val date = Date()
val fullFileName = "myFileName.jpeg"
val fileName = fullFileName?.substring(0, fullFileName.lastIndexOf("."))
val extension = fullFileName?.substring(fullFileName.lastIndexOf("."))
var imageFile = File(
dir.absolutePath
.toString() + File.separator
+ fileName + "_" + Timestamp(date.time).toString()
+ ".jpg"
)
println("imageFile: $imageFile")
saveImageToStream(bitmap, FileOutputStream(imageFile))
if (imageFile.getAbsolutePath() != null) {
val values = ContentValues()
values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA, imageFile.absolutePath)
// .DATA is deprecated in API 29
context.contentResolver
.insert(MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, values)
}
}
}
private fun contentValues(): ContentValues? {
val values = ContentValues()
values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.MIME_TYPE, "image/jpeg")
values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATE_ADDED, System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000)
values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATE_TAKEN, System.currentTimeMillis())
return values
}
private fun saveImageToStream(bitmap: Bitmap, outputStream: OutputStream?) {
println("saveImageToStream")
if (outputStream != null) {
try {
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, outputStream)
outputStream.close()
// success dialog
runOnUiThread {
val successDialog = SuccessDialog.getInstance(null)
successDialog.show(supportFragmentManager, SuccessDialog.TAG)
}
} catch (e: Exception) {
e.printStackTrace()
// warning dialog
runOnUiThread {
val warningDialog = WarningDialog.getInstance(null)
warningDialog.show(supportFragmentManager, WarningDialog.TAG)
}
}
}
}

I come here with the same doubt but for Xamarin for Android, I have used the Sigrist answer to do this method after save my file:
private void UpdateGallery()
{
Intent mediaScanIntent = new Intent(Intent.ActionMediaScannerScanFile);
Java.IO.File file = new Java.IO.File(_path);
Android.Net.Uri contentUri = Android.Net.Uri.FromFile(file);
mediaScanIntent.SetData(contentUri);
Application.Context.SendBroadcast(mediaScanIntent);
}
and it solved my problem, Thx Sigrist. I put it here becouse i did not found an answare about this for Xamarin and i hope it can help other people.

In my case the solutions above did not work I had to do the following:
sendBroadcast(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_SCANNER_SCAN_FILE, Uri.fromFile(f)));

String filePath="/storage/emulated/0/DCIM"+app_name;
File dir=new File(filePath);
if(!dir.exists()){
dir.mkdir();
}
This code is in onCreate method.This code is for creating a directory of app_name.
Now,this directory can be accessed using default file manager app in android.
Use this string filePath wherever required to set your destination folder.
I am sure this method works on Android 7 too because I tested on it.Hence,it can work on other versions of android too.

Just you need to scan your Media After Saving finished.
BitmapDrawable drawable = (BitmapDrawable) imageView.getDrawable();
Bitmap bitmap = drawable.getBitmap();
File filepath = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
File dir = new File(filepath.getAbsolutePath()+"/Pro Scanner/");
if(!dir.exists()){
dir.mkdir();
}
File file = new File(dir,System.currentTimeMillis()+"_Pro_Scanner.png");
try {
outputStream = new FileOutputStream(file);
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
downloadQRCode.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
loadingBar.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
}
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG,100,outputStream);
Toast.makeText(GenerateQRCodeActivity.this, "QR image saved successfully", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
try {
outputStream.flush();
outputStream.close();
loadingBar.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
downloadDone.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
downloadDone.setAnimation(bottomAnimation);
} catch (IOException e) {
downloadQRCode.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
loadingBar.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
e.printStackTrace();
}
MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(GenerateQRCodeActivity.this,new String[]{file.getPath()},new String[] {"image/jpeg"},null);
These code are same as everyone .If you try the bellow code after this it will work. You just need these one line of code:
MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(GenerateQRCodeActivity.this,new String[]{file.getPath()},new String[] {"image/jpeg"},null);
Boom!!! Yo can now get your saved image on your Gallery.