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On some of the MP3 files on my device (which is currently an emulator), I want to modify their ID3 data. The general approach I am using is: copy the file from the Music folder (/storage/emulated/0/...
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My goal is to read a playlist (m3u) file and query/read the metadata for each file. However I'm kinda stuck on the permission part. Just to be clear I do not want to open a filepicker for every single ...
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I'm working on an Android app where I display a list of local audio files. Currently, I'm using ContentResolver.loadThumbnail() to get the thumbnails (album art) for these audio files, but this method ...
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I'm trying to edit (Intent.ACTION_EDIT) app's media file from app's private folder in Google Photos, but it seems Google Photos supports only Media Uri, and we can't get one for app's private storage, ...
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I'm trying to use Android Photo Picker to select a visual media (a photo or video): val pickMedia = rememberLauncherForActivityResult(PickVisualMedia()) { uri -> // use the returned Uri (upload ...
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I'm creating a music player app using android studio in kotlin. I'm using MediaStore to find audio files from MediaStore.Audio.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI. I want to trim and save the trimmed version ...
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I have an application where I'm writing an image from a temp file/URI to the shared storage ('/storage/emulated/0/Pictures') using ContentResolver: def addToMediaStore(): Uri? { val filename = &...
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I'm trying to query all the buckets in external uri with their count from contentResolver. I tried two approaches and both have big drawbacks. Approach 1: Use contentResolver's query API with bundles ...
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i have an app that scan a nfc tag uid and check in a local database (in the downloads folder) if the uid is present and a the good time (between start date and end date written inside database.csv). ...
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In my Android app, I need to let the user capture a photo using the camera for use by the app, but also ensure that the photo is saved into the device's shared gallery. I am using the TakePicture ...
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This is my code public static void ChooseVideo(ActivityResultLauncher<Intent> resultLauncher) { if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.R && SdkExtensions....
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I have to host Django project on multiple server for load balancing. I have 4 EC2 server. I have used first for Nginx setup, 2nd and 3rd for Django application host and host 4th server to store all ...
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In my app, I'm just trying to select multiple images from gallary and show in recyclerview before uploading into server. In recyclerview, the images appear with original orientation. However before ...
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I’m using MediaStore to store small pieces of data in file storage so the data persists even if the user uninstalls and reinstalls the app. My approach is to store the data alongside a local database. ...
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I'm developing an Android app in Kotlin, and I need to retrieve a list of photos and videos from the device storage. I’ve read that MediaStore can be used for this purpose, but I’m unsure how to set ...
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12/17 Update： This is a bug, and it seems a fixed version will come out soon. And also a workaround provide here for older version, see: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/350540990#comment7 I'm ...
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I'm working on an app and I'm trying to add functionality for searching (and playing) audio files. Right now I'm having an issue where the MediaStore contentResolver is not returning anything after ...
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From android 13, we now need to access files that are outside of or app's sandbox using MediaStore or Safe Access Framework. In my case I want to use files under '/storage/emulated/0/Android/media/com....
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I want to save file in a public external storage. For this I use the following code: Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS) However, starting with Android 10, ...
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I'm developing a custom gallery app using MediaStore. I want to access all images and videos on device storage, including files which placed in hidden .folders. My problem is that I don't understand ...
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I created and stored an image like this: val values = ContentValues(2) values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.MIME_TYPE, "image/jpeg") values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media....
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Consider implementing an app, that lets users pick images taken with a camera from Gallery, and then use those pics on the app. Project settings are targetSdk=34, compileSdk=34, minSdk=22 Using ...
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I have this code where basically i got a file path ( not a media one ), for some reason, in some Android 10 devices I´m getting the path as /document/msf:<number> In the manifest I have <...
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I have problems capturing image with CameraX, it outputs an image in the gallery which is corrupted and i get this error in the log which seems to point to error with the URI content: E Couldn't ...
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I'm trying to save a mutableList into mediaStore, however I'm getting this error: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Type not supported: interface java.util.List at com.alclabs.waltv.MainActivity....
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I have an app which creates a .zip file that contains .pdf and .jpgs. If the .zip file is deleted by the user on the physical device, it throws an error when the user goes to create another zip file ...
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I am currently developing an MP3 player app, but I'm encountering a problem with reading music files from the SD card through MediaStore on a specific device. To verify if the SD card is recognized ...
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Does anyone know why I cannot move my photo? Saving the photo to the selected folder works fine with MediaStore.Images.Media.RELATIVE_PATH, but how can I do it below API 29? My code: private fun ...
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I have a database (SQLite) in which i want to store a path to an image. I am using the PhotoPicker to get the image, I set it with "setImageURI()", this part works (the PhotoPicker is ...
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I wanted the photos to be overwritten, but instead (2), (3) etc. appear next to each photo I tried setting a permanent save location, but it didn't work. This is the code i'm using to capture and save ...
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Using SAF I selected a folder for R/W media files. For MediaStore.Audio.Media.getContentUri(volumeName) (29+ API) I need to specify a volume name (it can be a primary storage or external sd card) and ...
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Can I access the Images on a USB OTG device (SD card reader) connected to my Android device with MediaStore? I am able to access the files using the Storage Access Framework with this code. I'm trying ...
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The following codec creates audio file for AAC codec with .aac extension filename - audio.aac instead of audio.m4a: val contentValues = ContentValues().apply { put(MediaStore.Audio.Media....
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On Android 11 (API30) and above, after renaming media files on a removable micro-sd card, MediaStore can‘t be updated through the ContentResolver.update() method. my targetSdkVison is 28. I am not ...
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i am trying to save the audio files from the cache to a music directory having a folder Voice Changer the below code is working fine in android 10 and above but below that its not working I'm ...
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I have a complex image processing application that records images/videos using native code from C++ side, and would like to write to DCIM folder. I've made this work with Scoped Storage on Android 10 ...
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I'm trying to get a file to be recognized, which is to test my other code. Here is my code for finding the file and making sure the file is found: String filePath = "/sdcard/Download/"+ ...
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I know this question has been asked many times but there is no best-case answer to be found. MediaStore.Images.Media.getBitmap(this.getContentResolver(), uri) I am retrieving the bitmap from this ...
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I'm trying to avoid TransactionTooLargeException by writing an image byteArray into a file created in context.getExternalFilesDir(Environment.Directory_PICTURES), generating a URI from it, and passing ...
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I am trying to get audio files from user device content. All parameters such as name, artist or size match the found audio. But the album id and duration are equal to 0. Moreover, if you somehow move ...
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I have an url to download a pdf file as a byte array. I have to store it in a public directory (e.g. Downloads), so it can be easily accessed by the user. What is the simplest way? I tried it with ...
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I am implementing a grid gallery in my Android app in which photos are sorted according to the photo's Exif metadata. All photos are read from a specific folder stored in Shared Storage at /DCIM or /...
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I am unable to compress a file on all devices in java in android studio. It works on some android versions but not on all. I am uploading a profile picture in my application, but to upload large files ...
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I want to use system camera to take photos and save to external storage. Here is what I've done. val dUri = if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > 28) { MediaStore.Images.Media.getContentUri(...
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My app needs targetSDK to be the latest 33, can't apply MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission, and also to work on Android 10 or newer phones with scoped storage enabled. Neither the MediaStore API nor ...
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I am working on application where I have to replace a file(image captured from camera) after editing it. Priorly I send request using Intent Sender to delete located at some URI and after that I save ...
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I'm experiencing strange issue with android MediaStore (I use android 13, LineageOS 20.0 distribution). I have my music library stored on computer in flac format and properly tagged fields artist, ...
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Above Android 11. I can.t get valid value on this column from contentProvider, anyone has information? The follow is my code: private static final String[] PROJECTION_30 = { MediaStore....
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Issue: Updating media files(audio) with Contentresolver.update(); not working on Android 11. RecoverableSecurityException is thrown and i ask for permission to modify the content Contentresolver....
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I am trying to write an Android audio recorder application. I will be using the MediaStore to store the recordings. I would presume that I should store them in the folder pointed to by the Environment....
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