Android Multipart HTTP Post does not send the File's MIME type

Question

Trying to figure what\'s wrong with my codings. I followed a blog post from here.

I managed to get the codes to actually upload the file to a PHP web service. However, f

Answer 1

I had the same problem and just fixed it.

I found that using the HttpMultipartMode.BROWSER_COMPATIBLE prevented the correct mimeType from being set in my request, when using a ByteArrayBody for an image. I assume this is probably the same problem you are having.

When I changed this line:

MultipartEntity mp = new MultipartEntity(HttpMultipartMode.BROWSER_COMPATIBLE);

to

MultipartEntity mp = new MultipartEntity();

then the mime type was set correctly and the service upload worked.

I see that people used the BROWSER_COMPATIBLE for solving another problem, but hopefully you don't need it.