How do you download a file to Android's Downloads folder using Phonegap?

Question

I have successfully downloaded a file to my Android phone using Phonegap\'s File API. I would like to download the file to the Downloads folder on my phone. For example, if

Answer 1

I had the same problem, but I solved it like this:

//if IOS cordova.file.documentsDirectory
window.resolveLocalFileSystemURL(cordova.file.externalDataDirectory, function (fileEntry) {
  var filepath = fileEntry.toURL() + filename;
  var fileTransfer = new FileTransfer();
  console.log('FilePath ' + filepath);
  fileTransfer.download(uri, filepath,
    function (fileEntry) {
      console.log("download complete: " + fileEntry.toURL());
    },
    function (error) {
      console.log("ErrorDownload: " + JSON.stringify(error));
    },
    true,
    {}
  );
});