Android SD card created file not visible

Question

I\'ve created a file in the SD card using the code below:

File outputFile = new File( Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath() + File.separato         


        

Answer 1

image files need to be explicitly indexed in order to appear in the gallery. I suppose other applications may be using the same mechanism to get the thumbnail. Here is some code that will scan a new media file, right after you wrote it:

 Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_SCANNER_SCAN_FILE);
 Uri uri = Uri.fromFile(outputFile);
 intent.setData(uri);
 sendBroadcast(intent);