How can I find out the camera images folder of an Android phone?

Question

I am developing a camera app for Android.

One requirement is to save the photos taken to the device\'s default camera photo folder i.e. the folder in which Android\

Answer 1

I know it's a little late for this, but you can do this:

String CameraFolder="Camera";
File CameraDirectory = new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DCIM).toString());
File[] files = CameraDirectory.listFiles();
for (File CurFile : files) {
      if (CurFile.isDirectory()) {
                CameraDirectory=CurFile.getName();
                break;
      }
}
final String CompleteCameraFolder = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DCIM).toString() + "/" + CameraFolder;

Optionally, you can perform your operation inside the for loop.

Answer 2

Additional information on this topic. You need to add a permission to access the external storage or listFiles() always returns null. Add below to your AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest package="com.tomoima.filedirectory"
      xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
    <application
    ...

Answer 3

Use getExternalStoragePublicDirectory()

with parameter DIRECTORY_PICTURES

(or, for other use cases, other similar parameters such as DIRECTORY_MOVIES)