issues in writing files to sd card in android api 23(marshmallow)

Question

i am getting error when i try to download this file in Api 23.it works well in version<23.I have seen similar questions like this,but none of the solution worked for me.

Answer 1

Please check below solution, hope it will work properly for you.

 public void startDownload(View v) 
 {
    int result = ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(context, Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE);
   if (result == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED){

       startDownloading();

   } else {

       requestForLocationPermission(); 
   }
 }


   private void requestForLocationPermission()
   {

      if (ActivityCompat.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(activity,Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE))
      {
      } 
      else {

          ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(activity,new String[]{Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE},PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE);
      }
   }

  @Override
  public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, String permissions[], int[] grantResults) 
  {
      switch (requestCode) {
       case PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE:
           if (grantResults.length > 0 && grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) 
        { 
           startDownloading();
        } 
        break;
  }
}


  public void startDownloading()
  {
      Uri uri=Uri.parse("http://oursite/pictures/image.jpg");


      Environment
  .getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS)
  .mkdirs();

      lastDownload = mgr.enqueue(new DownloadManager.Request(uri)
              .setAllowedNetworkTypes(DownloadManager.Request.NETWORK_WIFI |
                                      DownloadManager.Request.NETWORK_MOBILE)
              .setAllowedOverRoaming(false)
              .setTitle("Pictures")
              //.setDescription("Something useful. No, really.")
              .setDestinationInExternalPublicDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS,
                                                 "aadhar.jpg"));

      v.setEnabled(false);
      //findViewById(R.id.query).setEnabled(true);
    }

Answer 2

First, I check if I have the permission:

private static final int REQUEST_WRITE_STORAGE = 112;

boolean hasPermission = (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(activity,
            Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED);
if (!hasPermission) {
    ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(parentActivity,
                new String[]{Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE},
                REQUEST_WRITE_STORAGE);
}

Then check the user's approval:

@Override
public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, String[] permissions, int[] grantResults) {
    super.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults);
    switch (requestCode)
    {
        case REQUEST_WRITE_STORAGE: {
            if (grantResults.length > 0 && grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED)
            {
                //reload my activity with permission granted or use the features what required the permission
            } else
            {
                Toast.makeText(parentActivity, "The app was not allowed to write to your storage. Hence, it cannot function properly. Please consider granting it this permission", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            }
        }
    }

}

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Answer 3

try following code

private void showPermissionDialog() {
    // Here, thisActivity is the current activity
    if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(mActivity,
            Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {

        // Should we show an explanation?
        if (ActivityCompat.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(mActivity,
                Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)) {

            // Show an expanation to the user *asynchronously* -- don't block
            // this thread waiting for the user's response! After the user
            // sees the explanation, try again to request the permission.

        } else {

            // No explanation needed, we can request the permission.

            ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(mActivity,
                    new String[]{Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE},
                    MY_PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE);

            // MY_PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_READ_CONTACTS is an
            // app-defined int constant. The callback method gets the
            // result of the request.
        }
    } else {
        showTakeImagePopup();
    }
}

@Override
public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode,
                                       String permissions[], int[] grantResults) {
    switch (requestCode) {
        case MY_PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: {
            // If request is cancelled, the result arrays are empty.
            if (grantResults.length > 0
                    && grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
                showTakeImagePopup();
                // permission was granted, yay! Do the
                // contacts-related task you need to do.

            } else {

                // permission denied, boo! Disable the
                // functionality that depends on this permission.
            }
            return;
        }

        // other 'case' lines to check for other
        // permissions this app might request
    }
}

also declare this

 private static final int MY_PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE = 1;