Android - Why my saved image is not appearing in the default gallery of my phone?

Question

I am trying to save an image from my application to the default gallery of my phone. The code below works perfectly if I have a SD card on the phone. The image saved appears

Answer 1

Try this.

Write down this line once image stored in gallery.

File file = ..... // Save file

context.sendBroadcast(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_SCANNER_SCAN_FILE, Uri.fromFile(file)));

Answer 2

I haven't tried this, but I believe you need to run the Media Scanner to scan the internal storage directory so that the gallery can see your newly saved image. Check this post here.

Answer 3

Copy Past this Function in your Activity

private void scanner(String path) {

        MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(FrameActivity.this,
                new String[] { path }, null,
                new MediaScannerConnection.OnScanCompletedListener() {

                    public void onScanCompleted(String path, Uri uri) {
                        Log.i("TAG", "Finished scanning " + path);
                    }
                });
    }

And then add this Line where you save your image

scanner(imageFile.getAbsolutePath());

Answer 4

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {

                sendBroadcast(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_SCANNER_SCAN_FILE,
                        Uri.parse("file://"
                                + Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory())));
            } else {
                sendBroadcast(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_MOUNTED,
                        Uri.parse("file://"
                                + Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory())));
            }

Answer 5

Another easy way to do it. Add this after saving your file.

File imageFile = ...
MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(this, new String[] { imageFile.getPath() }, new String[] { "image/jpeg" }, null);