Download manager android file cannot be accessed

Andrew check this commonsware. Show 1 more comment. Request downloadUri request. Mohd Faizan Mohd Faizan 7 7 bronze badges. File Paths outside of the App's private directories in Android Q and above useless. Andrew Andrew 4, 2 2 gold badges 10 10 silver badges 21 21 bronze badges.

Question, how do I persist where the file location is that the user selected for the first time? I don't want to ask the user everytime, if I already downloaded it I just want to pull it from where the user first told me where to store it.

The last link shows you how to take permissions that survive a device restart. If other App's don't need to access the files you are downloading then it would be better to store them in your App's private directory instead which is much simpler as it does not require permissions — Andrew.

Right, but I would like to use the DownloadManager to download the files I need and it cannot take in the location of the apps private directory for the destination will throw a SecurityException. Use this code and enjoy, this code uses RxJava for network call: import android.

ContentValues import android. Context import android. Build import android. Environment import android. MediaStore import io. Observable import io. ObservableEmitter import okhttp3. OkHttpClient import okhttp3. Request import okhttp3. ResponseBody import java. My Samsung Galaxy S2 has worked perfectly for nearly two years but now have a problem — I cannot download! I have been Googling all day for answer to no avail. Can anyone help please?!!

Under "Device", touch Apps or Application manager depending on the device, this may be different. Select the Download Manager app. If an Enable option is shown, Download Manager is turned off.

Touch Enable to turn it on. Regardless of which device, once you find and open the file manager, use it to look for the Downloads folder and open it. There you will find your downloaded files in chronological order newest to oldest, in most cases.

You can, however, change how the files are sorted. In Samsung's My Files app, tap on the three-dot menu icon and then select "Sort by.

Once you've located your downloaded files, you can open a file with a tap, or bring up more options with a long-press on the file. If you don't like the default file manager app on your Android phone, or it doesn't have one, download the Files by Google app formerly Files Go from the Play Store. The app is easy to navigate, provides quick access to your downloads folder and helps you free up storage space.

When you open Files by Google, the app will recommend various options like clearing out app caches, removing junk files or deleting backed-up photos from your device.