Open a selected file (image, pdf, …) programmatically from my Android Application?

Question

I\'m working on an Android application which should be able to open a selected file from a specific folder.

I already tried this, but after selecting which applicati

Answer 1

MimeTypeMap.getSingleton().getExtensionFromMimeType(file.getName());

Probably, this is the easiest solution.

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/MimeTypeMap

https://developer.android.com/reference/java/net/URLConnection.html#guessContentTypeFromName(java.lang.String)

private void openFile(File file) {

    Uri uri = Uri.fromFile(file);

    Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);

    intent.setDataAndType(uri, MimeTypeMap.getSingleton().getExtensionFromMimeType(file.getName()));


    intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Open " + file.getName() + " with ..."));
}