How to update the Android media database

Question

My application shows the list of songs in sdcard, and there is an option to delete the song from SD card.

Even when the song is deleted the song still comes in my ap

Answer 1

Gallery refresh including Android KITKAT

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT)
{
        Intent mediaScanIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_SCANNER_SCAN_FILE);
        File f = new File("file://"+ Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES));
        Uri contentUri = Uri.fromFile(f);
        mediaScanIntent.setData(contentUri);
        this.sendBroadcast(mediaScanIntent);
}
else
{
       sendBroadcast(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_MOUNTED, Uri.parse("file://" + Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory())));
}