Android: save a file from an existing URI

Question

How to save a media file (say .mp3) from an existing URI, which I am getting from an Implicit Intent?

Answer 1

When receiving a android.net.Uri from an external source, the best way to save the file is from the stream:

try (InputStream ins = activity.getContentResolver().openInputStream(source_uri)) {
    File dest = new File(destination_path);
    createFileFromStream(ins, dest);
} catch (Exception ex) {
    Log.e("Save File", ex.getMessage());
    ex.printStackTrace();
}

createFileFromStream method:

public static void createFileFromStream(InputStream ins, File destination) {
    try (OutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(destination)) {
        byte[] buffer = new byte[4096];
        int length;
        while ((length = ins.read(buffer)) > 0) {
            os.write(buffer, 0, length);
        }
        os.flush();
    } catch (Exception ex) {
        Log.e("Save File", ex.getMessage());
        ex.printStackTrace();
    }
}