Get Path from another app (WhatsApp)

Question

I\'m not getting Path from image or video from uri that I receive from whatsApp.

Uri comes like this: content://com.whatsapp.provider.media/item/16695

Media

Answer 1

It works for me for opening small text file... I didn't try in other file

protected void viewhelper(Intent intent) {
    Uri a = intent.getData();
    if (!a.toString().startsWith("content:")) {
        return;
    }
    //Ok Let's do it
    String content = readUri(a);
    //do something with this content
}

here is the readUri(Uri uri) method

private String readUri(Uri uri) {
    InputStream inputStream = null;
    try {
        inputStream = getContentResolver().openInputStream(uri);
        if (inputStream != null) {
            byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
            int result;
            String content = "";
            while ((result = inputStream.read(buffer)) != -1) {
                content = content.concat(new String(buffer, 0, result));
            }
            return content;
        }
    } catch (IOException e) {
        Log.e("receiver", "IOException when reading uri", e);
    } finally {
        if (inputStream != null) {
            try {
                inputStream.close();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                Log.e("receiver", "IOException when closing stream", e);
            }
        }
    }
    return null;
}

I got it from this repository https://github.com/zhutq/android-file-provider-demo/blob/master/FileReceiver/app/src/main/java/com/demo/filereceiver/MainActivity.java
I modified some code so that it work.

Manifest file:

You need to add

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    /*
     *    Your OnCreate
     */
    Intent intent = getIntent();
    String action = intent.getAction();
    String type = intent.getType();

    //VIEW"
    if (Intent.ACTION_VIEW.equals(action) && type != null) {
        viewhelper(intent); // Handle text being sent
    }
  }