Android - Unable to open content: file:///storage/emulated/0

Question

I\'ve a widget with nine-patch image background. The image was saved in /sdcard/mydir/bgs.

When I try to load a image with setImageViewUri method, I\'ve this error:<

Answer 1

As from Lollipop, Google introduced a new way of explicitly giving apps the permission you want them to use on your device and disabling the ones you want to deny the app. If you notice, in your android monitor, the log shows

java.io.FileNotFoundException: /storage/emulated/0/advert.mp4: open failed: EACCES (Permission denied)

EACCESS permission denied is the cause of the java's infamous FileNotFoundException.

To solve this, just goto your App permission and enable storage for your app