How do you download a file to Android's Downloads folder using Phonegap?

Question

I have successfully downloaded a file to my Android phone using Phonegap\'s File API. I would like to download the file to the Downloads folder on my phone. For example, if

Answer 1

You can send the file to the download folder by specifying it in the getFile method...

getfile('download/myfile.jpg' ...)

This doesn't trigger the DownloadManager which notifies you when a file has been downloaded. I am still trying to find a solution for having access to the DownloadManager class through phonegap. I have asked this question here How do you download a file to Android's Downloads folder using Phonegap?