How to save pdf in scoped storage?

Question

Before the introduction of scoped storage i was using Download Manager to download pdf in my app and get the pdf from getExternalStorageDirectory, but due to sc

Answer 1

You can use below code to download and save PDF using scoped storage. Here I am using Downloads directory. Don't forget to give required permissions.

@RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.Q)
fun downloadPdfWithMediaStore() {
    CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.IO).launch {
        try {
            val url =
                URL("https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/xhtml/testfiles/resources/pdf/dummy.pdf")
            val connection: HttpURLConnection = url.openConnection() as HttpURLConnection
            connection.requestMethod = "GET"
            connection.doOutput = true
            connection.connect()
            val pdfInputStream: InputStream = connection.inputStream

            val values = ContentValues().apply {
                put(MediaStore.Downloads.DISPLAY_NAME, "test")
                put(MediaStore.Downloads.MIME_TYPE, "application/pdf")
                put(MediaStore.Downloads.IS_PENDING, 1)
            }

            val resolver = context.contentResolver

            val collection =
                MediaStore.Downloads.getContentUri(MediaStore.VOLUME_EXTERNAL_PRIMARY)

            val itemUri = resolver.insert(collection, values)

            if (itemUri != null) {
                resolver.openFileDescriptor(itemUri, "w").use { parcelFileDescriptor ->
                    ParcelFileDescriptor.AutoCloseOutputStream(parcelFileDescriptor)
                        .write(pdfInputStream.readBytes())
                }
                values.clear()
                values.put(MediaStore.Downloads.IS_PENDING, 0)
                resolver.update(itemUri, values, null, null)
            }
        } catch (e: Exception) {
            e.printStackTrace()
        }
    }
}