storage-access-framework

In the beginning the user can select files with the new Storage Access Framework (Assuming the app is API>19): https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/document-provider.html Then I save references to those chosen files by saving the URI`s which looks like: content://com.android.providers.downloads.documments/document/745 (in this case the file is from the default downloads dir`). Later, I want let the user to open those files (For example they names displayed in UI list, and the user selects one). I want to do this with the Android famous intent chooser feature, and all I have is

When the user clicks the "send file" button in google drive and selects my app. I want to get the filepath of that file and then allow the user to upload it to a different location. I check these similar SO post for kitkat phones: Get real path from URI, Android KitKat new storage access framework Android - Convert URI to file path on lollipop However the solution to that no longer seems to work in Lollipop devices. The problem seems to be that MediaStore.MediaColumns.DATA returns null when running a query on the ContentResolver. https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=63651 You

My Android app wants to create a folder in Google Drive and get the uri from the Drive app on the device. It sends an intent, you can see the code below: private void createFolder(String folderName) { Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CREATE_DOCUMENT); intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE); // Create a file with the requested MIME type. intent.setType("vnd.android.document/directory"); intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TITLE, folderName); startActivityForResult(intent, WRITE_REQUEST_CODE); } then it gets the returned data, you can see the code below: @Override protected void

I am using the Storage Access Framework for android 4.4 and opening the file picker. Everything works except when choosing a file from Google Drive, I can only figure out how to open it as an input stream, but I would like to get a java File object. The content uri that's being returned looks something like this: content://com.google.android.apps.docs.storage/document/acc%3D4%3Bdoc%3D2279 Other questions that are similar but do not have a working solution which allows me to get the filename, filesize and contents: Get real path from URI, Android KitKat new storage access framework Android

After a lot of findings about how to write(and rename) a file in SD Card (android 5 and above), I think the new SAF provided by android will be required to take permission from user to write SD card file. I have seen in this File Manger Application ES File Explorer that initially it takes read and write permission the following way as shown in pictures. After selecting sd card, the write permission is granted. So in the same way I tried to use SAF, but failed in renaming a file. My code: @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);