Android access download manager

Once you've located your downloaded files, you can open a file with a tap, or bring up more options with a long-press on the file. If you don't like the default file manager app on your Android phone, or it doesn't have one, download the Files by Google app formerly Files Go from the Play Store. The app is easy to navigate, provides quick access to your downloads folder and helps you free up storage space. When you open Files by Google, the app will recommend various options like clearing out app caches, removing junk files or deleting backed-up photos from your device.

There's even an AirDrop-like file-sharing feature baked into the app that makes it really easy to share files with someone who is nearby. Load comments. Android Manager 5. All rights reserved. Improve this question. Miguel Ruivo Miguel Ruivo 11k 5 5 gold badges 41 41 silver badges 71 71 bronze badges. How exactly did you get that Uri?

And, by "ends up being cached", do you mean that you are writing that Uri to disk and trying to use it again later? Yes, the path resolution tries to load it from a few prefixes and I get this exception in some of them. I mean: context. But I'm trying to retrieve the absolute path of a file that is in the downloads folder using the native file explorer but somehow it seems impossible for some kind of files in the downloads folder and I have to use the contentResolver , make a copy of it, and then use the copy's path.

I am facing the exact same problem. If a Disable option is shown, Download Manager is turned on. Keep Download Manager turned on to download apps. Charging your smartphone overnight can damage the battery and shorten its lifespan. Here's everything you need to know. Update: The Direct filesystem access to storage has become limited in recent versions of Android.

Yogesh Umesh Vaity Yogesh Umesh Vaity 22k 12 12 gold badges silver badges 77 77 bronze badges. Any updates on how to get the true common download folder? This is because in Marshmallow, Google completely revamped how permissions work. Juri Noga 4, 7 7 gold badges 35 35 silver badges 49 49 bronze badges. Mark Lu Mark Lu 1, 1 1 gold badge 12 12 silver badges 18 18 bronze badges. Yvgen Yvgen 1, 15 15 silver badges 24 24 bronze badges.

And for that reason, you don't need any permission since Android 4. The Overflow Blog. Introducing Content Health, a new way to keep the knowledge base up-to-date. Podcast what if you could invest in your favorite developer? Featured on Meta. Now live: A fully responsive profile.

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