How to save Bitmap Image to Gallery in Android Studio
AndroidManifest.xml
<!-- Adding WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permissions in the AndroidManifest.xml file-->
<uses-permission
android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
tools:ignore="ScopedStorage" />
MainActivity.java
package com.learnoset.testproject;
import android.Manifest;
import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
import android.content.ContentValues;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Build;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.provider.MediaStore;
import android.widget.Toast;
import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
import androidx.core.content.FileProvider;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
Bitmap bitmapFile;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
// getting Bitmap from res folder. Replace with your own Bitmap aimage
bitmapFile = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), R.drawable.image_file);
// saving Bitmap Image to gallery
saveImageToStorage();
}
@SuppressLint("NewApi")
private void saveImageToStorage() {
if (checkPermissions()) {
final String fileName = "your_image_filename.jpg";
OutputStream imageOutStream;
try {
// check if the Api level is greater than 29
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.DISPLAY_NAME, fileName);
values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.MIME_TYPE, "image/jpeg");
// save image to Pictures Directory
// You can also choose another directories like Environment.DIRECTORY_DCIM, Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS, Environment.DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS
values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.RELATIVE_PATH, Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
Uri uri = getContentResolver().insert(MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, values);
imageOutStream = getContentResolver().openOutputStream(uri);
} else {
String imagesDir = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES).toString();
File image = new File(imagesDir, fileName);
imageOutStream = new FileOutputStream(image);
}
// showing image to Gallery
showingImageInGallery(fileName);
// compress bitmap to Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG format you can also use Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG format
bitmapFile.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, imageOutStream);
imageOutStream.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
Toast.makeText(this, "Image could not saved", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
}
@SuppressLint("NewApi")
private boolean checkPermissions() {
boolean hasPermissions = false;
// checking if user has granted Memory permissions or not. If not then ask for permissions.
if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(MainActivity.this, Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
hasPermissions = true;
} else {
// request for Memory permissions
requestPermissions(new String[]{Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE}, 101);
}
return hasPermissions;
}
@Override
public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, @NonNull String[] permissions, @NonNull int[] grantResults) {
super.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults);
// Checking if user has granted memory permissions
if (grantResults.length > 0 && grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
// save bitmap to memory if granted
saveImageToStorage();
}
}
private void showingImageInGallery(String imageFileName) {
// getting image file path from external storage
String imagesDir = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES).toString();
File image = new File(imagesDir, imageFileName);
// converting file path to Uri
Uri imageUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(
MainActivity.this,
"com.your.application.id.fileprovider",
image);
// Scan Media Image File
Intent mediaScanIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_SCANNER_SCAN_FILE);
mediaScanIntent.setData(imageUri);
sendBroadcast(mediaScanIntent);
}
}
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