Is there a way to get URI of bitmap without saving it to sdcard?

Question

I am making an app that allows the user to share an image using android intent but how to get that URI of

a bitmap without need to saving it to sd card

I have used this code that works fine, but I don't need to save this bitmap to sd card

private Uri getImageUri(Context inContext, Bitmap inImage) {
          ByteArrayOutputStream bytes = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
          inImage.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, bytes);
          String path = Images.Media.insertImage(inContext.getContentResolver(), inImage, "title", null);
          return Uri.parse(path);
    }

I need to get that URI without saving that bitmap to sd card

@Sagar Pilkhwal i want to get the uri of bitmap to share it but i dont need to save it to internal or external storage ... is that possible ? — Ahmed Mousa, Sep 26 '14 at 12:41
No its not possible, you will have to save the file on to the SD card and then share it and then delete the file — Sagar Pilkhwal, Sep 26 '14 at 12:45
@Sagar Pilkhwal when i can know if the user have shared the image or not to delete it after the process have finished ? — Ahmed Mousa, Sep 26 '14 at 12:47

score 21 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 26 '14 at 12:49

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Try this:

protected void ShareImage(Intent intent) {
    try {
        URL url = new URL(mImageUrl);
        Bitmap image = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(url.openConnection().getInputStream());
        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, getImageUri(mActivity, image));
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, 1001));
}

public Uri getImageUri(Context inContext, Bitmap inImage) {
    ByteArrayOutputStream bytes = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
    inImage.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, bytes);
    String path = MediaStore.Images.Media.insertImage(inContext.getContentResolver(), inImage, "Title", null);
    return Uri.parse(path);
}

public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data){
    //check for result is OK and then check for your requestCode(1001) and then delete the file

}

answered Sep 26 '14 at 12:49

Sagar Pilkhwal

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yes that is what i need thank you ... i dont know why this method goes from my mind :D .. thank you again. – Ahmed Mousa Sep 26 '14 at 13:12
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Now you will remember it henceforward... :) – Sagar Pilkhwal Sep 26 '14 at 13:13
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You are completely forgetting about the byte array you are creating. How can this even work? – Mikaël Mayer Aug 10 '15 at 22:50
and then delete the file... Can u explain how to delete the file ? – Sujay U N May 10 '17 at 22:25
This answer is interesting – Adro Mar 02 '18 at 01:14
This will create duplicate of the image that is in the `mImageUrl`. Where is the deletion part? This is not the complete answer – NullByte08 Oct 29 '20 at 05:26
@NullByte08 were you able to find a solution which creates a temp image or delete it afterwards? – Red M Mar 15 '23 at 21:29
@RedM I have answered below, please check if it helps. This was a long time back so I don't remember the actual issue. – NullByte08 Mar 16 '23 at 10:56

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 26 '14 at 12:39

Try this way

protected void tryToShareImage(Intent intent) {
    try {
        URL url = new URL(mImageUrl);
        Bitmap image = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(url.openConnection().getInputStream());
        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, getImageUri(mActivity, image));
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Share using..."));
}

public Uri getImageUri(Context inContext, Bitmap inImage) {
    ByteArrayOutputStream bytes = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
    inImage.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, bytes);
    String path = MediaStore.Images.Media.insertImage(inContext.getContentResolver(), inImage, "Title", null);
    return Uri.parse(path);
}

after that You can delete files using File.delete()

when i can delete this file i dont know when the user can choose to share if i delete the file after start intent the uri dont found — Ahmed Mousa, Sep 26 '14 at 12:42
When file uploaded successfully then you can delete file. If you are using AsyncTask then in onPostExecute you can delete. — Derek, Jul 13 '17 at 06:17

score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 03 '21 at 01:21

Accepted answer is not working for me. Maybe I missed something from that. But, every time I get the uri of the bitmap, it is saved in local storage. I couldnt find a way to delete that (extra) saved bitmap in accepted answer. I am using the following way:

First, get the uri of the bitmap:

public static Uri getUri(Context context, Bitmap bitmap) {
        ByteArrayOutputStream bytes = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, bytes);
        String path = MediaStore.Images.Media.insertImage(context.getContentResolver(), bitmap, "Title", null);
        return Uri.parse(path);
    }

Then, delete the (extra) saved bitmap:

this.getContentResolver().delete(uri, null, null);

PS: Above code for deletion is for Activity. If you want to delete inside a Fragment, use this:

getActivity().getContentResolver().delete(uri, null, null);

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