Download a file programmatically on Android

Question

I am downloading files from web server programmatically. After download is completed, I checked the file. The size ,extension and all other parameters are correct but when I try to play that file in media player it is showing that it is corrupted.

Here is my code:

    byte[] b = null;
    InputStream in = null;
    b = new byte[Integer.parseInt(size)];    // size of the file.
    in = OpenHttpConnection(URL);            
    in.read(b);
    in.close();

    File folder = new File("/sdcard", "folder");
   boolean check = folder.mkdirs();

   Log.d("HttpDownload", "check " + check);

   File myFile = new File("/sdcard/folder/" + name);


    myFile.createNewFile();
   OutputStream filoutputStream = new FileOutputStream(myFile);

   filoutputStream.write(b);

   filoutputStream.flush();

   filoutputStream.close();

take a look at https://stackoverflow.com/a/921400/8460132 – amrezzd Aug 11 '18 at 07:33 — amrezzd, Aug 11 '18 at 07:33

score 54 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 11 '09 at 21:17

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This is some working code I have for downloading a given URL to a given File object. The File object (outputFile) has just been created using new File(path), I haven't called createNewFile or anything.

private static void downloadFile(String url, File outputFile) {
  try {
      URL u = new URL(url);
      URLConnection conn = u.openConnection();
      int contentLength = conn.getContentLength();

      DataInputStream stream = new DataInputStream(u.openStream());

        byte[] buffer = new byte[contentLength];
        stream.readFully(buffer);
        stream.close();

        DataOutputStream fos = new DataOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(outputFile));
        fos.write(buffer);
        fos.flush();
        fos.close();
  } catch(FileNotFoundException e) {
      return; // swallow a 404
  } catch (IOException e) {
      return; // swallow a 404
  }
}

answered Nov 11 '09 at 21:17

Eric Mill

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is it possible to download a video from the same ?? – Rat-a-tat-a-tat Ratatouille Jan 16 '14 at 10:46
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This is for file downloading. You can download video files, sure. But if you mean streaming video, no, you want to use different APIs for that. – Eric Mill Jan 19 '14 at 01:06
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how can I create outputFile for passing? – Vasant May 17 '16 at 06:58
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Make sure to run this code on another thread without blocking the main thread. – RamithDR Jul 30 '18 at 16:52

Sachin Yadav · Answer 2 · 2018-05-16T09:19:18.927

Permission

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_INTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_INTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION" />

Download Fuction Code

 public void downloadFile() {
        String DownloadUrl = audio1;
        DownloadManager.Request request1 = new DownloadManager.Request(Uri.parse(DownloadUrl));
        request1.setDescription("Sample Music File");   //appears the same in Notification bar while downloading
        request1.setTitle("File1.mp3");
        request1.setVisibleInDownloadsUi(false);

        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
            request1.allowScanningByMediaScanner();
            request1.setNotificationVisibility(DownloadManager.Request.VISIBILITY_HIDDEN);
        }
        request1.setDestinationInExternalFilesDir(getApplicationContext(), "/File", "Question1.mp3");

        DownloadManager manager1 = (DownloadManager) getSystemService(Context.DOWNLOAD_SERVICE);
        Objects.requireNonNull(manager1).enqueue(request1);
        if (DownloadManager.STATUS_SUCCESSFUL == 8) {
        DownloadSuccess(); 
        }
    }

This is the actual and best solution for download. By using this method your file will automatically handle by android system. This solution save my whole project. — Anand Savjani, Apr 18 '19 at 22:27
Seems like a solid solution but, can you please elaborate size/bytes will it able to download? — karan_for_you, Dec 17 '20 at 10:01

score 4 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 17 '15 at 05:49

private void down(String string)
    {

        try
        {
            URL url = new URL(URL);
            HttpURLConnection c = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
            c.setRequestMethod("GET");
            c.setDoOutput(true);
            c.connect();

            String PATH = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString()
                    + "/load";
            Log.v("LOG_TAG", "PATH: " + PATH);

            File file = new File(PATH);
            file.mkdirs();
            File outputFile = new File(file, option14[i].toString());
            FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(outputFile);
            InputStream is = c.getInputStream();

            byte[] buffer = new byte[4096];
            int len1 = 0;

            while ((len1 = is.read(buffer)) != -1)
            {
                fos.write(buffer, 0, len1);
            }

            fos.close();
            is.close();

            Toast.makeText(this, " A new file is downloaded successfully",
                    Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

        }
        catch (IOException e)
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

    }

this worked well for me! thank you. but can you please explain this line: byte[] buffer = new byte[4096]; ? is it the maximum number of bytes allowed for the file? — infinite_loop_, May 06 '14 at 02:23

score 2 · Answer 4 · edited Mar 25 '18 at 00:09

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I checked this stackoverflow question but it looks like there is not a download Intent.

Did you try setting the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE in the android manifest?

edited Mar 25 '18 at 00:09

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answered Nov 11 '09 at 12:08

Macarse

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 11 '09 at 18:47

read on an input stream doesn't guarntee that the entire contents of the file will be pulled down in one go. Check the return value on that in.read(b); line. It might look something like this:

if(in.read(b) != size)
    Log.e("Network","Failed to read all data!");

That'll tell you, at the very least, if you're getting all your data from the networking layer. If you only got a partial read, but you're still writing the full byte array to disk, that might explain why the media player thinks the file is corrupt.

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