Captured image not appearing in gallery

Question

I'm using the camera intent to captured images. But it's not showing when I check in on the gallery..

String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());

Intent intent_cam = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);                    
File imagesFolder = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + File.separator + "App Photos");

Intent mediaScan = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_SCANNER_SCAN_FILE);

if (!imagesFolder.exists()) {       

imagesFolder.mkdirs();          
File image = new File(imagesFolder, "App_" + timeStamp + ".png");
Uri uriSavedImage = Uri.fromFile(image);         
intent_cam.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, uriSavedImage);    
mediaScan.setData(uriSavedImage);
getActivity().sendBroadcast(mediaScan);
startActivityForResult(intent_cam, 0);           
}

else if (imagesFolder.exists()) {

File image = new File(imagesFolder, "App_" + timeStamp + ".png");
Uri uriSavedImage = Uri.fromFile(image);
intent_cam.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, uriSavedImage);
mediaScan.setData(uriSavedImage);
getActivity().sendBroadcast(mediaScan);
startActivityForResult(intent_cam, 0);    

}

Manifest:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus" />

And is it true that the sendBroadcast no longer works in API 19. (4.4)? Android How to use MediaScannerConnection scanFile

did you try to do the media scan send broadcast in onActivityResult() — JRowan, Mar 03 '14 at 18:45

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 03 '14 at 19:03

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You are invoking the scan request before the picture has been captured. Recall that startActivityForResult() is asynchronous. Put your sendBroadcast() call in onActivityResult(), which will be triggered when the camera activity returns control to you.

answered Mar 03 '14 at 19:03

CommonsWare

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Thanks. Solved my problem. Does it still works in API 19. (4.4)? – luwionline Mar 03 '14 at 19:12
@luwionline: If you mean the broadcast, then yes, that works on Android 4.4. – CommonsWare Mar 03 '14 at 19:25
And this one doesn't? sendBroadcast(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_MOUNTED, Uri.parse("file://" + Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()))); – luwionline Mar 03 '14 at 19:28
@luwionline: Correct. That was never an appropriate way to get your file indexed, and as of Android 4.2 it can only be broadcast by system apps. – CommonsWare Mar 03 '14 at 19:29

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 25 '15 at 12:04

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This will work in all android versions:

MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(this, new String[]{file.getPath()}, new String[]{"image/jpeg"}, null);

answered Dec 25 '15 at 12:04

Upendra Singh Chauhan

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Captured image not appearing in gallery

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