Intent Filter to Download Files In Android

Question

I'm trying to make my app appear in this screen: Download Apps List

So that I can download files using my app.. I added the following Intent filter into my manifest:

 <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
            <data android:mimeType="application/*" android:host="*" android:pathPattern=".*.ext" />
        </intent-filter>

But this has no effect at all.. Is there a way to do that ?

Hi! Did you find any solution for the same? – Vinil Narang Feb 04 '16 at 10:35 — Vinil Narang, Feb 04 '16 at 10:35
Did you find a sensible solution for this? – IgorGanapolsky Aug 15 '17 at 21:20 — IgorGanapolsky, Aug 15 '17 at 21:20

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 03 '15 at 21:19

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To use android:host and android:pathPattern, you need android:scheme as well.

answered Dec 03 '15 at 21:19

CommonsWare

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I added but didn't work – Muhammad A. Hassan Dec 03 '15 at 21:48
@MuhammadA.Hassan: There is little point in using `path`/`pathPrefix`/`pathPattern` with `content`, as you have no idea what the paths will look like. – CommonsWare Dec 03 '15 at 21:52

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 03 '15 at 21:30

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Try to change your intent-filter to this one :

<intent-filter>
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
    <data android:scheme="file" /> //or content
    <data android:mimeType="*/*" />
    <data android:pathPattern=".*\\.ext" />
    <data android:host="*" />
</intent-filter>

answered Dec 03 '15 at 21:30

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this doesn't work.. should i declare the intent filter inside an activity or receiver ? – Muhammad A. Hassan Dec 03 '15 at 21:35
Yes, put it inside an Activity – Skizo-ozᴉʞS ツ Dec 03 '15 at 21:37
Also check it out this questions and answers : [1](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1733195/android-intent-filter-for-a-particular-file-extension), [2](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8148629/intent-filter-to-download-attachment-from-gmail-apps-on-android), [3](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8148629/intent-filter-to-download-attachment-from-gmail-apps-on-android). – Skizo-ozᴉʞS ツ Dec 03 '15 at 21:38
I did all of that and checked the questions above but still not working. also tried changing pathPattern to ".*.ext" but didn't work neither – Muhammad A. Hassan Dec 03 '15 at 21:47

Intent Filter to Download Files In Android

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