getExternalStorageDirectory deprecated in Android 10

Question

I am trying to generate a file name to save an AR Model using ARCore and Kotlin.

Since Android 10 the Environment methods getExternalStoragePublicDirectory() and getExternalStorageDirectory() were deprecated for privacy concerns.

What can be a replacement for the following code?

private fun generateFileName() : String {
        val date = SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMddHHmmss", java.util.Locale.getDefault()).format(Date())
        return Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES) + File.separator + "CardAR/" + date + "_screenshot.jpg"
    }

The same [question](https://stackoverflow.com/a/60863310/8956604) — Kasım Özdemir, Mar 30 '20 at 11:10

Destroyer · Answer 1 · 2020-03-29T14:53:02.700

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private File getAbsoluteFile(String relativePath, Context context) {
    if (Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED.equals(Environment.getExternalStorageState())) {
        return new File(context.getExternalFilesDir(null), relativePath);
    } else {
        return new File(context.getFilesDir(), relativePath);
    }
}

This method will return the full path to the file.

edited Mar 29 '20 at 14:53

answered Mar 29 '20 at 14:38

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Can you provide a snippet for the same? – buckBoy Mar 29 '20 at 14:43

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 30 '20 at 11:03

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Instead of using Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES) you can now use getExternalFilesDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES)

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answered Mar 30 '20 at 11:03

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