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Lazar Kukolj
Lazar Kukolj

Reputation: 706

requires android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, or grantUriPermission() error?

I think ever since the newest Android update this method:

public String getPath(Uri uri) {
    Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(uri, null, null, null, null);
    cursor.moveToFirst();
    String document_id = cursor.getString(0);
    document_id = document_id.substring(document_id.lastIndexOf(":") + 1);
    cursor.close();

    cursor = getContentResolver().query(
            android.provider.MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI,
            null, MediaStore.Images.Media._ID + " = ? ", new String[]{document_id}, null);
    cursor.moveToFirst();
    String path = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(MediaStore.Video.Media.DATA));
    cursor.close();

    return path;
}

wont work because i need some kind of permission. is there a fix?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3121

Answers (1)

CommonsWare
CommonsWare

Reputation: 1006819

You need to hold the READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE or WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission. That involves:

  • putting the appropriate <uses-permission> element in your manifest, and

  • if your targetSdkVersion is 23 or higher, requesting the permission at runtime from the user, as those permissions are dangerous

Upvotes: 4

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