Android Add Image to Android Gallery App

Oct 4, 2018
Downloaded image doesn't show in gallery

Assuming your app could take picture using camera (or download images), and you want those images to appear in Android's Gallery app.

Java

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

Kotlin

MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(context, arrayOf(file.toString()), null, null)

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