Hey guys I am trying to open a pdf file from the Downloads f

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Hey guys I am trying to open a pdf file from the Downloads folder but when I try to it closes immediately ```File file = new File Environment getExternalStoragePublicDirectory Environment DIRECTORY DOWNLOADS la pdf Uri pdfUri = FileProvider getUriForFile this getPackageName + provider file Intent intent = new Intent Intent ACTION VIEW pdfUri setDataAndType pdfUri application pdf addFlags Intent FLAG GRANT READ URI PERMISSION startActivity intent ``` `file exists ` shows that the file exists I am able to locate and open the file in the Download folder but just not by code Any idea

Pablichjenkov · Answer

Have you tried the new Storage Access Framework

David Eriksson · Answer

Maybe a stack trace would help

J6ey · Answer

The behavior is the android default pdf opener opens the pdf file from my app then immediately closes and switches back to my app There is no crash or exception I can trace Only thing I can verify is that it s probably not able to read the file or any file for that matter

David Eriksson · Answer

Not a single hint in logcat

J6ey · Answer

not a single hint pensive

J6ey · Answer

I m actually curious myself if anyone can programmatically open a pdf file in Downloads on their end This may be a version issue for all I know I ve tried with Android 7 10

David Eriksson · Answer

What if you remove the pdfUri parameter to new Intent

David Eriksson · Answer

Also it seems you have Java code in a Kotlin Slack wink

J6ey · Answer

Removed from intent no dice Yeah I apologize for that haha

David Eriksson · Answer

So what does the URI look like before you send the intent

J6ey · Answer

Just a dummy pdf file <https www w3 org WAI ER tests xhtml testfiles resources pdf dummy pdf>

David Eriksson · Answer

That can t be the URI in the pdfUri parameter

J6ey · Answer

How should the format be like

David Eriksson · Answer

Show the URI from the debugger slightly smiling face

David Eriksson · Answer

It should be `content ` something

J6ey · Answer

Good point slightly smiling face

J6ey · Answer

`<content com sony screeners screenersapp provider external files Download la pdf>`

David Eriksson · Answer

What does your `file provider paths xml` file look like

J6ey · Answer

``` lt xml version= 1 0 encoding= utf 8 gt lt paths gt lt external path name= external files path= gt lt paths gt ```

David Eriksson · Answer

Hmm Maybe you should try to open file Uri yourself with openAssetFileDescriptor and see if you get an error