Permission denied while it Allowed! access to external storage problem

I tried the sample app on Android 10 (AVD virtual device), and it failed to saving photo on device, “permission denied”, while I Allowed it.

I search and found that this deprecated function is the problem. https://github.com/burhanrashid52/PhotoEditor/blob/e94dd4b595f8d3d965824a1492e45a04fee744d7/app/src/main/java/com/burhanrashid52/photoeditor/EditImageActivity.java#L266

I replace it with: File file = new File(this.getExternalFilesDir(DIRECTORY_PICTURES) + File.separator + "" + System.currentTimeMillis() + ".png"); and it works fine, but it save photo in app private folder.

• I read that android 10 will not give direct access to external storage.

there are some workaround solutions, but I didn’t use it.

[breel93]

I just Opened PR about this Issue, My fix: app:manifest.xml

<application
        android:name="com.burhanrashid52.photoeditor.PhotoApp"
        ........
        android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true">

EditImageActivity Replace

 File file = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()
                    + File.separator + ""
                    + System.currentTimeMillis() + ".png");

with

final File file = new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES),
                System.currentTimeMillis() + ".png");

then add this method

//added the photo file to gallery
    private static void galleryAddPic(Context context, String imagePath) {
        Intent mediaScanIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_SCANNER_SCAN_FILE);
        File f = new File(imagePath);
        Uri contentUri = Uri.fromFile(f);
        mediaScanIntent.setData(contentUri);
        context.sendBroadcast(mediaScanIntent);
    }

call the method after in saved onSuccess

    @Override
     public void onSuccess(@NonNull String imagePath) {
        ...........
        mPhotoEditorView.getSource().setImageURI(mSaveImageUri);
        galleryAddPic(EditImageActivity.this, file.getAbsolutePath());  <-- here
       }

I hope this helps someone

[nazmussakibsaad102]

@breel93 Thanks bro. Helped a lot 😄