How to access DCIM Folder on Android

Question

am using Xamarin Community Toolkit 1.3.1 CameraView and can record video on Android.

Photo on Android the files are saved to '/data/user/0/com.CompanyName.AppName111/files/DCIM' which does not seem to be accessible, how to access it?

@Leon Lu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.)

Answer 1

Hello,​

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You can create path by DependencyService for /data/user/0/com.CompanyName.AppName111/files/DCIM.

1.Create an interface.

   public interface IGetImage  
       {  
           string GetImagePath();  
       }  

2. Achieve it in android platform.DCIM folder do not existed. we need to create it. [assembly: Dependency(typeof(GetImagePathService))]
   namespace CommunityToolKitTest.Droid
   {
   class GetImagePathService : IGetImage
   {
   public string GetImagePath()
   {

              var filePath = FileSystem.AppDataDirectory+ "/DCIM/";  
   
              Java.IO.File file = new Java.IO.File(filePath);  
              if (!file.Exists())  
              {  
                  file.Mkdirs();  
              }  
              return filePath;  
          }  
      }  
   

   }

Then save your image to this path.

   private async void cameraView_MediaCaptured(object sender, Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.UI.Views.MediaCapturedEventArgs e)  
           {  
               var Imagedata=e.ImageData;  
               var filePath= DependencyService.Get<IGetImage>().GetImagePath();  
               var newFile = Path.Combine(filePath, "dd.png");  

               using (Stream stream = new MemoryStream(Imagedata))  
               using (var newStream = File.OpenWrite(newFile))  
                   await stream.CopyToAsync(newStream);  
           }  

Best Regards,

Leon Lu

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Answer 2

Look at Android.Provider.DocumentsContract