DownloadManager.Request.SetVisibleInDownloadsUi(Boolean) Method

Definition

Namespace:: Android.App

Assembly:: Mono.Android.dll

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This method was deprecated in API level 29.

[Android.Runtime.Register("setVisibleInDownloadsUi", "(Z)Landroid/app/DownloadManager$Request;", "GetSetVisibleInDownloadsUi_ZHandler")]
public virtual Android.App.DownloadManager.Request? SetVisibleInDownloadsUi(bool isVisible);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("setVisibleInDownloadsUi", "(Z)Landroid/app/DownloadManager$Request;", "GetSetVisibleInDownloadsUi_ZHandler")>]
abstract member SetVisibleInDownloadsUi : bool -> Android.App.DownloadManager.Request
override this.SetVisibleInDownloadsUi : bool -> Android.App.DownloadManager.Request

Parameters

isVisible: Boolean

boolean: whether to display this download in the Downloads UI

Returns

DownloadManager.Request

this object

Attributes: RegisterAttribute

Remarks

This method was deprecated in API level 29. Starting in Q, this value is ignored. Only files downloaded to public Downloads directory (as returned by Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(String) with Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS) will be visible in system's Downloads UI and the rest will not be visible. All non-visible downloads that are not modified in the last 7 days will be deleted during idle runs. (e.g. Context.getExternalFilesDir(String)) will not be visible.

Set whether this download should be displayed in the system's Downloads UI. True by default.

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Last updated 2026-08-03 UTC.

Android reference for android.app.DownloadManager.Request.setVisibleInDownloadsUi.

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Applies to