How to open a video file from Download folder directly from your Android App using FileProvider in SDK API 34?

This video shows the code to open a video file (mp4 file) from the Download folder of the Android device directly from your Android App. It uses FileProvider to open the video file in the default application of the device to run the video file. In this video it demonstrates the functionality in Android SDK API 34 level.

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Source Code:

package com.programmerworld.openvideofile;

import static android.Manifest.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES;
import static android.Manifest.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO;

import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.view.View;

import androidx.activity.EdgeToEdge;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat;
import androidx.core.content.FileProvider;
import androidx.core.graphics.Insets;
import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat;
import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsCompat;

import java.io.File;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        EdgeToEdge.enable(this);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        ViewCompat.setOnApplyWindowInsetsListener(findViewById(R.id.main), (v, insets) -> {
            Insets systemBars = insets.getInsets(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.systemBars());
            v.setPadding(systemBars.left, systemBars.top, systemBars.right, systemBars.bottom);

            ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this,
                    new String[]{READ_MEDIA_IMAGES,
                            READ_MEDIA_VIDEO},
                    PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED);

            return insets;
        });
    }


    public void buttonOpenVideo(View view){
        // Locate the file you want to open
        File file = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), "Download/SampleVideo.mp4");

        // Use FileProvider to get the content URI for the file
        Uri fileUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(getApplicationContext(),
                "com.programmerworld.openvideofile"
                        + ".fileprovider", file);

        // Create an intent to view the file
        Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);

        // Determine the MIME type of the file (adjust this based on your file type)
        intent.setDataAndType(fileUri, "video/*");

        // Grant temporary read permission to the file
        intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);

        startActivity(intent);
    }
}

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO"
        tools:ignore="SelectedPhotoAccess" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES"
        tools:ignore="SelectedPhotoAccess" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:dataExtractionRules="@xml/data_extraction_rules"
        android:fullBackupContent="@xml/backup_rules"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/Theme.OpenVideoFile"
        tools:targetApi="31">
        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:exported="true">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

        <provider
            android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
            android:authorities="com.programmerworld.openvideofile.fileprovider"
            android:exported="false"
            android:grantUriPermissions="true">
            <meta-data
                android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
                android:resource="@xml/file_paths" />
        </provider>

    </application>

</manifest>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<paths>
    <external-path name="external_files" path="." />
</paths>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/main"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Hello World!"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginStart="128dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="92dp"
        android:onClick="buttonOpenVideo"
        android:text="Open Video File"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

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