Downloading files using Download Manager in Android

Download Manager is a system service which optimizes the handling of long-running downloads in the background. If you want to download large files/streaming you can use Android Download Manager. The download manager handles HTTP connections, monitors connectivity changes, reboots, and ensures each download completes successfully.

Add the following permission to your AndroidManifest.xml file:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

First, we will have to generate URI from URL.

Uri uri= Uri.parse("Your URL");

1	Uri uri= Uri.parse("Your URL");

On click of the button, write the below mentioned code.

// Create request for android download manager
DownloadManager downloadManager = (DownloadManager) getSystemService(Context.DOWNLOAD_SERVICE);
DownloadManager.Request request = new DownloadManager.Request(uri); 
request.setAllowedNetworkTypes(DownloadManager.Request.NETWORK_WIFI |
DownloadManager.Request.NETWORK_MOBILE);

// set title and description
request.setTitle("Data Download");
request.setDescription("Android Data download using DownloadManager.");

request.allowScanningByMediaScanner();
request.setNotificationVisibility(DownloadManager.Request.VISIBILITY_VISIBLE_NOTIFY_COMPLETED);

//set the local destination for download file to a path within the application's external files directory
request.setDestinationInExternalPublicDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS,"downloadfileName");
request.setMimeType("*/*");
downloadManager.enqueue(request);

// Create request for android download manager

DownloadManager downloadManager = (DownloadManager) getSystemService(Context.DOWNLOAD_SERVICE);

DownloadManager.Request request = new DownloadManager.Request(uri);

request.setAllowedNetworkTypes(DownloadManager.Request.NETWORK_WIFI |

DownloadManager.Request.NETWORK_MOBILE);

// set title and description

request.setTitle("Data Download");

request.setDescription("Android Data download using DownloadManager.");

request.allowScanningByMediaScanner();

request.setNotificationVisibility(DownloadManager.Request.VISIBILITY_VISIBLE_NOTIFY_COMPLETED);

//set the local destination for download file to a path within the application's external files directory

request.setDestinationInExternalPublicDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS,"downloadfileName");

request.setMimeType("*/*");

downloadManager.enqueue(request);

In the above code, We are passing a request to the Download Manager with the download file URL, Title and Description to be shown in notification bar etc. We can also specify whether the download should happen over wifi or cellular or both.

Thanks for reading.

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saumya dubey 21 December 2018

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6 comments

franklyn Dec 21, 2018 at 11:19 am

manager.enqueue(request);
where did this come from not working

saumya dubey (Moderator) Dec 21, 2018 at 11:41 am
Thanks for reporting the issue.
Please check the updated code – downloadManager.enqueue(request);

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Hazem Dec 9, 2021 at 4:00 am

Thanks, does this works for youtube videos as well?
And what about MP3 files?

anchit (Moderator) Feb 9, 2022 at 1:22 pm
Hey,

Sorry this will not work for youtube urls.

The above solution will work only with the urls that support downloading the video.

Mp3 files or any files can be downloaded if the url is correct and the url supports the download functionality.

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Shokirov Dec 13, 2021 at 8:49 pm

download empty file my application but code is like code which it

anchit (Moderator) Feb 9, 2022 at 1:24 pm
Hey there,

Are you sure that the url you have added is of a proper file ?

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