I have an android app wherein I need to open my pdf file from url. For that, I have used following code to invoke supporting applications to open my pdf file but despite having more than 5 such applications, just two apps e.g. Adobe Reader and Goodgle Drive are listed.
intent.setDataAndType(Uri.parse(url), "application/pdf");
startActivity(intent);```
But, I'm in need to open pdf using other compatible apps already installed. Please help resolve the ibid issue.
Thanks
use this
private fun ViewFile(pdfFile: File) {
Log.e("!!pdfFile",pdfFile.absolutePath)
val path: Uri
val pdfIntent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW)
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
try {
val m: Method = StrictMode::class.java.getMethod("disableDeathOnFileUriExposure")
m.invoke(null)
} catch (e: Exception) {
e.printStackTrace()
}
path = FileProvider.getUriForFile(this, BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID.toString() + ".provider", pdfFile)
// path = Uri.parse(pdfFile.getAbsolutePath());
// pdfIntent.setDataAndType(path, "application/pdf");
pdfIntent.setDataAndType(path, "application/pdf")
pdfIntent.flags = Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NO_HISTORY
pdfIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION)
} else {
path = Uri.fromFile(pdfFile)
pdfIntent.setDataAndType(path, "application/pdf")
}
/* Uri path = FileProvider.getUriForFile(getActivity(),
BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID + ".provider",
pdfFile);*/try {
startActivity(pdfIntent)
} catch (e: ActivityNotFoundException) {
Toast.makeText(this, getString(R.string.lblnoapplicationfound), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
}
}
try this simple way to open pdf from url
Intent browserIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url));
startActivity(browserIntent);