Android - Share intent with file manager as option

Question

I want the following functionality:

In my application's internal storage I have a file and the user should be able to save it to another app (ex. Google Drive) OR save it to the phone's external storage by selecting a directory. Right now I can achieve this by two different methods, one displaying a chooser with the other apps, one opening a directory picker (ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT_TREE intent)

My question is that is it possible to have a chooser that would contain all the app's that could save the file (ex. Google Drive, OneDrive, etc.), INCLUDING the phone's file manager so if the user selects that option he can choose a directory?

Right now the ACTION_SEND intent doesn't contain the file manager.

one displaying a chooser Pretty unclear what kind of chooser. Tell more. — blackapps
– blackapps, Commented Sep 19, 2023 at 11:19

blackapps · Accepted Answer · 2023-09-19 12:08:30Z

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Intent.createChooser() can take a list of intents.

Have a look at

chooser.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_INITIAL_INTENTS, intentsList.toArray(new Parcelable[]{}));

answered Sep 19, 2023 at 12:08

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user13756297 Over a year ago

Thanks! I managed to make it work with this solution. :D One question though, is it possible to detect somehow which intent was triggered from the list that was passed to the chooser?

blackapps Over a year ago

Well only ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT_TREE will trigger an onActivityResult with an uri as far as i know. What do you need more? ACTION_SEND will not inform you.

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