shared_storage 0.1.1

📁 Flutter plugin to get Android shared folders like DCIM, Downloads, Video, Audio. Works with Android 4.1 (API Level 16+)

Shared Storage Flutter Plugin

Plugin to fetch Android shared storage/folders info

Notes

• Android Only
• Alpha version
• Supports Android 4.1+ (API Level 16+)

Features

• Get top-level external/shared folders path from Environment Android API

This plugin allow us to get path of top-level shared folder (Downloads, DCIM, Videos, Audio) using the following Android API's

/// Get Android [downloads] top-level shared folder
/// You can also create a reference to a custom directory as: `EnvironmentDirectory.custom('Custom Folder')`
final sharedDirectory = 
    await getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(EnvironmentDirectory.downloads); 

print(sharedDirectory.path); /// `/storage/emulated/0/Download`

• Get external/shared folders path from MediaStore Android API

/// Get Android [downloads] shared folder for Android 9+
final sharedDirectory = 
    await getMediaStoreContentDirectory(MediaStoreCollection.downloads);

print(sharedDirectory.path); /// `/external/downloads`

• Get root Android path, note that is a read-only folder

/// Get Android root folder
final sharedDirectory = await getRootDirectory();

print(sharedDirectory.path); /// `/system`

Android API's

Most Flutter plugins uses Android API's under the hood. So this plugin do the same, and to retrieve Android shared folder paths the following API's are being used:

🔗 android.os.Environment 🔗 android.provider.MediaStore

Open Source

_{Copyright © 2021-present, Laks Castro.}

Shared Storage is MIT licensed 💖