MediaStore.Images.Media.insertImage deprecated

Question

I used to save images using MediaStore.Images.Media.insertImage but insertImage method is now deprecated. The docs say:

This method was deprecated in API level 29. inserting of images should be performed using MediaColumns#IS_PENDING, which offers richer control over lifecycle.

I don't really get it, since MediaColumns.IS_PENDING is just a flag, how am I supposed to use it?

Should I use ContentValues ?

Answer 1

SOLVED

The code suggested from @CommonsWare has no problem, except the fact that if you are programming with targetSdkVersion 29, you must add the condition:

val contentValues = ContentValues().apply {             put(MediaStore.MediaColumns.DISPLAY_NAME, System.currentTimeMillis().toString())             put(MediaStore.MediaColumns.MIME_TYPE, "image/jpeg")             if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) { //this one                 put(MediaStore.MediaColumns.RELATIVE_PATH, relativeLocation)                 put(MediaStore.MediaColumns.IS_PENDING, 1)             }         } 

Answer 2

This method was deprecated in API level 29. inserting of images should be performed using MediaColumns#IS_PENDING, which offers richer control over the lifecycle.

Either I'm too stupid to understand the docs or the Google team really needs to refactor the documentation.

Anyways, posting the complete answer from the links provided by CommonsWare and coroutineDispatcher

Step 1: Decide on which API level you are

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) saveImageInQ(imageBitMap)     else saveImageInLegacy(imageBitMap) 

Step 2: Save the image in Q style

//Make sure to call this function on a worker thread, else it will block main thread fun saveImageInQ(bitmap: Bitmap):Uri {        val filename = "IMG_${System.currentTimeMillis()}.jpg"     var fos: OutputStream? = null     val imageUri: Uri? = null     val contentValues = ContentValues().apply {         put(MediaStore.MediaColumns.DISPLAY_NAME, filename)         put(MediaStore.MediaColumns.MIME_TYPE, "image/jpg")         put(MediaStore.MediaColumns.RELATIVE_PATH, Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES)         put(MediaStore.Video.Media.IS_PENDING, 1)     }      //use application context to get contentResolver     val contentResolver = application.contentResolver      contentResolver.also { resolver ->                        imageUri = resolver.insert(MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, contentValues)         fos = imageUri?.let { resolver.openOutputStream(it) }     }      fos?.use { bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 70, it) }      contentValues.clear()     contentValues.put(MediaStore.Video.Media.IS_PENDING, 0)     resolver.update(imageUri, contentValues, null, null)                return imageUri } 

Step 3: If not on Q save the image in legacy style

//Make sure to call this function on a worker thread, else it will block main thread fun saveTheImageLegacyStyle(bitmap:Bitmap){     val imagesDir = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES)     val image = File(imagesDir, filename)     fos = FileOutputStream(image)     fos?.use {bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, it)} } 

This should get you rolling!