List files inside Download directory in android

Question

I am creating my own application for android and I have a problem. I need to get a list of all files from the downloads directory, I tried to do it like this:

String path = mContext.getExternalFilesDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS).toString();

                File fl  = new File(path);
                File[] files = fl.listFiles();
                Log.i("File", String.valueOf(files.length));

                for(int i = 0; i < files.length; i++)
                {
                    Log.i("Files", files[i].getName());
                }

But it shows me that there are no files in this directory, although there are files there. In advance, I can say that I added permission to the manifest:

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

And it still shows me that there are no files in this directory, maybe someone can tell me how to solve this problem. (I'm using android 11 device)

Answer 1

For reading, you just need Read permission:

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

And for getting download directory you can use getExternalStoragePublicDirectory as following:

private void listFiles() {

        File fl = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS);
        File[] files = fl.listFiles();
        Log.i("File", String.valueOf(files.length));

        for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
            Log.i("Files", files[i].getName());
        }
    }