I write a file to Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS, why can't I see it via the Downloads App?

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I write (write, not download, to be precise it is the dump of a SQLite db of my App) a file on the Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS directory. ``` File path = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS); File file = new File(path, "db.csv"); ``` If I browse the phone with a file browser, I can see correctly the file in the ``` /storage/emulated/0/Download ``` Directory, together with the other downloads. But if I open the Downloads App it does not show... What do I need to do to have the file shown in the Downloads App as well?

Accepted Answer

The Downloads app only shows downloads downloaded via `DownloadManager`, not all files in the directory.

I write a file to Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS, why can't I see it via the Downloads App?

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