Save image from WebView on long press

android, download, image, long-press, webview

Solution

The answers by Alexander and Aashish are all excellent. However, here's a complete activity from a tutorial I recently found. It puts everything in a clear context.

package com.android_examples.saveimagefromwebview_android_examplescom;
import android.app.DownloadManager;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.ContextMenu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.webkit.URLUtil;
import android.webkit.WebView;
import android.webkit.WebViewClient;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    WebView webView;
    String HTTP_URL = "https://www.google.com" ;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        webView = (WebView)findViewById(R.id.WebView1);
        webView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
        webView.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient());

        //Register the WebView to be able to take display a menu...
        //You'll need this menu to choose an action on long press
        registerForContextMenu(webView);
        webView.loadUrl(HTTP_URL);
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreateContextMenu(ContextMenu contextMenu, View view, 
            ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo contextMenuInfo){
        super.onCreateContextMenu(contextMenu, view, contextMenuInfo);

        final WebView.HitTestResult webViewHitTestResult = webView.getHitTestResult();

        if (webViewHitTestResult.getType() == WebView.HitTestResult.IMAGE_TYPE ||
            webViewHitTestResult.getType() == WebView.HitTestResult.SRC_IMAGE_ANCHOR_TYPE) {

            contextMenu.setHeaderTitle("Download Image From Below");

            contextMenu.add(0, 1, 0, "Save - Download Image")
                    .setOnMenuItemClickListener(new MenuItem.OnMenuItemClickListener() {
                        @Override
                        public boolean onMenuItemClick(MenuItem menuItem) {

                            String DownloadImageURL = webViewHitTestResult.getExtra();

                            if(URLUtil.isValidUrl(DownloadImageURL)){

                                DownloadManager.Request request = new DownloadManager.Request(Uri.parse(DownloadImageURL));
                                request.allowScanningByMediaScanner();


                                request.setNotificationVisibility(DownloadManager.Request.VISIBILITY_VISIBLE_NOTIFY_COMPLETED);
                                DownloadManager downloadManager = (DownloadManager) getSystemService(DOWNLOAD_SERVICE);
                                downloadManager.enqueue(request);

                                Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,"Image Downloaded Successfully.",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                            }
                            else {
                                Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,"Sorry.. Something Went Wrong.",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                            }
                            return false;
                        }
                    });
        }
    }
}

Problem

Need Help I'm trying to download pics from webview by long pressing photos, when I tested long press action with a toast message, it worked But it's not downloading. ``` private View.OnLongClickListener listener=new View.OnLongClickListener() { @Override public boolean onLongClick(View v) { mWebView.setDownloadListener(new DownloadListener() { @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) public void onDownloadStart(String url, String userAgent, String contentDisposition, String mimetype, long contentLength) { DownloadManager.Request request = new DownloadManager.Request( Uri.parse(url)); request.allowScanningByMediaScanner(); request.setNotificationVisibility(DownloadManager.Request.VISIBILITY_VISIBLE_NOTIFY_COMPLETED); //Notify client once download is completed! request.setDestinationInExternalPublicDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS, "Name of your downloadble file goes here, example: Keerthi"); DownloadManager dm = (DownloadManager) getActivity().getSystemService(Context.DOWNLOAD_SERVICE); dm.enqueue(request); Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT); //This is important! intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE); //CATEGORY.OPENABLE intent.setType("*/*");//any application,any extension Toast.makeText(getContext(), "Downloading File", //To notify the Client that the file is being downloaded Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show(); } }); return true; } }; ```

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