Android: Getting a file URI from a content URI?

In my app the user is to select an audio file which the app then handles. The problem is that in order for the app to do what I want it to do with the audio files, I need the URI to be in file format. When I use Android's native music player to browse for the audio file in the app, the URI is a content URI, which looks like this: ``` content://media/external/audio/media/710 ``` However, using the popular file manager application Astro, I get the following: ``` file:///sdcard/media/audio/ringtones/GetupGetOut.mp3 ``` The latter is much more accessible for me to work with, but of course I want the app to have functionality with the audio file the user chooses regardless of the program they use to browse their collection. So my question is, is there a way to convert the `content://` style URI into a `file://` URI? Otherwise, what would you recommend for me to solve this problem? Here is the code which calls up the chooser, for reference: ``` Intent ringIntent = new Intent(); ringIntent.setType("audio/mp3"); ringIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT); ringIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE); startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(ringIntent, "Select Ringtone"), SELECT_RINGTONE); ``` I do the following with the content URI: ``` m_ringerPath = m_ringtoneUri.getPath(); File file = new File(m_ringerPath); ``` Then do some FileInputStream stuff with said file.