Here is a simple and faster way to download a file from the internet in Android.
package com.coderzheaven.downloadfile;import java.io.DataInputStream;import java.io.DataOutputStream;import java.io.File;import java.io.FileNotFoundException;import java.io.FileOutputStream;import java.io.IOException;import java.net.URL;import java.net.URLConnection;import android.os.Bundle;import android.os.Environment;import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;import android.util.Log;public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity { @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); new Thread(new Runnable() { @Override public void run() { downloadFile("https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/2253481042/250x250_400x400.png", new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + File.separator + "coderzheaven.png")); } }).start(); } private static void downloadFile(String url, File outputFile) { Log.i("ACT", "Path : " + outputFile.getAbsolutePath()); try { URL u = new URL(url); URLConnection conn = u.openConnection(); int contentLength = conn.getContentLength(); DataInputStream stream = new DataInputStream(u.openStream()); byte[] buffer = new byte[contentLength]; stream.readFully(buffer); stream.close(); DataOutputStream fos = new DataOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(outputFile)); fos.write(buffer); fos.flush(); fos.close(); } catch (FileNotFoundException e) { return; // swallow a 404 } catch (IOException e) { return; // swallow a 404 } }} |