For your first question try Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS); (available since API 8) To access individual files in this directory use either File.list() or File.listFiles(). Seems that reporting download progress is only possible in notification, see here.
Android 11 If you are targeting Android 11 (targetSdkVersion 30) then you require the following permissions in AndroidManifest.xml for modifying and document access. <uses-permission android:name=”android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE” /> <uses-permission android:name=”android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE” android:maxSdkVersion=”28″ /> <uses-permission android:name=”android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE” /> For Android 10 you place the following line in your AndroidManifest.xml tag android:requestLegacyExternalStorage=”true” the method below checks if the permission is allowed … Read more
Google has a new feature on Android Q: filtered view for external storage. A quick fix for that is to add this code in the AndroidManifest.xml file: <manifest … > <!– This attribute is “false” by default on apps targeting Android Q. –> <application android:requestLegacyExternalStorage=”true” … > … </application> </manifest> You can read more about … Read more