Can't install APK hosted my own apache server

Question

I've exported an apk from eclipse. I am able to install it without any problem if I copy it to the phone's sd card.
When trying to download via phone's (Galaxy S) browser I get: "Download unsuccessful".
I have set mime type application/vnd.android.package-archive in the mime.types, restarted apache, still same result. Also tried :
<a href="downloads/my_apk.apk" type="application/vnd.android.package-archive">Download App</a>
Still no luck.
I am able to download and install applications from android market. I suspect that apache is not sending the mime type but this is just a shot in the dark. How can I fix the problem and be able to install APKs from my web server? (or at least to check if apache sends correct header with mime type)
Any help will be appreciated.

Can you download and install apks from other sites? – Tom Medley Aug 25 '10 at 19:19
yes. Only my own site gives me trouble. – Ogre_BGR Aug 25 '10 at 19:32

Shivan Raptor · Answer 1 · Jun 3 '11 at 1:59

It is better if you add the .apk extension to the apache`s mime config. Take a look at this example:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/conf/mime.types
You can just find the "apk" record and copy the row to the file /etc/mime.types at your server:
application/vnd.android.package-archive apk
Also add this to /etc/apache2/mods-available/mime.conf :
AddType application/vnd.android.package-archive .apk
(There are some other AddType-s, put it after them for sure). From here on you don't have to put anything for the apk`s mime-type in the tag, the server will handle this. ;)
UPDATE: fixed a bug in AddType line

For Windows Apache installation, the file mime.types is located at {APACHE_INSTALL_PATH}/conf/ , and add the AddType line in httpd.conf near other AddType lines — Shivan Raptor, Jun 3 '11 at 1:45

Ogre_BGR · Accepted Answer · Aug 26 '10 at 5:45

After all I found the problem thanks in part to CommonsWare advise.
Directory where I put apks for downloads is protected by simpe auth. Phone's browser correctly asks (once) for username/password when browsing it but obviously forgets to send auth info when trying to download the file and that causes 401 Unauthorized.
Solution: remove basic auth from that dir or use another unprotected dir for the apks.

This worked for me. In Apache 2.2 to remove auth from subdir, instead of "AuthType None" (which is not available in 2.2), you can add two lines "Satisfy Any" / "Allow from all" to a Directory directive (or .htaccess file). — jimhark, Aug 26 '11 at 20:38
This seems insecure, what if you want to still protect your APKs? — Greg Martin, Apr 24 '12 at 2:20
@greg AFAIK the bug in browser is fixed so there is no need to remove the basic auth — Ogre_BGR, Apr 25 '12 at 12:48
I still had the issue on Android 4.1.2 and removing the basic auth solved it for me. — Patrick Rudolph, Oct 23 '12 at 6:45

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Use curl to test the Web server to make sure it is responding to the HTTP request and returning the proper MIME type. Also, example your server logs to see what error is being logged.

vitamoe1.6 · Accepted Answer · Jun 3 '11 at 7:28

To download a file without the browser do sth. like this:
String apkurl = "http://your.url.apk"; InputStream is; try { URL url = new URL(apkurl); HttpURLConnection con = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection(); con.setRequestMethod("GET"); con.setDoOutput(true); con.connect(); is = con.getInputStream(); } catch (SSLException e) { // HTTPS can end in SSLException "Not trusted server certificate" } // Path and File where to download the APK String path = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/download/"; String fileName = apkurl.substring(apkurl.lastIndexOf('/') + 1); File dir = new File(path); dir.mkdirs(); // creates the download directory if not exist File outputFile = new File(dir, fileName); FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(outputFile); // Save file from URL to download directory on external storage byte[] buffer = new byte[1024]; int len = 0; while ((len = is.read(buffer)) != -1) { fos.write(buffer, 0, len); } fos.close(); is.close(); // finally, install the downloaded file install(path + fileName);

pixel · Answer 5 · May 24 '11 at 11:29

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Due to Android security model it is not possible to install Apk file automatically.

answered May 24 '11 at 11:29

pixel
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Yes. You can trigger the start of the process, but it won't complete without user agreement. – Chris StrattonMay 24 '11 at 14:57

I don't want it to be completed, I want the install prompt. – Itai Sagi May 25 '11 at 6:26

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vitamoe1.6 · Answer 6 · May 24 '11 at 11:33

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You can temp. download it to an sd card, install it with the package manager and then remove it again.
protected void install(String fileName) { Intent install = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW); install.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(new File(fileName)), "application/vnd.android.package-archive"); startActivity(install); }

answered May 24 '11 at 11:33

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Well, I'm using the browser to download the apk, and now when I use the snippet you gave, it starts running the package manager, but says "unable to parse package" – Itai Sagi May 24 '11 at 13:08

Are you sure, that the package is OK? Does it install when you just clicks on it in your favourite file manager? – vitamoe1.6 May 31 '11 at 10:56

This installation method works fine, but the problem with this solution, is that the device doesn't know when the file has finished downloading. so what I did was open an asyn DoInBackground() function to download the file, and use this method you supplied when it finished downloading, and than everything works ok. – Itai SagiMay 31 '11 at 12:28

If you know the URL, you can, of course download the file yourself. – vitamoe1.6 Jun 3 '11 at 7:22

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bboydflo · Answer 7 · Oct 17 '13 at 11:11

why not trying with a download manage and a broadcast receiver that would intercept when download is finished? Download manager works for ANDROID 2.3+ though
Example here:
myWebView.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient() { @Override public void onReceivedError(WebView view, int errorCode, String description, String failingUrl) { Log.d("WEB_VIEW_TEST", "error code:" + errorCode + " - " + description); } @Override public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) { // handle different requests for different type of files // this example handles downloads requests for .apk and .mp3 files // everything else the webview can handle normally if (url.endsWith(".apk")) { Uri source = Uri.parse(url); // Make a new request pointing to the .apk url DownloadManager.Request request = new DownloadManager.Request(source); // appears the same in Notification bar while downloading request.setDescription("Description for the DownloadManager Bar"); request.setTitle("YourApp.apk"); if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) { request.allowScanningByMediaScanner(); request.setNotificationVisibility(DownloadManager.Request.VISIBILITY_VISIBLE_NOTIFY_COMPLETED); } // save the file in the "Downloads" folder of SDCARD request.setDestinationInExternalPublicDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS, "SmartPigs.apk"); // get download service and enqueue file DownloadManager manager = (DownloadManager) getSystemService(Context.DOWNLOAD_SERVICE); manager.enqueue(request); } else if(url.endsWith(".mp3")) { // if the link points to an .mp3 resource do something else } // if there is a link to anything else than .apk or .mp3 load the URL in the webview else view.loadUrl(url); return true; } });
Full answer here: user bboydflo Downloading a file to Android WebView (without the download event or HTTPClient in the code)
Broadcast receiver to intercept when download has finished
private BroadcastReceiver onDownloadComplete = new BroadcastReceiver() { @Override public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) { String action = intent.getAction(); if (DownloadManager.ACTION_DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE.equals(action)) { // toast here - download complete } } };
remember to recister recevier in the main activity like this:
registerReceiver(onDownloadComplete, new IntentFilter(DownloadManager.ACTION_DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE));

user370305 · Accepted Answer · Apr 9 '12 at 5:25

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Have you tried?
mWebView.setDownloadListener(new DownloadListener() { public void onDownloadStart(String url, String userAgent, String contentDisposition, String mimetype, long contentLength) { Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW); i.setData(Uri.parse(url)); startActivity(i); } });

answered Apr 9 '12 at 5:25

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This simply reloads the html page in browser. It'd be nicer if the url of the attachment is being opened in the browser.. Thanks for the reply.Apreciate it. – Mayu Mayooresan Apr 9 '12 at 5:42

Can you post your url? – user370305 Apr 9 '12 at 5:51

demo.rdmsonline.net/… this is my url – Mayu Mayooresan Apr 9 '12 at 6:06

demo.rdmsonline.net/… no ther is an attachment tulips.jpg – Mayu Mayooresan Apr 9 '12 at 6:27

Look at WebView download opens browser window for a short moment before returning to WebView andDownloading a file to Android WebView (without the download event or HTTPClient in the code).. – user370305Apr 9 '12 at 7:27

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Misagh Aghakhani · Answer 9 · Nov 21 '12 at 9:20

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If you are using real device you must set your url with static ip of your machine like 192.168.0.10 and in emulator 10.0.0.2
See this post.

edited Nov 21 '12 at 9:20

answered Nov 21 '12 at 8:42

Misagh Aghakhani
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My IP is 192.168.0.103 -I replaced this with "localhost" and still the problem is same. – Lohith Korupolu Nov 21 '12 at 8:46

What is your tool for creating app? – Misagh Aghakhani Nov 21 '12 at 8:50

I used "phoneGap", "Mosync" to achieve the same but it's a failure in both tools. – Lohith Korupolu Nov 21 '12 at 8:56

I thinck you should change the path of href property in <a> tag to this <a href="192.168.0.103/MyFirstOnMosync.apk">Click to download</a> – Misagh Aghakhani Nov 21 '12 at 9:04

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Praful Bhatnagar · Answer 10 · Nov 21 '12 at 9:39

Use 10.0.2.2 as IP for server running on the same machine as the Android emulator.
Check out following post with similar problem:
Download File inside WebView
Check out this link for setting up the mime type in tomcat.
Copied for reference:
In Tomcat 5.x and 4.x, the default mappings between MIME types and file extensions are stored in the file tomcat_home/conf/web.xml, where tomcat_home is the path under which Tomcat was installed on your server. The mappings specified there are applied to all web / WAP applications hosted on your Tomcat server. Application-specific mappings should be set in the WEB-INF/web.xml file under the directory of your web / WAP application.
Each mapping is specified with the <mime-mapping>, <extension> and <mime-type> tags. Here is an example:
<web-app> ... <mime-mapping> <extension>xhtml</extension> <mime-type>application/vnd.wap.xhtml+xml</mime-type> </mime-mapping> <mime-mapping> <extension>wml</extension> <mime-type>text/vnd.wap.wml</mime-type> </mime-mapping> <mime-mapping> <extension>wmls</extension> <mime-type>text/vnd.wap.wmlscript</mime-type> </mime-mapping> <mime-mapping> <extension>wbmp</extension> <mime-type>image/vnd.wap.wbmp</mime-type> </mime-mapping> ... </web-app>

thanks for the reply Praful bhatnagar - no, this did not work :( — Lohith Korupolu, Nov 21 '12 at 8:48
Praful I added mime type to the web.xml file but with no success. here is what I added - <mime-mapping> <extension>apk</extension> <mime-type>application/vnd.android.package-archive</mime-type> </mime-mapping> — Lohith Korupolu, Nov 21 '12 at 10:07
also, the link you gave (download file inside webview) was not helpful to me as i am using only HTML5 — Lohith Korupolu, Nov 21 '12 at 10:08
ohh sorry i thought you were using something like phoengap that runs in webview... — Praful Bhatnagar, Nov 21 '12 at 10:10
I am sorry too.. I mentioned phonegap, but there also I just used HTML5. I am not aware of the other ways :( — Lohith Korupolu, Nov 21 '12 at 10:12

mbaird · Accepted Answer · Feb 24 '10 at 19:07

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Just link to the apk file in the HTML. It couldn't be any simpler.
<a href="path to my .apk file">link</a>
You will have to have "install apps from unknown sources" enabled on your phone.

answered Feb 24 '10 at 19:07

mbaird
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However, the install may not start immediately; the user may have to manually click on the APK in their browser's downloads list. Then they'll need to click the "Install" button to approve your app's requested permissions. The short answer is it's not possible with a single click. And if the user doesn't have the "unknown sources" option enabled (it's disabled by default), they'll get a warning message and the install won't happen. – Christopher Orr Feb 24 '10 at 19:57

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And, the Web server should have the APK MIME type set up: application/vnd.android.package-archive – CommonsWare Feb 24 '10 at 21:05

@CommonsWare: This is no longer required. My servers does not set such MIME type and *.apk files are being downloaded without any problems on either mobile or desktop browsers. – trejder May 30 '13 at 14:50

@trejder: That behavior may vary by OS level, and perhaps even device. – CommonsWare May 30 '13 at 15:06

@CommonsWare: Yes, you're right. I did tests on newest Android (4.2.1) on pure Google (Nexus) device, so I assumed, that if this works without MIME (on server-side) for "pure" set, it should for every one else. But, you're right, that I shouldn't generalize. Thanks. – trejder Jun 3 '13 at 7:50

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Richard C · Answer 12 · Feb 16 '13 at 20:29

If you're using ASP.NET, then you'll need to insert the following in your web.config file:
<configuration> ... <system.webServer> <staticContent> <mimeMap fileExtension=".apk" mimeType="application/vnd.android.package-archive" /> </staticContent> </system.webServer> ... </configuration>
Apart from that (as others have said), you just need a normal link:
<a href="myAndroidApp.apk">Click here</a>
and tell your users to enable the Security -> Unknown sources option in Settings.

Donal Fellows · Answer 13 · Jun 7 '12 at 8:54

In .Net this is what I did, I created an .asmx page then a QR code that pointed to it other wise I kept getting a 404, then this on page load.
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e){ ViewState["PreviousPage"] = Request.UrlReferrer; string filepath = Server.MapPath("AcsMainMenu.apk"); FileInfo droidfile = new FileInfo(filepath); if (droidfile.Exists) { Response.ClearContent(); Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=" + droidfile.Name); Response.AddHeader("Content-Length", droidfile.Length.ToString()); Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.android.package-archive"; Response.TransmitFile(droidfile.FullName); Response.Flush(); Response.End(); Response.Redirect(ViewState["PreviousPage"].ToString()); } }

But wasn't this because you hadn't added the .apk mime type to IIS? — Fredrik Stolpe, Sep 20 '12 at 7:21
Much easier than this is to edit the web.config file - see my answer below. — Richard C, Feb 16 '13 at 20:30

Nested Classes
class	DownloadManager.Query	This class may be used to filter download manager queries.
class	DownloadManager.Request	This class contains all the information necessary to request a new download.

Constants
String	ACTION_DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE	Broadcast intent action sent by the download manager when a download completes.
String	ACTION_NOTIFICATION_CLICKED	Broadcast intent action sent by the download manager when the user clicks on a running download, either from a system notification or from the downloads UI.
String	ACTION_VIEW_DOWNLOADS	Intent action to launch an activity to display all downloads.
String	COLUMN_BYTES_DOWNLOADED_SO_FAR	Number of bytes download so far.
String	COLUMN_DESCRIPTION	The client-supplied description of this download.
String	COLUMN_ID	An identifier for a particular download, unique across the system.
String	COLUMN_LAST_MODIFIED_TIMESTAMP	Timestamp when the download was last modified, in `System.currentTimeMillis()` (wall clock time in UTC).
String	COLUMN_LOCAL_FILENAME	The pathname of the file where the download is stored.
String	COLUMN_LOCAL_URI	Uri where downloaded file will be stored.
String	COLUMN_MEDIAPROVIDER_URI	The URI to the corresponding entry in MediaProvider for this downloaded entry.
String	COLUMN_MEDIA_TYPE	Internet Media Type of the downloaded file.
String	COLUMN_REASON	Provides more detail on the status of the download.
String	COLUMN_STATUS	Current status of the download, as one of the STATUS_* constants.
String	COLUMN_TITLE	The client-supplied title for this download.
String	COLUMN_TOTAL_SIZE_BYTES	Total size of the download in bytes.
String	COLUMN_URI	URI to be downloaded.
int	ERROR_CANNOT_RESUME	Value of `COLUMN_REASON` when some possibly transient error occurred but we can't resume the download.
int	ERROR_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND	Value of `COLUMN_REASON` when no external storage device was found.
int	ERROR_FILE_ALREADY_EXISTS	Value of `COLUMN_REASON` when the requested destination file already exists (the download manager will not overwrite an existing file).
int	ERROR_FILE_ERROR	Value of `COLUMN_REASON` when a storage issue arises which doesn't fit under any other error code.
int	ERROR_HTTP_DATA_ERROR	Value of `COLUMN_REASON` when an error receiving or processing data occurred at the HTTP level.
int	ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_SPACE	Value of `COLUMN_REASON` when there was insufficient storage space.
int	ERROR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS	Value of `COLUMN_REASON` when there were too many redirects.
int	ERROR_UNHANDLED_HTTP_CODE	Value of `COLUMN_REASON` when an HTTP code was received that download manager can't handle.
int	ERROR_UNKNOWN	Value of COLUMN_ERROR_CODE when the download has completed with an error that doesn't fit under any other error code.
String	EXTRA_DOWNLOAD_ID	Intent extra included with `ACTION_DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE` intents, indicating the ID (as a long) of the download that just completed.
String	EXTRA_NOTIFICATION_CLICK_DOWNLOAD_IDS	When clicks on multiple notifications are received, the following provides an array of download ids corresponding to the download notification that was clicked.
String	INTENT_EXTRAS_SORT_BY_SIZE	Intent extra included with `ACTION_VIEW_DOWNLOADS` to start DownloadApp in sort-by-size mode.
int	PAUSED_QUEUED_FOR_WIFI	Value of `COLUMN_REASON` when the download exceeds a size limit for downloads over the mobile network and the download manager is waiting for a Wi-Fi connection to proceed.
int	PAUSED_UNKNOWN	Value of `COLUMN_REASON` when the download is paused for some other reason.
int	PAUSED_WAITING_FOR_NETWORK	Value of `COLUMN_REASON` when the download is waiting for network connectivity to proceed.
int	PAUSED_WAITING_TO_RETRY	Value of `COLUMN_REASON` when the download is paused because some network error occurred and the download manager is waiting before retrying the request.
int	STATUS_FAILED	Value of `COLUMN_STATUS` when the download has failed (and will not be retried).
int	STATUS_PAUSED	Value of `COLUMN_STATUS` when the download is waiting to retry or resume.
int	STATUS_PENDING	Value of `COLUMN_STATUS` when the download is waiting to start.
int	STATUS_RUNNING	Value of `COLUMN_STATUS` when the download is currently running.
int	STATUS_SUCCESSFUL	Value of `COLUMN_STATUS` when the download has successfully completed.

Public Methods
long	addCompletedDownload(String title, String description, boolean isMediaScannerScannable, String mimeType, String path, long length, boolean showNotification) Adds a file to the downloads database system, so it could appear in Downloads App (and thus become eligible for management by the Downloads App).
long	enqueue(DownloadManager.Request request) Enqueue a new download.
static Long	getMaxBytesOverMobile(Context context) Returns maximum size, in bytes, of downloads that may go over a mobile connection; or null if there's no limit
String	getMimeTypeForDownloadedFile(long id) Returns the media type of the given downloaded file id, if the file was downloaded successfully.
static Long	getRecommendedMaxBytesOverMobile(Context context) Returns recommended maximum size, in bytes, of downloads that may go over a mobile connection; or null if there's no recommended limit.
Uri	getUriForDownloadedFile(long id) Returns the `Uri` of the given downloaded file id, if the file is downloaded successfully.
ParcelFileDescriptor	openDownloadedFile(long id) Open a downloaded file for reading.
Cursor	query(DownloadManager.Query query) Query the download manager about downloads that have been requested.
int	remove(long... ids) Cancel downloads and remove them from the download manager.

title	the title that would appear for this file in Downloads App.
description	the description that would appear for this file in Downloads App.
isMediaScannerScannable	true if the file is to be scanned by MediaScanner. Files scanned by MediaScanner appear in the applications used to view media (for example, Gallery app).
mimeType	mimetype of the file.
path	absolute pathname to the file. The file should be world-readable, so that it can be managed by the Downloads App and any other app that is used to read it (for example, Gallery app to display the file, if the file contents represent a video/image).
length	length of the downloaded file
showNotification	true if a notification is to be sent, false otherwise

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Class Overview

Summary

Constants

public static final String ACTION_DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE

public static final String ACTION_NOTIFICATION_CLICKED

public static final String ACTION_VIEW_DOWNLOADS

public static final String COLUMN_BYTES_DOWNLOADED_SO_FAR

public static final String COLUMN_DESCRIPTION

public static final String COLUMN_ID

public static final String COLUMN_LAST_MODIFIED_TIMESTAMP

public static final String COLUMN_LOCAL_FILENAME

public static final String COLUMN_LOCAL_URI

public static final String COLUMN_MEDIAPROVIDER_URI

public static final String COLUMN_MEDIA_TYPE

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public static final String COLUMN_REASON

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public static final String COLUMN_STATUS

public static final String COLUMN_TITLE

public static final String COLUMN_TOTAL_SIZE_BYTES

public static final String COLUMN_URI

public static final int ERROR_CANNOT_RESUME

public static final int ERROR_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND

public static final int ERROR_FILE_ALREADY_EXISTS

public static final int ERROR_FILE_ERROR

public static final int ERROR_HTTP_DATA_ERROR

public static final int ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_SPACE

public static final int ERROR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS

public static final int ERROR_UNHANDLED_HTTP_CODE

public static final int ERROR_UNKNOWN

public static final String EXTRA_DOWNLOAD_ID

public static final String EXTRA_NOTIFICATION_CLICK_DOWNLOAD_IDS

public static final String INTENT_EXTRAS_SORT_BY_SIZE

public static final int PAUSED_QUEUED_FOR_WIFI

public static final int PAUSED_UNKNOWN

public static final int PAUSED_WAITING_FOR_NETWORK

public static final int PAUSED_WAITING_TO_RETRY

public static final int STATUS_FAILED

public static final int STATUS_PAUSED

public static final int STATUS_PENDING

public static final int STATUS_RUNNING

public static final int STATUS_SUCCESSFUL

Public Methods

public long addCompletedDownload (String title, String description, boolean isMediaScannerScannable, String mimeType, String path, long length, boolean showNotification)

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public long enqueue (DownloadManager.Request request)

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public static Long getMaxBytesOverMobile (Context context)

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public String getMimeTypeForDownloadedFile (long id)

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public static Long getRecommendedMaxBytesOverMobile (Context context)

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public Uri getUriForDownloadedFile (long id)

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