How to Enable Android Download Manager

Question

I'm using Android Download Manager to download list of files. Lately I came across a crash report saying

Unknown java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unknown URL content://downloads/my_downloads

Then later, I figured it out that the reason is because user disabled Android Download Manager. I check if the Download Manager is disabled by checking it's package name with the code below.

int state = this.getPackageManager().getApplicationEnabledSetting("com.android.providers.downloads");

And now, I need to find a way to enable the Download Manager if it is disabled. I tried setting it's enable state with the permission in Manifest but I keep getting Security Exception.

this.getPackageManager().setApplicationEnabledSetting("com.android.providers.downloads", PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DEFAULT, 0);

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE"/>

So I thought it might not be reachable because of it is a system app. (Google Play App does it).

Is there any way to redirect the user to the Download Manager Application Info view ? to let the user enables it ? If there is no way to enable it on run time programmatically.

Answer 1

Please edit my answer if is not valid

Check if download manager is available:

   int state = this.getPackageManager().getApplicationEnabledSetting("com.android.providers.downloads");

if(state==PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED||
state==PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED_USER
||state==PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED_UNTIL_USED){

// Cannot download using download manager
}

            else {
                request.setDestinationInExternalPublicDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS, fileName);
                request.setDescription(fileName);   
                manager.enqueue(request); 
            }

And the solution for trying to enable download manager is:

packageName = "com.android.providers.downloads"

try {
    //Open the specific App Info page:
    Intent intent = new Intent(android.provider.Settings.ACTION_APPLICATION_DETAILS_SETTINGS);
    intent.setData(Uri.parse("package:" + packageName));
    startActivity(intent);

} catch ( ActivityNotFoundException e ) {
    //e.printStackTrace();

    //Open the generic Apps page:
    Intent intent = new Intent(android.provider.Settings.ACTION_MANAGE_APPLICATIONS_SETTINGS);
    startActivity(intent);

}