Get path of any file using FileURI in Android.

RealPathUtil.java

import android.content.ContentResolver;
import android.content.ContentUris;
import android.content.Context;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.provider.DocumentsContract;
import android.provider.MediaStore;

import java.io.BufferedOutputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.UUID;

import static java.lang.Long.parseLong;

public class RealPathUtil {

    public static String getRealPath(Context context, Uri fileUri) {
        String realPath;
        // SDK < API11
        realPath = RealPathUtil.getRealPathFromURI(context, fileUri);
        return realPath;
    }

    /**
     * Get a file path from a Uri. This will get the the path for Storage Access
     * Framework Documents, as well as the _data field for the MediaStore and
     * other file-based ContentProviders.
     *
     * @param context The context.
     * @param uri     The Uri to query.
     * @author paulburke
     */
    private static String getRealPathFromURI(final Context context, final Uri uri) {

        // DocumentProvider
        if (DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context, uri)) {
            // ExternalStorageProvider
            if (isExternalStorageDocument(uri)) {
                final String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
                final String[] split = docId.split(":");
                final String type = split[0];

                if ("primary".equalsIgnoreCase(type)) {
                    return Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/" + split[1];
                }

                // TODO handle non-primary volumes
            }
            // DownloadsProvider
            else if (isDownloadsDocument(uri)) {
                try {
                    final Uri contentUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(Uri.parse("content://downloads/public_downloads"),
                            parseLong(DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri)));
                    return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, null, null);
                } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
                    return null;
                }
            }
            // MediaProvider
            else if (isMediaDocument(uri)) {
                final String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
                final String[] split = docId.split(":");
                final String type = split[0];

                Uri contentUri = null;
                if ("image".equals(type)) {
                    contentUri = MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
                } else if ("video".equals(type)) {
                    contentUri = MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
                } else if ("audio".equals(type)) {
                    contentUri = MediaStore.Audio.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
                }

                final String selection = "_id=?";
                final String[] selectionArgs = new String[]{
                        split[1]
                };

                return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, selection, selectionArgs);
            }
        }
        // MediaStore (and general)
        else if ("content".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {

            // Return the remote address
            if (isGoogleOldPhotosUri(uri))
                return uri.getLastPathSegment();
            else if (isGoogleNewPhotosUri(uri)) {
                // copy from uri. context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(uri);
                return copyFile(context, uri);
            }

            return getDataColumn(context, uri, null, null);
        }
        // File
        else if ("file".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
            return uri.getPath();
        }

        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Get the value of the data column for this Uri. This is useful for
     * MediaStore Uris, and other file-based ContentProviders.
     *
     * @param context       The context.
     * @param uri           The Uri to query.
     * @param selection     (Optional) Filter used in the query.
     * @param selectionArgs (Optional) Selection arguments used in the query.
     * @return The value of the _data column, which is typically a file path.
     */
    private static String getDataColumn(Context context, Uri uri, String selection,
                                        String[] selectionArgs) {

        final String column = "_data";
        final String[] projection = {
                column
        };

        try (Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(uri, projection, selection, selectionArgs,
                null)) {
            if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {
                final int index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(column);
                return cursor.getString(index);
            }
        }
        return null;
    }

    private static String copyFile(Context context, Uri uri) {

        String filePath;
        InputStream inputStream = null;
        BufferedOutputStream outStream = null;
        try {
            inputStream = context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(uri);
            File extDir = context.getExternalFilesDir(null);
            if (checkIsImage(context, uri))
                filePath = extDir.getAbsolutePath() + "/IMG_" + UUID.randomUUID().toString() + ".jpg";
            else
                filePath = extDir.getAbsolutePath() + "/VIDEO_" + UUID.randomUUID().toString() + ".mp4";
            outStream = new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream
                    (filePath));

            byte[] buf = new byte[2048];
            int len;
            while ((len = inputStream.read(buf)) > 0) {
                outStream.write(buf, 0, len);
            }

        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            filePath = "";
        } finally {
            try {
                if (inputStream != null) {
                    inputStream.close();
                }
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            try {
                if (outStream != null) {
                    outStream.close();
                }
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }

        return filePath;
    }

    public static boolean checkIsImage(Context context, Uri uri) {
        ContentResolver contentResolver = context.getContentResolver();
        String type = contentResolver.getType(uri);
        if (type != null) {
            return type.startsWith("image/");
        } else {
            // try to decode as image (bounds only)
            InputStream inputStream = null;
            try {
                inputStream = contentResolver.openInputStream(uri);
                if (inputStream != null) {
                    BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
                    options.inJustDecodeBounds = true;
                    BitmapFactory.decodeStream(inputStream, null, options);
                    return options.outWidth > 0 && options.outHeight > 0;
                }
            } catch (IOException e) {
                // ignore
            } finally {
//                FileUtils.closeQuietly(inputStream);
            }
        }
        // default outcome if image not confirmed
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * @param uri The Uri to check.
     * @return Whether the Uri authority is ExternalStorageProvider.
     */
    private static boolean isExternalStorageDocument(Uri uri) {
        return "com.android.externalstorage.documents".equals(uri.getAuthority());
    }

    /**
     * @param uri The Uri to check.
     * @return Whether the Uri authority is DownloadsProvider.
     */
    private static boolean isDownloadsDocument(Uri uri) {
        return "com.android.providers.downloads.documents".equals(uri.getAuthority());
    }

    /**
     * @param uri The Uri to check.
     * @return Whether the Uri authority is MediaProvider.
     */
    private static boolean isMediaDocument(Uri uri) {
        return "com.android.providers.media.documents".equals(uri.getAuthority());
    }

    /**
     * @param uri The Uri to check.
     * @return Whether the Uri authority is Google Photos.
     */
    private static boolean isGoogleOldPhotosUri(Uri uri) {
        return "com.google.android.apps.photos.content".equals(uri.getAuthority());
    }

    private static boolean isGoogleNewPhotosUri(Uri uri) {
        return "com.google.android.apps.photos.contentprovider".equals(uri.getAuthority());
    }

}