Can we Download Image to Gallery Folder with MAUI

Question

I have a requirement where I want to download the image from a URL so that the user can see the image in the Gallery folder. Can we do this using MAUI?

Naimish Makwana · Answer

Yes you can download an image from a URL and save it to the device’s gallery using .NET MAUI. Here’s a basic example of how you can do this: First you need to download the image. You can use the HttpClient class to do this: HttpClient client = new HttpClient(); Stream stream = await client.GetStreamAsync(IMAGE_URL); // Replace with your image URL Next you need to save the image to the device’s gallery. This can be a bit tricky because the process is different for each platform (iOS Android etc.). You’ll need to use the Dependency Service to call platform-specific code from your shared code. Here’s an example of what the interface in your shared code might look like: public interface IPhotoLibrary { Task SavePhotoAsync(Stream stream string folder string filename); } You would then implement this interface in each platform project. The implementation will use platform-specific APIs to save the photo to the gallery. For example here’s what the implementation might look like on Android: [assembly: Dependency(typeof(PhotoLibrary))] namespace YourNamespace.Droid { public class PhotoLibrary : IPhotoLibrary { public async Task SavePhotoAsync(Stream stream string folder string filename) { var file = await CrossMedia.Current.SavePhotoAsync(stream folder filename); // Add additional code here to save the file to the Android gallery } } } Please note that this is a simplified example and the actual code may be more complex. You’ll need to add error checking handle permissions etc1234. Also remember to replace IMAGE_URL with the actual URL of the image you want to download. And replace YourNamespace.Droid with your actual namespace. This code also uses the Xamarin.Essentials and Xamarin.Forms namespaces so make sure to install those NuGet packages in your project1234. Please note that you should comply with all terms of service of the image source. Also be aware that the image source may have usage limits1234. Thanks