getDownloadUrl() of firebase storage return the same and wrong link for all the uploaded files. How to fix this?

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I am building chat functionality withing an app using firebase. Everything works except for fetching images from storage. The image gets uploaded successfully but the downloadURl stored in the database for all images is always com.google.android.gms.tasks.zzu@7e17eff. The image is fetched if I manually change the download link in the database after copying it from firebase storage.

Method which handles firbase upload

private void putImageInStorage(final StorageReference storageReference, Uri uri, final String key) {
    storageReference.putFile(uri).addOnCompleteListener(
            new OnCompleteListener<UploadTask.TaskSnapshot>() {
                @Override
                public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<UploadTask.TaskSnapshot> task) {
                    if (task.isSuccessful()) {
                        message friendlyMessage =
                                new message(null, mUsername, mPhotoUrl,
                                       task.getResult().getStorage().getDownloadUrl().toString() , mFirebaseUser.getUid());
                        mFirebaseDatabaseReference.child(MESSAGES_CHILD).child(key)
                                .setValue(friendlyMessage);
                    } else {
                        Log.w(TAG, "Image upload task was not successful.",
                                task.getException());
                    }
                }
            });
}

In the above code message (friendlyMessage) is a pojo for the firebaseRecycler.

The Firebase dependencies I am for the app.

implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-database:16.0.1'
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-storage:16.0.1'
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:17.1.0'
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-config:16.0.0'
implementation 'com.firebaseui:firebase-ui-database:3.3.1'

Post the firebase storage dependency u are using – Raj Jun 30 '18 at 14:11 — Raj, Jun 30 '18 at 14:11
`getDownloadUrl()` returns a Task, not a string. – Doug Stevenson Jun 30 '18 at 17:01 — Doug Stevenson, Jun 30 '18 at 17:01

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 30 '18 at 13:09

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The getDownloadUrl() method using taskSnapshot object has changed. So, use

task.getMetadata().getReference().getDownloadUrl().toString()

instead of -

task.getResult().getStorage().getDownloadUrl().toString()

answered Jun 30 '18 at 13:09

Raj

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I am using the same method. – dabreo Jun 30 '18 at 13:30

getDownloadUrl() of firebase storage return the same and wrong link for all the uploaded files. How to fix this?

Method which handles firbase upload

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