What you want is…
new File(uri.getPath());… and not…
new File(uri.toString());NOTE: url.toString() return a String in the format: "file:///mnt/sdcard/myPicture.jpg", whereas url.getPath() returns a String in the format: "/mnt/sdcard/myPicture.jpg",
from:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2975197/convert-file-uri-to-file-in-android