diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/DownloadHandler.java b/src/com/android/browser/DownloadHandler.java
index cbf26f4..40278f4 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/DownloadHandler.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/DownloadHandler.java
@@ -183,7 +183,9 @@
         Uri uri = Uri.parse(addressString);
         final DownloadManager.Request request = new DownloadManager.Request(uri);
         request.setMimeType(mimetype);
-        request.setDestinationInExternalFilesDir(activity, null, filename);
+        // set downloaded file destination to /sdcard/Download.
+        // or, should it be set to one of several Environment.DIRECTORY* dirs depending on mimetype?
+        request.setDestinationInExternalPublicDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS, filename);
         // let this downloaded file be scanned by MediaScanner - so that it can 
         // show up in Gallery app, for example.
         request.allowScanningByMediaScanner();
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/FetchUrlMimeType.java b/src/com/android/browser/FetchUrlMimeType.java
index 2538d90..85c588e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/FetchUrlMimeType.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/FetchUrlMimeType.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.net.Proxy;
 import android.net.http.AndroidHttpClient;
+import android.os.Environment;
 import android.webkit.MimeTypeMap;
 import android.webkit.URLUtil;
 
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@
            }
            String filename = URLUtil.guessFileName(mUri, contentDisposition,
                 mimeType);
-           mRequest.setDestinationInExternalFilesDir(mActivity, null, filename);
+           mRequest.setDestinationInExternalPublicDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS, filename);
        }
 
        // Start the download