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API 30 Problem with permission when trying select image from gallery

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When an app is targeting SDK 30 the problem occurs. Library throws exception while selecting image from gallery.

com.kbeanie.multipicker.api.exceptions.PickerException: java.io.FileNotFoundException: /storage/emulated/0/.../IMG_20210608_12494-2.jpg: open failed: EPERM (Operation not permitted)

… - rest of folder path

Capture image via Camera or record video still working.

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Created 2 years ago
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rubapighcommented, Oct 6, 2021

Hi @philippeehlert.

Yes thanks to @matale I found next solution:

"Seems to work if you set the caching method as INTERNAL_APP_DIR. The default and other options seem to check for WRITE EXTERNAL STORAGE permission which you will not have in Android 30.

The issue is that in Android 30 there is no more permission to write to external storage, even if declared it does nothing unless your App has the MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission which is will require manual approval of your App, you will not get this approval in most cases.

While you always have access to internal App storage no permission necessary.

So when you create the picker set the Cache.

val picker = MediaPicker(this) picker.setCacheLocation(CacheLocation.INTERNAL_APP_DIR)"

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philippeehlertcommented, Oct 7, 2021

Hello @rubapigh! Just to let you know that this change fixed the error. Selecting image from gallery works now.

Thank you again!

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