[expo-media-library] Crash getAssetsAsync in Android 10

🐛 Bug Report

Summary of Issue

getAssetsAsync will crash in android 10 (real device)

Environment - output of expo diagnostics & the platform(s) you’re targeting

Expo CLI 3.24.2 environment info: System: OS: macOS 10.15.6 Shell: 5.7.1 - /bin/zsh Binaries: Node: 12.18.3 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v12.18.3/bin/node Yarn: 1.22.4 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v12.18.3/bin/yarn npm: 6.14.6 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v12.18.3/bin/npm Watchman: 4.9.0 - /usr/local/bin/watchman IDEs: Android Studio: 3.5 AI-191.8026.42.35.5791312 Xcode: 12.0.1/12A7300 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild npmPackages: react: ^16.13.1 => 16.13.1 react-native: ^0.63.3 => 0.63.3 npmGlobalPackages: expo-cli: 3.24.2

expo-media-library: 9.2.1 react-native-unimodules: 0.11.0

Reproducible Demo

https://snack.expo.io/@natysoz/sdk-39-exif-issue

Steps to Reproduce

Requirement

• Real device with android 10 (in my case SM-N976N - samsung galaxy note 10)

Steps

1. Install Expo in device
2. Run demo
3. Allow permissions
4. Press ‘LOAD ASSETS’ button

Expected Behavior vs Actual Behavior

Expected Behavior: load assets success Actual Behavior: Error occured FROM

P.S.

#10398 was closed Because expo sdk 39 will fix issues. But bare workflow still catch error

[barthap]

Try updating androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface:1.0.0 to 1.3.0 in expo-media-library/android/build.gradle, then rebuild project and let me know if it helped. It seems the issue may be related to some permission changes.

It seems that Android 10 has some external storage permission changes and it may be also needed adding android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true" in AndroidManifest.xml:

<manifest ... >
  <application android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true" ... >
    ...
  </application>
</manifest>

[barthap]

Your logs say it’s SDK 37, https://github.com/expo/expo/issues/9440#issuecomment-701980999

If it still happens in SDK 39, please open a new issue.