[Media] Taking a video on Marshmallow(6.0.1) always returns null.

From @swansca79 on May 10, 2016 13:0

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This is a

• Bug
• Feature Request

Which plugin does this impact:

• Battery
• Connectivity
• Contacts
• DeviceInfo
• ExternalMaps
• Geolocator
• Media
• Permissions
• Settings
• Text To Speech
• Vibrate
• Other:

Version Number of Plugin: 2.3.0 Device Tested On: Nexus 6P 6.0.1 w/ April Security patches Simulator Tested On:

Expected Behavior

Taking a video should return a MediaFile result.

Actual Behavior

Always returns null.

Steps to reproduce the Behavior

When this was originally implemented it worked, and all I can say for sure was that it was before the April security patches on my Nexus 6P. This bug does not happen on pre-marshmallow devices.

1. New forms project 2.2.0.31 (also happens on 2.1.0.6529)
2. Add media plugin
3. Run this code

async void MakeNewVideo(){
  IMedia media = CrossMedia.Current;
  await media.Initialize ();
  if (media.IsTakeVideoSupported) {
    MediaFile result = await media.TakeVideoAsync (new StoreVideoOptions (){ Quality= VideoQuality.Medium });
     if (result != null) {
        VideoPathLabel.Text += result.Path;
      } 
  } 
}

Copied from original issue: jamesmontemagno/Xamarin.Plugins#297

[jamesmontemagno]

Will need someone to debug the source code as of the 5 android devices I have none of them have 6.0.1 on them.

[BryanSan]

There is some issue when you use the FileProvider with this plugin in Android versions lower than 7.0. The URL that is created is not working, it seems that there is some permissions issue. I have two physical phones (Samsung S4 and Samsung Galaxy Prime, both Lollipop 5.0 and 5.1) that were not working due to this problem. I tried to fix the permissions issue to use the FileProvider but I couldn’t so I fix it avoiding the FileProvider at all in Android Versions lower than 7.0. Now I have both phones working without side effects!

Unfortunately, you have to touch the source code to get the fix.

Use this code