android pick images from gallery
Sometimes, you can't get a file from the picture you choose. It's because the choosen one came from Google+, Drive, Dropbox or any other provider.
The best solution is to ask the system to pick a content via Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT and get the result with a content provider.
You can follow the code bellow or look at my updated gist.
public void pickImage() {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
intent.setType("image/*");
startActivityForResult(intent, PICK_PHOTO_FOR_AVATAR);
}
@Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if (requestCode == PICK_PHOTO_FOR_AVATAR && resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
if (data == null) {
//Display an error
return;
}
InputStream inputStream = context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(data.getData());
//Now you can do whatever you want with your inpustream, save it as file, upload to a server, decode a bitmap...
}
}
Absolutely. Try this:
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setType("image/*");
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Select Picture"), PICK_IMAGE);
Don't forget also to create the constant PICK_IMAGE, so you can recognize when the user comes back from the image gallery Activity:
public static final int PICK_IMAGE = 1;
@Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data)
{
if (requestCode == PICK_IMAGE) {
//TODO: action
}
}
That's how I call the image gallery. Put it in and see if it works for you.
EDIT:
This brings up the Documents app. To allow the user to also use any gallery apps they might have installed:
Intent getIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
getIntent.setType("image/*");
Intent pickIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
pickIntent.setType("image/*");
Intent chooserIntent = Intent.createChooser(getIntent, "Select Image");
chooserIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_INITIAL_INTENTS, new Intent[] {pickIntent});
startActivityForResult(chooserIntent, PICK_IMAGE);