Grey photo viewer after pressing "Always" in GCam

[GaucovyAero]

Describe the bug
Using "Just once" works fine in LMC8.4 R18, but pressing "Always" makes the photo preview grey.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Open LMC8.4
2. Click on the photo preview
3. Press Aves and "Always"
4. Open the photo preview again and it will be grey

Expected behavior
The preview should work just like it does when pressing "Just once".

Screenshots

ScreenRecording_20240429_212345.mp4

System information and logs:
aves-logs-20240429_212914.txt

Package: deckers.thibault.aves.libre
Installer: org.fdroid.fdroid
Aves version: 1.10.9-libre, build 11802
Flutter: stable 3.19.5
Android version: 13, API 33
Android build: lineage_alioth-userdebug 13 TQ3A.230901.001 14751f6718
Device: Xiaomi M2012K11AG
Support: dynamic colors=true, geocoder=true, HDR=true
Mobile services: not available
System locales: en_US, sk_SK
Storage volumes: /storage/emulated/0/
Storage grants: /storage/emulated/0/Movies/, /storage/emulated/0/Pictures/, /storage/emulated/0/Documents/, /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/, /storage/emulated/0/screenrecorder/, /storage/emulated/0/Android/media/
Error reporting: false

Additional context
LineageOS 20, MicroG
issue related to #781

[deckerst]

Thanks for the report.

I don't see the issue in the logs because it does not show logs from the transition from GCam trying to open Aves. Anyway, I'll try and install GCam on my device.

By the way, do you manage to have it work normally if you select "always" with another gallery app?

[deckerst]

I tried the APK from here: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-hasli/f/dl14/1/
And it works fine (on a Samsung S10e with Android 12 API 31).

If you don't have the issue with another gallery app, and you know your way around logcat, could you please attach here the logcat output you get when have the grey screen? I'm not even sure it reaches Aves in that case. It may be a failure of Lineage, as the once/always link option is under the responsibility of the OS.

[GaucovyAero]

both https://github.com/IacobIonut01/Gallery and https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Gallery work as expected with GCam.

here is the logcat:

logcat.txt

not sure if this is of any info but it seems to me that Aves is somehow being spammed on top of itself, the photo preview is flickers greyer and greyer until the screen is completely grey, the down gesture to close the photo preview works as expected, so i assume Aves is functioning fine behind all of this

[deckerst]

Do you have the same issue when selecting Aves to always open images, when launching from a different app, say the Files app, instead of GCam? It might not strictly be the same intent (REVIEW for GCam, VIEW for Files) but it could help narrow down what's wrong.

[GaucovyAero]

no, the issue does not occur when opening "Always" in Aves in Files

recording_20240430_221557.mp4

[GaucovyAero]

oops, the recording is absolutely unusable, lemme send a fix

edit: video fixed in previous comment

[GaucovyAero]

Not sure if this helps, but it sometimes works if i try really fast to switch the photo

1000018167.1.mp4