pick and share image

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title: "How do I pick an image then share it?" reviewed_by: date: 2026-06 version: 3.5.x

How do I pick an image then share it?

Quick start (minimal MWE)

import com.mobilebytelabs.kmptoolkit.intentlauncher.rememberIntentLauncher
import com.mobilebytelabs.kmptoolkit.intentlauncher.IntentRequest
import com.mobilebytelabs.kmptoolkit.share.Share
import com.mobilebytelabs.kmptoolkit.share.SharePayload
import com.mobilebytelabs.kmptoolkit.share.ShareOptions
import androidx.compose.material3.Button
import androidx.compose.material3.Text
import androidx.compose.runtime.*

@Composable
fun PickAndShareButton() {
    val scope = rememberCoroutineScope()
    val picker = rememberIntentLauncher(IntentRequest.PickImage()) { result ->
        scope.launch {
            result.uri?.let { Share.share(SharePayload.File(it, "image/*"), ShareOptions()) }
        }
    }
    Button(onClick = { picker.launch() }) { Text("Pick + share") }
}

Caveats / per-platform notes

• iOS: PickImage uses PHPickerViewController on iOS 14+; falls back to UIImagePickerController on earlier. Photo Library permission auto-prompted.
• Android: uses ActivityResultContracts.PickVisualMedia (system photo picker on Android 13+); falls back to ACTION_PICK on older.
• Desktop / Web: PickImage opens a file dialog filtered to images/*.

Related

• Module: cmp-intent-launcher + cmp-share
• Sample: samples/sample-cmp-intent-launcher/composeApp/.../PickFlowDemo.kt