[Extension Request] flet-media-scanner — Android MediaStore integration (save / list / delete media to Gallery)

[fazi-gondal]

Hi @FeodorFitsner @ndonkoHenri

Use Case

Many Flet apps (downloaders, camera apps, document scanners, etc.) need to save videos, images or audio so they appear in the system Gallery / Photos / Music apps.

On modern Android this must be done through MediaStore (Scoped Storage). Writing files directly to public folders no longer makes them visible, and requesting broad storage permissions is discouraged / rejected by Play Store.

There is currently no official Flet way to do a clean MediaStore insert.

Existing Solution

I built and published a working production extension that solves this:

• PyPI: flet-media-scanner
• GitHub: https://github.com/fazi-gondal/flet-media-scanner
• Real-world usage: Vidsaver (video downloader)

It uses pure native Kotlin + MediaStore (no third-party Flutter plugins) and currently supports:

• Save video into Movies/<Album> without storage permissions
• List videos by album
• Delete by content:// URI
• Instant visibility in Gallery / Google Photos

Request

Would the core team be interested in either:

1. Reviewing / adopting this as an official (or recommended) Flet extension, or
2. Having a similar MediaStore service live under the flet-dev org so other developers don’t have to reinvent it?

I’m happy to maintain it, adjust the API, add images/audio support, improve packaging, or transfer ownership if that helps.

Related issue for context: #6648

Thanks!

[fazi-gondal]

I wanted to share a follow-up to the earlier discussion around media-library support in Flet.

Since the previous issue, I have continued working on this area and have now built a reusable community package:

flet-media-library

It is a Flet service extension for Android and iOS that provides access to the device media library from Python.

The package currently supports:

• Photos, videos, and Android audio
• Per-media-type permissions
• Android 6–12 and Android 13+ permission models
• Android 14+ selected/limited visual media access
• iOS PhotoKit full/limited access
• Albums and media buckets
• Pagination, filtering, sorting, and date-range queries
• Media metadata
• Fast thumbnails
• Filesystem thumbnail paths to avoid unnecessary Base64 transfer
• Saving images and videos to the public gallery
• Saving audio to the Android Music directory
• Rename and move operations where supported
• Single and batch deletion
• Copy support where the platform allows it
• Live media-library change notifications
• Platform capability detection
• Typed exceptions for permission, platform, argument, and asset errors

The implementation uses photo_manager for the cross-platform media-library functionality, with a custom Android Kotlin implementation for functionality such as audio saving and Android-specific MediaStore operations.

The package also includes a working demo application demonstrating gallery browsing, thumbnails, media playback, camera preview, audio recording, gallery saving, moving, renaming, deletion, and other APIs.

Package/repository:
https://github.com/fazi-gondal/Flet-media-library

I think this is a useful example of how Flet extensions can provide deeper native platform functionality while keeping the application API Python-friendly.

I am sharing it here as a follow-up to the earlier discussion so people interested in media access, gallery integration, downloads, media applications, or native Flet extensions can see the current implementation and try it.

Feedback, suggestions, and use cases are welcome.