[Bug]: Multiple Selection returns the same WebPath for every Image

[FloSojer]

Current Behavior

Code Snippet to reproduce

const medias: MediaResults | void = await Camera.chooseFromGallery({
      allowMultipleSelection: true,
      quality: 70,
      mediaType: MediaTypeSelection.Photo,
      includeMetadata: true
    }).catch((err: any) => {
      console.log('Error:', err)
    });

     if ( !medias ||  !medias?.results?.length) {
       return null;
     }

     for (const result of medias.results) {
       console.log('WEBPATH', result.webPath);
     }

Expected Behavior

Different Path for every Image

Reproduction

Code Snippet above

Screenshots / Media

Same Log with the same path

Environment Details

Installed Dependencies:

@capacitor/cli: 8.3.1
@capacitor/core: 8.3.0
@capacitor/ios: 8.3.1
@capacitor/android: 8.3.1

Versions Affected

8.1.0

Platforms Affected

• iOS
• Android
• Web

Notes / Comments

No response

[andredestro]

Hi @FloSojer, thanks for reporting this!

We were unable to reproduce the issue on our end. We tested on both real devices and simulators (iOS and Android), using images previously saved on the device as well as images downloaded from the cloud — and in all cases, each selected image returned a distinct webPath.

Could you help us narrow this down with some additional details?

1. Platform — does this happen on iOS, Android, or both?
2. Device / OS version — e.g. iPhone 14 / iOS 17.4, Pixel 7 / Android 14, etc.
3. Image source — are the duplicated paths happening with photos taken by the camera, downloaded from the cloud, or both?
4. Number of images selected — does it always happen, or only when selecting a specific number of images?
5. Full medias.results output — could you share the complete log (not just webPath, but also other fields like identifier or path if available)?

Any additional context, logs, or a minimal reproducible project would be very helpful. Thank you!

[FloSojer]

Hi @andredestro ,

Platform : I experienced this on Android (couldn't test on Android at the moment)
Device : Samsung Galaxy S10 with Android 12, One UI 4.2
Image source: It Opens the Folders with Images - Images are saved locally on the Device
Number of Images: More than 1 - I tested with 5 and then all 5 where the same
Result - her I logged the full Array

[
    {
        "type": 0,
        "uri": "/data/user/0/com.my.app.dev/cache/file.jpg",
        "saved": false,
        "thumbnail": "..."
        "webPath": "https://localhost/_capacitor_file_/data/user/0/com.my.app.dev/cache/file.jpg",
        "metadata": {
            "size": 1902589,
            "format": "jpg",
            "resolution": "4032x1908",
            "creationDate": "2026-04-27T13:00:33Z",
            "exif": {
                "ColorSpace": "1",
                "DateTime": "2021:09:04 13:19:03",
                "DateTimeDigitized": "2021:09:04 13:19:03",
                "DateTimeOriginal": "2021:09:04 13:19:03",
                "ExifVersion": "0220",
                "ExposureTime": "0.02",
                "Flash": "0",
                "FocalLength": "432/100",
                "FNumber": "1.5",
                "ImageLength": "2528",
                "ImageWidth": "1096",
                "LightSource": "0",
                "Make": "samsung",
                "Model": "SM-G973F",
                "OffsetTime": "+02:00",
                "OffsetTimeOriginal": "+02:00",
                "Orientation": "1",
                "PhotographicSensitivity": "400",
                "PixelXDimension": "1096",
                "PixelYDimension": "2528",
                "Software": "G973FXXU9FUBD",
                "WhiteBalance": "0",
                "XResolution": "72/1",
                "YCbCrPositioning": "1",
                "YResolution": "72/1"
            }
        }
    },
    {
        "type": 0,
        "uri": "/data/user/0/com.my.app.dev/cache/file.jpg",
        "saved": false,
        "thumbnail": "..."
        "webPath": "https://localhost/_capacitor_file_/data/user/0/com.my.app.dev/cache/file.jpg",
        "metadata": {
            "size": 1827708,
            "format": "jpg",
            "resolution": "4032x1908",
            "creationDate": "2026-04-27T13:00:33Z",
            "exif": {
                "ColorSpace": "1",
                "DateTime": "2021:09:04 13:19:03",
                "DateTimeDigitized": "2021:09:04 13:19:03",
                "DateTimeOriginal": "2021:09:04 13:19:03",
                "ExifVersion": "0220",
                "ExposureTime": "0.02",
                "Flash": "0",
                "FocalLength": "432/100",
                "FNumber": "1.5",
                "ImageLength": "2528",
                "ImageWidth": "1096",
                "LightSource": "0",
                "Make": "samsung",
                "Model": "SM-G973F",
                "OffsetTime": "+02:00",
                "OffsetTimeOriginal": "+02:00",
                "Orientation": "1",
                "PhotographicSensitivity": "400",
                "PixelXDimension": "1096",
                "PixelYDimension": "2528",
                "Software": "G973FXXU9FUBD",
                "WhiteBalance": "0",
                "XResolution": "72/1",
                "YCbCrPositioning": "1",
                "YResolution": "72/1"
            }
        }
    },
    {
        "type": 0,
        "uri": "/data/user/0/com.my.app.dev/cache/file.jpg",
        "saved": false,
        "thumbnail": "..."
        "webPath": "https://localhost/_capacitor_file_/data/user/0/com.my.app.dev/cache/file.jpg",
        "metadata": {
            "size": 1216035,
            "format": "jpg",
            "resolution": "4032x1908",
            "creationDate": "2026-04-27T13:00:34Z",
            "exif": {
                "ColorSpace": "1",
                "DateTime": "2021:09:04 13:19:03",
                "DateTimeDigitized": "2021:09:04 13:19:03",
                "DateTimeOriginal": "2021:09:04 13:19:03",
                "ExifVersion": "0220",
                "ExposureTime": "0.02",
                "Flash": "0",
                "FocalLength": "432/100",
                "FNumber": "1.5",
                "ImageLength": "2528",
                "ImageWidth": "1096",
                "LightSource": "0",
                "Make": "samsung",
                "Model": "SM-G973F",
                "OffsetTime": "+02:00",
                "OffsetTimeOriginal": "+02:00",
                "Orientation": "1",
                "PhotographicSensitivity": "400",
                "PixelXDimension": "1096",
                "PixelYDimension": "2528",
                "Software": "G973FXXU9FUBD",
                "WhiteBalance": "0",
                "XResolution": "72/1",
                "YCbCrPositioning": "1",
                "YResolution": "72/1"
            }
        }
    },
    {
        "type": 0,
        "uri": "/data/user/0/com.my.app.dev/cache/file.jpg",
        "saved": false,
        "thumbnail": "..."
        "webPath": "https://localhost/_capacitor_file_/data/user/0/com.my.app.dev/cache/file.jpg",
        "metadata": {
            "size": 1497472,
            "format": "jpg",
            "resolution": "2528x1096",
            "creationDate": "2026-04-27T13:00:34Z",
            "exif": {
                "ColorSpace": "1",
                "DateTime": "2021:09:04 13:19:03",
                "DateTimeDigitized": "2021:09:04 13:19:03",
                "DateTimeOriginal": "2021:09:04 13:19:03",
                "ExifVersion": "0220",
                "ExposureTime": "0.02",
                "Flash": "0",
                "FocalLength": "432/100",
                "FNumber": "1.5",
                "ImageLength": "2528",
                "ImageWidth": "1096",
                "LightSource": "0",
                "Make": "samsung",
                "Model": "SM-G973F",
                "OffsetTime": "+02:00",
                "OffsetTimeOriginal": "+02:00",
                "Orientation": "1",
                "PhotographicSensitivity": "400",
                "PixelXDimension": "1096",
                "PixelYDimension": "2528",
                "Software": "G973FXXU9FUBD",
                "WhiteBalance": "0",
                "XResolution": "72/1",
                "YCbCrPositioning": "1",
                "YResolution": "72/1"
            }
        }
    }
]

[andredestro]

This has been fixed in v8.2.0.