Cannot select photos from Gallery on Samsung devices

[Odonno]

Bug Report

Plugin(s)

"@capacitor/android": "^3.3.1",
"@capacitor/app": "^1.0.6",
"@capacitor/camera": "^1.2.1",

Capacitor Version

Latest Dependencies:

@capacitor/cli: 3.3.2
@capacitor/core: 3.3.2
@capacitor/android: 3.3.2
@capacitor/ios: 3.3.2

Installed Dependencies:

@capacitor/cli: 3.3.1
@capacitor/ios: 3.3.1
@capacitor/core: 3.3.1
@capacitor/android: 3.3.1

Platform(s)

Android : Samsung Note 8

Current Behavior

When using pickImages function on a Samsung device, the gallery is opened but I cannot select image. I can see a list of images but I can only open the image in fullscreen. There is no way to select an image, even one.

Expected Behavior

Like any other gallery app, add ability to select multiple images.

Code Reproduction

Other Technical Details

Additional Context

[Odonno]

Seems like the react-native team already solved a similar issue here: react-native-image-picker/react-native-image-picker#1739

[ThaierAlkhateeb]

Hey,

I have got the same issue.
It shows me in console "{message: 'No images picked'}", but if I choose 'select image from Google photos app' it works.

Device: samsung SM-N960F (Android version: 10)

"@capacitor/android": "3.3.1",
"@capacitor/app": "^1.0.5",
"@capacitor/camera": "^1.2.0",
"@capacitor/core": "^3.3.1",
"@capacitor/cli": "^3.3.1"

[raykin]

Totally same issue on OPPO phone. I captured several screenshots of adb logs. I can upload them if it can help to locate issues.
Updates: pickImages works fine on API29 simulator.

[carlpoole]

I was able to confirm that multi-selecting is working when the Google Photos app is used as the source, but running into issues with the device/manufacturer gallery apps. I was testing the solution proposed #706 but I was still running into issues with the picker that displayed (see: #706 (comment)) and I was curious if this was the same experience on other devices. I was testing it on a Samsung Galaxy S9+ running Android 10

[carlpoole]

In the case with my test on my Galaxy S9+, single tapping an image caused it to immediately try and return that image to the app, instead of allowing me to select more and then confirm. The presence of only a single image causes the processPickedImages method to fail at the moment.

To select multiple images I had to press and hold in the device picker, and then it would let me choose more and confirm. This leads me to think we could modify the multi-select code to allow the return of single images and leave it to the users to make sure they are using the device picker correctly to pick multiple images vs. a single image.

[N0ctural]

In the case with my test on my Galaxy S9+, single tapping an image caused it to immediately try and return that image to the app, instead of allowing me to select more and then confirm. The presence of only a single image causes the processPickedImages method to fail at the moment.

To select multiple images I had to press and hold in the device picker, and then it would let me choose more and confirm. This leads me to think we could modify the multi-select code to allow the return of single images and leave it to the users to make sure they are using the device picker correctly to pick multiple images vs. a single image.

Hello @carlpoole, I made an update on my PR to correct problem on Huawei / Oppo etc. on Android 9 with default gallery app and on Samsung devices.

[braincomb]

I can confirm I have the same issue with Samsung Gallery app on S8. There is no option or ability to select one or multiple images, tapping on an image would return No images picked error. Long-holding the finger on the image does nothing.

Running "@capacitor/camera": "^1.2.0" and npx cap doctor is below:

💊   Capacitor Doctor  💊 

Latest Dependencies:

  @capacitor/cli: 3.3.4
  @capacitor/core: 3.3.4
  @capacitor/android: 3.3.4
  @capacitor/ios: 3.3.4

Installed Dependencies:

  @capacitor/cli: 3.3.4
  @capacitor/core: 3.3.4
  @capacitor/android: 3.3.4
  @capacitor/ios: 3.3.4

[success] Android looking great! 👌

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