feat: migrate to file_selector package

android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
         android:name="${applicationName}"
         android:usesCleartextTraffic="true"
         android:banner="@drawable/banner"
-        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher">
+        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
+        android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
+    >
 
         <!-- localsend: prevent multiple instances by android:launchMode="singleTask" -->
         <activity

lib/pages/receive_options_page.dart

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import 'package:file_picker/file_picker.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/gen/strings.g.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/provider/network/server/server_provider.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/provider/selection/selected_receiving_files_provider.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/util/file_size_helper.dart';
+import 'package:localsend_app/util/native/pick_directory_path.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/util/native/platform_check.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/widget/custom_dropdown_button.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/widget/custom_icon_button.dart';
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class ReceiveOptionsPage extends StatelessWidget {
                   padding: const EdgeInsets.only(left: 10),
                   child: CustomIconButton(
                     onPressed: () async {
-                      final directory = await FilePicker.platform.getDirectoryPath();
+                      final directory = await pickDirectoryPath();
                       if (directory != null) {
                         ref.notifier(serverProvider).setSessionDestinationDir(directory);
                       }

lib/pages/tabs/settings_tab.dart

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import 'package:file_picker/file_picker.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/constants.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/gen/strings.g.dart';
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ import 'package:localsend_app/provider/settings_provider.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/provider/version_provider.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/theme.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/util/native/autostart_helper.dart';
+import 'package:localsend_app/util/native/pick_directory_path.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/util/native/platform_check.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/util/sleep.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/util/ui/snackbar.dart';
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class _SettingsTabState extends State<SettingsTab> with Riverpie {
                       return;
                     }
 
-                    final directory = await FilePicker.platform.getDirectoryPath();
+                    final directory = await pickDirectoryPath();
                     if (directory != null) {
                       await ref.notifier(settingsProvider).setDestination(directory);
                     }

lib/util/native/file_picker.dart

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 
 import 'package:file_picker/file_picker.dart';
+import 'package:file_selector/file_selector.dart' as file_selector;
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/gen/strings.g.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/pages/apk_picker_page.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/provider/selection/selected_sending_files_provider.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/theme.dart';
+import 'package:localsend_app/util/native/pick_directory_path.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/util/native/platform_check.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/util/sleep.dart';
 import 'package:localsend_app/util/ui/asset_picker_translated_text_delegate.dart';
@@ -92,12 +94,23 @@ enum FilePickerOption {
           );
         }
         try {
-          final result = await FilePicker.platform.pickFiles(allowMultiple: true);
-          if (result != null) {
-            await ref.notifier(selectedSendingFilesProvider).addFiles(
-                  files: result.files,
-                  converter: CrossFileConverters.convertPlatformFile,
-                );
+          if (checkPlatform([TargetPlatform.android])) {
+            // We also need to use the file_picker package because file_selector does not expose the raw path.
+            final result = await FilePicker.platform.pickFiles(allowMultiple: true);
+            if (result != null) {
+              await ref.notifier(selectedSendingFilesProvider).addFiles(
+                    files: result.files,
+                    converter: CrossFileConverters.convertPlatformFile,
+                  );
+            }
+          } else {
+            final result = await file_selector.openFiles();
+            if (result.isNotEmpty) {
+              await ref.notifier(selectedSendingFilesProvider).addFiles<file_selector.XFile>(
+                    files: result,
+                    converter: CrossFileConverters.convertXFile,
+                  );
+            }
           }
         } catch (e) {
           // ignore: use_build_context_synchronously
@@ -130,7 +143,7 @@ enum FilePickerOption {
         );
         await sleepAsync(200); // Wait for the dialog to be shown
         try {
-          final directoryPath = await FilePicker.platform.getDirectoryPath();
+          final directoryPath = await pickDirectoryPath();
           if (directoryPath != null) {
             await ref.notifier(selectedSendingFilesProvider).addDirectory(directoryPath);
           }

lib/util/native/pick_directory_path.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import 'package:file_picker/file_picker.dart';
+import 'package:file_selector/file_selector.dart' as file_selector;
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:localsend_app/util/native/platform_check.dart';
+
+/// Opens a file picker to select a directory.
+/// Returns null if the user cancels the selection.
+Future<String?> pickDirectoryPath() async {
+  if (checkPlatform([TargetPlatform.android])) {
+    /// We need to use the file_picker package because file_selector does not expose the raw path.
+    /// We need the raw path to properly manipulate the path to save new files, or
+    /// to list files recursively.
+    /// https://github.com/miguelpruivo/flutter_file_picker/issues/1282
+    return await FilePicker.platform.getDirectoryPath();
+  } else {
+    return await file_selector.getDirectoryPath();
+  }
+}

pubspec.lock

@@ -369,6 +369,30 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "5.3.4"
+  file_selector:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: file_selector
+      sha256: "59b35aa4af7988be7ec88f9ddaa6c71c5b54bf0f8b35009389d9343b10e9c3af"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.0.0"
+  file_selector_android:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: file_selector_android
+      sha256: "43e5c719f671b9181bef1bf2851135c3ad993a9a6c804a4ccb07579cfee84e34"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.5.0+2"
+  file_selector_ios:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: file_selector_ios
+      sha256: "507af301b21b1dbb6fd0615ba21190b2b4574edb672929f32ce7f610c40a9bd9"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.5.1+5"
   file_selector_linux:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -393,6 +417,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.6.0"
+  file_selector_web:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: file_selector_web
+      sha256: e292740c469df0aeeaba0895bf622bea351a05e87d22864c826bf21c4780e1d7
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.9.2"
   file_selector_windows:
     dependency: transitive
     description:

pubspec.yaml

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ dependencies:
   dio: 5.3.2
   dynamic_color: 1.6.6
   file_picker: 5.3.4
+  file_selector: 1.0.0
   flutter:
     sdk: flutter
   flutter_localizations: