[Android]READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission

[angcyo]

Instead of using
Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES),

use
context.getExternalCacheDir()

so we don't need Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE.

[Levi-Lesches]

Hi, I think this is related to my error:

 Unable to decode stream: java.io.FileNotFoundException: /storage/emulated/0/Pictures/Screenshots/Screenshot_20240326-210404.png: open failed: EACCES (Permission denied)

Which crashed my app.

If this will fix the issue, I think it should be added, or at least documented that permissions are required.

[angcyo]

You need permission to read sd files directly,

but the images returned from the system album are automatically cached in the app cache directory,

so you do not need permission to read images.

[Levi-Lesches]

Right. Turns out, as of Android API 33, we need to explicitly ask for permissions in the AndroidManifest.xml:

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES"/>

and in Dart:

import "package:permission_handler/permission_handler.dart";

if (await Permission.photos.request().isGranted) {
  // ...
}

[angcyo]

have fun.

[SoftWyer]

The use of Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory will crash on older devices (definitely Android 28 Pie) if the compileSdkVersion=34 and/or targetSdkVersion=33

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