StartCameraIntent -> NullPointerException crash

[StephenMilone]

Here is the crash log

Exception java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'java.lang.String java.io.File.getCanonicalPath()' on a null object reference
android.support.v4.content.FileProvider$SimplePathStrategy.getUriForFile (FileProvider.java:695)
android.support.v4.content.FileProvider.getUriForFile (FileProvider.java:400)
gun0912.tedbottompicker.TedBottomPicker.startCameraIntent (TedBottomPicker.java:414)
gun0912.tedbottompicker.TedBottomPicker.access$100 (TedBottomPicker.java:57)
gun0912.tedbottompicker.TedBottomPicker$3.onItemClick$5359dc9a (TedBottomPicker.java:275)
gun0912.tedbottompicker.adapter.ImageGalleryAdapter$1.onClick (ImageGalleryAdapter.java:180)
android.view.View.performClick (View.java:5612)

From a MotoZ running 7.0, using 1.0.12 of this library

Let me know whatever else I can do to help. thanks!

[ParkSangGwon]

@StephenMilone Did you granted WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission?

[SPoporo]

@StephenMilone this problem is in your TedBottomPicker code, line:408 'Uri photoURI = FileProvider.getUriForFile(getContext(), getContext().getApplicationContext().getPackageName() + ".provider", imageFile); ' . this error is authority name didn't end with ".provider". adding provider meta data

[kanxoramesh]

Hey how can i solve this issues ? any idea

[nickilanjelo]

This problem is still topical on Android API 29 (Android 10). Application can create files only in own directory. The problem is in this line:

File storageDir = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);

I think that storageDir should be app directory.

As was first disclosed back in March 2019, you no longer have access by default to arbitrary locations on external storage or removable storage on Android 10+. This includes Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() and other methods on Environment (e.g., getExternalStoragePublicDirectory().

https://stackoverflow.com/a/58379655

[ARRR42]

Temp solution: add to your manifest file

<application
...
android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"

[nickilanjelo]

I already do this, but in Android R this thing will be deprecated.

[dds861]

Now google asks to delete this android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true", otherwise no updates will be allowed. So what we have to do?