Image uri doesn't display images on ImageView on some android device

Question

I have an ImageView. When you click on a ImageView, it will open gallery and you pick up a image and show it on ImageView. I have a condition that when I close my app and then I open it, the image will retain there . So for that, I am storing image Uri on sharedprefrence. And on opening the application i am retrieving the same Uri and tries to display the image on imageView.

However in some phones - image appears perfect like Mi(Lollipop), Samsung(KitKat) but it doesn't appear in phones like - Motorola(Marshmallow) ,One Plus One (Marshmallow). Any idea why it's happening ? Here is my code

For picking up an image i am using

Intent intent=new Intent();intent.setType("image/*");
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Select Picture"), Constants.SELECT_PICTURE);

And on OnActivityResult() code is

 @Override
 protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
     super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);

     if(requestCode==Constants.SELECT_PICTURE && resultCode==RESULT_OK && null!=data) {
         Uri uri=data.getData();
         Picasso.with(UsersProfileActivity.this)
             .load(uri)
             .centerCrop()
             .resize(200,200)
             .into(img_photo);

         // This profile image i am storing into a sharedpreference        
         profile_image=uri.toString();
     }

And while retrieving from sharedprefrence I convert String to uri by using Uri.parse(profile_image)

However if I notice, uri returns for different android phone is as follows

Mi(Lollipop)- Uri=content://media/external/images/media/12415
samsung(KitKat)-Uri=content://media/external/images/media/786
Motorola(Marshmallow)- Uri=content://com.android.providers.media.documents/document/image%3A30731
One Plus One (Marshmallow)- Uri=content://com.android.providers.media.documents/document/image%3A475

Hence when uri content is -content://media/external/images/media/ is display image on ImageView Perfect and in other cases it is not

Solution 1

Try this

I developed and tested and working on

1. Lenovo K3 Note(Marshmallow)
2. Motorola(Lollipop)
3. Samsung(KitKat)

In your MainActivity.java add

    profilePicture = (ImageView)findViewById(R.id.imgProfilePicture);
    sharedPreferences = getSharedPreferences(getString(R.string.app_name)+"_ProfileDetails",MODE_PRIVATE);

    // get uri from shared preference
    String profilePicUri = sharedPreferences.getString("profilePicUrl","");

    // if uri not found
    if (profilePicUri.equalsIgnoreCase("")){
        // code for open gallery to select image
        Intent intent;
        if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT){
            intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT);
            intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_ALLOW_MULTIPLE, true);
            intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_PERSISTABLE_URI_PERMISSION);
        }else{
            intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
        }
        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_LOCAL_ONLY, true);
        intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
        intent.setType("image/*");

        startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Select Picture"), SELECT_PICTURE_CONSTANT);
    }else{
        try{
            final int takeFlags =  (Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION
                    | Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION);
            // Check for the freshest data.
            getContentResolver().takePersistableUriPermission(Uri.parse(profilePicUri), takeFlags);
            // convert uri to bitmap
            Bitmap bitmap = MediaStore.Images.Media.getBitmap(getContentResolver(), Uri.parse(profilePicUri));
            // set bitmap to imageview
            profilePicture.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
        }
        catch (Exception e){
            //handle exception
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

Now Handle onActivityResult.

@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
    if (requestCode == SELECT_PICTURE_CONSTANT && resultCode == RESULT_OK && null != data) {
        Uri uri = data.getData();
        // This profile image i am storing into a sharedpreference
        SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sharedPreferences.edit();
        // save uri to shared preference
        editor.putString("profilePicUrl",uri.toString());
        editor.commit();
        profilePicture.setImageURI(uri);
    }
}

In your Manifest file add permission

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_DOCUMENTS"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

Note:

Assuming you added code for take permission for Marshmallow

Result Uri

lenovo K3 Note: content://com.android.externalstorage.documents/document/primary%3ADCIM%2FCamera%2FIMG_20160606_212815.jpg

samsung: content://com.android.providers.media.documents/document/image%3A2086

motorola: content://com.android.providers.media.documents/document/image%3A15828

Solution 2

I think the problem with the uri of the image file, I am using a class for getting exact URI, and it's tested and working on all versions.

package fandooo.com.fandooo.util;

import android.content.ContentUris;
import android.content.Context;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Build;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.provider.DocumentsContract;
import android.provider.MediaStore;

public class ImageFilePath {

    /**
     * Method for return file path of Gallery image
     * 
     * @param context
     * @param uri
     * @return path of the selected image file from gallery
     */
    public static String getPath(final Context context, final Uri uri) {

        // check here to KITKAT or new version
        final boolean isKitKat = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT;

        // DocumentProvider
        if (isKitKat && DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context, uri)) {

            // ExternalStorageProvider
            if (isExternalStorageDocument(uri)) {
                final String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
                final String[] split = docId.split(":");
                final String type = split[0];

                if ("primary".equalsIgnoreCase(type)) {
                    return Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/"
                            + split[1];
                }
            }
            // DownloadsProvider
            else if (isDownloadsDocument(uri)) {

                final String id = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
                final Uri contentUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(
                        Uri.parse("content://downloads/public_downloads"),
                        Long.valueOf(id));

                return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, null, null);
            }
            // MediaProvider
            else if (isMediaDocument(uri)) {
                final String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
                final String[] split = docId.split(":");
                final String type = split[0];

                Uri contentUri = null;
                if ("image".equals(type)) {
                    contentUri = MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
                } else if ("video".equals(type)) {
                    contentUri = MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
                } else if ("audio".equals(type)) {
                    contentUri = MediaStore.Audio.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
                }

                final String selection = "_id=?";
                final String[] selectionArgs = new String[] { split[1] };

                return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, selection,
                        selectionArgs);
            }
        }
        // MediaStore (and general)
        else if ("content".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {

            // Return the remote address
            if (isGooglePhotosUri(uri))
                return uri.getLastPathSegment();

            return getDataColumn(context, uri, null, null);
        }
        // File
        else if ("file".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
            return uri.getPath();
        }

        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Get the value of the data column for this Uri. This is useful for
     * MediaStore Uris, and other file-based ContentProviders.
     * 
     * @param context
     *            The context.
     * @param uri
     *            The Uri to query.
     * @param selection
     *            (Optional) Filter used in the query.
     * @param selectionArgs
     *            (Optional) Selection arguments used in the query.
     * @return The value of the _data column, which is typically a file path.
     */
    public static String getDataColumn(Context context, Uri uri,
                                       String selection, String[] selectionArgs) {

        Cursor cursor = null;
        final String column = "_data";
        final String[] projection = { column };

        try {
            cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(uri, projection,
                    selection, selectionArgs, null);
            if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {
                final int index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(column);
                return cursor.getString(index);
            }
        } finally {
            if (cursor != null)
                cursor.close();
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * @param uri
     *            The Uri to check.
     * @return Whether the Uri authority is ExternalStorageProvider.
     */
    public static boolean isExternalStorageDocument(Uri uri) {
        return "com.android.externalstorage.documents".equals(uri
                .getAuthority());
    }

    /**
     * @param uri
     *            The Uri to check.
     * @return Whether the Uri authority is DownloadsProvider.
     */
    public static boolean isDownloadsDocument(Uri uri) {
        return "com.android.providers.downloads.documents".equals(uri
                .getAuthority());
    }

    /**
     * @param uri
     *            The Uri to check.
     * @return Whether the Uri authority is MediaProvider.
     */
    public static boolean isMediaDocument(Uri uri) {
        return "com.android.providers.media.documents".equals(uri
                .getAuthority());
    }

    /**
     * @param uri
     *            The Uri to check.
     * @return Whether the Uri authority is Google Photos.
     */
    public static boolean isGooglePhotosUri(Uri uri) {
        return "com.google.android.apps.photos.content".equals(uri
                .getAuthority());
    }
}

Use getPath to find the exact path of a file. It's simplest way to handle problem like you have defined. Please try and let me know if you need further assistance :)

Solution 3

Quoting from 4.4 API overview:

'On previous versions of Android, if you want your app to retrieve a specific type of file from another app, it must invoke an intent with the ACTION_GET_CONTENT action. This action is still the appropriate way to request a file that you want to import into your app. However, Android 4.4 introduces the ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT action, which allows the user to select a file of a specific type and grant your app long-term read access to that file (possibly with write access) without importing the file to your app.'(emphasis added)

To allow your app to retrieve previously-selected images, just change the action from ACTION_GET_CONTENT to ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT (solution confirmed working on Nexus 7 2013).

    Intent intent = new Intent();
    intent.setType("image/*");
    String action = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT ? Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT : Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT;
    intent.setAction(action);
    startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Select Picture"), Constants.SELECT_PICTURE);

Solution 4

Pass your URI in this method it will return a String and than convert it into Bitmap

  String path = getPath(getApplicationContext(), uri);
  Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(path);
  imageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap);





 public static String getPath(final Context context, final Uri uri) {

    // DocumentProvider
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT && DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context, uri)) {

        if (isExternalStorageDocument(uri)) {// ExternalStorageProvider
            final String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
            final String[] split = docId.split(":");
            final String type = split[0];
            String storageDefinition;


            if ("primary".equalsIgnoreCase(type)) {

                return Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/" + split[1];

            } else {

                if (Environment.isExternalStorageRemovable()) {
                    storageDefinition = "EXTERNAL_STORAGE";

                } else {
                    storageDefinition = "SECONDARY_STORAGE";
                }

                return System.getenv(storageDefinition) + "/" + split[1];
            }

        } else if (isDownloadsDocument(uri)) {// DownloadsProvider

            final String id = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
            final Uri contentUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(
                    Uri.parse("content://downloads/public_downloads"), Long.valueOf(id));

            return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, null, null);

        } else if (isMediaDocument(uri)) {// MediaProvider
            final String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
            final String[] split = docId.split(":");
            final String type = split[0];

            Uri contentUri = null;
            if ("image".equals(type)) {
                contentUri = MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
            } else if ("video".equals(type)) {
                contentUri = MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
            } else if ("audio".equals(type)) {
                contentUri = MediaStore.Audio.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
            }

            final String selection = "_id=?";
            final String[] selectionArgs = new String[]{
                    split[1]
            };

            return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, selection, selectionArgs);
        }

    } else if ("content".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {// MediaStore (and general)

        // Return the remote address
        if (isGooglePhotosUri(uri))
            return uri.getLastPathSegment();

        return getDataColumn(context, uri, null, null);

    } else if ("file".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {// File
        return uri.getPath();
    }

    return null;
}

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Comments

[SripadRaj]

I guess its the android 6.0 permission thing, check if you are handling <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" /> in runtime in marshmallow versions.

[abh22ishek]

nope i alreday checked those thing , even it happened on lower android version on some devices also

[JohnWowUs]

What version of picasso are you using?

[abh22ishek]

Run time permissions are required for android marshmallow ,but in this case i am not reading or writing on device internal storage.And i don't think you need to take permission for writing and reading from sharedprefrences file

[Vlad]

But you are not saving the file, Uri only contains the path to file, so you need the permission to read the content of path

[abh22ishek]

Actually i am converting Uri tio String and then storing in sharedPreference , so it will take only as a string or path ?

[Vlad]

Yes, that's right, in fact I am not sure if you can store a File on SharedPreferences, SharedPreferences only store primitive data types

[abh22ishek]

I have inserted run time permission also , but image still doesn't appears

[abh22ishek]

its not problem of picasso i think ,because when i close my application , and then i open it , picasso able to get uri and display on imageview ,its not able to display only when activity gets destroyed , which contains the imageview for the path mentioned in my question

[Marc DiMillo]

Okay then checkout the answer below mine, save the instance state.

[abh22ishek]

can you show me the uri for all three devices, which you get?

[abh22ishek]

can you check one thing ? when you storing in sharedprefrence ,after storing close your application , and make sure activity killed by android , i.e press hone button and kill this application. And then you open this application and check the image is there or not

[Pramod Waghmare]

Yes, I press home button and then kill the app from recent app list.... and that's work I tested it.....

[abh22ishek]

i hav upvoted your answer,still i need to test on one plus one and other

[abh22ishek]

i hav checked it ,it working now,i think this line intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_PERSISTABLE_URI_PERMISSION‌​) done the trick

[abh22ishek]

One other problem , if you switch off and switch on the device, the image won't be there

[Pramod Waghmare]

I tested On Lenovo K3 Note(Marshmallow) and Not getting this problem. Working fine....

[abh22ishek]

hav you checked with motorola ?? " After saving Switch off and switch On" mobile

[Rameshbabu]

this saved my time. Thanks Neo