Android 5.1.1 lollipop return null file path if image chosen from gallery

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Android 5.1.1 lollipop return null file path if image chosen from gallery. The below code works fine in all the devices below 5.1.1, but doesn't work in lollipop 5.1.1

Uri contentUri = data.getData();
Cursor cursor = null;
    try {
        String[] proj = {MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA};
        cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(contentUri, proj, null, null, null);
        int column_index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
        cursor.moveToFirst();
        return cursor.getString(column_index);
    } finally {
        if (cursor != null) {
            cursor.close();
        }
    }

cursor.getString(column_index) this returns null.

getting same issue after upgrading android to 5.1.1 , please help!!! — Navjot, Jun 01 '15 at 06:47
`lollipop return null file path if image chosen from gallery.`. No. In onActivityResult you will -as always- get a valid content provider uri `contentUri`. What you do with it is something different. — greenapps, Jun 01 '15 at 08:09

score 9 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 12 '17 at 23:52

For now I have ended up with this for getting an image from gallery. I've tested it on 4.4, 5.0.1 and 5.1.1 but it should work on previous versions too (with new and old Google photo app), should be less hacky and doesn't require a check on Android version.

public static Uri handleImageUri(Uri uri) {
    if (uri.getPath().contains("content")) {
        Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("(content://media/.*\\d)");
        Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(uri.getPath());
        if (matcher.find())
            return Uri.parse(matcher.group(1));
        else
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot handle this URI");
    }
    return uri;
}

And with this I used the same code I have ever used before for getting the image path:

public static String getRealPathFromURI(Context context, Uri uri) {
    Cursor cursor = null;
    try {
        Uri newUri = handleImageUri(uri);
        String[] proj = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
        cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(newUri,  proj, null, null, null);
        int column_index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
        cursor.moveToFirst();
        return cursor.getString(column_index);
    } catch (Exception e){
        return null;
    } finally {
        if (cursor != null) {
            cursor.close();
        }
    }
}

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 01 '15 at 14:30

For a temporary hack-around for android lollipop 5.1.1. It Works fine now. But m not satisfied with this unofficial hack.

Uri selectedImage = data.getData();
        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT == 22) {
            if (selectedImage != null && selectedImage.toString().length() > 0) {
                try {
                    final String extractUriFrom = selectedImage.toString();
                    String firstExtraction = extractUriFrom.contains("com.google.android.apps.photos.contentprovider") ? extractUriFrom.split("/1/")[1] : extractUriFrom;
                    firstExtraction = firstExtraction.contains("/ACTUAL") ? firstExtraction.replace("/ACTUAL", "").toString() : firstExtraction;

                    String secondExtraction = URLDecoder.decode(firstExtraction, "UTF-8");
                    selectedImage = Uri.parse(secondExtraction);
                } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {

                } catch (Exception e) {

                }
            }
        }

Android 5.1.1 lollipop return null file path if image chosen from gallery

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