Select multiple images from Photo Gallery on Android using Intents

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@See this https://stackoverflow.com/a/15029515/185022

I`m trying to select images from gallery, but i only found the way to select a single image.

Intent photoPickerIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK);
photoPickerIntent.setType("image/*");
startActivityForResult(photoPickerIntent, 1);

Is there a way to select multiple images?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9379579/select-multiple-images-in-android-gallery see this answer — Abhi, Jun 19 '12 at 12:17
You could consider using my project: http://stackoverflow.com/a/12806036/411162 — David Erosa, Oct 09 '12 at 18:48

score 7 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 28 '12 at 05:37

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Create a custom gallery same like: Android custom image gallery with checkbox in grid to select multiple

edited Sep 28 '12 at 05:37

Paresh Mayani

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answered Dec 07 '11 at 01:36

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lukaspp · Answer 2 · 2019-03-05T08:05:25.333

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First of all you need to use putExtra with your photoPickerIntent

photoPickerIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_ALLOW_MULTIPLE);

Then in your on activity result you should get ClipData from Intent like this

ClipData clipData = data.getClipData();
//Where data is param intent of onActivityForResult

And iterate this clipData to get URI for specific picked image.

for (int i = 0; i < clipData.getItemCount(); i++){
    Uri uri = clipData.getItemAt(i).getUri();
}

I hope this helps

edited Mar 05 '19 at 08:05

answered May 08 '15 at 08:00

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EXTRA_ALLOW_MULTIPLE added in API level 18 – mbelsky Sep 25 '15 at 09:31

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:01

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I think, you should implement custom gallery for multiple image pick action.

see here in details.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:01

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answered Feb 28 '13 at 13:10

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but it open all the images,how to open folder vise – Aditya Vyas-Lakhan Apr 18 '15 at 12:12

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 15 '11 at 10:47

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Why don't you try ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE thing. You will receive a set of Uris.

Something like

    if (Intent.ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE.equals(action))
        && Intent.hasExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM)) {
        ArrayList<Parcelable> list =
    intent.getParcelableArrayListExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM);
        for (Parcelable parcel : list) {
           Uri uri = (Uri) parcel;
           /// do things here.
       }
    }

Saw this code block on a google-groups post. Just try this out. Thanks.

answered Dec 15 '11 at 10:47

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@kalpesh Ok, It's like you fire your activity with **Intent.ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE**, and should override your **onActivityResult()**, inside which u write the above _code_. I haven't tried out this code yet, as I'm in the middle of something. The above code just verifies, if the action is what u fired and it has extra data, then collect the results to an array list. For further details, see [this](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html#ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE). Hope this helps. :) – VenoM Dec 19 '11 at 06:24
I mean willtate's answer is more than enough. – VenoM Dec 19 '11 at 06:27
First thanks for reply. But M sorry I try your code as said by you but this Intent is called to send activity from my device. I am new in android developer So is their possibility of my mistake. At Now i follow the answer of willtake..... – Kalpesh Dec 20 '11 at 06:45
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Sorry my mistake, Send won't let you pick. Forget this. – VenoM Dec 21 '11 at 11:04
It's ok....I think likeaboss answer is also very useful....I think in android all thing is going better when we use it as custom......what's you say...? – Kalpesh Dec 22 '11 at 05:35
This is the code needed to receive multiple files from the gallery ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE intent, it helped me. – accordionfolder Sep 17 '12 at 16:04

Select multiple images from Photo Gallery on Android using Intents

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