Get Image From Gallery With Intent

I want to get a image from Gallery with the share command. My current code is: Intent intent = getIntent(); String action = intent.getAction(); String type = intent.getType

Solution 1:

A Uri is not a File. new File(imageUri.toString()) is always wrong. imageUri.getPath() only works if the scheme of the Uri is file, and in your case, the scheme is probably content.

Use ContentResolver and openInputStream() to get an InputStream on the file or content identified by the Uri. Then, pass that stream to BitmapFactory.decodeStream().

Also, please decode bitmaps on a background thread, so that you do not freeze your UI while this work is going on.