Using data from context providers or requesting Google Photos read permission?

Question

My app allows users to import their photos and videos from other apps. Now that Google replaced Google+ Photos with Google Photos, couple of things broke for me. One of thes

Answer 1

You need to set permissions explicitly to all packages match your intent. It happens in Android 4.4 usually.

you can use this utility to do that :

List resInfoList = getContext().getPackageManager().queryIntentActivities(intent, PackageManager.MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY);
        for (ResolveInfo resolveInfo : resInfoList) {
            String packageName = resolveInfo.activityInfo.packageName;
            getContext().grantUriPermission(packageName, imageFileUri, Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION | Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
        }