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android:select image from gallery then crop that and show in an imageview...but not saving in sharedpreferce

This is the link which is used...android:select image from gallery then crop that and show in an imageview Problem is that images is not saving .When i am selecting picture it is coming in ImageView.but when I came out from this activity as well as from app ,it is not saving...Please help me.
Any help would be appreciated.
public class ImageSelecter extends Activity {
private final int GALLERY_ACTIVITY_CODE=200;
private final int RESULT_CROP = 400;
public ImageView imageView;
// static String picturePath;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
imageView = (ImageView)findViewById(R.id.img_photo);
Button btn_choose = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn_select_image);
btn_choose.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
//Start Activity To Select Image From Gallery
Intent gallery_Intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), GalleryUtil.class);
startActivityForResult(gallery_Intent, GALLERY_ACTIVITY_CODE);
// break;
}
});
}
#Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if (requestCode == GALLERY_ACTIVITY_CODE) {
if(resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK){
GalleryUtil.picturePath = data.getStringExtra("picturePath");
//perform Crop on the Image Selected from Gallery
performCrop(GalleryUtil.picturePath);
}
}
if (requestCode == RESULT_CROP ) {
if(resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK){
Bundle extras = data.getExtras();
Bitmap selectedBitmap = extras.getParcelable("data");
// Set The Bitmap Data To ImageView
imageView.setImageBitmap(selectedBitmap);
imageView.setScaleType(ImageView.ScaleType.FIT_XY);
}
}
}
private void performCrop(String picUri) {
try {
//Start Crop Activity
Intent cropIntent = new Intent("com.android.camera.action.CROP");
// indicate image type and Uri
File f = new File(picUri);
Uri contentUri = Uri.fromFile(f);
cropIntent.setDataAndType(contentUri, "image/*");
// set crop properties
cropIntent.putExtra("crop", "true");
// indicate aspect of desired crop
cropIntent.putExtra("aspectX", 1);
cropIntent.putExtra("aspectY", 1);
// indicate output X and Y
cropIntent.putExtra("outputX", 280);
cropIntent.putExtra("outputY", 280);
// retrieve data on return
cropIntent.putExtra("return-data", true);
// start the activity - we handle returning in onActivityResult
startActivityForResult(cropIntent, RESULT_CROP);
}
// respond to users whose devices do not support the crop action
catch (ActivityNotFoundException anfe) {
// display an error message
String errorMessage = "your device doesn't support the crop action!";
Toast toast = Toast.makeText(this, errorMessage, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
toast.show();
}
}
}
Supporting Class.
public class GalleryUtil extends Activity {
private final static int RESULT_SELECT_IMAGE = 100;
public static final int MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE = 1;
private static final String TAG = "GalleryUtil";
String mCurrentPhotoPath;
File photoFile = null;
static String picturePath;
SharedPreferences sp;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
try{
//Pick Image From Gallery
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
startActivityForResult(i, RESULT_SELECT_IMAGE);
}catch(Exception e){
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
switch(requestCode){
case RESULT_SELECT_IMAGE:
if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK && data != null && data.getData() != null) {
try{
Uri selectedImage = data.getData();
String[] filePathColumn = {MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(selectedImage,
filePathColumn, null, null, null);
cursor.moveToFirst();
int columnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(filePathColumn[0]);
picturePath = cursor.getString(columnIndex);
cursor.close();
//return Image Path to the Main Activity
Intent returnFromGalleryIntent = new Intent();
returnFromGalleryIntent.putExtra("picturePath",picturePath);
setResult(RESULT_OK,returnFromGalleryIntent);
finish();
}catch(Exception e){
e.printStackTrace();
Intent returnFromGalleryIntent = new Intent();
setResult(RESULT_CANCELED, returnFromGalleryIntent);
finish();
}
}else{
Log.i(TAG, "RESULT_CANCELED");
Intent returnFromGalleryIntent = new Intent();
setResult(RESULT_CANCELED, returnFromGalleryIntent);
finish();
}
break;
}
}
}

Share preference cannot save the image, but you can save cropped image as a file, then save the file path to share preference as below.
SharedPreferences.Editor edit = sp.edit();
edit.putString("image_path", impage_path_string);
edit.commit();

Get image from ImageView and convert it to String base64 or if u your saving in database then make field blob
ImageView imageView=(ImageView)findViewById(R.id.profile_image);
Bitmap bitmap = ((BitmapDrawable)imageView.getDrawable()).getBitmap();
ByteArrayOutputStream stream=new ByteArrayOutputStream();
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, stream);
byte[] image=stream.toByteArray();
String userimage= Base64.encodeToString(image, Base64.DEFAULT);
now save image in sharepreferences
SharedPreferences.Editor editor = getSharedPreferences(PREF_LOGIN, MODE_PRIVATE).edit();
editor.putString("USER_IMAGE",userimage);
editor.commit();
now get image from sharepreferences
String image=sharedPreferences.getString("USER_IMAGE", "IMAGE");
byte[] decodedString = Base64.decode(image, Base64.DEFAULT);
Bitmap decodedByte = BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(decodedString, 0, decodedString.length);
imageView.setImageBitmap(decodedByte);
now for
start activity
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK,
MediaStore.Images.Media.INTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
intent.setType("image/*");
intent.putExtra("crop", "true");
intent.putExtra("scale", true);
intent.putExtra("outputX", 256);
intent.putExtra("outputY", 256);
intent.putExtra("aspectX", 1);
intent.putExtra("aspectY", 1);
intent.putExtra("return-data", true);
startActivityForResult(intent, 1);
now for setimage to image view
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
try {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"ddddd",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
final Uri imageUri = data.getData();
final InputStream imageStream = getContentResolver().openInputStream(imageUri);
final Bitmap selectedImage = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(imageStream);
imageUser.setImageBitmap(selectedImage);
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),e.toString(),Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}

cropping image and saved ok but imageview has old image, why?

I do a crop on an image after it is captured by my camera - all working.
The image appears in my gallery all cropped and lovely - all working.
I assign the image after calling crop to a imageview using the uri - not working
Heres my code, i think my issue is that the uri is pointing to the old uncropped image in \storage\emulator\0... and the cropped goes straight to my gallery. How can i get cropped úí and the cropped image is in my gallery - How do i get the cropped image into my imageView
code:
private static final int PICK_IMAGE = 0;
private static final int PICK_IMAGE_FROM_GALLERY = 1;
private static final int CROP_IMAGE = 2;
private Uri uri;
.
.
.
btnPhotoCamera.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent camera=new Intent();
camera.setAction(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
//camera.putExtra("crop", "true");
File f=Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
uri = Uri.fromFile(new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES),"myFile.jpg"));
camera.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, uri);
startActivityForResult(camera, PICK_IMAGE);
}
});
private void performCrop(Uri picUri)
{
//NEXUS 5 OS 5 is example of this branch
// take care of exceptions
try {
// call the standard crop action intent (the user device may not
// support it)
Intent cropIntent = new Intent("com.android.camera.action.CROP");
// indicate image type and Uri
cropIntent.setDataAndType(uri, "image/*");
// set crop properties
cropIntent.putExtra("crop", "true");
// // indicate aspect of desired crop
cropIntent.putExtra("aspectX", 1);
cropIntent.putExtra("aspectY", 1);
// // // indicate output X and Y
// retrieve data on return
cropIntent.putExtra("return-data", true);
// start the activity - we handle returning in onActivityResult
startActivityForResult(cropIntent, CROP_IMAGE);
}
// respond to users whose devices do not support the crop action
catch (ActivityNotFoundException anfe)
{//NOT TESTED AS HW DOES NOT GO HERE
Toast toast = Toast.makeText(this,"This device doesn't support the crop action! Exception: " + anfe.toString(),Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
toast.show();
}
}
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data)
{
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
if (resultCode==RESULT_OK )
{
if(requestCode == PICK_IMAGE) //reply from camera
{
performCrop(uri); //crop the picture
}
if(requestCode == CROP_IMAGE) //reply from crop
{
Bitmap bmp = getBitmap(uri);
imgView.setImageBitmap(bmp);
}
}
}
private Bitmap getBitmap(Uri bitmap_uri) {
InputStream is=null;
try
{
is = this.getContentResolver().openInputStream(bitmap_uri);
}
catch (FileNotFoundException e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
return BitmapFactory.decodeStream(is);
}
}

Crop result will be in the date extra in onActivityResult as below:
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent intent) {
if(requestCode == CROP_IMAGE && resultCode == RESULT_OK) //reply from crop
{
Bundle extras = data.getExtras();
if(extras != null ) {
Bitmap photo = extras.getParcelable("data");
FileOutputStream fOut = new FileOutputStream(tmpFile);
photo.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 75, fOut);
//etc
}
}
}

Android camera capture activity returns null Uri

This code worked on samsung before but now that i'm using Nexus One with Android 2.3.6, it's crashing as soon as I take a picture and click ok or choose a photo from gallery. Stacktrace shows a null pointer exception on the Uri.
My code for the activating the camera is as follows:
public void activateCamera(View view){
Intent i = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
// start the image capture Intent
startActivityForResult(i, CAPTURE_IMAGE_ACTIVITY_REQUEST_CODE);
}
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if ((requestCode == CHOOSE_IMAGE_ACTIVITY_REQUEST_CODE || requestCode == CAPTURE_IMAGE_ACTIVITY_REQUEST_CODE)
&& resultCode == RESULT_OK && null != data) {
selectedImage = data.getData();
String[] filePathColumn = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(selectedImage,
filePathColumn, null, null, null);
cursor.moveToFirst();
int columnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(filePathColumn[0]);
String picturePath = cursor.getString(columnIndex);
cursor.close();
Bitmap bits = null;
BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
options.inSampleSize = inSampleSize;
try {
bits = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(new FileInputStream(picturePath),null,options);
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
Any idea what could be the problem?
Thanks!

You have to tell the camera, where to save the picture and remeber the uri yourself:
private Uri mMakePhotoUri;
private File createImageFile() {
// return a File object for your image.
}
private void makePhoto() {
try {
File f = createImageFile();
Intent i = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
mMakePhotoUri = Uri.fromFile(f);
i.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, mMakePhotoUri);
startActivityForResult(i, REQUEST_MAKE_PHOTO);
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.e(TAG, "IO error", e);
Toast.makeText(getActivity(), R.string.error_writing_image, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
#Override
public void onActivityResult(final int requestCode, final int resultCode, final Intent data) {
switch (requestCode) {
case REQUEST_MAKE_PHOTO:
if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
// do something with mMakePhotoUri
}
return;
default: // do nothing
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
}
}
You should save the value of mMakePhotoUri over instance states withing onCreate() and onSaveInstanceState().

Inject this extra into the Intent that called onActivityResult and the system will do all the heavy lifting for you.
File f = createImageFile();
takePictureIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, Uri.fromFile(f));
Doing this makes it as easy as this to retrieve the photo as a bitmap.
private void handleSmallCameraPhoto(Intent intent) {
Bundle extras = intent.getExtras();
mImageBitmap = (Bitmap) extras.get("data");
mImageView.setImageBitmap(mImageBitmap);
}

dont pass any extras, just define the path where you have placed or saved the file directly in onActivityResult
public void openCamera() {
Intent cameraIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
file = createImageFile();
boolean isDirectoryCreated = file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
Log.d("", "openCamera: isDirectoryCreated: " + isDirectoryCreated);
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 23) {
tempFileUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(getActivity().getApplicationContext(),
"com.scanlibrary.provider", // As defined in Manifest
file);
} else {
tempFileUri = Uri.fromFile(file);
}
try
{
cameraIntent.putExtra("return-data", true);
startActivityForResult(cameraIntent, ScanConstants.START_CAMERA_REQUEST_CODE);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
}
}
private File createImageFile() {
clearTempImages();
String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new
Date());
File file = new File(ScanConstants.IMAGE_PATH, "IMG_" + timeStamp +
".jpg");
fileUri = Uri.fromFile(file);
return file;
}
#Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
Bitmap bitmap = null ;
if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK ) {
try {
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 23) {
tempFileUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(getActivity().getApplicationContext(),
"com.scanlibrary.provider", // As defined in Manifest
file);
} else {
tempFileUri = Uri.fromFile(file);
}
bitmap = getBitmap(tempFileUri);
bitmap = getBitmap(data.getData());
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
} else {
getActivity().finish();
}
if (bitmap != null) {
postImagePick(bitmap);
}
}

image attach option is not coming after taking image from camera

frnds,on clicking on button i open camera for taking picture ,i take picture successfull and now only two option is coming after clicking pic,"save" and "Discard",there is not any option for attaching the camera clicked image so how to attach image and display image in next view?
my code is ...
public void function2(int id){
Intent cameraIntent = new Intent(android.provider.MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
startActivityForResult(cameraIntent, CAMERA_PIC_REQUEST);
}
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
if (requestCode == CAMERA_PIC_REQUEST||requestCode == SELECT_PICTURE) {
try{
try{
selectedImageUri = data.getData();
//OI FILE Manager
String filemanagerstring = selectedImageUri.getPath();
//MEDIA GALLERY
selectedImagePath = getPath(selectedImageUri);
//DEBUG PURPOSE - you can delete this if you want
if(selectedImagePath!=null){
Intent i=new Intent(MainMenu.this,Imageprview.class);
startActivity(i);
System.out.println(selectedImagePath);
}
else
System.out.println("selectedImagePath is null");
if(filemanagerstring!=null)
System.out.println(filemanagerstring);
else System.out.println("filemanagerstring is null");
//NOW WE HAVE OUR WANTED STRING
if(selectedImagePath!=null)
System.out.println("selectedImagePath is the right one for you!");
else
System.out.println("filemanagerstring is the right one for you!");
}catch (NullPointerException e) {
// TODO: handle exception
} }catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
// TODO: handle exception
} }
}
//UPDATED!
public String getPath(Uri uri) {
String[] projection = {MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
Cursor cursor = managedQuery(uri, projection, null, null, null);
if(cursor!=null)
{
//HERE YOU WILL GET A NULLPOINTER IF CURSOR IS NULL
//THIS CAN BE, IF YOU USED OI FILE MANAGER FOR PICKING THE MEDIA
int column_index = cursor
.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
cursor.moveToFirst();
return cursor.getString(column_index);
}
else return null;
}

Button btnCam=(Button)findViewById(R.id.camBtn);
btnCam.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
// Intent detailActivity = new Intent(getBaseContext(),com.rodasys.profile.detailProfile.class);
//startActivity(detailActivity);
saveImage();
} });
}
public void saveImage()
{
try {
FileOutputStream fos = openFileOutput("MyFile.jpeg", Context.MODE_WORLD_WRITEABLE);
fos.close();
File f = new File(getFilesDir() + File.separator + "MyFile.jpeg");
Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, Uri.fromFile(f));
intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_SCREEN_ORIENTATION,90);
startActivityForResult(intent,IMAGE_CAPTURE);
//startActivityForResult(new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE).putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, Uri.fromFile(f)),IMAGE_CAPTURE);
}
catch(IOException e) {
}
}
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
if (requestCode == 0) {
if (resultCode == RESULT_OK){
finish();
//imageView=(ImageView)findViewById(R.id.imageView1);
//imageView.setImageURI(imageUri);
Intent detActivity = new Intent(getBaseContext(),com.rodasys.profile.detailProfile.class);
startActivity(detActivity);
//Log.d("ANDRO_CAMERA","Picture taken!!!");
//
}
}
}
IN DETAIL PROFILE ACTIVITY
public class detailProfile extends Activity{
String fname=new File(getFilesDir(),"MyFile.jpeg").getAbsolutePath();
//USING THIS FILE PATH YOU CAN LOAD THE IMAGE IN THIS ACTIVITY
}
YOU HAVE ANOTHER OPTION YOU CAN PASS THE IMAGE TO THROUGH THE INTENT AT THE TIME OF CREATING THE NEW INTENT AND AFTER THAT YOU CAN ACCESS THAT IMAGE THROUGH THE BUNDLE OBJECT IN THE NEW INTENT.
bytes[] imgs = ... // your image
Intent intent = new Intent(this, YourActivity.class);
intent.putExtra("img", imgs);
startActivity(intent)
in detailprofile
bytes[] receiver = getIntent().getExtra("imgs");
//using Byte array you can display your image in ur imageview

There is no such option available.you can save file in to sdcard or any external storage
c the code i have done for saving image in external storage.
public void onClick(View v)
{
if(v == imgForPhotograph) {
path = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/photo1.jpg";
File file = new File(path);
Uri outputFileUri = Uri.fromFile(file);
Intent intent = new Intent(
android.provider.MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, outputFileUri);
startActivityForResult(intent, CAPTURE_IMAGE_ACTIVITY);
}
}
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
System.gc();
if (requestCode == CAPTURE_IMAGE_ACTIVITY) {
if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
try {
// Call function MakeFolder to create folder structure if
// its not created
if(imageBitmap != null) {
imageBitmap = null;
imageBitmap.recycle();
}
BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
options.inSampleSize = 3;
imageBitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(path, options);
ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
imageBitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, baos); // bm
byte[] bmpbyte = baos.toByteArray();
//
Imagebase64= Base64.encodeToString(bmpbyte, Base64.DEFAULT); // set
imgForPhotograph.setImageBitmap(imageBitmap);
isImageTaken = true;
// Name for image
IMAGEPATH = getString(R.string.Image)
+ System.currentTimeMillis();
SaveImageFile(imageBitmap,IMAGEPATH);
} catch (Exception e) {
Toast.makeText(this, "Picture Not taken",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
}
All The Best....

Hi guys, this code is working. For camera and stored into sd card:
public class CampicsaveActivity extends Activity
{
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
FrameLayout frm;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
frm=(FrameLayout)findViewById(R.id.preview);
Button btnCam=(Button)findViewById(R.id.buttonClick);
btnCam.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
{
public void onClick(View v)
{
// Intent detailActivity = new Intent(getBaseContext(),com.rodasys.profile.detailProfile.class);
// startActivity(detailActivity);
saveImage(0);
} });
}
public void saveImage(int IMAGE_CAPTURE)
{
try
{
FileOutputStream fos = openFileOutput("MyFile.jpeg", Context.MODE_WORLD_WRITEABLE);
fos.close();
File f = new File(getFilesDir() + File.separator + "MyFile.jpeg");
Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, Uri.fromFile(f));
intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_SCREEN_ORIENTATION,90);
startActivityForResult(intent,IMAGE_CAPTURE);
//startActivityForResult(new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE).putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, Uri.fromFile(f)),IMAGE_CAPTURE);
}
catch(IOException e)
{;}
}
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data)
{
if (requestCode == 0)
{
if (resultCode == RESULT_OK)
{
finish();
//imageView=(ImageView)findViewById(R.id.imageView1);
//imageView.setImageURI(imageUri);
Intent detActivity = new Intent(getBaseContext(),CampicsaveActivity.class);
startActivity(detActivity);
//Log.d("ANDRO_CAMERA","Picture taken!!!");
//
}
}
}
}
}

How to pick an image from gallery (SD Card) for my app?

This question was originally asked for Android 1.6.
I am working on photos options in my app.
I have a button and an ImageView in my Activity. When I click the button it would redirect to the gallery and I would be able to select an image. The selected image would appear in my ImageView.

Updated answer, nearly 5 years later:
The code in the original answer no longer works reliably, as images from various sources sometimes return with a different content URI, i.e. content:// rather than file://. A better solution is to simply use context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(intent.getData()), as that will return an InputStream that you can handle as you choose.
For example, BitmapFactory.decodeStream() works perfectly in this situation, as you can also then use the Options and inSampleSize field to downsample large images and avoid memory problems.
However, things like Google Drive return URIs to images which have not actually been downloaded yet. Therefore you need to perform the getContentResolver() code on a background thread.
Original answer:
The other answers explained how to send the intent, but they didn't explain well how to handle the response. Here's some sample code on how to do that:
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode,
Intent imageReturnedIntent) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, imageReturnedIntent);
switch(requestCode) {
case REQ_CODE_PICK_IMAGE:
if(resultCode == RESULT_OK){
Uri selectedImage = imageReturnedIntent.getData();
String[] filePathColumn = {MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA};
Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(
selectedImage, filePathColumn, null, null, null);
cursor.moveToFirst();
int columnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(filePathColumn[0]);
String filePath = cursor.getString(columnIndex);
cursor.close();
Bitmap yourSelectedImage = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(filePath);
}
}
}
After this, you've got the selected image stored in "yourSelectedImage" to do whatever you want with. This code works by getting the location of the image in the ContentResolver database, but that on its own isn't enough. Each image has about 18 columns of information, ranging from its filepath to 'date last modified' to the GPS coordinates of where the photo was taken, though many of the fields aren't actually used.
To save time as you don't actually need the other fields, cursor search is done with a filter. The filter works by specifying the name of the column you want, MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA, which is the path, and then giving that string[] to the cursor query. The cursor query returns with the path, but you don't know which column it's in until you use the columnIndex code. That simply gets the number of the column based on its name, the same one used in the filtering process. Once you've got that, you're finally able to decode the image into a bitmap with the last line of code I gave.

private static final int SELECT_PHOTO = 100;
Start intent
Intent photoPickerIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK);
photoPickerIntent.setType("image/*");
startActivityForResult(photoPickerIntent, SELECT_PHOTO);
Process result
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent imageReturnedIntent) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, imageReturnedIntent);
switch(requestCode) {
case SELECT_PHOTO:
if(resultCode == RESULT_OK){
Uri selectedImage = imageReturnedIntent.getData();
InputStream imageStream = getContentResolver().openInputStream(selectedImage);
Bitmap yourSelectedImage = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(imageStream);
}
}
}
Alternatively, you can also downsample your image to avoid OutOfMemory errors.
private Bitmap decodeUri(Uri selectedImage) throws FileNotFoundException {
// Decode image size
BitmapFactory.Options o = new BitmapFactory.Options();
o.inJustDecodeBounds = true;
BitmapFactory.decodeStream(getContentResolver().openInputStream(selectedImage), null, o);
// The new size we want to scale to
final int REQUIRED_SIZE = 140;
// Find the correct scale value. It should be the power of 2.
int width_tmp = o.outWidth, height_tmp = o.outHeight;
int scale = 1;
while (true) {
if (width_tmp / 2 < REQUIRED_SIZE
|| height_tmp / 2 < REQUIRED_SIZE) {
break;
}
width_tmp /= 2;
height_tmp /= 2;
scale *= 2;
}
// Decode with inSampleSize
BitmapFactory.Options o2 = new BitmapFactory.Options();
o2.inSampleSize = scale;
return BitmapFactory.decodeStream(getContentResolver().openInputStream(selectedImage), null, o2);
}

You have to start the gallery intent for a result.
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK,
android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
startActivityForResult(i, ACTIVITY_SELECT_IMAGE);
Then in onActivityForResult, call intent.getData() to get the Uri of the Image. Then you need to get the Image from the ContentProvider.

Here is a tested code for image and video.It will work for all APIs less than 19 and greater than 19 as well.
Image:
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <= 19) {
Intent i = new Intent();
i.setType("image/*");
i.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
i.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
startActivityForResult(i, 10);
} else if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > 19) {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
startActivityForResult(intent, 10);
}
Video:
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <= 19) {
Intent i = new Intent();
i.setType("video/*");
i.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
i.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
startActivityForResult(i, 20);
} else if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > 19) {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, android.provider.MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
startActivityForResult(intent, 20);
}
.
#Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
if (requestCode == 10) {
Uri selectedImageUri = data.getData();
String selectedImagePath = getRealPathFromURI(selectedImageUri);
} else if (requestCode == 20) {
Uri selectedVideoUri = data.getData();
String selectedVideoPath = getRealPathFromURI(selectedVideoUri);
}
}
}
public String getRealPathFromURI(Uri uri) {
if (uri == null) {
return null;
}
String[] projection = {MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA};
Cursor cursor = getActivity().getContentResolver().query(uri, projection, null, null, null);
if (cursor != null) {
int column_index = cursor
.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
cursor.moveToFirst();
return cursor.getString(column_index);
}
return uri.getPath();
}

Do this to launch the gallery and allow the user to pick an image:
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
intent.setType("image/*");
startActivityForResult(intent, IMAGE_PICK);
Then in your onActivityResult() use the URI of the image that is returned to set the image on your ImageView.

public class EMView extends Activity {
ImageView img,img1;
int column_index;
Intent intent=null;
// Declare our Views, so we can access them later
String logo,imagePath,Logo;
Cursor cursor;
//YOU CAN EDIT THIS TO WHATEVER YOU WANT
private static final int SELECT_PICTURE = 1;
String selectedImagePath;
//ADDED
String filemanagerstring;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
img= (ImageView)findViewById(R.id.gimg1);
((Button) findViewById(R.id.Button01))
.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View arg0) {
// in onCreate or any event where your want the user to
// select a file
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setType("image/*");
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent,
"Select Picture"), SELECT_PICTURE);
}
});
}
//UPDATED
#Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
if (requestCode == SELECT_PICTURE) {
Uri selectedImageUri = data.getData();
//OI FILE Manager
filemanagerstring = selectedImageUri.getPath();
//MEDIA GALLERY
selectedImagePath = getPath(selectedImageUri);
img.setImageURI(selectedImageUri);
imagePath.getBytes();
TextView txt = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.title);
txt.setText(imagePath.toString());
Bitmap bm = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(imagePath);
// img1.setImageBitmap(bm);
}
}
}
//UPDATED!
public String getPath(Uri uri) {
String[] projection = { MediaColumns.DATA };
Cursor cursor = managedQuery(uri, projection, null, null, null);
column_index = cursor
.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaColumns.DATA);
cursor.moveToFirst();
imagePath = cursor.getString(column_index);
return cursor.getString(column_index);
}
}

public class BrowsePictureActivity extends Activity {
private static final int SELECT_PICTURE = 1;
private String selectedImagePath;
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
((Button) findViewById(R.id.Button01))
.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View arg0) {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setType("image/*");
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent,
"Select Picture"), SELECT_PICTURE);
}
});
}
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
if (requestCode == SELECT_PICTURE) {
Uri selectedImageUri = data.getData();
selectedImagePath = getPath(selectedImageUri);
}
}
}
public String getPath(Uri uri) {
if( uri == null ) {
return null;
}
// this will only work for images selected from gallery
String[] projection = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
Cursor cursor = managedQuery(uri, projection, null, null, null);
if( cursor != null ){
int column_index = cursor
.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
cursor.moveToFirst();
return cursor.getString(column_index);
}
return uri.getPath();
}
}

For some reasons, all of the answers in this thread, in onActivityResult() try to post-process the received Uri, like getting the real path of the image and then use BitmapFactory.decodeFile(path) to get the Bitmap.
This step is unnecessary. The ImageView class has a method called setImageURI(uri). Pass your uri to it and you should be done.
Uri imageUri = data.getData();
imageView.setImageURI(imageUri);
For a complete working example you could take a look here: http://androidbitmaps.blogspot.com/2015/04/loading-images-in-android-part-iii-pick.html
PS:
Getting the Bitmap in a separate variable would make sense in cases where the image to be loaded is too large to fit in memory, and a scale down operation is necessary to prevent OurOfMemoryError, like shown in the #siamii answer.

call chooseImage method like-
public void chooseImage(ImageView v)
{
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK);
intent.setType("image/*");
startActivityForResult(intent, SELECT_PHOTO);
}
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent imageReturnedIntent) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, imageReturnedIntent);
if(imageReturnedIntent != null)
{
Uri selectedImage = imageReturnedIntent.getData();
switch(requestCode) {
case SELECT_PHOTO:
if(resultCode == RESULT_OK)
{
Bitmap datifoto = null;
temp.setImageBitmap(null);
Uri picUri = null;
picUri = imageReturnedIntent.getData();//<- get Uri here from data intent
if(picUri !=null){
try {
datifoto = android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.getBitmap(this.getContentResolver(), picUri);
temp.setImageBitmap(datifoto);
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
throw new RuntimeException(e);
} catch (IOException e) {
throw new RuntimeException(e);
} catch (OutOfMemoryError e) {
Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "Image is too large. choose other", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
}
break;
}
}
else
{
//Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "data null", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}

#initialize in main activity
path = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()
+ "/images/make_machine_example.jpg"; #
ImageView image=(ImageView)findViewById(R.id.image);
//--------------------------------------------------||
public void FromCamera(View) {
Log.i("camera", "startCameraActivity()");
File file = new File(path);
Uri outputFileUri = Uri.fromFile(file);
Intent intent = new Intent(
android.provider.MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, outputFileUri);
startActivityForResult(intent, 1);
}
public void FromCard() {
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK,
android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
startActivityForResult(i, 2);
}
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if (requestCode == 2 && resultCode == RESULT_OK
&& null != data) {
Uri selectedImage = data.getData();
String[] filePathColumn = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(selectedImage,
filePathColumn, null, null, null);
cursor.moveToFirst();
int columnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(filePathColumn[0]);
String picturePath = cursor.getString(columnIndex);
cursor.close();
bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(picturePath);
image.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
if (bitmap != null) {
ImageView rotate = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.rotate);
}
} else {
Log.i("SonaSys", "resultCode: " + resultCode);
switch (resultCode) {
case 0:
Log.i("SonaSys", "User cancelled");
break;
case -1:
onPhotoTaken();
break;
}
}
}
protected void onPhotoTaken() {
// Log message
Log.i("SonaSys", "onPhotoTaken");
taken = true;
imgCapFlag = true;
BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
options.inSampleSize = 4;
bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(path, options);
image.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
}