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Getting image orientation picking multiple images from gallery

I'm facing a problem that I cannot solve. I would be grateful if you could help me.
I would like to make an app that picks one or more images from the gallery, elaborates them and saves them into a folder.
The problem I have is to rotate the images correctly.
When I pick one image (see the code below), the app rotates the image correctly.
If I pick more images simultaneously (see the code below) I cannot rotate them because the value of "rotation" (see the code below) is always 0 (zero).
To pick one image from the gallery, I use the following code:
Intent photoPickerIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK);
photoPickerIntent.setType("image/*");
startActivityForResult(photoPickerIntent, RESULT_LOAD_IMG);
In "OnActivityResult" I get the URI path as following:
Uri imageUri = data.getData();
To pick more images I use the following code (that doesn’t open the gallery, just the recent images, but it’s acceptable for me):
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setType("image/*");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_ALLOW_MULTIPLE, true);
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent,"Select Picture"), 1);
In "OnActivityResult" I get the URI path as following:
ClipData mClipData = data.getClipData();
and in a "for":
ClipData.Item item = mClipData.getItemAt(i);
Uri imageUri = item.getUri();
To get the image orientation I use the following code:
String[] orientationColumn = {MediaStore.Images.Media.ORIENTATION};
Cursor cur = getApplicationContext().getContentResolver().query(imageUri, orientationColumn, null, null, null);
int orientation = -1;
if (cur != null && cur.moveToFirst()) {
orientation = cur.getInt(cur.getColumnIndex(orientationColumn[0]));
}
Note: I tried to use the “ExifInterface” class but it always returns 0 (zero) on my Samsung S7 Android 7.0.
I noticed that the method to pick one image returns a URI path like “content://media/external/images/media/imageX”, instead the method to pick more images returns a URI path like “content://com.android.providers.media.documents/document/imageX”. I don’t know if it can be the problem.
Thank you everybody in advance.
Vincenzo

How to pick image or video on Android L?

I am using below code and it works fine below android 5. I am able to pick image or video from SD card.
Intent photoPickerIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK);
photoPickerIntent.setType("video/* image/*");
getActivity().startActivityForResult(photoPickerIntent, 1);
However on Android L it shows only videos.
tried searching but didn't find anything, any help will be appreciated.

hi #Mohit you can use this solution for image and video
Intent photoPickerIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
photoPickerIntent.setType("*/*");
getActivity().startActivityForResult(photoPickerIntent, 1);
for both image and video you can use setType(*/*);
here ACTION_GET_CONTENT is give only gallery selection while ACTION_PICK give many more options to pick image and video from different action, So as per #DipeshDhakal answer you should use only ACTION_GET_CONTENT.
and this is work on android L and api 10 also.

Use Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT
Intent photoPickerIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
photoPickerIntent.setType("video/*, images/*");
startActivityForResult(photoPickerIntent, 1);

Was running into a similar issue. Code that worked on 5.0 and below started breaking on 5.1+, and only filtered by the first type passed in.
A co-worker came up the following, and I thought I'd share:
We were previously using the following intent:
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK,
android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
i.setType("image/*,video/*");
and the following code to get the path from whatever the user selected, if anything:
public static String getFilePathFromURI(Uri imageUri, Activity context) {
String filePath = null;
String[] filePathColumn = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(imageUri,
filePathColumn, null, null, null);
if (cursor != null) {
try {
cursor.moveToFirst();
int columnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(filePathColumn[0]);
filePath = cursor.getString(columnIndex);
} finally {
cursor.close();
}
}
return filePath;
}
Now:
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
i.setType("*/*");
String[] mimetypes = {"image/*", "video/*"};
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_MIME_TYPES, mimetypes);
And to get the path, the getPath function found in this answer:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/20559175/434400

Android open gallery from folder

I want to show a photo in android gallery, and be able to slide throw the others photos on that folder.
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
File f = new File(path);
intent.setDataAndType(Uri.parse("file://" + f.getAbsolutePath()), "image/*");
mContext.startActivity(intent);
thats how i am doing it now, but wont let me slide throw the rest of the images in the folder.
i tried:
How to open one particular folder from gallery in android?
Built-in gallery in specific folder
Gallery with folder filter
Without any luck.
i would be really happy if someone have the solution.
Thanks!

Try This
Intent i=new Intent();
i.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
i.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(new File(path)), "image/*");
startActivity(i);
See these Links
How can I use Intent.ACTION_VIEW to view the contents of a folder?
Android ACTION_VIEW Multiple Images
Java and Android: How to open several files with an Intent?
if this solves your problem. Also check
https://www.google.co.in/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=c5n9U6ruE7DO8gfXz4G4BA&gws_rd=ssl#q=view+like+gallery
also check Gallery widget

This question is from five years ago, However I want to give an answer that worked for me instead of the correct answer.
In order to show the photo and slide through the others photos, we need to give to the intent not the file uri but the media uri.
public void ShowPhoto(File imageFile) {
String mediaId = "";
String[] projection = new String[] {
MediaStore.Images.Media._ID,
MediaStore.Images.Media.DISPLAY_NAME
};
Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI,
projection, null, null, null);
while (cursor != null && cursor.moveToNext()) {
String name = cursor.getString((cursor.getColumnIndex(MediaStore.Images.ImageColumns.DISPLAY_NAME)));
if(name.equals(imageFile.getName())){
mediaId = cursor.getString((cursor.getColumnIndex(MediaStore.Images.ImageColumns._ID)));
break;
}
}
Uri mediaUri = MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
if(!mediaId.equals("")){
mediaUri = mediaUri.buildUpon()
.authority("media")
.appendPath(mediaId)
.build();
}
Log.d("TagInfo","Uri: "+mediaUri);
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, mediaUri);
startActivity(intent);
}

Try this way,hope this will help you to solve your problem.
final int OPEN_GALLERY = 1
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setType("image/*");
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, ""), OPEN_GALLERY);

Get image path in Android

When i pick some photos from gallery, they have next uri
content://com.google.android.apps.photos.content/0/https%3A%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2F1cSCAm2mqyFgOUPR8d_8Modz0Cgu6yn1nsznrhfzQTw%3Ds0-d
instead of something like
content://media/external/images/media/3728
and i cant get path to this image. How can i resolve this problem?
My code:
case RC_SELECT_PICTURE:
Uri pickedImage = data.getData();
// Let's read picked image path using content resolver
String[] filePath = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
Cursor cursor = getActivity().getContentResolver().query(pickedImage, filePath, null, null, null);
cursor.moveToFirst();
String imagePath = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(filePath[0]));
cursor.close();
break;
I try to get filePath using some methods which I found on StackOverflow, but this path is url. I can download my image using it. I need to get local filePath.

A Uri has never had to map to a File path.
Now, it turns out that MediaStore leaked paths, and a few idiots promoted the pattern of using those leaks, leading lots of developers to think that this was reliable behavior. It wasn't. A ContentProvider can serve up all sorts of streams, not backed by a file that you have access to, such as having the file be on internal storage.
If you want the content of the image pointed to by this Uri, or you want to know its MIME type, use a ContentResolver.

Try this may hepls you
Check Android SDK version when you go for pick image from gallery.
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <19){
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setType("image/*");
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, getResources().getString(R.string.select_picture)),GALLERY_INTENT_CALLED);
} else {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT);
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
intent.setType("image/*");
startActivityForResult(intent, GALLERY_KITKAT_INTENT_CALLED);
}

URI/URL Paths from Gallery and Camera-taken-photo are different

I am trying to get the users to select between taking a picture with the device default camera and select from the gallery of images also default to the device.
I can get the camera to take the picture and have it display within the app just fine since it seems to like the URI pathing straight to a JPG file. However, the pathing given to the gallery URI is very different and does not display the image at all.
Here are the pathes I get:
WHEN TAKEN FROM CAMERA:
/mnt/sdcard/filename.jpg
WHEN CHOSEN FROM GALLERY:
/external/images/media/# (# is the ID number/thumbnail I believe)
The code used for retrieving both pathes are:
CAMERA:
Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
mImageCaptureUri =
Uri.fromFile(new file(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(),
"fname_" + String.valueOf(System.currentTimeMillis()) + ".jpg"));
intent.putExtra(android.provider.MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, mImageCaptureUri);
GALLERY:
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setType("image/*");
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent,
"Complete action using"), PICK_FROM_FILE);
intent.putExtra(android.provider.MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, mImageCaptureUri);
With the Gallery, it opens and I can browse just fine, it just doesn't display the image as it does with taking the picture.
The code used for pulling the images into my app once selected/taken is:
ImageView getMyphoto = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.usePhoto);
String stringUrl = prefSettings.getString("myPic", "");
Uri getIMG = Uri.parse(stringUrl);
getMyphoto.setImageURI(null);
getMyphoto.setImageURI(getIMG);

Check for the "/external" in the uri string and then use get the right path method to get the absolute path.
private String getRealPathFromURI(Uri contentUri) {
int columnIndex = 0;
String[] proj = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
Cursor cursor = managedQuery(contentUri, proj, null, null, null);
try {
columnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow
(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
} catch (Exception e) {
Toast.makeText(ImageEditor.this, "Exception in getRealPathFromURI",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
finish();
return null;
}
cursor.moveToFirst();
return cursor.getString(columnIndex);
}