Unable to pick files with custom or any file type on Android 14

[VladStarikovEk]

Describe the bug
When picking files with custom or any file type on Android 14, when one or multiple files are picked it just closes assuming that the user closed it. I also got I/FilePickerDelegate(21624): User cancelled the picker request message in logs.

When picking image, audio, video or media everything works fine, but the picker has a gallery UI, rather then file explorer UI. I also checked this on Android 13 emulator - it works file there.

Platform

• Android
• iOS
• Web
• Desktop

Platform OS version
Pixel 5 - Android 14

How are you picking?

final pickerResult = await _filePicker.pickFiles(
      type: FileType.custom,
      allowMultiple: true,
      allowedExtensions: ['jpg', 'jpeg', 'png', 'pdf'],
 );

or

final pickerResult = await _filePicker.pickFiles(
      type: FileType.any,
);

Details to reproduce the issue

Error Log

D/FilePickerDelegate(21624): Selected type */*
I/FilePickerDelegate(21624): User cancelled the picker request

Screenshots and/or video

https://github.com/miguelpruivo/flutter_file_picker/assets/99865323/ade3be44-b8f9-48b8-a509-d7aff62de0ad

Flutter Version details

❯ flutter doctor -v
[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.13.9, on macOS 14.1 23B74 darwin-arm64, locale en-UA)
    • Flutter version 3.13.9 on channel stable at /Users/vstarikov/fvm/versions/3.13.9
    • Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
    • Framework revision d211f42860 (2 weeks ago), 2023-10-25 13:42:25 -0700
    • Engine revision 0545f8705d
    • Dart version 3.1.5
    • DevTools version 2.25.0

[✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 33.0.0)
    • Android SDK at /Users/vstarikov/Library/Android/sdk
    • Platform android-34, build-tools 33.0.0
    • ANDROID_HOME = /Users/vstarikov/Library/Android/sdk
    • Java binary at: /Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents/jbr/Contents/Home/bin/java
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17.0.6+0-17.0.6b829.9-10027231)
    • All Android licenses accepted.

[✓] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS (Xcode 15.0.1)
    • Xcode at /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
    • Build 15A507
    • CocoaPods version 1.13.0

[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
    • Chrome at /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome

[✓] Android Studio (version 2022.3)
    • Android Studio at /Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents
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    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17.0.6+0-17.0.6b829.9-10027231)

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[✓] Connected device (3 available)
    • Pixel 5 (mobile) • 0B241FDD4001ZT • android-arm64  • Android 14 (API 34)
    • macOS (desktop)  • macos          • darwin-arm64   • macOS 14.1 23B74 darwin-arm64
    • Chrome (web)     • chrome         • web-javascript • Google Chrome 119.0.6045.123

[✓] Network resources
    • All expected network resources are available.

• No issues found!

Additional context
Requested permissions in AndroidManifest

   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CALENDAR" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC" />

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This issue is stale because it has been open for 14 days with no activity.

[DominicOrga]

I am also experiencing this issue, but in my case it occurs on my Pixel 4A Android 13.
What's weird is that the file picker does not work on my main (large) project, but works fine on a newly created test project.

How are you picking?

FilePicker.platform.pickFiles(
  allowMultiple: true,
  allowedExtensions: ['pdf'],
  type: FileType.custom,
);

Output (Main Project):

D/FilePickerUtils(26411): Allowed file extensions mimes: [application/pdf]
D/FilePickerDelegate(26411): Selected type */*
I/FilePickerDelegate(26411): User cancelled the picker request

Output (Test Project):

D/FilePickerUtils(28311): Allowed file extensions mimes: [application/pdf]
D/FilePickerDelegate(28311): Selected type */*
I/FilePickerUtils(28311): Caching from URI: content://com.android.providers.media.documents/document/document%3A83
D/FilePickerUtils(28311): File loaded and cached at:/data/user/0/com.example.file_picker_test/cache/file_picker/dummy.pdf
D/FilePickerDelegate(28311): File path:[com.mr.flutter.plugin.filepicker.FileInfo@144d1d0]

[github-actions]

This issue is stale because it has been open for 14 days with no activity.

[TheCarpetMerchant]

@VladStarikovEk Did you manage to solve this ? If so, how ?

[fesaworld]

i got the same problem, and i found a way to solve it..

you can try changing android:launchMode="singleInstance" in /main/AndroidManifest.xml to android:launchMode="singleTop"

[VladStarikovEk]

@TheCarpetMerchant Sadly - no. We still experiencing it.

[TheCarpetMerchant]

@VladStarikovEk there's a pull request opened for the fix. Just got it into prod and users confirm it works.
The pull request is 35 commits behind, so I made my own fork for it.

[VladStarikovEk]

@VladStarikovEk there's a pull request opened for the fix. Just got it into prod and users confirm it works. The pull request is 35 commits behind, so I made my own fork for it.

Will try it. Thanks!

[github-actions]

This issue is stale because it has been open for 14 days with no activity.

[VladStarikovEk]

I'm glad to report that the fix from this PR works.
For now I'm using this way to add file_picker dependency:

  file_picker:
    git:
      url: https://github.com/melWiss/flutter_file_picker.git

[github-actions]

This issue is stale because it has been open for 14 days with no activity.

[zambetpentru]

I'm glad to report that the fix from this PR works. For now I'm using this way to add file_picker dependency:

  file_picker:
    git:
      url: https://github.com/melWiss/flutter_file_picker.git

I confirm it's also working on my Samsung Galaxy when upgraded to Android 14

[github-actions]

This issue is stale because it has been open for 14 days with no activity.

[TheCarpetMerchant]

Up

[github-actions]

This issue is stale because it has been open for 14 days with no activity.

[kiokumicu]

Up

[arthurgiani]

up

[stan-at-work]

Could someone close and reopen this. The notifications are annoying me.

[github-actions]

This issue was closed because it has been inactive for 14 days since being marked as stale.

[Mandar-100]

I am still facing these issue can anyone give me a solution for these???.
Thanks inn advance.

[rohintonc]

@Mandar-100 #1404 (comment)

[Henry-Hiles]

@melWiss would it be possible for you to rebase your branch to have the latest changes with your fixes? Thanks!

[Henry-Hiles]

Turns out to be an easy, one line fix, so I made my own fork: https://github.com/henry-hiles/flutter_file_picker

[melWiss]

hey, sorry I just saw the notification and totally forgot about this issue (in our codebase we used our fork directly), is your fork merged to main? @Henry-Hiles

@melWiss would it be possible for you to rebase your branch to have the latest changes with your fixes? Thanks!

[Henry-Hiles]

hey, sorry I just saw the notification and totally forgot about this issue (in our codebase we used our fork directly), is your fork merged to main? @Henry-Hiles

@melWiss would it be possible for you to rebase your branch to have the latest changes with your fixes? Thanks!

No, similar PRs were made in the past and not accepted, so I'm just using my fork. I was using yours before, but I needed a more up-to-date fork. Thanks!

[TheCarpetMerchant]

@miguelpruivo I also, to this day since 2 years ago, have been using my own fork in order to work around this problem.
It is extremely easy to reproduce (use the pickFile function on Android 14 to select a non-standard document, like .xyz) and I've had literally hundreds of thousands of users not report an issue. Is there any reason this hasn't been solved ?

[Henry-Hiles]

@miguelpruivo I also, to this day since 2 years ago, have been using my own fork in order to work around this problem. It is extremely easy to reproduce (use the pickFile function on Android 14 to select a non-standard document, like .xyz) and I've had literally hundreds of thousands of users not report an issue. Is there any reason this hasn't been solved ?

I think it breaks compatability with older android versions.

[lumpidu]

it's broken anyways

[doudar]

Broken here as well. Trying to pick a .zwo file. It works on older android devices, but not newer devices.

[Henry-Hiles]

Broken here as well. Trying to pick a .zwo file. It works on older android devices, but not newer devices.

You can use my fork: https://github.com/henry-hiles/flutter_file_picker

I think it may break compatability with older android versions though.

[lumpidu]

@Henry-Hiles : proposal: could you add Android version check and use the former behaviour for older platforms ? According to https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage/shared/documents-files the new behaviour is supported for API level 19 and above:

if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 19) {
    intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT);
} else {
   intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
}

See also https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Build.VERSION#SDK_INT

I think, this would also qualify as pull request for this repository.

[joma1021]

any news on this issue?

[pkd234]

Its working on older version for me tried 6.2.1.