I'm using ACTION_PICK
intent to select an image from gallery. Some albums like "Posts", "Profile Photos", etc are marked with Picasa icon. For images from such albums I get a URI similar to this:
content://com.google.android.gallery3d.provider/picasa/item/5769844615871490082
I can load an image from this URI using ContentResolver
and BitmapFactory
with no problem:
final InputStream ist = context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(intent.getData());
final Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(ist);
But I'm unable to load an image using stored URI after I restart the application. I'm getting this when decodeStream()
is called:
03-11 12:34:56.502: A/libc(1172): Fatal signal 11 (SIGSEGV) at 0x00000408 (code=1), thread 1462 03-11 12:34:56.502:
W/ActivityManager(478): Permission Denial: opening provider
com.android.gallery3d.provider.GalleryProvider from
ProcessRecord{41cdd220 1172:com.mycompany.myapp/u0a10085}
(pid=1172, uid=10085) requires
com.google.android.gallery3d.permission.GALLERY_PROVIDER or
com.google.android.gallery3d.permission.GALLERY_PROVIDER
I tried to add
<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.gallery3d.permission.GALLERY_PROVIDER"/>
to the manifest file but it didn't help.
I think my problem is similar to this one, but no solution is given there, only a workaround. Is it possible to request a permission to access a stored URI?