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Flutter – can't open Photo Gallery below Android 13

here is the permissions on my AndroidManifest.xml

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES"/>

here is my build.gradle file

android {
    compileSdkVersion 34

    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }

    kotlinOptions {
        jvmTarget = '1.8'
    }

    sourceSets {
        main.java.srcDirs += 'src/main/kotlin'
    }

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "xxxxxxx"
        minSdkVersion 22
        targetSdkVersion 33
        versionCode flutterVersionCode.toInteger()
        versionName flutterVersionName
    }
}

When I try to open the gallery, the app will open the app settings, but unfortunately I can’t find ‘Photo and videos’ permission at all to be allowed in ‘settings’ for Android 11 like the image below, I can only see ‘Files and Media’ permission which still I can’t open the photo gallery. I don’t have this issue on Android 13

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I expect the app will open the gallery notification like this, instead of open the app settings
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currently I am using Flutter and using Permission Handle Library and I use this code to ask permission to access the gallery

final status = await Permission.photos.request();

but it seems the status is always denied or permanentlyDenied so thats why I always open the app setting

  if (status == PermissionStatus.denied || status == PermissionStatus.permanentlyDenied) {
    openAppSettings();
    throw NoImageException("Photo gallery image permission is not granted");
  }
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  1. Chosen as BEST ANSWER
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    I can solve it using the code below, in you AndroidManifest.xml

            <!-- for below android 13-->
        <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
        <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
        
        <!-- for above android 13-->
        <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" />

    still in you AndroidManifest.xml add this one attribute on your application xml

    <application
        android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
</application>

    on your flutter (dart) I use the code below, I use Permission Handler and also Device Info Plus

          import 'package:device_info_plus/device_info_plus.dart';
      import 'package:permission_handler/permission_handler.dart';

      // check Android version used
      final DeviceInfoPlugin info = DeviceInfoPlugin();
      final AndroidDeviceInfo androidInfo = await info.androidInfo;
      final int androidVersion = int.parse(androidInfo.version.release);

      late PermissionStatus status;

      if (androidVersion >= 13) {
          status = await Permission.photos.request();
      } else {
          status = await Permission.storage.request();
      }
      

      if (status == PermissionStatus.denied || status == PermissionStatus.permanentlyDenied) {
        openAppSettings();
      }

  2. 0

    try exported true in mainefest and

    shrinkResources false
    minifyEnabled false

    in app section. build.gradle

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