Android: chooseFromGallery crashes with EACCES permission denied on Android Scoped Storage (huawei)

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Current Behavior

@capacitor/camera: 8.2.1

Camera.getPhoto() works correctly.

Camera.chooseFromGallery() crashes on Android Huawei devices. (IOS and web ok)

Environment:

• EMUI : 12.0.0
• Huawei P30 Pro
• modèle VOG-L29

Code:

Camera.chooseFromGallery({
quality: 80,
targetWidth: 600,
targetHeight: 600,
includeMetadata: false, (tried true)
})

Crash:

java.io.FileNotFoundException:
/storage/emulated/0/Pictures/IMG_20260119_112248.jpg:
open failed: EACCES (Permission denied)

Stacktrace:

IONCAMRMediaProcessor.createImageMediaResult
ExifInterface.

The plugin seems to access the absolute filesystem path instead of using ContentResolver/content:// URI.

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FATAL EXCEPTION: DefaultDispatcher-worker-1
Process: com.xx.xxxx, PID: 32117
java.io.FileNotFoundException: /storage/emulated/0/Pictures/Screenshots/Screenshot_20260708_121645_com.huawei.android.launcher.jpg: open failed: EACCES (Permission denied)
at libcore.io.IoBridge.open(IoBridge.java:496)
at java.io.FileInputStream.(FileInputStream.java:159)
at java.io.FileInputStream.(FileInputStream.java:115)
at android.media.ExifInterface.initForFilename(ExifInterface.java:2363)
at android.media.ExifInterface.(ExifInterface.java:1415)
at io.ionic.libs.ioncameralib.processor.IONCAMRMediaProcessor.createImageMediaResult(IONCAMRMediaProcessor.kt:81)
at io.ionic.libs.ioncameralib.processor.IONCAMRMediaProcessor.createImageMediaResult$default(IONCAMRMediaProcessor.kt:65)
at io.ionic.libs.ioncameralib.manager.IONCAMRGalleryManager.createMediaResult(IONCAMRGalleryManager.kt:240)
at io.ionic.libs.ioncameralib.manager.IONCAMRGalleryManager.onChooseFromGalleryResult(IONCAMRGalleryManager.kt:126)
at com.capacitorjs.plugins.camera.IonCameraFlow$processResultFromGallery$1.invokeSuspend(IonCameraFlow.kt:901)
at kotlin.coroutines.jvm.internal.BaseContinuationImpl.resumeWith(ContinuationImpl.kt:34)
at kotlinx.coroutines.DispatchedTask.run(DispatchedTask.kt:104)
at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler.runSafely(CoroutineScheduler.kt:584)
at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler$Worker.executeTask(CoroutineScheduler.kt:811)
at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler$Worker.runWorker(CoroutineScheduler.kt:715)
at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler$Worker.run(CoroutineScheduler.kt:702)
Suppressed: kotlinx.coroutines.internal.DiagnosticCoroutineContextException: [StandaloneCoroutine{Cancelling}@1efbba4, Dispatchers.Default]
Caused by: android.system.ErrnoException: open failed: EACCES (Permission denied)
at libcore.io.Linux.open(Native Method)
at libcore.io.ForwardingOs.open(ForwardingOs.java:167)
at libcore.io.BlockGuardOs.open(BlockGuardOs.java:252)
at libcore.io.ForwardingOs.open(ForwardingOs.java:167)
at android.app.ActivityThread$AndroidOs.open(ActivityThread.java:8464)
at libcore.io.IoBridge.open(IoBridge.java:482)
... 15 more

-------------------- (with the addition of service tag on manifest.xml ):

FATAL EXCEPTION: DefaultDispatcher-worker-2
Process: com.xxx.xxxxx, PID: 3638
java.io.FileNotFoundException: /storage/emulated/0/Pictures/Screenshots/Screenshot_20260708_121645_com.huawei.android.launcher.jpg: open failed: EACCES (Permission denied)
at libcore.io.IoBridge.open(IoBridge.java:496)
at java.io.FileInputStream.(FileInputStream.java:159)
at java.io.FileInputStream.(FileInputStream.java:115)
at android.media.ExifInterface.initForFilename(ExifInterface.java:2363)
at android.media.ExifInterface.(ExifInterface.java:1415)
at io.ionic.libs.ioncameralib.processor.IONCAMRMediaProcessor.createImageMediaResult(IONCAMRMediaProcessor.kt:81)
at io.ionic.libs.ioncameralib.processor.IONCAMRMediaProcessor.createImageMediaResult$default(IONCAMRMediaProcessor.kt:65)
at io.ionic.libs.ioncameralib.manager.IONCAMRGalleryManager.createMediaResult(IONCAMRGalleryManager.kt:240)
at io.ionic.libs.ioncameralib.manager.IONCAMRGalleryManager.onChooseFromGalleryResult(IONCAMRGalleryManager.kt:126)
at com.capacitorjs.plugins.camera.IonCameraFlow$processResultFromGallery$1.invokeSuspend(IonCameraFlow.kt:901)
at kotlin.coroutines.jvm.internal.BaseContinuationImpl.resumeWith(ContinuationImpl.kt:34)
at kotlinx.coroutines.DispatchedTask.run(DispatchedTask.kt:104)
at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler.runSafely(CoroutineScheduler.kt:584)
at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler$Worker.executeTask(CoroutineScheduler.kt:811)
at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler$Worker.runWorker(CoroutineScheduler.kt:715)
at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler$Worker.run(CoroutineScheduler.kt:702)
Suppressed: kotlinx.coroutines.internal.DiagnosticCoroutineContextException: [StandaloneCoroutine{Cancelling}@2d03a37, Dispatchers.Default]
Caused by: android.system.ErrnoException: open failed: EACCES (Permission denied)
at libcore.io.Linux.open(Native Method)
at libcore.io.ForwardingOs.open(ForwardingOs.java:167)
at libcore.io.BlockGuardOs.open(BlockGuardOs.java:252)
at libcore.io.ForwardingOs.open(ForwardingOs.java:167)
at android.app.ActivityThread$AndroidOs.open(ActivityThread.java:8464)
at libcore.io.IoBridge.open(IoBridge.java:482)
... 15 more

Expected Behavior

When selecting an image from the gallery with Camera.chooseFromGallery(), the plugin should successfully return the selected image without crashing.

The plugin should handle Android Scoped Storage correctly by using the content URI provided by Android (ContentResolver/content:// URI) instead of trying to access the image through an absolute filesystem path.

Reproduction

1. Install the app on an Android Huawei device with EMUI 12.
2. Use @capacitor/camera version 8.2.1.
3. Call: Camera.chooseFromGallery({ quality: 80, targetWidth: 600, targetHeight: 600, includeMetadata: false });
4. Select an existing image from the gallery.
5. The application crashes. The issue does not happen with: - Camera.getPhoto({ source: CameraSource.Photos }) -

iOS and Web : ok

Screenshots / Media

No response

Environment Details

Latest Dependencies:

  @capacitor/cli: 8.4.2
  @capacitor/core: 8.4.2
  @capacitor/android: 8.4.2
  @capacitor/ios: 8.4.2

Installed Dependencies:

  @capacitor/cli: 8.4.1
  @capacitor/core: 8.4.1
  @capacitor/android: 8.4.1
  @capacitor/ios: 8.4.1


  @capacitor/camera": "^8.2.1"
  node 22

    minSdkVersion = 24
    compileSdkVersion = 36
    targetSdkVersion = 36
    androidxActivityVersion = '1.11.0'
    androidxAppCompatVersion = '1.7.1'
    androidxCoordinatorLayoutVersion = '1.3.0'
    androidxCoreVersion = '1.17.0'
    androidxFragmentVersion = '1.8.9'
    coreSplashScreenVersion = '1.2.0'
    androidxWebkitVersion = '1.14.0'
    junitVersion = '4.13.2'
    androidxJunitVersion = '1.3.0'
    androidxEspressoCoreVersion = '3.7.0'
    cordovaAndroidVersion = '14.0.1'

Versions Affected

8.2.1

Platforms Affected

• iOS
• Android
• Web

Notes / Comments

I suspect the issue is related to Huawei EMUI Scoped Storage handling.

The selected image seems to be returned as a filesystem path:
/storage/emulated/0/Pictures/...

instead of being processed through a content URI.

Android's MediaStore/Photo Picker should probably be accessed through ContentResolver to avoid permission issues.