Android Error While using ExifInterface

for AndroidX use

androidx.exifinterface.media.ExifInterface

Import this dependency in build.gradle:

implementation 'androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface:1.3.2'

Add this to your build.gradle file

compile "com.android.support:exifinterface:25.1.0"

for me it worked.

You are attempting to use android.media.ExifInterface. On Android 7.0+ (API Level 24), that class is safe to use and has a constructor that takes an InputStream. Apparently, you are running your app on an older device. That results in two problems:

1. The older device will not have that constructor

2. ExifInterface has security flaws on older devices, opening your app up to malware attacks

Use android.support.media.ExifInterface instead. It is from the support libraries (com.android.support:exifinterface, specifically). It offers a constructor taking an InputStream that works on all supported versions of Android. And, it bypasses the security bug on older devices.