Image uri doesn't display images on ImageView on some android device

Try this

I developed and tested and working on

  1. Lenovo K3 Note(Marshmallow)
  2. Motorola(Lollipop)
  3. Samsung(KitKat)

In your MainActivity.java add

    profilePicture = (ImageView)findViewById(R.id.imgProfilePicture);
    sharedPreferences = getSharedPreferences(getString(R.string.app_name)+"_ProfileDetails",MODE_PRIVATE);

    // get uri from shared preference
    String profilePicUri = sharedPreferences.getString("profilePicUrl","");

    // if uri not found
    if (profilePicUri.equalsIgnoreCase("")){
        // code for open gallery to select image
        Intent intent;
        if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT){
            intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT);
            intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_ALLOW_MULTIPLE, true);
            intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_PERSISTABLE_URI_PERMISSION);
        }else{
            intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
        }
        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_LOCAL_ONLY, true);
        intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
        intent.setType("image/*");

        startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Select Picture"), SELECT_PICTURE_CONSTANT);
    }else{
        try{
            final int takeFlags =  (Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION
                    | Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION);
            // Check for the freshest data.
            getContentResolver().takePersistableUriPermission(Uri.parse(profilePicUri), takeFlags);
            // convert uri to bitmap
            Bitmap bitmap = MediaStore.Images.Media.getBitmap(getContentResolver(), Uri.parse(profilePicUri));
            // set bitmap to imageview
            profilePicture.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
        }
        catch (Exception e){
            //handle exception
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

Now Handle onActivityResult.

@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
    if (requestCode == SELECT_PICTURE_CONSTANT && resultCode == RESULT_OK && null != data) {
        Uri uri = data.getData();
        // This profile image i am storing into a sharedpreference
        SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sharedPreferences.edit();
        // save uri to shared preference
        editor.putString("profilePicUrl",uri.toString());
        editor.commit();
        profilePicture.setImageURI(uri);
    }
}

In your Manifest file add permission

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_DOCUMENTS"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

Note:

Assuming you added code for take permission for Marshmallow

Result Uri

lenovo K3 Note: content://com.android.externalstorage.documents/document/primary%3ADCIM%2FCamera%2FIMG_20160606_212815.jpg

samsung: content://com.android.providers.media.documents/document/image%3A2086

motorola: content://com.android.providers.media.documents/document/image%3A15828


I think the problem with the uri of the image file, I am using a class for getting exact URI, and it's tested and working on all versions.

package fandooo.com.fandooo.util;

import android.content.ContentUris;
import android.content.Context;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Build;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.provider.DocumentsContract;
import android.provider.MediaStore;

public class ImageFilePath {

    /**
     * Method for return file path of Gallery image
     * 
     * @param context
     * @param uri
     * @return path of the selected image file from gallery
     */
    public static String getPath(final Context context, final Uri uri) {

        // check here to KITKAT or new version
        final boolean isKitKat = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT;

        // DocumentProvider
        if (isKitKat && DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context, uri)) {

            // ExternalStorageProvider
            if (isExternalStorageDocument(uri)) {
                final String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
                final String[] split = docId.split(":");
                final String type = split[0];

                if ("primary".equalsIgnoreCase(type)) {
                    return Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/"
                            + split[1];
                }
            }
            // DownloadsProvider
            else if (isDownloadsDocument(uri)) {

                final String id = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
                final Uri contentUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(
                        Uri.parse("content://downloads/public_downloads"),
                        Long.valueOf(id));

                return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, null, null);
            }
            // MediaProvider
            else if (isMediaDocument(uri)) {
                final String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
                final String[] split = docId.split(":");
                final String type = split[0];

                Uri contentUri = null;
                if ("image".equals(type)) {
                    contentUri = MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
                } else if ("video".equals(type)) {
                    contentUri = MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
                } else if ("audio".equals(type)) {
                    contentUri = MediaStore.Audio.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
                }

                final String selection = "_id=?";
                final String[] selectionArgs = new String[] { split[1] };

                return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, selection,
                        selectionArgs);
            }
        }
        // MediaStore (and general)
        else if ("content".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {

            // Return the remote address
            if (isGooglePhotosUri(uri))
                return uri.getLastPathSegment();

            return getDataColumn(context, uri, null, null);
        }
        // File
        else if ("file".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
            return uri.getPath();
        }

        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Get the value of the data column for this Uri. This is useful for
     * MediaStore Uris, and other file-based ContentProviders.
     * 
     * @param context
     *            The context.
     * @param uri
     *            The Uri to query.
     * @param selection
     *            (Optional) Filter used in the query.
     * @param selectionArgs
     *            (Optional) Selection arguments used in the query.
     * @return The value of the _data column, which is typically a file path.
     */
    public static String getDataColumn(Context context, Uri uri,
                                       String selection, String[] selectionArgs) {

        Cursor cursor = null;
        final String column = "_data";
        final String[] projection = { column };

        try {
            cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(uri, projection,
                    selection, selectionArgs, null);
            if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {
                final int index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(column);
                return cursor.getString(index);
            }
        } finally {
            if (cursor != null)
                cursor.close();
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * @param uri
     *            The Uri to check.
     * @return Whether the Uri authority is ExternalStorageProvider.
     */
    public static boolean isExternalStorageDocument(Uri uri) {
        return "com.android.externalstorage.documents".equals(uri
                .getAuthority());
    }

    /**
     * @param uri
     *            The Uri to check.
     * @return Whether the Uri authority is DownloadsProvider.
     */
    public static boolean isDownloadsDocument(Uri uri) {
        return "com.android.providers.downloads.documents".equals(uri
                .getAuthority());
    }

    /**
     * @param uri
     *            The Uri to check.
     * @return Whether the Uri authority is MediaProvider.
     */
    public static boolean isMediaDocument(Uri uri) {
        return "com.android.providers.media.documents".equals(uri
                .getAuthority());
    }

    /**
     * @param uri
     *            The Uri to check.
     * @return Whether the Uri authority is Google Photos.
     */
    public static boolean isGooglePhotosUri(Uri uri) {
        return "com.google.android.apps.photos.content".equals(uri
                .getAuthority());
    }
}

Use getPath to find the exact path of a file. It's simplest way to handle problem like you have defined. Please try and let me know if you need further assistance :)


Quoting from 4.4 API overview:

'On previous versions of Android, if you want your app to retrieve a specific type of file from another app, it must invoke an intent with the ACTION_GET_CONTENT action. This action is still the appropriate way to request a file that you want to import into your app. However, Android 4.4 introduces the ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT action, which allows the user to select a file of a specific type and grant your app long-term read access to that file (possibly with write access) without importing the file to your app.'(emphasis added)

To allow your app to retrieve previously-selected images, just change the action from ACTION_GET_CONTENT to ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT (solution confirmed working on Nexus 7 2013).

    Intent intent = new Intent();
    intent.setType("image/*");
    String action = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT ? Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT : Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT;
    intent.setAction(action);
    startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Select Picture"), Constants.SELECT_PICTURE);