[CB-12225] Cordova camera always returns same picture in Android

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Component/s: cordova-plugin-camera

Environment

Android

• External issue URL: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/41009753/cordova-camera-always-returns-same-picture-in-android
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Nicholas Kim
• Created: 08/Dec/16 03:15
• Updated: 24/Nov/18 23:16
• Resolved: 24/Nov/18 23:16

Description

If I select images from SAVEDPHOTOALBUM, it always returns same image
file:///storage/emulated/0/android/data/app/cache/.pic.jpg

my code looks like following

    var selectAPhoto = function(){
          var options = {
            quality: 80,
            destinationType: Camera.DestinationType.FILE_URI,
            sourceType: Camera.PictureSourceType.SAVEDPHOTOALBUM,
            allowEdit: true,
            encodingType: Camera.EncodingType.JPEG
          }
    
          $cordovaCamera.getPicture(options).then(function(imageData) {
            $scope.photos[emptySlot($scope.photos)].source = imageData;
            $scope.photos[emptySlot($scope.photos)].stockImage = false;
            update();
          }, function(err) {
    
          });
        }

There is a workaround on following link but I'm quite sure that using DATA_URL causes a memory issue at some stage
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27540710/cordova-camera-plugin-always-return-the-same-image-when-select-from-gallery-with#_=_

Issue Links

• duplicates: CB-10824 Webview sometimes displays and old image when choosing from photolibrary