KitKat ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT does not show documents on Samsung devices
android, android-4.4-kitkat, samsung-touchwiz, storage-access-framework
Solution
I had the same on my Galaxy S4, and the only workaround I found was to reuse the old way:
Intent photoPickerIntent = new Intent();
photoPickerIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
photoPickerIntent.setType("image/*");
startActivityForResult(photoPickerIntent, 0);
But I suppose you first want to be sure to be on the specific device, since it works well with the Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT on other devices ... (I tried on Wiko Cink Slim and Nexus 5, with Android 4.4.2).
Hope it helps you
Problem
I'm using the new Kitkat Storage Access Framework (SAF) as specified here: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/document-provider.html ``` Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT); intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE); intent.setType("image/*"); startActivityForResult(intent, 0); ``` This is the same as the example code but the images filter is not working. Nothing shows up on the S5 or the Note3. The same happens for video (video/*). I also tried different patterns like / to not avail. This looks like a Samsung issue that should be addressed by them, I'm just wondering if anyone knows a workaround.