Photo's do not show in gallery when stored to external SD card.
- /e/ version:
- Device model: FP-3
- When it started to occur: from fresh install
- Reproducible with the last /e/ version:
- Reproducible with LineageOS: lineage_FP3-userdebug 9 PQ3A.190801.002 eng.root20200428.185457 dev-keys
Summary
- The device is unusable
- The bug is the source of a data loss or a big waste of time
- The bug concerns a third-party application
- The bug concerns security
- The bug concerns privacy
The problem
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Configure the camera app to store photo's on SD Card (open camera app,-> Settings -> More camera controls -> Enable Use Storage Access Framework and select a location on the SD card
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Take a photo
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File is stored on the SD card but
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Click preview thumbnail of last taken photo in camera app. This opens the gallery app with a grey background unable to show the file
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Open the Gallery app. You will see a blank spot in the grid, no preview. Click on the blank spot shows correct filename but does not show photo
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Restart device
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Open gallery app, photo's taken are visible
What is the current behavior?
See: The Problem
What is the expected correct behavior?
After taking a picture you should:
- Clicking the preview thumbnail in the camera app open the gallery with the correct picture
- Opening the gallery app should show you the latest taken picture
Technical informations
Relevant screenshots
How the photo's show up in the gallery:
How a photo is displayed when clicking it from the preview thumbnail from the camera app or the gallery app:
Solutions
- Restart the device and the photo's are visible in gallery