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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

  • 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

  • Take a photo

  • File is stored on the SD card but

  • Click preview thumbnail of last taken photo in camera app. This opens the gallery app with a grey background unable to show the file

  • 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

  • Restart device

  • 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: InkedScreenshot_20200430-164812_Gallery_LI2

How a photo is displayed when clicking it from the preview thumbnail from the camera app or the gallery app:

Screenshot_20200430-164830_Gallery

Solutions

  • Restart the device and the photo's are visible in gallery

FP3 ~Camera ~Gallery

Edited by Ghost User