I implemented the standard answer:
intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_ALLOW_MULTIPLE, true);
intent.setType("image/*");
and on my Samsung device, I still could only select ONE photo!
Opening up the default email program though, I could use Gallery to select multiple photos. WTF!
Multiple Googling and still no luck!
Finally, out of desperation I decompiled SecGallery2013.apk from my phone. Low and behold there was a undocumented Action in the manifest:
"android.intent.action.MULTIPLE_PICK"
Using this action in my Intent I managed to get Android Gallery to go into multiple selection mode. Yay!
Now, onActivityResult returns a Intent with new extras: "selectedCount" and "selectedItems".
"selectedItems" returns to us a string array list of Uri's to the pictures!
So my code now looks like this:
To call the Gallery:
findViewById(R.id.button2).setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// Undocumented way to get multiple photo selections from Android Gallery ( on Samsung )
Intent intent = new Intent("android.intent.action.MULTIPLE_PICK");//("Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
intent.setType("image/*");
// Check to see if it can be handled...
PackageManager manager = getApplicationContext().getPackageManager();
List<ResolveInfo> infos = manager.queryIntentActivities(intent, 0);
if (infos.size() > 0) {
// Ok, "android.intent.action.MULTIPLE_PICK" can be handled
action = "android.intent.action.MULTIPLE_PICK";
} else {
action = Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT;
/* This is the documented way you are to get multiple images from a gallery BUT IT DOES NOT WORK with Android Gallery! (at least on Samsung )
But the Android Email client WORKS! What the f'k!
*/
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_ALLOW_MULTIPLE, true); // Note: only supported after Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT, harmless if used below 19, but no mutliple selection supported
}
startActivityForResult(intent, 0xdead);
}
});
And in the onActivityResult:
@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
if(action.equals("android.intent.action.MULTIPLE_PICK")){
final Bundle extras = data.getExtras();
int count = extras.getInt("selectedCount");
Object items = extras.getStringArrayList("selectedItems");
// do somthing
}else {
if (data != null && data.getData() != null) {
Uri uri = data.getData();
// do somthing
} else {
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN) {
ClipData clipData = data.getClipData();
if (clipData != null) {
ArrayList<Uri> uris = new ArrayList<>();
for (int i = 0; i < clipData.getItemCount(); i++) {
ClipData.Item item = clipData.getItemAt(i);
Uri uri = item.getUri();
uris.add(uri);
}
// Do someting
}
}
}
}
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
}
