From Scoped Storage to Photo Picker: Everything to know about Storage
summary
Covers how Android moved from scoped storage (Android 10) to the Photo Picker, explains concrete APIs: use MediaStore & Storage Access Framework for shared files, prefer URIs not java.io paths, and use Jetpack ActivityX contracts for pickers. Photo Picker ships in Android 13 and is backported to Android 11/12, supports cloud albums, limits selection, and requires no storage permission. Also details manage external storage policy, access_media_location, is_pending/trashed/favorite flags, storageManager.allocateBytes, and handling large photo sets (example: ~15,000 images) off the main thread.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction and overview
- 1:30Android storage architecture
- 11:37Scoped Storage deep dive
- 23:44Adding files to storage
- 31:49Storage Access Framework
- 35:20Photo Picker explained
- 37:46Future of storage and privacy
- 38:49Recap and key takeaways
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