Gallery not showing photos from SD card

Asked Oct 08 '14 at 09:24

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We're building some gallery app.

Recently some users complain that they can't see some folders from their sd card (they can't see it on the stock gallery too). We check with them and see that there is no .nomedia file in the folder. We also check on our phones and sd cards are read perfectly.

Do you have any idea why is that happen or any way to reproduce it?

edited Oct 08 '14 at 11:47

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If they switch the phone off and on: do the folders appear? Are the folders hidden themselves? – greenapps Oct 08 '14 at 09:28
No, it's persistent in some way- restarting/ reconnect the sd card not solve it. The can see the folders in folder navigator... – shem Oct 08 '14 at 09:48
So your app does not find some folders which contain pictures. Are you determining the folders yourself or are you asking mediastore or so? – greenapps Oct 08 '14 at 10:50
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I'm using the media store. that's why the android gallery not find those folders too. – shem Oct 08 '14 at 12:57
So better look for files yourself ;-). – greenapps Oct 08 '14 at 13:15
That's a solution, but I really want to understand how this kind of situation could be =) – shem Oct 08 '14 at 13:48
Indeed. Interesting issue. – greenapps Oct 08 '14 at 17:46
same happening here.. any idea/solution? most of the gallery apps will use media store.. – tent Nov 08 '17 at 15:11
You should scan the device folder yourself, that's the only solution that we found back then. – shem Nov 22 '17 at 09:09

Gallery not showing photos from SD card

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