File missing in the path from PlatformFile

[OlehSalamakha]

Here is my scenario.
Open File Picker -> Select File -> receive platform file -> call platform specific func on Android to check if file exists:

 val launcher = rememberFilePickerLauncher(mode = PickerMode.Single, type = PickerType.Image) { file ->
    checkIfFileExists(file?.path)
}


fun checkIfFileExists(path: String?) {

val file = File(path)
println(file.exists())
}

Path from platform file looks like this /data/user/0/my_package/files/1000015890.jpg.

[vinceglb]

Hi @OlehSalamakha! Thanks for creating this issue.

This is the expected behavior. Android file picker returns a Uri. It means that it is not directly convertible to java.io.File. Also, this Uri is only usable during the current user session. After the user closes his app, this Uri will be invalidated.

See more here: https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage/shared/documents-files#persist-permissions

If you want more control over your file, you can copy it into the internal app storage. This time, it will be a java.io.File, and you'll have full access to it.