How to select multiple images from gallery in android?

Question

I am making a project in which i want to select multiple photos from gallery and want to save that in imageview array. I am able to import single image and save at imageview

Answer 1

Here is the code for Select Multiple Image and video from Default Gallery.

Button buttonLoadImage = (Button) findViewById(R.id.buttonLoadPicture);
    buttonLoadImage.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

        @Override
        public void onClick(View arg0) {

            Intent i = new Intent();
            i.setType("image/*");
       //i.setType("video/*");
            i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_ALLOW_MULTIPLE, true);
            i.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
            startActivityForResult(
                    Intent.createChooser(i, "android.intent.action.SEND_MULTIPLE"), 1);
        }
    });

@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);

    System.out.println("++data" + data.getClipData().getItemCount());// Get count of image here.

        System.out.println("++count" + data.getClipData().getItemCount());
        Uri selectedImage = data.getClipData().getItemAt(0).getUri();//As of now use static position 0 use as per itemcount.
        Bitmap bitmap = null;
  //        Uri selectedImage1 = data.getData();
        try {
            bitmap = MediaStore.Images.Media.getBitmap(this.getContentResolver(), selectedImage);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        System.out.println("+++ clipdate" + selectedImage);

        ImageView imageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imgView);
        imageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
    //        }

}

Answer 2

There is EXTRA_ALLOW_MULTIPLE option is set on the intent through the Intent.putExtra() method:

  intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_ALLOW_MULTIPLE, true);

In your code write as below:

Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setType("image/*");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_ALLOW_MULTIPLE, true);
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent,"Select Picture"), RESULT_LOAD_IMAGE1);

Note: the EXTRA_ALLOW_MULTIPLE option is only available in Android API 18 and higher.

If you want to develop your own gallery then check out the Select Multiple Images from Gallery

Answer 3

I think android does not support selecting multiple images. For that need to use some library. i was also stuck in the same

https://github.com/luminousman/MultipleImagePick

this one helped me.

Answer 4

Complete Working Answer

Intent

Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setType("image/*");
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR2) {
                intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_ALLOW_MULTIPLE, true);
}
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Select Picture"), PICK_IMAGE_MULTIPLE);

Activity Result

    @Override
    public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
        try {
            // When an Image is picked
            if (requestCode == PICK_IMAGE_MULTIPLE && resultCode == RESULT_OK
                    && null != data && null != data.getClipData()) {
    
                ClipData mClipData = data.getClipData();
    
                Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "You picked " +
                                (mClipData.getItemCount() > 1 ? mClipData.getItemCount() + "Images" :
                                        mClipData.getItemCount() + "Image"),
                        Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    
                pickedImageContainer.removeAllViews();
    
                int pickedImageCount;
    
                for (pickedImageCount = 0; pickedImageCount < mClipData.getItemCount();
                     pickedImageCount++) {
    
                    ImageView productImageView =
                            new ImageView(getActivity());
    
                    productImageView.setAdjustViewBounds(true);
    
                    productImageView.setScaleType(ImageView.ScaleType.FIT_XY);
    
                    productImageView.setLayoutParams(new LinearLayout
                            .LayoutParams(LinearLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
                            LinearLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT));
    
                    pickedImageContainer.addView(productImageView);
    
                    Glide.with(getActivity())
                            .load(mClipData.getItemAt(pickedImageCount).getUri())
                            .fitCenter().placeholder(R.drawable.map_default)
                            .error(R.drawable.map_default)
                            .into(productImageView);
                }
            } else {
                Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "You haven't picked any Image",
                        Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "Error: Something went wrong " + e.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
                    .show();
        }
        super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
    }

Answer 5

This is manifest file code for app to get consider you are sending images to your app

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.example.appshare"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="1.0" >

    <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="8"
        android:targetSdkVersion="21" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                 <action
                android:name="android.intent.action.SEND_MULTIPLE" />
                 <action
                android:name="android.intent.action.SEND" />
            <category
                android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
            <data
                android:mimeType="image/*" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

Program code...

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        Log.d("MainActivity", "on Create ");

        if (Intent.ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE.equals(getIntent().getAction())&& getIntent().hasExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM))
        {
                ArrayList<Parcelable> list =
                        getIntent().getParcelableArrayListExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM);
                            for (Parcelable parcel : list) {
                               Uri uri1 = (Uri) parcel;
                               Log.d("MainActivity", "on Create uri1 " + uri1);
                               String sourcepath=getPath(uri1);
                               Log.d("MainActivity", "on Create sourcepath " + sourcepath);
                               /// do things here with each image source path.
                           }
                            //Commented by Aishwary coz I want to open the app after selecting images otherwise uncomment to just select 
                            //finish();
            }else{
                // This part is of single image by Aishwary
                Uri imageUri =(Uri) getIntent().getExtras().get(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM);
                Log.d("MainActivity", "on Create ImageUri " + imageUri);
            }
            }

    public  String getPath(Uri uri) {
        String[] projection = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
        Cursor cursor = managedQuery(uri, projection, null, null, null);
        startManagingCursor(cursor);
        int column_index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
        cursor.moveToFirst();
        return cursor.getString(column_index);
        }

    }

This will allow you to get source path and images url . Now you can make array for url and use this url as you want...

Answer 6

int SELECT_PICTURE=1;
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setType("image/*");
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Select Picture"),SELECT_PICTURE);
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    try {
        switch (requestCode) {
            case SELECT_PICTURE:
                Uri selectedImageUri = data.getData();
                imgPerview.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
                LinearLayout.LayoutParams vp = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT);
                imgPerview.setLayoutParams(vp);
                imgPerview.setScaleType(ImageView.ScaleType.FIT_XY);
                imgPerview.setImageURI(selectedImageUri);
                uri = selectedImageUri;
        }
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {}
}