FilePicker opens file picker instead of media picker on Android #1913
Description
Describe the bug
I am experiencing an issue with the file_picker package 10.3.6 on Android. When I attempt to open a media picker using the FileType.media option, it instead opens a regular file picker. In version 10.2.2, this functionality worked correctly.
Platform
- Android
Platform OS version
16
How are you picking?
FilePickerResult? fp = await FilePicker.platform.pickFiles(
type: FileType.media,
allowMultiple: true,
);
Expected Behavior:
The file picker should open a media picker that allows users to select media files, such as images and videos.
Actual Behavior:
The file picker opens a regular file picker instead of a media picker.
Steps to Reproduce:
Use the provided code on an Android device running version 16.
Observe that the picker that opens is not specifically for media files.
Flutter Version details
Flutter (Channel stable, 3.38.0, on macOS 26.0.1 25A362 darwin-arm64, locale ru-RU) [579ms]
• Flutter version 3.38.0 on channel stable at /Users/nikitabotalov/devs/flutter
• Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
• Framework revision a0e9b9dbf7 (6 days ago), 2025-11-11 15:00:09 -0600
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• Dart version 3.10.0 (build 3.10.0-290.4.beta)
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