I’m having an issue with loading images via Coil `AsyncImage` where `data` is a `File`, after upgrad...

# compose

[Chris Fillmore]

I’m having an issue with loading images via Coil AsyncImage where data is a File, after upgrading to Android 13 (the issue does not repro on Android 12). These images don’t load anymore. Images which load from URI strings still load correctly. Anyone encountered something like this? Thanks in advance.

Tested Coil v 2.2.0 and 2.2.1

[Chris Fillmore]

Also Compose v 1.3.0-beta02

[Colton Idle]

problem in compose it seems?

https://github.com/coil-kt/coil/issues/1473

[Chris Fillmore]

Thanks for the tip!

[Chris Fillmore]

But I think I have this issue in `beta02`… let me double check

[Chris Fillmore]

Yeah I have a different issue. Specifically:
• Only happens on Android 13
• Only happens with File
• Happens on Compose 1.3.0-beta02
At first I thought my issue was permissions related (new granular media permissions in Android 13), but making changes there hasn’t had the impact I expected. I’m still troubleshooting.

[Colton Idle]

Cc: @Colin White?

[Chris Fillmore]

Before I go troubling anyone, I am almost certain this is permission related on my end

[Chris Fillmore]

I think I’m getting to the bottom of it right this moment…. plz hold

[Chris Fillmore]

Ok yep I fixed it. I had a dodgy permissions check in there, for WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, the behaviour of which has evidently changed from Android 12-13

[Chris Fillmore]

That permission is only needed for SDK 29 and under, but I was missing the check for that in the actual code

[Colton Idle]

Idk if this is helpful but I did some storage stuff recently and this was awesome. Props to @yrezgui https://github.com/google/modernstorage

[Chris Fillmore]

Thanks for the link, I’ll check it out!

[Chris Fillmore]

Colton are you using Photo Picker?

[Colton Idle]

yea