cordova-plugin-android-image-file-input v1.0.2

cordova-plugin-android-image-file-input

This is a tiny cordova plugin thats only purpose is to help the file input element work like it does on the mobile web, when within a Cordova app.

Purpose

When you set the attribute accept="image/*" on an html input with type="file" on the mobile web, on both iOS and Android, you get a small dialog that allows you to select from an image in your gallery or to just open your camera and take a picture. But in a Cordova Android app, you can only select from your gallery. There is a long running issue (816) that has recognized this issue since 2019, and their is a pull request (1385) that has been open since 2021 with a fix, but that hasn't been merged in.

Until this is fixed in the core Cordova Android platform, this plugin exists to fill in the gap until that is ready.

Important Note

This plugin functions by replacing the CordovaLib SystemWebChromeClient.java. It does this by copying a file from this plugin into the correct folder in the android platform. It patches the issue, but is very heavy handed and prone to breakage. As soon as the Cordova Android is patched this plugin should be abandoned.

Installation

cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-android-image-file-input