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[MohsinP07]

Hey @Gagandeep1408, Are you getting the permission error as well? I am getting same for Android 13.

[Gagandeep1408]

not permission error if you are getting permission error then add below permissions

for below 13

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

for 13 and above
 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO"/>



also make sure activity launch mode is singleTop.

            android:launchMode="singleTop"

[MohsinP07]

@Gagandeep1408 what if I want to pick excel file, is there any specific permission for that as well?

[Gagandeep1408]

                  FilePickerResult? result = await FilePicker.platform
                      .pickFiles(allowedExtensions: [
                    "m4a",
                    "mp3",
                    "ogg",
                    "wav",
                  ], type: FileType.custom);  

static List allowedDocumentExtensions() {
return [
'pdf',
'doc',
'zip',
'ppt',
'jpg',
'jpeg',
'gif',
'png',
'eps',
'HEIF',
'HEVC',
'docs',
'docx',
'doc',
'pptx',
'ppt',
'm4a',
'mp3',
'ogg',
'wav',
'mp4',
'mkv',
'm4v',
'mov',
'xlsx',
'xls',
'xlsb'
];
}

[MohsinP07]

Will the permissions you suggested also work for files with this extension @Gagandeep1408 ?
which are

for 13 and above
 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO"/>

[Gagandeep1408]

Will the permissions you suggested also work for files with this extension @Gagandeep1408 ? which are

for 13 and above
 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO"/>

Yes

[MohsinP07]

But still not working in my case for Android 13 @Gagandeep1408 .

[Gagandeep1408]

Did you check your manifest file?

Make sure your android:launchMode="singleTask".

[MohsinP07]

@Gagandeep1408 Yes i did change in the manifest file as you suggested its its not working
here is what i changed:
android:launchMode="singleTask"

it was "singleTop" before.

[Gagandeep1408]

Share the code to open file picker

[MohsinP07]

Hey @Gagandeep1408 Here it is
FilePickerResult? result =
await FilePicker.platform.pickFiles(
type: FileType.custom,
allowedExtensions: ['xlsx'],
);
if (result != null) {
File file = File(result.files.single.path!);
setState(() {
print(file.path);
filePath = file.path;
});

[Gagandeep1408]

which flutter version are you using?

[MohsinP07]

Version: 3.7.10

[MohsinP07]

Hey @Gagandeep1408 any solutions?

[MohsinP07]

Hey @Gagandeep1408 Did you solved anything related to this ?

[Gagandeep1408]

No i did not get this issue after change android:launchMode="singleTask"