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[image_picker][iOS] Selecting an AVIF file on iOS causes indefinite loader and no response / crash#132154
flutter/packages
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P2Important issues not at the top of the work liste: OS-version specificAffects only some versions of the relevant operating systemfound in release: 3.10Found to occur in 3.10found in release: 3.13Found to occur in 3.13has reproducible stepsThe issue has been confirmed reproducible and is ready to work onp: image_pickerThe Image Picker plugin.packageflutter/packages repository. See also p: labels.platform-iosiOS applications specificallyteam-iosOwned by iOS platform teamtriaged-iosTriaged by iOS platform team

Description

@kellysjung
kellysjung
opened on Aug 8, 2023

Is there an existing issue for this?

Steps to reproduce

Open up either the multi image selection or single image selection. Select an AVIF file (that can be sent to the iOS device). ImagePicker will show indefinite loader and return no response. No choice but to stop app and rebuild.

Expected results

I would probably expect some sort of error message. But the ideal expected result is some feedback saying that AVIF files cannot be chosen or if those images in the Photo app are disabled entirely for selection.

Actual results

Indefinite loader and crash

Code sample

final picker = ImagePicker();
var pickedFiles = await picker.pickMultiImage();

return pickedFiles;

Screenshots or Video

Screenshots / Video demonstration

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Logs

No response

Flutter Doctor output

[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.7.12, on macOS 13.1 22C65 darwin-arm64 (Rosetta), locale en-US)
[✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 32.1.0-rc1)
[✓] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS (Xcode 14.3)
[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
[✓] Android Studio (version 2021.2)
[✓] VS Code (version 1.81.0)
[✓] Connected device (4 available)
! Error: (null) needs to connect to determine its availability. Check the connection between the device and its companion iPhone, and the connection between the iPhone and
Xcode. Both devices may also need to be restarted and unlocked. (code 1)
! Error: KJ’s iPhone is busy: Fetching debug symbols for KJ’s iPhone. Xcode will continue when KJ’s iPhone is finished. (code -10)
[✓] HTTP Host Availability

• No issues found!

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  1. kellysjung
    changed the title [-]Selecting an AVIF file on iOS causes indefinite loader and no response / crash[/-] [+][image_picker][iOS] Selecting an AVIF file on iOS causes indefinite loader and no response / crash[/+] on Aug 8, 2023
  2. darshankawar
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    on Aug 9, 2023

  3. darshankawar commented on Aug 9, 2023

    @darshankawar
    darshankawar
    on Aug 9, 2023
    Member

    Thanks for the report. I think iOS 16 onwards, avif file format is supported. Probably same needs to be added for the plugin, as I see the same behavior as reported.

    stable, master flutter doctor -v 
    [!] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.10.6, on macOS 12.2.1 21D62 darwin-x64, locale
    en-GB)
    • Flutter version 3.10.6 on channel stable at
      /Users/dhs/documents/fluttersdk/flutter
    ! Warning: `flutter` on your path resolves to
      /Users/dhs/Documents/Fluttersdk/flutter/bin/flutter, which is not inside
      your current Flutter SDK checkout at
      /Users/dhs/documents/fluttersdk/flutter. Consider adding
      /Users/dhs/documents/fluttersdk/flutter/bin to the front of your path.
    ! Warning: `dart` on your path resolves to
      /Users/dhs/Documents/Fluttersdk/flutter/bin/dart, which is not inside your
      current Flutter SDK checkout at /Users/dhs/documents/fluttersdk/flutter.
      Consider adding /Users/dhs/documents/fluttersdk/flutter/bin to the front
      of your path.
    • Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
    • Framework revision f468f3366c (5 days ago), 2023-07-12 15:19:05 -0700
    • Engine revision cdbeda788a
    • Dart version 3.0.6
    • DevTools version 2.23.1
    • If those were intentional, you can disregard the above warnings; however
      it is recommended to use "git" directly to perform update checks and
      upgrades.

[!] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS (Xcode 12.3)
    • Xcode at /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
    ! Flutter recommends a minimum Xcode version of 13.
      Download the latest version or update via the Mac App Store.
    • CocoaPods version 1.11.2

[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
    • Chrome at /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome

[✓] VS Code (version 1.62.0)
    • VS Code at /Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents
    • Flutter extension version 3.21.0

[✓] Connected device (5 available)
    • SM G975F (mobile)       • RZ8M802WY0X • android-arm64   • Android 11 (API 30)
    • Darshan's iphone (mobile)  • 21150b119064aecc249dfcfe05e259197461ce23 •
      ios            • iOS 14.4.1 18D61
    • iPhone 12 Pro Max (mobile) • A5473606-0213-4FD8-BA16-553433949729     •
      ios            • com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-14-3 (simulator)
    • macOS (desktop)            • macos                                    •
      darwin-x64     • Mac OS X 10.15.4 19E2269 darwin-x64
    • Chrome (web)               • chrome                                   •
      web-javascript • Google Chrome 98.0.4758.80

[✓] HTTP Host Availability
    • All required HTTP hosts are available

! Doctor found issues in 1 category.

[!] Flutter (Channel master, 3.13.0-19.0.pre.77, on macOS 12.2.1 21D62
    darwin-x64, locale en-GB)
    • Flutter version 3.13.0-19.0.pre.77 on channel master at
      /Users/dhs/documents/fluttersdk/flutter
    ! Warning: `flutter` on your path resolves to
      /Users/dhs/Documents/Fluttersdk/flutter/bin/flutter, which is not inside
      your current Flutter SDK checkout at
      /Users/dhs/documents/fluttersdk/flutter. Consider adding
      /Users/dhs/documents/fluttersdk/flutter/bin to the front of your path.
    ! Warning: `dart` on your path resolves to
      /Users/dhs/Documents/Fluttersdk/flutter/bin/dart, which is not inside your
      current Flutter SDK checkout at /Users/dhs/documents/fluttersdk/flutter.
      Consider adding /Users/dhs/documents/fluttersdk/flutter/bin to the front
      of your path.
    • Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
    • Framework revision 08b2c44413 (2 hours ago), 2023-08-07 22:59:25 -0400
    • Engine revision 9c83d90b01
    • Dart version 3.2.0 (build 3.2.0-42.0.dev)
    • DevTools version 2.26.1
    • If those were intentional, you can disregard the above warnings; however
      it is recommended to use "git" directly to perform update checks and
      upgrades.

[!] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 30.0.3)
    • Android SDK at /Users/dhs/Library/Android/sdk
    ✗ cmdline-tools component is missing
      Run `path/to/sdkmanager --install "cmdline-tools;latest"`
      See https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line for more details.
    ✗ Android license status unknown.
      Run `flutter doctor --android-licenses` to accept the SDK licenses.
      See https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install/macos#android-setup for
      more details.

[✓] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS (Xcode 13.2.1)
    • Xcode at /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
    • Build 13C100
    • CocoaPods version 1.11.2

[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
    • Chrome at /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome

[✓] IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate Edition (version 2021.3.2)
    • IntelliJ at /Applications/IntelliJ IDEA.app
    • Flutter plugin version 65.1.4
    • Dart plugin version 213.7228

[✓] VS Code (version 1.62.0)
    • VS Code at /Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents
    • Flutter extension version 3.29.0

[✓] Connected device (3 available)
    • Darshan's iphone (mobile) • 21150b119064aecc249dfcfe05e259197461ce23 • ios
      • iOS 15.3.1 19D52
    • macOS (desktop)           • macos                                    •
      darwin-x64     • macOS 12.2.1 21D62 darwin-x64
    • Chrome (web)              • chrome                                   •
      web-javascript • Google Chrome 109.0.5414.119

[✓] Network resources
    • All expected network resources are available.

! Doctor found issues in 1 category.
      
[!] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS (Xcode 12.3)
    • Xcode at /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
    ! Flutter recommends a minimum Xcode version of 13.
      Download the latest version or update via the Mac App Store.
    • CocoaPods version 1.11.2

[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
    • Chrome at /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome

[✓] VS Code (version 1.62.0)
    • VS Code at /Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents
    • Flutter extension version 3.21.0

[✓] Connected device (5 available)
    • SM G975F (mobile)       • RZ8M802WY0X • android-arm64   • Android 11 (API 30)
    • Darshan's iphone (mobile)  • 21150b119064aecc249dfcfe05e259197461ce23 •
      ios            • iOS 14.4.1 18D61
    • iPhone 12 Pro Max (mobile) • A5473606-0213-4FD8-BA16-553433949729     •
      ios            • com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-14-3 (simulator)
    • macOS (desktop)            • macos                                    •
      darwin-x64     • Mac OS X 10.15.4 19E2269 darwin-x64
    • Chrome (web)               • chrome                                   •
      web-javascript • Google Chrome 98.0.4758.80

[✓] HTTP Host Availability
    • All required HTTP hosts are available

! Doctor found issues in 1 category.
  4. darshankawar
    added
    p: image_pickerThe Image Picker plugin.
    packageflutter/packages repository. See also p: labels.
    has reproducible stepsThe issue has been confirmed reproducible and is ready to work on
    found in release: 3.10Found to occur in 3.10
    found in release: 3.13Found to occur in 3.13
    platform-iosiOS applications specifically
    e: OS-version specificAffects only some versions of the relevant operating system
    team-ecosystemOwned by Ecosystem team
    and removed
    in triagePresently being triaged by the triage team
    on Aug 9, 2023
  5. stuartmorgan-g
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    on Aug 10, 2023

  6. stuartmorgan-g commented on Aug 14, 2023

    @stuartmorgan-g
    stuartmorgan-g
    on Aug 14, 2023
    Contributor

    ImagePicker will show indefinite loader and return no response

    image_picker doesn't display loading UI; does this just mean that the await doesn't return?

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    on Aug 14, 2023

  8. kellysjung commented on Aug 14, 2023

    @kellysjung
    kellysjung
    on Aug 14, 2023
    Author

    ImagePicker will show indefinite loader and return no response

    image_picker doesn't display loading UI; does this just mean that the await doesn't return?

    @stuartmorgan Oh my bad! I was working with some code that someone else created and didn't realize the loader was something that they had established and not from the package. So yes, the await doesn't return. It just sort of goes into a suspended state of nothing, with no choice but to terminate the process.

  9. auto-submit
    closed this as completedin packages#12267on Oct 8, 2026
  10. auto-submit
    added a commit that references this issue on Oct 8, 2026

    [image_picker_ios] Return an error for undecodable image data (#12267)

    54706bd

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    This thread has been automatically locked since there has not been any recent activity after it was closed. If you are still experiencing a similar issue, please open a new bug, including the output of flutter doctor -v and a minimal reproduction of the issue.

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