topic Re: Media Picker in Mobile Apps & Services

Media Picker

CoolMcCoolson — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:51:52 GMT

The media Picker is an issue for me. Because it doesn't show any of the photos I've backed up in Onedrive like the Gallery Picker does.

I don't have the option to choose in many apps and I would just like to know how I can change this or remove it alltogether

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コーンミール — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 09:52:24 GMT

Same here didn't know how get rid of it. its eating my storage and its at 1.3 or 1.4 gb

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cloudwhisperer — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 04:01:20 GMT

I have a similar issue where it won't allow me to import an image into Ibis Paint X. It is quite frustrating because I can't access my custom brushes without importing the qr code

Re: Media Picker

rsbrux — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 08:56:31 GMT

Forget Media Picker. Turn it off under Settings - Accounts and backup - Manage accounts - <login for your OneDrive account> - Sync account.

Just use Gallery Sync (Settings - Apps - Gallery - Gallery settings - Sync with OneDrive - Albums to sync.

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Haybound — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 18:18:50 GMT

Thanks for the good advice! Maybe you can tell me, when I setup Gallery to sync, how do I specify OneDrive to backup only, and leave originals where they are. I have backup turned off because it moved everything from my devices and computer, to some faraway cloud in the sky, making me very uncomfortable. tia

Re: Media Picker

rsbrux — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 05:07:43 GMT

Sorry, I don't know of a way to use OneDrive for backup only. I prefer to use the sync function for the same reason I use IMAP for my e-mail. I use OneDrive on various platforms (iPad, PC and smartphone). Using sync makes sure that the changes I make on one platform are also reflected on the others. For example, I take way to many photos. Whenever I have time to weed some out, I can do so on whatever platform I'm using at the moment, and the photos I remove will be removed on the others as soon as I sync. In the unlikely event that I change my mind (which hasn't yet happened), OneDrive keeps the deleted files in a trash folder for a month after they are deleted. BTW, "sync" doesn't *move* the files to the cloud, it *duplicates* them in the cloud. The originals are still there on your smartphone and will remain there, unless you delete them there, in the cloud or on some other device with access to your OneDrive account.

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Haruka — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 05:12:32 GMT

Yeah, it's really annoying I can't use my default gallery app to import images for Ibis paint as well

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Cam boom — Sat, 07 Sep 2024 14:47:06 GMT

Yeah same, and I'm not really sure how to fix it.

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Momto7 — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 21:42:29 GMT

I turned it off on chrome I could not find it anymore else on my phone

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Dushman — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:30:19 GMT

Do you need to have media picker on for Samsung gallery with OneDrive to work. My gallery with OneDrive hasnt synced since 31stDec24

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rsbrux — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 08:28:32 GMT

No, you don't. I have Media Picker turned off and my Gallery syncs with OneDrive just fine.

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Dushman — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:27:37 GMT

Thank you

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Kspenc — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:36:21 GMT

This still isn't working for me. Media picker is still showing up. It's so annoying. Do you know another way to get rid of it?

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rsbrux — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 02:46:38 GMT

On my S23 Ultra (running Android 14 and OneUI 6.1), the setting to turn off Media Picker is still where I found it last year:

Settings - Accounts and backup - Manage accounts - <login for your OneDrive account> - Sync account

Did you find that setting?

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Kspenc — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 04:10:11 GMT

I got to that setting and turned it off but it still shows up whenever I try to upload a picture to something.

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Momto7 — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 15:34:43 GMT

I found it but it still shows up too .

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rsbrux — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:35:19 GMT

I don't see it any more, but I never upload pictures. My pictures are automatically uploaded to my OneDrive, and I sometimes copy pictures to a PC via USB.

How and where are you trying to upload?

Re: Media Picker

Kspenc — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:49:10 GMT

When trying to upload to any social media apps.

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rsbrux — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:59:43 GMT

Sorry, I don't post photos on social media. Maybe someone else can help.

Have you tried posting the photo(s) from your OneDrive account?

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Anony77u78 — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 21:34:20 GMT

Same here. I just took a photo and it's not showing up. I am Airbnb host and trying to send a photo to one of my guests. I wasted roughly a half hour and found a workaround where I was able to take a screenshot of the photo that I had taken. But this is complete garbage. I hope Samsung goes to war with Google over this BS. Because I'm voting with my wallet and will not buy another $1,000 phone to encounter issues like this all f****** day long. We are all trying to make money but this is clearly an inferior product compared to before this change or even IOS. No one likes to be force-fed garbage and that's exactly what is happening.

I attached a photo of the BS application I am talking about. I know I'm on the work tab that's because I have sensitive photos I'm not showing on the personal tab. But the issue remains the same recently taken photos are not showing up in this stupid application I want to go back to selecting from the local gallery not some cloud storage.