LuckSiege / LuckSiege/PictureSelector

Google Play's update Photo and Video Permissions policy

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Description

Photos and videos on a user’s device are considered [Personal and Sensitive User Data](https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/10144311#personal-sensitive) and should be treated with utmost privacy best practices. This sensitive information leaves users vulnerable to leaks or targets of exploitation, so minimizing this access helps avoid the burden on developers of handling such sensitive data. To further support protecting users’ privacy, we [introduced policy](https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/13986130) to limit the scope of how broad access to photos and videos can be acquired on Google Play. Only apps with a need for broad access to photos will be allowed to maintain the READ_MEDIA_IMAGES and READ_MEDIA_VIDEO permissions. Apps with a one-time or limited use of photo and video files are requested to use a system picker such as the [Android photo picker](https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2023/04/photo-picker-everywhere.html).

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

No source file, test, or entry point is named. Start by locating the Android permission handling for READ_MEDIA_IMAGES and READ_MEDIA_VIDEO, then review the linked Google Play policy and Android photo picker guidance. Done means the library's photo and video access follows the stated policy, but the issue does not define the required implementation scope.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, java
Domain
mobile, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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