In addition to the variety of improvements and new features in Android 13, Google also introduced a new feature for the media picker. This new solution is a part of Google Play Services. It enabled the company to backport it to Android 4.4 KitKat. Android 4.4 KitKat is an OS that was introduced nine years ago. Until early November, the first app to take advantage of the new media picker was Google Voice. Whereas other apps depended on the old built-in solution. As of now, Google is rolling out an update to the photo picker. This new update will enable the feature to work with a variety of apps.
Esper’s Sr. Technical Editor, Mishaal Rehman notes that the new photo picker can appear automatically when an image or a video is selected. As of now, the feature is presented to the following apps. The feature is available regardless of the Android version of the device. It is available for the following apps:
In contrast to the older version of the document picker, the new feature enables the users to have the access to selected images and videos in the app. It does not have the access to whole photo library. It is a privacy-centered feature. Thus, limiting the apps to access unauthorized access to images and files.
In some apps, the feature could be presented in a weird manner. You will be required to tap on the ‘more’ option to show up the new picker. Let us explain with an example. First, the built-in gallery of the Twitter app will open. You will be presented with the photo picker tool at the top of the gallery. Select more options from there. Whereas in the Instagram app the option is presented under the category Other options.
However, the feature requires more refinement and improvements. We can expect the fixes in the upcoming months. The feature will appear automatically on your device. Since this is a server-side push from Google.
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