File picker shows all files instead of image gallery UI

[Vainyala17]

When tapping the gallery icon in the message input, the file picker opens, but it shows all types of files (PDFs, videos, etc.), not just images.
Also, it does not open in a photo-gallery style view, which would be expected for selecting images.
This makes it confusing for users who only want to send images.

[gnprice]

Thanks for the report. As discussed in the chat thread #mobile > Issue with Gallery icon behavior, these would be good to fix.

This is two issues, not one:

• the picker shows all files, not just images and not a photo-gallery style of UI;
• the crash on selecting multiple images.

They probably have different causes, and might be fixed in different PRs at different times. One strong clue that they have different causes is that (as discussed in the chat thread) the first issue reproduces on Android 13 and Android 15 as well as Android 11, while the second issue doesn't.

So let's track the two issues separately. @Vainyala17 would you please edit this to focus on one of the two issues, and then file a separate issue for the other one?

[Vainyala17]

Got it, @gnprice . I’ll update this issue to focus on the file picker and create a new one for the crash. Thanks!