Unable to select image using flutter image picker on iOS simulator

Question

I am learning how to select images from gallery. I have implemented flutter image picker for the same. But when I try to select the image in simulator, I am not able to do so.

Please help

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My code

import 'dart:io';
import 'dart:async';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:image_picker/image_picker.dart';

void main() {
  runApp(MaterialApp(
    home: Play(),
    // theme: ThemeData.dark(),
  ));
}

class Play extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  _PlayState createState() => _PlayState();
}

class _PlayState extends State<Play> {
  File _file;

  ImagePicker _picker = ImagePicker();

  PickedFile _pickedFile;

  Future _getImageFromGallery() async {
    print("Getting Image from Gallery.");
    _pickedFile = await _picker.getImage(source: ImageSource.gallery);
    print(_pickedFile.path);
    setState(() {
      _file = File(_pickedFile.path);
    });
  }

  Future _getImageFromCamera() async {
    print("Getting Image from Camera.");
    _pickedFile = await _picker.getImage(source: ImageSource.camera);
    setState(() {
      _file = File(_pickedFile.path);
    });
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: Text("Play"),
      ),
      body: Column(
        children: [
          Center(
            child: ElevatedButton(
                onLongPress: _getImageFromCamera,
                onPressed: _getImageFromGallery,
                child: Text("Get Image")),
          ),
          _file != null
              ? Image.file(
                  _file,
                  height: 200,
                )
              : Icon(
                  Icons.image,
                  size: 100,
                ),
        ],
      ),
    );
  }
}

I am using M1 Mac air. I have switched to beta channel to get rid of some verbose error. Everything is working fine. Just, when I click on an image nothing happens. It doesn't get selected.

Answer 1

I've tried your code and it works on my simulator:

There are discussions online including this GitHub post, that this could be an Apple bug and no known workaround.

In fact, there are people in Apple Developer Forums reports this kind of issue.