Use setType() on intent to allow only jpeg and png images; not gif images

Question

I'm developing an Android app where a user has to select an image from the gallery. This image should have either .jpeg/.png extension.

I have tried:

Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
i.setType("image/jpeg, image/png");

However, it still allows me to select .gif images. What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

Your code should look like this, if you want to specify the image formats that you want to allow:

String[] mimeTypes = {"image/jpeg", "image/png"};
final Intent pickIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI)
            .setType("image/*")
            .putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_MIME_TYPES, mimeTypes);