ImageBackground does not support content:// URIs in React Native

[jazzylamba]

Description

ImageBackground in React Native does not support content:// URIs on Android. When trying to load an image from a media URI (e.g., content://), the image does not appear, even though the URI points to a valid image on the device.

Steps to reproduce

1. Select an image from the Android gallery or another media source.
2. Use the content:// URI returned by the media provider.
3. Pass the content:// URI to ImageBackground.
4. Observe that the image is not displayed.

React Native Version

0.75.4

Affected Platforms

Runtime - Android, Runtime - iOS, Build - MacOS, Build - Linux

Output of npx react-native info

info Fetching system and libraries information...
System:
  OS: Linux 6.8 Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS 22.04.5 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)
  CPU: (4) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300HQ CPU @ 2.30GHz
  Memory: 11.77 GB / 23.36 GB
  Shell:
    version: 5.1.16
    path: /bin/bash
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 18.19.1
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.1/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.22
    path: ~/Jazzy Developer/frontend-mobile/oono-app/node_modules/.bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 10.2.4
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.1/bin/npm
  Watchman: Not Found
SDKs:
  Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: Not Found
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.13
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby: Not Found
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
  react:
    installed: 18.3.1
    wanted: 18.3.1
  react-native:
    installed: 0.75.4
    wanted: 0.75.4
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false

Stacktrace or Logs

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[cortinico]

@jazzylamba can you re-upload the 2 images as they failed to upload

[jazzylamba]

I am closing this ticket. Issue was something else. Thanks for the reply.