From e3f596740701de869a5831ca2132441bc3768786 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Samuel Newman <mozzius@protonmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2025 18:58:41 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Android - add fallbacks when saving image to gallery (#9293)

* add fallback paths when saving image to gallery

* `debug` -> `info`
---
 src/lib/media/manip.ts | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/lib/media/manip.ts b/src/lib/media/manip.ts
index f8f8d0703d..bf6843f542 100644
--- a/src/lib/media/manip.ts
+++ b/src/lib/media/manip.ts
@@ -114,8 +114,39 @@ export async function saveImageToMediaLibrary({uri}: {uri: string}) {
       // as the starting image, or put it directly into the album
       const album = await MediaLibrary.getAlbumAsync(ALBUM_NAME)
       if (album) {
-        // if album exists, put the image straight in there
-        await MediaLibrary.createAssetAsync(imagePath, album)
+        // try and migrate if needed
+        try {
+          if (await MediaLibrary.albumNeedsMigrationAsync(album)) {
+            await MediaLibrary.migrateAlbumIfNeededAsync(album)
+          }
+        } catch (err) {
+          logger.info('Attempted and failed to migrate album', {
+            safeMessage: err,
+          })
+        }
+
+        try {
+          // if album exists, put the image straight in there
+          await MediaLibrary.createAssetAsync(imagePath, album)
+        } catch (err) {
+          logger.info('Failed to create asset', {safeMessage: err})
+          // however, it's possible that we don't have write permission to the album
+          // try making a new one!
+          try {
+            await MediaLibrary.createAlbumAsync(
+              ALBUM_NAME,
+              undefined,
+              undefined,
+              imagePath,
+            )
+          } catch (err2) {
+            logger.info('Failed to create asset in a fresh album', {
+              safeMessage: err2,
+            })
+            // ... and if all else fails, just put it in DCIM
+            await MediaLibrary.createAssetAsync(imagePath)
+          }
+        }
       } else {
         // otherwise, create album with asset (albums must always have at least one asset)
         await MediaLibrary.createAlbumAsync(
@@ -132,6 +163,7 @@ export async function saveImageToMediaLibrary({uri}: {uri: string}) {
     logger.error(err instanceof Error ? err : String(err), {
       message: 'Failed to save image to media library',
     })
+    throw err
   } finally {
     safeDeleteAsync(imagePath)
   }