I’m trying to extract a bitmap from a video that isn’t on the device, suchas a cloud media app like Google Photos. I have no issues when the video was recorded with the actual device, but if the video is synced to google photos from another device I just get back null.

@Composable
fun VideoThumbnail(uri: Uri) {
    val context = LocalContext.current
    var bitmap by remember { mutableStateOf<Bitmap?>(null) }
    
    LaunchedEffect(uri) {
        bitmap = getBitmapFromUri(context, uri)
    }

    bitmap?.let {
        Image(
            modifier = Modifier
                .clip(RoundedCornerShape(10.dp))
                .fillMaxWidth(),
            bitmap = it.asImageBitmap(),
            contentDescription = "Video Thumbnail",
        )
    }
}

fun getBitmapFromUri(context: Context, uri: Uri): Bitmap? {
    val contentResolver: ContentResolver = context.contentResolver
    var bitmap: Bitmap? = null
    try {
        val inputStream: InputStream? = contentResolver.openInputStream(uri)
        bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(inputStream)
        inputStream?.close()
    } catch (e: Exception) {
        e.printStackTrace()
    }
    return bitmap
}