Flutter image picker freezes on iOS 18 simulator [closed]

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I'm using Flutter to build a mobile app and I'm encountering a serious issue on iOS 18 simulators when trying to pick an image from the gallery.

After the app launches and I open the image picker (using either image_picker or file_picker package), the gallery UI appears but freezes immediately.

The image picker screen appears, but it's completely unresponsive. I can’t scroll, tap on any image, or press "Cancel" or "Add". The app itself is still running in the background — but the picker is stuck on top. I have to kill and restart the app manually. This only happens in iOS 18 simulators. Everything works fine on: Real iOS devices (even running iOS 18) iOS 17 simulators

Is there any known workaround or Flutter-specific fix to avoid this freeze on iOS 18 simulators?

Mohamed Ramadan · Accepted Answer · 2025-05-01 08:27:12Z

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It's an iOS 18 simulator issue. I tried the iOS 17.0 simulator, and it worked.

answered May 1 at 8:27

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amr samy Sep 2 at 8:34

yes also works fine on real devices

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