Brave crashes when downloading images on Android if "Ask where to save files" is enabled

[Xtremeblastbeats]

Device: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (SM-S938U1)

Brave Version: 1.93.92 (Nightly)

Android Version: Android 16

One UI Version: 8.5

Build Number: BP4A.251205.006.S938U1UEUACZF1

Issue Description

Immediately after updating my phone to Android 16 / One UI 8.5, Brave Nightly began crashing whenever I try to download an image while the “Ask where to save files” option is enabled.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Enable “Ask where to save files” in Brave settings.

2. Long press on any image on a webpage.

3. Tap “Download image.”

4. Brave immediately crashes.

I initially tried clearing the cache and force stopping the app, but the problem persisted.

Workaround

Disabling “Ask where to save files” completely resolves the issue. With that setting turned off, image downloads work normally and Brave no longer crashes.

This appears to be related to the Android/Samsung file picker or storage access framework after the recent Android 16 / One UI 8.5 update.

Please let me know if any additional logs or testing would be helpful.

[steeven]

@Xtremeblastbeats thanks for reporting. Can you share your Crash IDs? They can be found at Brave://crashes. Thank you!

[Xtremeblastbeats]

I clicked send

Andy Harris

[289wk]

@Xtremeblastbeats

How do I manually submit crash reports?

NOTE: In a Brave Browser New Window, go to: brave://settings/privacy and ENABLE Automatically send diagnostic reports

READ the guidance:

https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/22281484910221-How-do-I-manually-submit-crash-reports

After you click the “Send Now” button, return to brave://crashes and gather up the Crash Report ID numbers that end with a string of zeros. Post the numbers, here, in a new reply. Example of a Crash Report ID number: