I am trying to use file storage to read in files from the camera or photo library. Upon applying the selected camera photo or the imported photo library photo, the app crashes and gives the error below. Also below is the source code I have.

Guide I used for file service implementation:

https://devdactic.com/ionic-image-upload-capacitor/

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File Service:

 async saveImageMobile(imageData: any, containerType: string) {
 const base64Data = await this.readAsBase64(imageData).toString();
 console.log(base64Data);
const fileName = new Date().getTime() + '.jpeg';
const savedFile = await Filesystem.writeFile({
    path: `${IMAGE_DIR}/${fileName}`,
    data: base64Data,
    directory: Directory.Data
readAsBase64(photo: Photo) {
return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
    const file = await Filesystem.readFile({
        path: photo.path
    resolve(true);
    return file.data;
AndroidManifest:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<application
android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
    android:supportsRtl="true"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
    <activity
        android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|locale|smallestScreenSize|screenLayout|uiMode"
        android:name="com.myapp.app.MainActivity"
        android:label="@string/title_activity_main"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBarLaunch"
        android:launchMode="singleTask">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
    <provider
        android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
        android:authorities="${applicationId}.fileprovider"
        android:exported="false"
        android:grantUriPermissions="true">
        <meta-data
            android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
            android:resource="@xml/file_paths"></meta-data>
    </provider>
</application>
<!-- Permissions -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
Android Studio Error:
V/Capacitor/Plugin: To native (Cordova plugin): callbackId: Camera947168117, service: Camera, action: takePicture, actionArgs: [30,0,0,-1,-1,0,0,false,false,false,null,0]

D/Capacitor: App paused

D/Capacitor: App stopped

D/Capacitor: Saving instance state!

D/Capacitor: Unable to find a Capacitor plugin to handle requestCode, trying Cordova plugins 17

D/Capacitor: App restarted

D/Capacitor: App started

D/Capacitor: App resumed

V/Capacitor/Plugin: To native (Capacitor plugin): callbackId: 52554790, pluginId: Filesystem, methodName: readFile

V/Capacitor: callback: 52554790, pluginId: Filesystem, methodName: readFile, methodData: {}

E/Capacitor: Serious error executing plugin

java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)

at com.getcapacitor.PluginHandle.invoke(PluginHandle.java:121)

at com.getcapacitor.Bridge.lambda$callPluginMethod$0$Bridge(Bridge.java:592)

at com.getcapacitor.-$$Lambda$Bridge$25SFHybyAQk7zS27hTVXh2p8tmw.run(Unknown Source:8)

at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:938)

at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)

at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:223)

at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67)

Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: uriString

at android.net.Uri$StringUri.(Uri.java:496)

at android.net.Uri$StringUri.(Uri.java:486)

at android.net.Uri.parse(Uri.java:458)

at com.capacitorjs.plugins.filesystem.Filesystem.getInputStream(Filesystem.java:138)

at com.capacitorjs.plugins.filesystem.Filesystem.readFile(Filesystem.java:24)

at com.capacitorjs.plugins.filesystem.FilesystemPlugin.readFile(FilesystemPlugin.java:62)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)

at com.getcapacitor.PluginHandle.invoke(PluginHandle.java:121)

at com.getcapacitor.Bridge.lambda$callPluginMethod$0$Bridge(Bridge.java:592)

at com.getcapacitor.-$$Lambda$Bridge$25SFHybyAQk7zS27hTVXh2p8tmw.run(Unknown Source:8)

at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:938)

at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)

at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:223)

at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67)

I/Capacitor/Console: File: http://localhost/main-es2015.js - Line 1 - Msg: [object Promise]

E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: CapacitorPlugins

Process: com.myapp.app, PID: 11812

java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException

at com.getcapacitor.Bridge.lambda$callPluginMethod$0$Bridge(Bridge.java:601)

at com.getcapacitor.-$$Lambda$Bridge$25SFHybyAQk7zS27hTVXh2p8tmw.run(Unknown Source:8)

at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:938)

at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)

at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:223)

at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67)

Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)

at com.getcapacitor.PluginHandle.invoke(PluginHandle.java:121)

at com.getcapacitor.Bridge.lambda$callPluginMethod$0$Bridge(Bridge.java:592)

at com.getcapacitor.-$$Lambda$Bridge$25SFHybyAQk7zS27hTVXh2p8tmw.run(Unknown Source:8)

at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:938)

at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)

at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:223)

at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67)

Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: uriString

at android.net.Uri$StringUri.(Uri.java:496)

at android.net.Uri$StringUri.(Uri.java:486)

at android.net.Uri.parse(Uri.java:458)

at com.capacitorjs.plugins.filesystem.Filesystem.getInputStream(Filesystem.java:138)

at com.capacitorjs.plugins.filesystem.Filesystem.readFile(Filesystem.java:24)

at com.capacitorjs.plugins.filesystem.FilesystemPlugin.readFile(FilesystemPlugin.java:62)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)

at com.getcapacitor.PluginHandle.invoke(PluginHandle.java:121)

at com.getcapacitor.Bridge.lambda$callPluginMethod$0$Bridge(Bridge.java:592)

at com.getcapacitor.-$$Lambda$Bridge$25SFHybyAQk7zS27hTVXh2p8tmw.run(Unknown Source:8)

at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:938)

at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)

at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:223)

at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67)

V/Capacitor/Plugin: To native (Capacitor plugin): callbackId: 52554791, pluginId: Filesystem, methodName: writeFile

V/Capacitor: callback: 52554791, pluginId: Filesystem, methodName: writeFile, methodData: {“path”:“stored-images/1638597385177.jpeg”,“data”:"[object Promise]",“directory”:“DATA”}

I/Process: Sending signal. PID: 11812 SIG: 9
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