Capturing a photo using MediaPicker.CapturePhotoAsync crashes if the user takes too long to take the picture.

[rgsilva20]

Description

Capturing a photo using MediaPicker.CapturePhotoAsync crashes if the user takes too long to take the picture.

When the user takes a picture quickly, it works as expected.

[Video demonstrating the MediaPicker crash]
https://github.com/rgsilva20/MediaPickerCrashes/blob/master/demo.mp4

Steps to Reproduce

1. Clone the repository.
2. Run the project.
3. Click the button and wait 5 to 10 seconds with the camera open.

Link to public reproduction project repository

https://github.com/rgsilva20/MediaPickerCrashes

Version with bug

10.0.60

Is this a regression from previous behavior?

Yes, this used to work in .NET MAUI

Last version that worked well

.NET 8 (Please specify exact version)

Affected platforms

Android

Affected platform versions

No response

Did you find any workaround?

No response

Relevant log output

[MihuBot]

I'm a bot. Here is a possible related and/or duplicate issue (I may be wrong):

• MediaPicker.CapturePhotoAsync crashes after taking too long to capture photo #33200

[HarishKumarSF4517]

This issue has been validated in Visual Studio 18.5.2 with .NET MAUI versions 9.0.0, 9.0.120, 10.0.0 & 10.0.60. It can be reproducible on the Android Platform using Windows machine. I have attached the video for reference:

Screen.Recording.2026-05-05.at.7.44.01.PM.mov