diff --git a/.github/workflows/android.yml b/.github/workflows/android.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1a76cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/android.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Android CI
+
+on: pull_request
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: set up JDK 17
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+      with:
+        distribution: 'zulu'
+        java-version: 17
+    - name: Build android app
+      run: ./gradlew assembleDebug
+    - name: Run Unit Tests
+      run: ./gradlew test
+    - name: Build iOS shared code
+      run: ./gradlew :composeApp:compileKotlinIosSimulatorArm64
+
diff --git a/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/actual.kt b/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/actual.kt
index c4f8f8d..bdb8684 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/actual.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/actual.kt
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
+import android.content.ContentResolver
 import android.graphics.BitmapFactory
+import android.net.Uri
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.rememberCoroutineScope
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.ImageBitmap
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.asImageBitmap
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import com.darkrockstudios.libraries.mpfilepicker.FilePicker
+import com.darkrockstudios.libraries.mpfilepicker.MPFile
 import com.mikepenz.markdown.m3.Markdown
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlin.io.encoding.Base64
 import kotlin.io.encoding.ExperimentalEncodingApi
 
+
 actual fun ByteArray.toComposeImageBitmap(): ImageBitmap {
     return BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(this, 0, size).asImageBitmap()
 }
@@ -29,15 +34,29 @@ actual fun ImagePicker(
     onImageSelected: ImageFileImported,
 ) {
     val coroutineScope = rememberCoroutineScope()
+    val contentResolver = LocalContext.current.contentResolver
 
     val fileExtensions = listOf("jpg", "png")
     FilePicker(show = show, fileExtensions = fileExtensions) { file ->
         coroutineScope.launch {
-            val data = file?.getFileByteArray()
-            data?.let {
-                val base64EncodedImageData = Base64.encode(data)
-                onImageSelected(file.path, base64EncodedImageData)
+            file?.let {
+                val data = getImageByteArray(file, contentResolver)
+                data?.let {
+                    val base64EncodedImageData = Base64.encode(data)
+                    onImageSelected(file.path, base64EncodedImageData)
+                }
             }
         }
     }
 }
+
+
+fun getImageByteArray(file: MPFile<Any>, contentResolver: ContentResolver): ByteArray? {
+    val uri = Uri.parse(file.path)
+    val stream = contentResolver.openInputStream(uri)
+    stream?.let {
+        val bytes = stream.readBytes()
+        stream.close()
+        return bytes
+    } ?: return null
+}
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