diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/android/node/PhotosHandler.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/android/node/PhotosHandler.kt
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+package ai.openclaw.android.node
+
+import android.Manifest
+import android.content.ContentResolver
+import android.content.ContentUris
+import android.content.Context
+import android.graphics.Bitmap
+import android.graphics.BitmapFactory
+import android.net.Uri
+import android.os.Build
+import android.os.Bundle
+import android.provider.MediaStore
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
+import ai.openclaw.android.gateway.GatewaySession
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
+import java.time.Instant
+import kotlin.math.max
+import kotlin.math.roundToInt
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonObject
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonPrimitive
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.buildJsonArray
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.buildJsonObject
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.put
+
+private const val DEFAULT_PHOTOS_LIMIT = 1
+private const val DEFAULT_PHOTOS_MAX_WIDTH = 1600
+private const val DEFAULT_PHOTOS_QUALITY = 0.85
+private const val MAX_TOTAL_BASE64_CHARS = 340 * 1024
+private const val MAX_PER_PHOTO_BASE64_CHARS = 300 * 1024
+
+internal data class PhotosLatestRequest(
+  val limit: Int,
+  val maxWidth: Int,
+  val quality: Double,
+)
+
+internal data class EncodedPhotoPayload(
+  val format: String,
+  val base64: String,
+  val width: Int,
+  val height: Int,
+  val createdAt: String?,
+)
+
+internal interface PhotosDataSource {
+  fun hasPermission(context: Context): Boolean
+
+  fun latest(context: Context, request: PhotosLatestRequest): List<EncodedPhotoPayload>
+}
+
+private object SystemPhotosDataSource : PhotosDataSource {
+  override fun hasPermission(context: Context): Boolean {
+    val permission =
+      if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 33) {
+        Manifest.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
+      } else {
+        Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
+      }
+    return ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(context, permission) == android.content.pm.PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
+  }
+
+  override fun latest(context: Context, request: PhotosLatestRequest): List<EncodedPhotoPayload> {
+    val resolver = context.contentResolver
+    val rows = queryLatestRows(resolver, request.limit)
+    if (rows.isEmpty()) return emptyList()
+
+    var remainingBudget = MAX_TOTAL_BASE64_CHARS
+    val out = mutableListOf<EncodedPhotoPayload>()
+    for (row in rows) {
+      if (remainingBudget <= 0) break
+      val bitmap = decodeScaledBitmap(resolver, row.uri, request.maxWidth) ?: continue
+      val encoded = encodeJpegUnderBudget(bitmap, request.quality, MAX_PER_PHOTO_BASE64_CHARS) ?: continue
+      if (encoded.base64.length > remainingBudget) break
+      remainingBudget -= encoded.base64.length
+      out +=
+        EncodedPhotoPayload(
+          format = "jpeg",
+          base64 = encoded.base64,
+          width = encoded.width,
+          height = encoded.height,
+          createdAt = row.createdAtMs?.let { Instant.ofEpochMilli(it).toString() },
+        )
+    }
+    return out
+  }
+
+  private data class PhotoRow(
+    val uri: Uri,
+    val createdAtMs: Long?,
+  )
+
+  private data class EncodedJpeg(
+    val base64: String,
+    val width: Int,
+    val height: Int,
+  )
+
+  private fun queryLatestRows(resolver: ContentResolver, limit: Int): List<PhotoRow> {
+    val projection =
+      arrayOf(
+        MediaStore.Images.Media._ID,
+        MediaStore.Images.Media.DATE_TAKEN,
+        MediaStore.Images.Media.DATE_ADDED,
+      )
+    val sortOrder =
+      "${MediaStore.Images.Media.DATE_TAKEN} DESC, ${MediaStore.Images.Media.DATE_ADDED} DESC"
+    val args =
+      Bundle().apply {
+        putString(ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_SQL_SORT_ORDER, sortOrder)
+        putInt(ContentResolver.QUERY_ARG_LIMIT, limit)
+      }
+
+    resolver.query(
+      MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI,
+      projection,
+      args,
+      null,
+    ).use { cursor ->
+      if (cursor == null) return emptyList()
+      val idIndex = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media._ID)
+      val takenIndex = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATE_TAKEN)
+      val addedIndex = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATE_ADDED)
+      val rows = mutableListOf<PhotoRow>()
+      while (cursor.moveToNext()) {
+        val id = cursor.getLong(idIndex)
+        val takenMs = cursor.getLong(takenIndex).takeIf { it > 0L }
+        val addedMs = cursor.getLong(addedIndex).takeIf { it > 0L }?.times(1000L)
+        rows +=
+          PhotoRow(
+            uri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, id),
+            createdAtMs = takenMs ?: addedMs,
+          )
+      }
+      return rows
+    }
+  }
+
+  private fun decodeScaledBitmap(
+    resolver: ContentResolver,
+    uri: Uri,
+    maxWidth: Int,
+  ): Bitmap? {
+    val bounds = BitmapFactory.Options().apply { inJustDecodeBounds = true }
+    resolver.openInputStream(uri).use { input ->
+      if (input == null) return null
+      BitmapFactory.decodeStream(input, null, bounds)
+    }
+    if (bounds.outWidth <= 0 || bounds.outHeight <= 0) return null
+
+    val inSampleSize = computeInSampleSize(bounds.outWidth, maxWidth)
+    val decodeOptions = BitmapFactory.Options().apply { this.inSampleSize = inSampleSize }
+    val decoded =
+      resolver.openInputStream(uri).use { input ->
+        if (input == null) return null
+        BitmapFactory.decodeStream(input, null, decodeOptions)
+      } ?: return null
+
+    if (decoded.width <= maxWidth) return decoded
+    val targetHeight = max(1, ((decoded.height.toDouble() * maxWidth) / decoded.width).roundToInt())
+    return Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(decoded, maxWidth, targetHeight, true)
+  }
+
+  private fun computeInSampleSize(width: Int, maxWidth: Int): Int {
+    var sample = 1
+    var candidate = width
+    while (candidate > maxWidth && sample < 64) {
+      sample *= 2
+      candidate = width / sample
+    }
+    return sample
+  }
+
+  private fun encodeJpegUnderBudget(
+    bitmap: Bitmap,
+    quality: Double,
+    maxBase64Chars: Int,
+  ): EncodedJpeg? {
+    var working = bitmap
+    var jpegQuality = (quality.coerceIn(0.1, 1.0) * 100.0).roundToInt().coerceIn(10, 100)
+    repeat(10) {
+      val out = ByteArrayOutputStream()
+      val ok = working.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, jpegQuality, out)
+      if (!ok) return null
+      val bytes = out.toByteArray()
+      val base64 = android.util.Base64.encodeToString(bytes, android.util.Base64.NO_WRAP)
+      if (base64.length <= maxBase64Chars) {
+        return EncodedJpeg(
+          base64 = base64,
+          width = working.width,
+          height = working.height,
+        )
+      }
+      if (jpegQuality > 35) {
+        jpegQuality = max(25, jpegQuality - 15)
+        return@repeat
+      }
+      val nextWidth = max(240, (working.width * 0.75f).roundToInt())
+      if (nextWidth >= working.width) return null
+      val nextHeight = max(1, ((working.height.toDouble() * nextWidth) / working.width).roundToInt())
+      working = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(working, nextWidth, nextHeight, true)
+    }
+    return null
+  }
+}
+
+class PhotosHandler private constructor(
+  private val appContext: Context,
+  private val dataSource: PhotosDataSource,
+) {
+  constructor(appContext: Context) : this(appContext = appContext, dataSource = SystemPhotosDataSource)
+
+  fun handlePhotosLatest(paramsJson: String?): GatewaySession.InvokeResult {
+    if (!dataSource.hasPermission(appContext)) {
+      return GatewaySession.InvokeResult.error(
+        code = "PHOTOS_PERMISSION_REQUIRED",
+        message = "PHOTOS_PERMISSION_REQUIRED: grant Photos permission",
+      )
+    }
+    val request =
+      parseRequest(paramsJson)
+        ?: return GatewaySession.InvokeResult.error(
+          code = "INVALID_REQUEST",
+          message = "INVALID_REQUEST: expected JSON object",
+        )
+    return try {
+      val photos = dataSource.latest(appContext, request)
+      val payload =
+        buildJsonObject {
+          put(
+            "photos",
+            buildJsonArray {
+              photos.forEach { photo ->
+                add(
+                  buildJsonObject {
+                    put("format", JsonPrimitive(photo.format))
+                    put("base64", JsonPrimitive(photo.base64))
+                    put("width", JsonPrimitive(photo.width))
+                    put("height", JsonPrimitive(photo.height))
+                    photo.createdAt?.let { put("createdAt", JsonPrimitive(it)) }
+                  },
+                )
+              }
+            },
+          )
+        }.toString()
+      GatewaySession.InvokeResult.ok(payload)
+    } catch (err: Throwable) {
+      GatewaySession.InvokeResult.error(
+        code = "PHOTOS_UNAVAILABLE",
+        message = "PHOTOS_UNAVAILABLE: ${err.message ?: "photo fetch failed"}",
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
+  private fun parseRequest(paramsJson: String?): PhotosLatestRequest? {
+    if (paramsJson.isNullOrBlank()) {
+      return PhotosLatestRequest(
+        limit = DEFAULT_PHOTOS_LIMIT,
+        maxWidth = DEFAULT_PHOTOS_MAX_WIDTH,
+        quality = DEFAULT_PHOTOS_QUALITY,
+      )
+    }
+    val params =
+      try {
+        Json.parseToJsonElement(paramsJson).asObjectOrNull()
+      } catch (_: Throwable) {
+        null
+      } ?: return null
+
+    val limitRaw = (params["limit"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.content?.toIntOrNull()
+    val maxWidthRaw = (params["maxWidth"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.content?.toIntOrNull()
+    val qualityRaw = (params["quality"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.content?.toDoubleOrNull()
+
+    val limit = (limitRaw ?: DEFAULT_PHOTOS_LIMIT).coerceIn(1, 20)
+    val maxWidth = (maxWidthRaw ?: DEFAULT_PHOTOS_MAX_WIDTH).coerceIn(240, 4096)
+    val quality = (qualityRaw ?: DEFAULT_PHOTOS_QUALITY).coerceIn(0.1, 1.0)
+    return PhotosLatestRequest(limit = limit, maxWidth = maxWidth, quality = quality)
+  }
+
+  companion object {
+    internal fun forTesting(
+      appContext: Context,
+      dataSource: PhotosDataSource,
+    ): PhotosHandler = PhotosHandler(appContext = appContext, dataSource = dataSource)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/test/java/ai/openclaw/android/node/PhotosHandlerTest.kt b/apps/android/app/src/test/java/ai/openclaw/android/node/PhotosHandlerTest.kt
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+package ai.openclaw.android.node
+
+import android.content.Context
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.int
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.jsonArray
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.jsonObject
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.jsonPrimitive
+import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Assert.assertFalse
+import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
+import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment
+
+@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner::class)
+class PhotosHandlerTest {
+  @Test
+  fun handlePhotosLatest_requiresPermission() {
+    val handler = PhotosHandler.forTesting(appContext(), FakePhotosDataSource(hasPermission = false))
+
+    val result = handler.handlePhotosLatest(null)
+
+    assertFalse(result.ok)
+    assertEquals("PHOTOS_PERMISSION_REQUIRED", result.error?.code)
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun handlePhotosLatest_rejectsInvalidJson() {
+    val handler = PhotosHandler.forTesting(appContext(), FakePhotosDataSource(hasPermission = true))
+
+    val result = handler.handlePhotosLatest("[]")
+
+    assertFalse(result.ok)
+    assertEquals("INVALID_REQUEST", result.error?.code)
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun handlePhotosLatest_returnsPayload() {
+    val source =
+      FakePhotosDataSource(
+        hasPermission = true,
+        latest = listOf(
+          EncodedPhotoPayload(
+            format = "jpeg",
+            base64 = "abc123",
+            width = 640,
+            height = 480,
+            createdAt = "2026-02-28T00:00:00Z",
+          ),
+        ),
+      )
+    val handler = PhotosHandler.forTesting(appContext(), source)
+
+    val result = handler.handlePhotosLatest("""{"limit":1}""")
+
+    assertTrue(result.ok)
+    val payload = Json.parseToJsonElement(result.payloadJson ?: error("missing payload")).jsonObject
+    val photos = payload.getValue("photos").jsonArray
+    assertEquals(1, photos.size)
+    val first = photos.first().jsonObject
+    assertEquals("jpeg", first.getValue("format").jsonPrimitive.content)
+    assertEquals(640, first.getValue("width").jsonPrimitive.int)
+  }
+
+  private fun appContext(): Context = RuntimeEnvironment.getApplication()
+}
+
+private class FakePhotosDataSource(
+  private val hasPermission: Boolean,
+  private val latest: List<EncodedPhotoPayload> = emptyList(),
+) : PhotosDataSource {
+  override fun hasPermission(context: Context): Boolean = hasPermission
+
+  override fun latest(context: Context, request: PhotosLatestRequest): List<EncodedPhotoPayload> = latest
+}