Android contentResolver query with MediaStore returns empty cursor

Question

I'm trying to get all the images on the device, for now my code is:

val imageProjection = arrayOf(
    MediaStore.Images.Media._ID,
    MediaStore.Images.Media.DISPLAY_NAME,
    MediaStore.Images.Media.SIZE,
    MediaStore.Images.Media.DATE_TAKEN,
)

val cursor = context.contentResolver.query(
    MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI,
    imageProjection,
    null,
    null,
    "${MediaStore.Images.Media.DATE_MODIFIED} DESC"
)

cursor?.use {
    val idColumn = it.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media._ID)
    val nameColumn = it.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DISPLAY_NAME)
    val sizeColumn = it.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.SIZE)
    val dateColumn = it.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATE_TAKEN)
    while (it.moveToNext()) {
        val id = it.getLong(idColumn)
        val name = it.getString(nameColumn)
        val size = it.getString(sizeColumn)
        val date = it.getString(dateColumn)
        Log.d("IMAGE", "$id $name $size $date")
    }
}

The query does give me a Cursor, but the Cursor appears to be empty as the code never enter the while.

I've checked that i have the READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission, and i do have it, but it still doesn't work, i also tried using MediaStore.Images.Media.INTERNAL_CONTENT_URI as the query uri, but that didn't change anything, the result is always an empty cursor.

Can someone give me an hint on what i'm doing wrong?