android - React Native: Upload Picture from local path to Firebase storage -

i'd upload image local path on mobile device firebase storage. image using module called imagepicker , provides me path formatted this:

"file:///storage/emulated/0/android/data/com.explr/files/pictures/image-468dccf5-35a0-42cc-9910-1f8ba83c9bf8.jpg" 

i've read on post wasn't possible due differences between react web , react mobile, post 2016. did change? possible now?

thanks helping!