diff --git a/src/android/CameraLauncher.java b/src/android/CameraLauncher.java
index 114bb9b8b..4fd2b2706 100644
--- a/src/android/CameraLauncher.java
+++ b/src/android/CameraLauncher.java
@@ -335,7 +335,9 @@ private File createCaptureFile(int encodingType) {
      */
     private File createCaptureFile(int encodingType, String fileName) {
         if (fileName.isEmpty()) {
-            fileName = ".Pic";
+            //creating timestamps for empty filename to differentiate between multiple files selected via gallery
+            String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat(TIME_FORMAT).format(new Date());
+            fileName = timeStamp;
         }
 
         if (encodingType == JPEG) {