FileOpenPicker class

var fileOpenPicker = new Windows.Storage.Pickers.FileOpenPicker();

// Verify that we are currently not snapped, or that we can unsnap to open the picker
var currentState = Windows.UI.ViewManagement.ApplicationView.value;
if (currentState === Windows.UI.ViewManagement.ApplicationViewState.snapped &&
    !Windows.UI.ViewManagement.ApplicationView.tryUnsnap()) {
    // Fail silently if we can't unsnap
    return;
}

// Create the picker object and set options
var openPicker = new Windows.Storage.Pickers.FileOpenPicker();
openPicker.viewMode = Windows.Storage.Pickers.PickerViewMode.thumbnail;
openPicker.suggestedStartLocation = Windows.Storage.Pickers.PickerLocationId.picturesLibrary;
// Users expect to have a filtered view of their folders depending on the scenario.
// For example, when choosing a documents folder, restrict the filetypes to documents for your application.
openPicker.fileTypeFilter.replaceAll([".png", ".jpg", ".jpeg"]);

// Open the picker for the user to pick a file
openPicker.pickSingleFileAsync().then(function (file) {
    if (file) {
        // Application now has read/write access to the picked file
        WinJS.log && WinJS.log("Picked photo: " + file.name, "sample", "status");
    } else {
        // The picker was dismissed with no selected file
        WinJS.log && WinJS.log("Operation cancelled.", "sample", "status");
    }
});

internal bool EnsureUnsnapped()
{
    // FilePicker APIs will not work if the application is in a snapped state.
    // If an app wants to show a FilePicker while snapped, it must attempt to unsnap first
    bool unsnapped = ((ApplicationView.Value != ApplicationViewState.Snapped) || ApplicationView.TryUnsnap());
    if (!unsnapped)
    {
        NotifyUser("Cannot unsnap the sample.", NotifyType.StatusMessage);
    }

    return unsnapped;
}

openPicker.pickMultipleFilesAsync().then(function (files) {
    if (files.size > 0) {
        // Application now has read/write access to the picked file(s)
        var outputString = "Picked files:\n";
        for (var i = 0; i < files.size; i++) {
            outputString = outputString + files[i].name + "\n";
        }
        WinJS.log && WinJS.log(outputString, "sample", "status");
    } else {
        // The picker was dismissed with no selected file
        WinJS.log && WinJS.log("Operation cancelled.", "sample", "status");
    }
});