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iOS 11 - NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription required

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Description

Just a heads up for anyone trying to use this lib on iOS11 - you need to add NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription in your Info.plist (see https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CocoaKeys.html)

How to repeat issue and example

The app will crash on iOS 11 if you don’t add NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription with a message explaining why you need access to the photos.

Additional Information

React Native version: all
Platform: iOS 11
Development Operating System: MacOS
Dev tools: Xcode

Issue Analytics

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Created 6 years ago
Reactions:22
Comments:13

Top GitHub Comments

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esuttoncommented, Oct 3, 2017

I added both NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription and NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription and now users must respond to two prompts to allow each one. This annoys users.

There is a small bug too where it will ask for permission twice (once for read access and once for write access).

@cosmith You said this is a bug. A bug in react-native-image-picker ?

NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription and NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription.

screen shot 2017-10-03 at 10 29 34 am

Thanks for a great library!

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OPNinjacommented, Aug 30, 2017

I’ve added both NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription and NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription but my app still isn’t asking the user for permission. Does it matter what value (i.e., what text) you add to the plist?

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