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// Permissions.askAsync(Permissions.CAMERA_ROLL).then((isAllowed) => {
    //   if (!isAllowed) return

    //   ImagePicker.launchImageLibraryAsync({
    //     mediaTypes: 'All'
    //   })
    //     .then((result) => {
    //       console.log(result)
    //       if (!result.cancelled) {
    //         this.setState({ file: result })
    //         this.addFile(result)
    //       }
    //     })
    // })

    ImagePicker.showImagePicker({}, (response) => {
      console.log('Response = ', response);

      if (response.didCancel) {
        console.log('User cancelled image picker');
      } else if (response.error) {
        console.log('ImagePicker Error: ', response.error);
      } else if (response.customButton) {
        console.log('User tapped custom button: ', response.customButton);
      } else {
        const source = { 
          uri: response.uri 
        }

        // You can also display the image using data:
        // const source = { uri: 'data:image/jpeg;base64,' + response.data };

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react-native-image-picker 🎆

A React Native module that allows you to select a photo/video from the device library or camera.

Installation

yarn add react-native-image-picker

New Architecture

To take advantage of the new architecture run-

iOS

RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED=1 npx pod-install ios

Android

Set newArchEnabled to true inside android/gradle.properties

Pre-Fabric (AKA not using the new architecture)

npx pod-install ios

Post-install Steps

iOS

Add the appropriate keys to your Info.plist depending on your requirement:

Android

No permissions required (saveToPhotos requires permission check).

Note: This library does not require Manifest.permission.CAMERA, if your app declares as using this permission in manifest then you have to obtain the permission before using launchCamera.

Targeting Android API Levels Below 30

If your app's minSdkVersion is set to below 30 and it does not already include or depend on androidx.activity:activity:1.9.+ or a newer version, you'll need to add the following line to the dependencies section of your app/build.gradle file to ensure support for the backported AndroidX Photo Picker:

dependencies {
    ...
    implementation("androidx.activity:activity:1.9.+")
    ...
}

Additionally, you may need to update your AndroidManifest.xml to trigger the installation of the backported Photo Picker. For reference, you can check the example app's configuration in example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml and example/android/app/build.gradle.

For more details, consult the Android documentation on AndroidX Photo Picker: https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage/shared/photopicker

API Reference

Methods

import {launchCamera, launchImageLibrary} from 'react-native-image-picker';

launchCamera()

Launch camera to take photo or video.

launchCamera(options?, callback);

// You can also use as a promise without 'callback':
const result = await launchCamera(options?);

See Options for further information on options.

The callback will be called with a response object, refer to The Response Object.

launchImageLibrary

Launch gallery to pick image or video.

launchImageLibrary(options?, callback)

// You can also use as a promise without 'callback':
const result = await launchImageLibrary(options?);

See Options for further information on options.

The callback will be called with a response object, refer to The Response Object.

Options

The Response Object

Asset Object

Note on file storage

Image/video captured via camera will be stored in temporary folder allowing it to be deleted any time, so don't expect it to persist. Use saveToPhotos: true (default is false) to save the file in the public photos. saveToPhotos requires WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission on Android 28 and below (The permission has to obtained by the App manually as the library does not handle that).

For web, this doesn't work.

ErrorCode

License

MIT