Expo ImagePicker crashed on IOS Gallery not opening

Question

When I try to use expo imagepicker, the application freezes, opens the gallery or the camera and they close immediately, this only happens to me on iOS, on Android it works perfectly.

This is my code

  getPermissionAsync = async () => {
    if (Constants.platform.ios) {
      const { status } = await Permissions.askAsync(Permissions.CAMERA, Permissions.CAMERA_ROLL);
      if (status !== "granted") {
        alert(
          "Lo sentimos, necesitamos permisos de cámara para hacer que esto funcione!"
        );
      }
    }
  };

  _pickImage = async type => {
    let result = null;
    if (type == "galeria") {
      result = await ImagePicker.launchImageLibraryAsync({
        mediaTypes: ImagePicker.MediaTypeOptions.Images,
        quality: 0.5,
        base64: true
      });
    } else {
      result = await ImagePicker.launchCameraAsync({
        mediaTypes: ImagePicker.MediaTypeOptions.Images,
        quality: 0.5,
        base64: true
      });
    }

    if (result != null && !result.cancelled) {
      let arr = this.state.imagenesAdjuntas;
      arr.push(result);
      this.setState({ imagenesAdjuntas: arr });
    }
  };

These are the dependencies

"dependencies": {
    "@expo/vector-icons": "^10.0.3",
    "expo": "^33.0.0",
    "expo-asset": "^6.0.0",
    "expo-barcode-scanner": "~5.0.1",
    "expo-blur": "~5.0.1",
    "expo-constants": "~5.0.1",
    "expo-font": "~5.0.1",
    "expo-image-picker": "~5.0.2",
    "expo-linear-gradient": "^5.0.1",
    "expo-mail-composer": "~5.0.1",
    "expo-permissions": "~5.0.1",
    "expo-secure-store": "~5.0.1",
    "firebase": "^7.2.1",
    "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
    "react": "16.8.3",
    "react-dom": "^16.8.6",
    "react-native": "https://github.com/expo/react-native/archive/sdk-33.0.0.tar.gz",
    "react-native-animated-hide-view": "^1.0.0",
    "react-native-banner-carousel": "^1.0.3",
    "react-native-elements": "^1.2.6",
    "react-native-flip-card": "^3.5.5",
    "react-native-gesture-handler": "~1.2.1",
    "react-native-maps": "~0.24.0",
    "react-native-modal": "^11.1.0",
    "react-native-render-html": "^4.1.2",
    "react-native-smtp-mailer": "^1.2.1",
    "react-native-table-component": "^1.2.0",
    "react-native-web": "^0.11.4",
    "react-navigation": "^3.11.0",
    "sharp": "^0.22.1"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "babel-preset-expo": "^5.1.1"
  },

This is the app.json

{
  "expo": {
    "name": "App Name",
    "slug": "appname",
    "privacy": "public",
    "sdkVersion": "33.0.0",
    "platforms": [
      "ios",
      "android"
    ],
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "orientation": "portrait",
    "icon": "./assets/icon.png",
    "loading": {
      "icon": "./assets/icon.png",
      "hideExponentText": false
    },
    "splash": {
      "image": "./assets/splash.png",
      "resizeMode": "cover",
      "backgroundColor": "#0088AD"
    },
    "updates": {
      "fallbackToCacheTimeout": 0
    },
    "assetBundlePatterns": [
      "**/*"
    ],
    "packagerOpts": {
      "assetExts": [
        "ttf",
        "mp4",
        "otf",
        "xml",
        "html",
        "js"
      ]
    },
    "ios": {
      "supportsTablet": true,
      "bundleIdentifier": "com.company.name"
    },
    "android": {
      "package": "com.company.name",
      "config": {
      }
    },
    "description": ""
  }
}

Can you try this example based on newer sdk: https://snack.expo.io/@samyoptimize/playful-raspberrie — Oleg, Nov 05 '19 at 03:14

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 22 '22 at 18:41

try adding this to your object, like so,

ImagePicker.launchImageLibraryAsync({
     mediaTypes: ImagePicker.MediaTypeOptions.Images,
     quality: 0.5,
     base64: true
     presentationStyle: 0 //add this
});

with this everything should be perfectly working on IOS

Mayank Garg · Answer 2 · 2019-11-08T05:19:36.837

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You should add this permission in project plist file inside xcode. Add these two entry in file

NSCameraUsageDescription



NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription

That would help you, its help me

edited Nov 08 '19 at 05:19

answered Nov 05 '19 at 04:33

Mayank Garg

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